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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-02-14 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Frank Collison

Biography:

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?

Known For

Acting

2021

2019

Momma Named Me Sheriff as Grandpa (voice)

2018

9-1-1 as Sam

2017

The Hero as Man in Dream
Buckshot as Nickel
You're Gonna Miss Me as Linus Duckworth

2016

The 4th as Creepy Party Crasher

2015

L.A. Slasher as The KA Leader
Grandma as Mike

2014

Mr. Pickles as Grandpa (voice)

2012

Hitchcock as Henry Gein

2011

American Horror Story as Real Ishmael Polk

2010

Hesher as Funeral Director

2009

JONAS L.A. as Larry

2008

The Happening as Nursery Owner

2006

2005

Criminal Minds as Richard Clayvin
My Name Is Earl as Kenny's Dad
My Name Is Earl as Male Guest

2004

The Village as Victor
Suspect Zero as Piper
Hidalgo as Texas Jack

2003

Hope Springs as Mr. Fisher
Carnivàle as Jasper
Carnivàle as Jasper / Talker #3

2002

Monk as Warrick Tennyson

2001

K-PAX as Screaming Man (uncredited)
Camouflage as Skinny Cop - Tommy
The Majestic as Subpoena Server

2000

O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Wash Hogwallop

1999

1997

Buddy as Zoo Keeper

1996

7th Heaven as Fred Moon

1994

S.F.W. as Distressed Witness
It Runs in the Family as Floyd Bumpus

1993

1992

Diggstown as Prison Guard
Keep the Change as Darryl Burke

1991

Dollman as Sprug

1990

Wild at Heart as Timmy Thompson
Twin Peaks as Muddy

1989

Quantum Leap as Mortimer

1988

1987

Into the Homeland as Gas Station Attendant
Amazon Women on the Moon as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")

1986

1985

Grunt! The Wrestling Movie as Charlie Stroll
The Compleat Al as Look-A-Like Salesman
Moonlighting as Padua Resident

1984

Night Court as Aqualung