Frank Maxwell
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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Frank Maxwell
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Is the Black Dahlia? | Mr. Short (Character) | - | 1975 |
83% |
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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 |
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A Rage to Live | George Jay (Character) | - | 1965 |
75% |
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The Haunted Palace |
Dr. Marinus Willet / |
- | 1963 |
80% |
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Shame | Tom McDaniel (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet |
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Ada | Ronnie Hallerton (Character) | - | 1961 |
50% |
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By Love Possessed | Jerry Brophy (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet |
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The Mountain Road | Sgt. Ballo (Character) | - | 1960 |
70% |
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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 |