David Frankham

Biography

David Frankham is an English actor, born in Gillingham, who spent part of World War II in the British Army, posted to India before independence and to Malaya. Once discharged, he read the news for a time and then wrote, interviewed and produced for the BBC between 1948 and 1955. He went to Hollywood in 1955 to try his hand at acting and soon picked up work on the live television series Matinee Theatre. Among his films were Return of the Fly (1959), Master of the World (1961), Tales of Terror (1962) and The Great Santini (1979), and in Disney's animated One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) he voiced Sergeant Tibbs, the cat. From the late 1950s into the 1980s he took guest parts on American television shows, among them The Outer Limits, Star Trek, The Waltons and McCloud. He wrote an autobiography, Which One Was David?, that came out in 2012.

100years old

Turns 101 on February 16in 126 days

Born February 16, 1926Gillingham
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 20 years1959 to 1979

Every film, newest first

1979The Great SantiniIMDb rating 7.2
1962Tales of TerrorIMDb rating 6.8
1961Master of the WorldIMDb rating 5.9
1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansIMDb rating 7.3
1959Return of the FlyIMDb rating 5.7

Genres

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A change of course
David Frankham worked for the BBC from 1948 to 1955 as a news reader, writer, interviewer and producer before moving to Hollywood in 1955 to become an actor.

David Frankham movies on Netflix

The Great Santini1979IMDb rating 7.2as Capt. Weber
Tales of Terror1962IMDb rating 6.8as Dr. James (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
Master of the World1961IMDb rating 5.9as Phillip Evans
One Hundred and One Dalmatians1961IMDb rating 7.3as Sgt. Tibs (voice)
Return of the Fly1959IMDb rating 5.7as Ronald Holmes, alias Alan Hinds

Worked with

David Frankham shares three films with Vincent Price, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Vincent Price

Wally Campo

Robert Duvall

Charles Bronson

Peter Lorre

Basil RathboneClyde GeronimiDirector, 1 film Hamilton LuskeDirector, 1 film

Roger CormanDirector, 1 film

Films together

Vincent Price3 films together, 1959 to 1962
Vincent Price's page
- Tales of Terror1962IMDb rating 6.8Frankham as Dr. James (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")Price as Locke
- Master of the World1961IMDb rating 5.9Frankham as Phillip EvansPrice as Captain Robur
- Return of the Fly1959IMDb rating 5.7Frankham as Ronald Holmes, alias Alan HindsPrice as Francois Delambre
Wally Campo2 films together, 1961 to 1962
Wally Campo's page
- Tales of Terror1962IMDb rating 6.8Frankham as Dr. James (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")Campo as Barman Wilkins (segment "The Black Cat")
- Master of the World1961IMDb rating 5.9Frankham as Phillip EvansCampo as Turner
Robert Duvall1 film together, 1979
Robert Duvall's page
- The Great Santini1979IMDb rating 7.2Frankham as Capt. WeberDuvall as Bull Meechum
Charles Bronson1 film together, 1961
Charles Bronson's page
- Master of the World1961IMDb rating 5.9Frankham as Phillip EvansBronson as John Strock
Peter Lorre1 film together, 1962
Peter Lorre's page
- Tales of Terror1962IMDb rating 6.8Frankham as Dr. James (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")Lorre as Montresor (segment "The Black Cat")
Basil Rathbone1 film together, 1962
Basil Rathbone's page
- Tales of Terror1962IMDb rating 6.8Frankham as Dr. James (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")Rathbone as Carmichael (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
Clyde GeronimiDirector, 1 film, 1961
All films by Clyde Geronimi
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians1961IMDb rating 7.3Frankham as Sgt. Tibsvoice
Hamilton LuskeDirector, 1 film, 1961
All films by Hamilton Luske
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians1961IMDb rating 7.3Frankham as Sgt. Tibsvoice
Roger CormanDirector, 1 film, 1962
All films by Roger Corman
- Tales of Terror1962IMDb rating 6.8Frankham as Dr. James (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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