Frank Latimore
Biography
Frank Latimore was an American actor from Darien, Connecticut, who began his acting career in summer stock in the 1930s. He played Franklin Kline in Janie on Broadway, a production that opened in 1942 and ran for 642 performances under director Antoinette Perry. After he signed with 20th Century-Fox, his Hollywood films included Shock (1946), In the Meantime, Darling, The Dolly Sisters, and Three Little Girls in Blue. He later worked in Europe, starring in swashbucklers such as Balboa and Conquistador of the Pacific, along with The Golden Falcon and Devil's Cavaliers, and appeared in the French film Purple Noon (1960). He dubbed European films into English as well, and took the soap roles of Dr. Ed Coleridge on Ryan's Hope between 1975 and 1976 and Dr. Emmet Scott on Guiding Light between 1976 and 1979.
73years old at death
- Born Darien
- Died London Borough of Hillingdon
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Franklin Latimore
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 24 years1946 to 1970
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First role
Latimore ran away from home when he was young and soon landed the lead in a Broadway play. In the original production of Janie, which began on September 10, 1942, and had 642 performances, he played Franklin Kline.
First role
Latimore began acting in the 1930s, performing in summer stock at a playhouse in Weston, Vermont, with his longtime friend Lloyd Bridges.
A change of course
Latimore became known as the darling of the swashbucklers in the late 50s and early 60s, thanks to starring roles in European films that were bigger than his Hollywood parts. Among them were Balboa, Conquistador of the Pacific, The Golden Falcon and Devil's Cavaliers.
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Worked with
Frank Latimore shares two films with Karl Malden, 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.
Films together
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Vincent Price's page
Orson Welles's page
Maggie Smith's page
James Cagney's page
All films by Franklin J. Schaffner
Edmund GouldingDirector, 1 film, 1946
All films by Edmund Goulding
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