Frank Aletter
Frank Aletter (born January 14, 1926 in Queens , New York City , † May 13, 2009 in Tarzana , Los Angeles , California ) was an American stage, film and television actor .
Life
In the 1950s, Aletter appeared on Broadway in the musicals Bells Are Ringing and Wish You Were Here, as well as in the play Time Limit .
From 1956, Aletter played more than 100 roles in films and in numerous television series . He made his debut in the movie No Time for Heroism, directed by John Ford . From 1960 he was best known in the lead role of Buddy Flower in the sitcom Bringing Up Buddy . He took on other film roles in Tora! Torah! Torah! And Walt Disney's The Tiger's going on ( A Tiger Walks ). Aletter has appeared on the television series M * A * S * H , Ironside , Matlock , Dallas and Falcon Crest .
In addition to his work, he was involved in the American actors' union Screen Actors Guild , of which he became vice president in 1987.
In 1958 he married the former Miss America Lee Meriwether . The couple had two daughters, actress Kyle Aletter-Oldham and Lesley Aletter. Ten years after his divorce in 1974, Aletter married his second wife, Estella, in 1984.
Web links
- FRANK ALETTER in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary in the Los Angeles Times on May 15, 2009
Individual evidence
- ^ Frank Aletter in the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Patty Duke Re-elected By Screen Actors Guild In: New York Times, November 11, 1987
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aletter, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queens |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 2009 |
| Place of death | Tarzana , California , USA |