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Frank Ashmore

Highest Rated: 50% Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012)

Lowest Rated: 50% Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012)

Birthday: Jun 17, 1945

Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA

Character actor Frank Ashmore got his big break in the benchmark 1980s parody films "Airplane!" and its aptly titled sequel, "Airplane II: The Sequel." Though he appeared in only small roles in both films, he soon garnered recognition as Martin, a peaceful extraterrestrial in NBC's made-for-TV science fiction epic "V." The popular film spawned a miniseries that went under the subtitle "The Final Battle," on which Ashmore reprised his role. When "V" was serialized in 1984, Ashmore's character was killed off almost immediately, but he appeared as an entirely new personage, Philip, in seven episodes. Sci-fi aficionados may also recognize Ashmore from the original "Battlestar Galactica," on which he appeared in the 1979 episode "Murder on the Rising Star" as the villainous Flight Sergeant Ortega. Unwilling to be tied down to any particular genre, however, Ashmore has appeared on a diverse array of over two dozen television shows since 1972. Over his career, he filled guest roles on the medical soap "General Hospital," the throwback sitcom "Happy Days," and the snappy political drama "The West Wing." In 2010, Ashmore lent his talent to new corners of the entertainment industry. He acted in several episodes of the web series "The Guild" and voiced mobster Leone Galante in the Electronic Arts video game "Mafia II."

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Highest rated movies

50% 30% Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes
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It's Not That Simple
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Heavenly Deposit
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40% 8989 Redstone
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Margreet
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23% Parts: The Clonus Horror
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47% Extracted
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heavenly Deposit Tony (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 40% 8989 Redstone Greg Boonstra (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Margreet Priest Laurent (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet It's Not That Simple Dr. Edwards (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 47% Extracted Martino (Character) - 2012
50% 30% Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes Carl Drybeck (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 23% Parts: The Clonus Horror George / George Walker (Character) - 1979

TV

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88% 54% Room 104 Older Patrick (Character) 2017
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 88% Rizzoli and Isles Ryan Finnegan (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The District Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hunter Carl Brand (Guest Star) 1987
67% 76% V Martin/Philip (Guest Star) 1984-1985
69% 92% V: The Final Battle Unknown (Character) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laverne & Shirley Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barnaby Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1978 1980
43% 83% Battlestar Galactica Flight Sergeant Ortega (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bob Newhart Show Major Hartman, Phil Morgan (Guest Star) 1978