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Frank Maxwell

Highest Rated: 83% Mr. Majestyk (1974)

Lowest Rated: 50% By Love Possessed (1961)

Birthday: Nov 17, 1916

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA

A regular presence in TV and film for generations, Frank Maxwell was never considered a star. But the countless perfomers for whom he advocated probably felt differently. The veteran character actor was national president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) from 1984 to 1989 and served as president of the union's Los Angeles chapter from 1982 to 1985. At AFTRA in the 1950s, Maxwell helped develop the first health and retirement benefits for actors, news broadcasters, and recording artists. He was also a leading negotiator for decades in its contracts with networks and television and radio producers. As Actors' Equity vice president, he helped establish a pension fund for stage actors. Maxwell's acting aspirations began at the University of Michigan, where he originally intended to study law. But that plan was permanently tabled after he joined the Ann Arbor Dramatic Festival, where he appeared in a production of "Macbeth." He made his Broadway debut shortly after graduation. After serving with the Air Force in World War II, he appeared in other plays, including "Death of a Salesman." Though he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era, Maxwell earned a living by doing summer stock before his acting career picked up steam again in the late 1950s. He's perhaps best known for playing Dan Rooney on "General Hospital" from 1978 to 1990.

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Highest rated movies

83% 67% Mr. Majestyk
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80% 77% Shame
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75% 66% The Haunted Palace
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70% 50% Lonelyhearts
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50% 38% By Love Possessed
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Cry Rape!
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Runaway!
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55% A Rage to Live
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Who Is the Black Dahlia?
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56% The Mountain Road
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Who Is the Black Dahlia? Mr. Short (Character) - 1975
83% 67% Mr. Majestyk Det. Lt. McAllen (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cry Rape! Thomas Kirby (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Runaway! Chief Dispatcher (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Forgotten Man Colonel Thompson (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 55% A Rage to Live George Jay (Character) - 1965
75% 66% The Haunted Palace Dr. Marinus Willet / Priam Willet (Character) - 1963
80% 77% Shame Tom McDaniel (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 50% Ada Ronnie Hallerton (Character) - 1961
50% 38% By Love Possessed Jerry Brophy (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 56% The Mountain Road Sgt. Ballo (Character) - 1960
70% 50% Lonelyhearts Pat Doyle (Character) - 1958

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bob Newhart Show Sergeant O'Conner (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet 85% All in the Family Unknown (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco Captain (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet 87% M*A*S*H Lt. Col. Harold Becket (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files Ciro Lucas (Guest Star) 1975-1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie's Angels Unknown (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barnaby Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1973 1975-1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon D.A. Wayne Kerr (Guest Star) 1972 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Lou (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Room 222 Unknown (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dan August Henry Craig (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Leonard Morrison (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Governor & J.J. Warren Stark (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet That Girl Unknown (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Felony Squad Captain Nye (Character) 1966-1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Doris Day Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Second Hundred Years Col. Garroway (Character) 1967-1968
90% 73% Gilligan's Island General (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Family Affair Unknown (Guest Star) 1966-1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Spy Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet 48% Bewitched Sanford Stern (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fugitive Sergeant Burns (Guest Star) 1965-1966
83% 92% The Munsters Coach Roger Denman (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1960 1962 1964-1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Raymond Thomas (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Novak Unknown (Guest Star) 1964-1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1964
92% 92% The Outer Limits Keenan (Character) 1963
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Roger (Character) 1959-1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cain's Hundred Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Joe Dixon (Guest Star) 1960-1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Deputy Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
92% 96% The Twilight Zone Marty Fisher (Character) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Step Beyond Unknown (Character) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Stage Driver (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marshal Dillon Unknown (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet The United States Steel Hour Charlie (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suspense Unknown (Character) 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Tomorrow Unknown (Character) 1952