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Frank Collison
Actor
Born February 14, 1950 (72 years)
Frank trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, earned his BA in theatre at San Francisco State University, helped establish a summer theatre company in the Sierra Nevadas then went on to earn an MFA in acting at UC San Diego. Before Frank began his professional career in acting, he worked as a forest fire fighter, diaper service dispatcher and substitute teacher. Appearing in over 150 productions, Frank has worked off Broadway and in regional theaters in Boston, Denver and California. His theatrical roles have ranged from "Puck" in Midsummer's Nights Dream to "Miss Havisham" in Great Expectations to "Jacob Marley" in Christmas Carol. Frank is a founding member of Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, California, which has won over 25 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards.
Frank began his film and television career when he moved to Los Angeles in 1984. He is perhaps best known as "Horace Bing," the hapless telegraph operator on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) and "Wash Hogwallop" in "O Brother Where Art Thou?
Filmography
| 2021 | Two Yellow Lines · as Roy |
| 2019 | Proven Innocent (TV Series) · as Dr. Winkler |
| 2019 | Momma Named Me Sheriff (TV Series) · as Grandpa (voice) |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 2017 | The Hero · as Man in Dream |
| 2017 | Vikes · as Gunnar |
| 2017 | Buckshot · as Nickel |
| 2017 | Young Sheldon (TV Series) · as Chet |
| 2017 | You're Gonna Miss Me · as Linus Duckworth |
| 2016 | Pee-wee's Big Holiday · as Clay |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | L.A. Slasher · as Killers Anonymous Leader |
| 2015 | Backstrom (TV Series) · as Norman Gilman |
| 2015 | Grandma · as Mike |
| 2014 | Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson · as Admiral Ironsides |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley (TV Series) · as Noah |
| 2014 | Dr. Quinn, Morphine Woman with Jane Seymour · as Horace Bing |
| 2013 | Mr. Pickles (TV Series) · as Grandpa (voice) |
| 2012 | Hitchcock · as Henry Gein |
| 2011 | Eagleheart (TV Series) · as Shoestring |
| 2011 | Luck (TV Series) · as Tony |
| 2011 | American Horror Story (TV Series) · as Real Ishmael Polk |
| 2010 | Hesher · as Funeral Director |
| 2010 | Radio Free Albemuth · as Leon |
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie (TV Series) · as Vern |
| 2010 | Turmoil and Triumph: The George Shultz Years (TV Series) · as Mikhail Gorbachev |
| 2009 | Jonas (TV Series) · as Larry |
| 2008 | The Happening · as Nursery Owner |
| 2006 | Voodoo Moon · as Mac |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Richard Clayvin |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl (TV Series) · as Kenny's Dad |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) · as Smokey |
| 2005 | Invasion (2005) (TV Series) · as Earl |
| 2004 | Hidalgo · as Texas Jack |
| 2004 | The Whole Ten Yards · as Strabo |
| 2004 | The Village · as Victor |
| 2004 | Suspect Zero · as Piper |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis (TV Series) · as Keturah |
| 2003 | Hope Springs · as Mr. Fisher |
| 2003 | Carnivàle (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Monk (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | K-PAX · as Screaming Man (uncredited) |
| 2001 | The Majestic · as Subpoena Server |
| 2001 | A Crack in the Floor · as Turner |
| 2001 | Camouflage · as Skinny Cop - Tommy |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? · as Washington B. 'Wash' Hogwallop |
| 1999 | Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie · as Horace Bing |
| 1999 | Passions (TV Series) · as Warlock #2 |
| 1997 | Buddy · as Zoo Keeper |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Fred Moon |
| 1994 | S.F.W. · as Distressed Witness |
| 1994 | Dead Connection · as Garage Attendant |
| 1994 | My Summer Story · as Floyd Bumpus |
| 1993 | 12:01 · as Thin Assassin |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Dana Lennox |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) · as Dolak |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) · as Horace Bing |
| 1992 | Diggstown · as Prison Guard |
| 1992 | Keep the Change · as Darryl Burke |
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man · as Night Gate Guard |
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout · as Pablo |
| 1991 | Mobsters · as Sonny Catania |
| 1991 | Dollman · as Sprug |
| 1990 | Wild at Heart · as Timmy Thompson |
| 1990 | Why Me? · as Armenian Robber #3 |
| 1990 | Backstreet Dreams · as Spider |
| 1990 | Gabriel's Fire (TV Series) · as Buster |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Muddy |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Mortimer |
| 1988 | The Blob · as Hobbe |
| 1988 | Alien Nation · as Bentner |
| 1988 | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark · as Billy |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon · as Grizzled Pirate |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) · as Gul Dolak |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) · as Wino |
| 1986 | Wired to Kill · as Sly |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) · as Unshaven Man |
| 1985 | The Compleat Al · as Look-A-Like Salesman |
| 1985 | Grunt! The Wrestling Movie · as Charlie Stroll |
| 1985 | Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Padua Resident |
| 1984 | Night Court (TV Series) · as Aqualung |
| 1984 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 1984 | Hunter (TV Series) · as Bosco |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Junkie |