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Milton Frome

Highest Rated: 88% The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)

Lowest Rated: 29% Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Birthday: Feb 24, 1909

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

A character actor who appeared in approximately 150 films and TV shows over his nearly 50-year career, Milton Frome worked alongside some of the great talents of his time, from small parts in classic TV shows like "Batman" with Adam West to playing second fiddle in Jerry Lewis films. Frome's career failed to ignite after his 1934 screen debut, and it sputtered throughout the 1940s until, as television gained popularity, he began to appear in TV shows. He did guest spots on the beloved "I Love Lucy" and on the teen comedy "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," lending his talents to dozens of shows and shorts, including those of The Three Stooges towards the end of their run in the late '50s. Soon he began to work in features, with supporting parts in 1960s classics including the Dick Van Dyke/Janet Leigh musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie" and Jerry Lewis' screwball comedy"The Nutty Professor." He worked on Lewis' enormously popular comedies several times throughout the 1960s, including "The Disorderly Orderly" and "The Family Jewels." Frome had a knack for falling easily into roles like policemen and professors, and seems to have played every type of profession throughout his career. Memorable parts throughout the later 1960s include nepotistic studio head Lawrence Chapman on "The Beverly Hillbillies" and informant/car salesman Laughing Leo on "Batman." He carried on with TV appearances until 1982, and lived in Los Angeles until his death seven years later.

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Highest-Rated Movies

88% 67% The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
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86% 66% Bye Bye Birdie
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80% 62% Batman Watchlist
80% 72% The Family Jewels
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68% The Disorderly Orderly
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57% 65% Who's Minding the Store?
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54% 38% Enter Laughing
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29% 43% Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
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Ride 'em Cowgirl
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50% Go, Johnny, Go!
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Filmography

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Captains Courageous 1977 Mr. Atkins Actor Evil Roy Slade 77% 1972 Foss Actor Chubasco 1968 Police Sergeant Actor With Six You Get Eggroll 65% 1968 Bud Young Actor The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 88% 67% 1967 Adam Heyer Actor Enter Laughing 54% 38% 1967 Policeman Actor Batman 80% 62% 1966 Vice Admiral Fangschliester Actor The Family Jewels 80% 72% 1965 Pilot Actor Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine 29% 43% 1965 Motorcycle Cop Actor The Disorderly Orderly 68% 1964 Board Member Actor Who's Minding the Store? 57% 65% 1963 Francois Actor Bye Bye Birdie 86% 66% 1963 Mr. Maude Actor A Ticklish Affair 50% 1963 Fireman Actor It's Only Money 62% 1962 Cop at Pier Actor The Police Dog Story 1961 Todd Wellman Actor Go, Johnny, Go! 50% 1958 Mr. Martin Actor Public Pigeon No. One 1957 Avery Actor The Delicate Delinquent 54% 1957 Mr. Herman Actor The Lonely Man 18% 1957 Bixby Actor Hear Me Good 1957 Mr. Ross Actor Pardners 50% 1956 Hawkins Actor The Birds and the Bees 1956 Assistant Butler Actor You're Never Too Young 61% 1955 Lieutenant O'Malley Actor Ride 'em Cowgirl 1939 Oliver Shea Actor
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