Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 11, 1924
Place of Birth:
Northcote, Victoria, Australia
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Frank Wilson
Biography
Frank Wilson (11 April 1924 - 24 October 2005) was an Australian film, stage and television actor; musical comedy singer and director; and television game show and variety host.
Wilson joined the Australian Army in 1943, to escape the wartime Manpower Directorite and being placed in a "useful" job, becoming a signalman in the 7th Division, 2nd AIF. Served in Papua New Guinea and Borneo, being discharged in late 1945. He started acting in 1948, acting up to his death in 2005.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Crackerjack | Len Johnson |
| 1997 | The Well | Francis Harper |
| 1991 | Black Robe | Father Jerome |
| 1991 | Ultimate Desires | Detective Southard |
| 1989 | Slow Burn | Captain Fahey |
| 1988 | Empire of Ash | Shepherd |
| 1988 | The Riddle of the Stinson | G. A. Robinson |
| 1987 | Going Sane | Sir Colin Grant |
| 1986 | News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future | |
| 1980 | Breaker Morant | Dr. Johnson |
| 1980 | The Club | Jock Reily |
| 1980 | Fatty Finn | Lord Mayor |
| 1978 | Money Movers | Lionel Darcy |
| 1974 | Alvin Rides Again | House Detective |
| 1959 | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Vince |
| 1939 | Moon Over Harlem | |
| 1923 | The Call of Siva | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Clue of the Pigtail | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Queen of Hearts | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Cry of the Nighthawk | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Fiery Hand | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Fungi Cellars | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Miracle | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Man with the Limp | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Knocking on the Door | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Silver Buddha | Inspector Weymouth |
| 1923 | The Sacred Order | Inspector Weymouth |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Changi | Older Gordon Yates |
| 1996 | Water Rats | Billy Russell |
| 1993 | Blue Heelers | |
| 1991 | Police Rescue | Mr. Bridger |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules | David Morris |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Karl Szalinski |
| 1986 | The Great Bookie Robbery | Winton Bathurst |
| 1983 | Scales of Justice | Sir John Ritchie |
| 1979 | Doctor Down Under | |
| 1978 | The Truckies | |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents |