Frank Doubleday

Acteur

28 januari 1945 — 3 maart 2018 (73 years)
Thin, intense, antsy, and often unnerving character actor Frank Doubleday usually portrayed creepy villains in both movies and TV shows alike from the mid-1970's up until the early 1990's. Frank was born on January 28, 1945 in Norwich, Connecticut and came with his family to Los Angeles, California at age six. Doubleday made his film debut as an aggressive switchblade-wielding punk thug in the hilariously raunchy comedy The First Nudie Musical (1976). Doubleday's lean, hollow-eyed, sunken-cheeked face, closely cropped light blonde hair, skinny limbs, and slim build gave him a striking and potent screen presence that was put to especially effective use in two pictures for director John Carpenter: He's genuinely scary as the vicious street gang leader who kills little girl Kim Richards in cold blood in the terrific urban action classic Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and was likewise memorably freaky as Isaac Hayes' ghoulish flunky "Romero" in the excellent futuristic science fiction cult favorite Escape from New York (1981). Doubleday's other noteworthy parts are a mob kingpin's conceited jerk son in Avenging Angel (1985), a fidgety prison inmate in the nifty science fiction item Space Rage (1985), a ferocious member of a roving murderous band of supernatural Eskimo spirits in the spooky Nomads (1986), a mercenary in Broadcast News (1987), and a sweaty, twitchy hoodlum who holds a bunch of fat ladies hostage in a laundromat in the funky urban science fiction hoot Dollman (1991). Among the TV shows Doubleday did guest appearances on are Amazing Stories (1985), Sledge Hammer! (1986), Stingray (1985), T.J. Hooker (1982), Hill Street Blues (1981), CHiPs (1977), The Incredible Hulk (1978), Charlie's Angels (1976), Wonder Woman (1975) and Starsky and Hutch (1975). Outside of acting, Frank also directed stage plays and taught acting at the Hollywood Court Theater. Doubleday died at age 73 from esophageal cancer on March 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Assault on Precinct 13
    Assault on Precinct 131976
  • Sledge Hammer!
    Sledge Hammer!2 seasons
  • The Greatest American Hero
    The Greatest American Hero3 seasons
  • Nomads
    Nomads1986
  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction4 seasons
  • Avenging Angel
    Avenging Angel1985
  • The First Nudie Musical
    The First Nudie Musical1976
  • Stingray (1985)
    Stingray (1985)2 seasons
  • Abar
    Abar1977
  • L.A. Bounty
    L.A. Bounty1989

Known For

  • Nomads
    Nomads1986
  • Dollman
    Dollman1991
  • The First Nudie Musical
    The First Nudie Musical1976
  • L.A. Bounty
    L.A. Bounty1989
  • Space Rage
    Space Rage1985
  • Borg op tocht
    Borg op tocht1976
  • Longarm
    Longarm1988

Cinematografie

1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction · as Locksmith (segment "mystery Lock")Op Plex
1991
Dollman · as Cloy
1989
L.A. Bounty · as RandOp Plex
1988
Longarm · as The Drifter
1987
Broadcast News · as Mercenary
1986
Sledge Hammer! · as CliffOp Plex
1986
Our House · as Larry Osborne
1986
Stingray (1985) · as ForemanOp Plex
1986
Nomads · as RazorsOp Plex
1985
Space Rage · as Brain Surgeon
1985
Amazing Stories (1985) · as Beckloff
1985
Hell Town · as Charley Cole
1985
Avenging Angel · as Miles GerrardOp Plex
1983
Trauma Center · as Bernie
1982
T.J. Hooker · as Sammy Baker
1981
1981
The Greatest American Hero · as LutzOp Plex
1981
Hill Street Blues · as Shooter
1979
Archie Bunker's Place · as Photographer
1979
1978
The Big Fix · as Jonah's Partner
1977
1977
A Killing Affair · as Driver
1977
CHiPs · as Eddie / Lopez
1977
Abar · as ToughOp Plex
1976
Assault on Precinct 13 · as White WarlordOp Plex
1976
Alex & the Gypsy · as Prisoner
1976
The Quest (1976) · as Lutie
1976
Charlie's Angels · as Young Man #2
1976
Delvecchio · as Bobby Cratch
1976
The First Nudie Musical · as ArvinOp Plex
1975
Wonder Woman · as Van Driver
1975
Starsky & Hutch · as Matthew
1974
Lucas Tanner · as Jo Jo
1973
Police Story · as Arnie