Frank Maxwell
Frank Maxwell (born November 17, 1916 in New York City , † August 4, 2004 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American actor.
life and career
He made his television debut in 1951, where he then took on guest roles in many series. He played in Perry Mason , Mike Hammer , Cobra, Take Over , Quincy , among others - he played authority figures particularly often. His longest-running television role was from 1978 to 1990 as Dan Rooney in the soap opera General Hospital .
From the end of the 1950s he also appeared in numerous films, such as 1958 alongside Montgomery Clift and Myrna Loy in Life is a Lie , 1961 alongside Lana Turner and Jason Robards in And the Night Will Be Silent and with William Shatner in Roger Cormans White terror . In the latter film he had one of his most extensive film roles as a newspaper editor, who begins to campaign against racism in his hometown and has to pay dearly for it.
Frank Maxwell's first marriage was to actress Maxine Stuart , from whom they had a daughter. He was married to his second wife, actress Rita Lynn , until she died from cancer in 1996. Frank Maxwell died of heart failure in 2004 at the age of 87.
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: The Violators
- 1958: Life is a Lie (Lonelyhearts)
- 1960: The Commandant (The Mountain Road)
- 1961: A Charming Impostor (The Great Impostor)
- 1961: Ada
- 1962: White Terror (The Intruder)
- 1963: The Witch Hunter's Torture Chamber (The Haunted Palace)
- 1965: Nymphomania (A Rage to Live)
- 1966: Madame X
- 1966: The Wild Angels (The Wild Angels)
- 1974: I am the law (Mr. Majestyk)
- 1978–1990: General Hospital (TV series)
- 1981: The Chosen (The Chosen)
- 2000: Amy Stiller's Breast (short film)
Web links
- Frank Maxwell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Maxwell, Frank |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1916 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
DATE OF DEATH | August 4, 2004 |
Place of death | Santa Monica , California |