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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% 66% 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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50% Pardners
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Ride 'em Cowgirl
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Filmography

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

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Colgate Comedy Hour Unknown (Character) 2022
92% 96% The Twilight Zone Detective (Character) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trapper John, M.D. Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chico and the Man Unknown (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sanford and Son Unknown (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet 100% Kung Fu Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco Manager (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon Nightclub Owner (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet 80% Columbo Driver (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown (Guest Star) 1964 1966-1967
No Score Yet 48% Bewitched Mr. Hornbeck (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Night Club M.C. (Guest Star) 1966-1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love on a Rooftop Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Mother the Car Car Salesman (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dick Van Dyke Show Sid Feldman (Guest Star) 1965-1966
No Score Yet 88% The Andy Griffith Show Ralph Kingsley (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Petticoat Junction Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
100% 91% The Addams Family Mr. Blooker (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Favorite Martian Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Joey Bishop Show Director (Guest Star) 1961 1963-1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1959 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dakotas Sam Johnson (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet 77 Sunset Strip Walter Glascoe (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bronco Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bachelor Father Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bat Masterson Sheriff Clark (Guest Star) 1958 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dobie Gillis Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Thin Man Dan Hastrow (Guest Star) 1958-1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Behind Closed Doors Unknown (Character) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Wells Fargo Mel Carter (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1956-1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jeff's Collie Unknown (Guest Star) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lassie Harry Houston (Guest Star) 1956
No Score Yet 97% I Love Lucy Unknown (Guest Star) 1954