Frank Marth

Frank Marth was an American actor whose career spanned film, television and radio. He was a regular on Cavalcade of Stars, appearing in segments that grew into The Honeymooners, and he later worked on The Jackie Gleason Show and Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine. Raised in New York City, he first worked in building construction, then studied at the Feagin School of Dramatic Art and found early work in radio, serving as a disc jockey, announcer and commentator. He also acted in regional theater, among them the Willimantic Playhouse in Connecticut and the Greenwood Playhouse in Maine. His films included Madigan (1968), Marooned (1969) and Telefon (1977). On television he played Ben Fraser, Jr. in the NBC drama From These Roots from 1958 to 1961 and made guest appearances in Perry Mason, The Big Valley, Hogan's Heroes, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke and Dallas.