Frank Aletter
For someone who goes only to movie theaters, Frank Aletter is a total stranger. It is true that the actor appeared in no more than a handful of theatrical films (Gerhart in Mister Roberts (1955), a commanding officer in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Leigh Jensen in Private School (1983)...). But for a TV fan things are just the opposite, for Aletter was cast in NEARLY ALL the TV series, films, sitcoms and specials shot between 1955 and 1991! A sample of titles just give you an idea of Frank Aletter's prolific output on the small screen: Bringing Up Buddy (1960), Perry Mason (1957), The Cara Williams Show (1964), Lassie (1954), Mannix (1967), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Insight (1960), Kojak (1973), Cannon (1971), Hunter (1976), "Super Jaimie"... In his first life, Frank Aletter had been a regular on Broadway appearing in plays and musicals like "Bells Are Ringing", "Time Limit", "Wish You Were Here" and of course "Mister Roberts", which opened to him the doors of filmed fiction.
Acted in
Matlock
1986
as Judge David Spinner
The Golden Girls
1985
as Harry
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Wendell Joyner
Automan
1983
as James Dowling
Private School
1983
as Mr. Leigh-Jensen
Hotel
1982
as Bill Korman
T. J. Hooker
1982
Falcon Crest
1981
as Mr. Baker
Simon & Simon
1981
The Star Maker
1981
as Harvey Denver
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Leuric
The Facts of Life
1979
Hello, Larry
1979
Fantasy Island
1978
as Lt. Draper
The Love Boat
1977
as Arnold James
Lou Grant
1977
CHiPs
1977
Weekend Special
1977
Three's Company
1977
as Tom Latham
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Hugh Boudreau
Alice
1976
What's Happening!!
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Switch
1975
as Fred Willens
Switch
1975
as Harry Gilden
S.W.A.T.
1975
Planet of the Apes
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Police Woman
1974
Petrocelli
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Borden
Kojak
1973
as Capt. Nolan
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
as Sam Davis
M*A*S*H
1972
as Major Stoner
Banyon
1972
as John Garvey
Maude
1972
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Dr. Larkin
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as TV Announcer
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
1972
as Gen. Gene Cameron
Emergency!
1972
as Roger Mundell
Funny Face
1971
Columbo
1971
as Ernie Garrison
Cannon
1971
All in the Family
1971
as Mr. Prescott
Nancy
1970
as Tom Daily
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Lt. Commander Thomas
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Love, American Style
1969
as Arthur
My World and Welcome to It
1969
The Mod Squad
1968
Adam-12
1968
as Harry Morrison
Danger Island
1968
as Prof. Irwin Hayden
Mannix
1967
as Lorne Marshall
Ironside
1967
Ironside
1967
as Frank Bolan
It's About Time
1966
as Mac
The F.B.I.
1965
as Jim
The F.B.I.
1965
as Warren Michaels
The Cara Williams Show
1964
as Frank Bridges
12 O'Clock High
1964
A Tiger Walks
1964
as Riley
The Great Adventure
1963
as James Welton
Petticoat Junction
1963
as David Benton
The Fugitive
1963
as Burton Green
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Lester Belstrip
The Lucy Show
1962
as Sam Eastman
Ben Casey
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Jerry Helvick
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
as Buddy Flower
The Twilight Zone
1959
as William Connacher
Perry Mason
1957
as Harry Collins
Perry Mason
1957
as Tommy Towne
Mister Roberts
1955
as Gerhart
Lassie
1954
as Col. Gene Cameron
Lassie
1954
as Colonel Gene Cameron
General Electric Theater
1953
as Bob
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Stevens