Frank Albertson
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Francis Healey Albertson (February 2, 1909 – February 29, 1964) was an American character actor who made his debut in a minor part in Hollywood at age thirteen. He had supporting roles in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Psycho (1960). Albertson made well over 100 appearances (1923–1964) in movies and television. In his early career he often sang and danced in such films as Just Imagine (1930) and A Connecticut Yankee (1931). He was featured in Alice Adams (1935) as the title character's brother, and in Room Service (1938) he played opposite the Marx Brothers. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit making training films during World War II. As he aged he moved from featured roles to supporting and character parts—in his later career he can be seen as Sam Wainwright, the businessman fond of saying "Hee-Haw" in the movie It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Albertson portrayed future U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in the 1956 episode "Rough Rider" of the CBS western television series My Friend Flicka. He guest starred in the early NBC western series The Californians and twice in the David Janssen crime drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
He was cast in 1959 and 1962 in different roles on Walter Brennan's sitcom The Real McCoys. In 1960, he appeared as General Devery in the episode "Strange Encounter" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45.
In 1960, he played the wealthy rancher Tom Cassidy at the beginning of Psycho (1960) who provides the $40,000 in cash that Janet Leigh's character later steals. In the 1960-61 television season, he played the character Mr. Cooper in five episodes of the CBS sitcom Bringing Up Buddy, starring Frank Aletter. In 1964, Albertson was cast as Jim O'Neal in the episode "The Death of a Teacher" of the NBC education drama Mr. Novak. One of his final screen appearances was as "Sam," the bewildered mayor of Sweet Apple, Ohio, in the 1963 film musical Bye Bye Birdie.
His last appearance was on The Andy Griffith Show, in which he played a Marine commander completing an inspection. The episode aired on May 19, 1964, three months after Albertson died.
Acted in
24 Hour Psycho
1993
as Tom Cassidy (archive footage)
The F.B.I.
1965
as Padre
Johnny Cool
1963
as Bill Blakely
Mr. Novak
1963
as Jim O'Neal
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Mayor
Going My Way
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Tom Batterman
The Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Webb
Sam Benedict
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Walter Asch
Don't Knock the Twist
1962
as Herbert 'Herb' Walcott
87th Precinct
1961
as Pop Smith
Man-Trap
1961
as Paul Snavely
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Colonel Watson
Michael Shayne
1960
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
The Aquanauts
1960
as Mr. Linden
Thriller
1960
as Charles Salisbury
Psycho
1960
as Tom Cassidy
Johnny Midnight
1960
The Untouchables
1959
as Jason MacIntyre
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Paul Charring
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Wally Gibbs
The Third Man
1959
as Philip Reiner
Bonanza
1959
as Sam Walker
The Deputy
1959
as Nick Harper
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Jack Mangan
Lawman
1958
as Clint Porter
Lawman
1958
as Henry Bildy
Bronco
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as George Elkins
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Sheriff Mike Strata
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Jason Gill
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Abner Reed
The Enemy Below
1957
as Lt. J.G. Crain
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Mr. Gannon
The Real McCoys
1957
The Restless Gun
1957
as Jeb Lacey
Maverick
1957
as Harvey Storey
Perry Mason
1957
as Duck Hunter
M Squad
1957
as Walter Ashton
Sugarfoot
1957
as Sheriff Crabtree
Sugarfoot
1957
as Judge Mortimer Hall
Sugarfoot
1957
as Amos Markham
Sugarfoot
1957
as Sheriff Billy Boyce
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Stuart Simons
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Gerald Clayton
Official Detective
1957
Nightfall
1956
as Dr. Edward Gurston
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Lane Fullerton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Charlie Horn
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as Stevens
State Trooper
1956
as John Henderson
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Taxidermist (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Regis
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sergeant Kirby
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as George Wyncliff
Cheyenne
1955
as Johnny Kent
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as The Producer
The Millionaire
1955
as Howard Bayliss
Father Knows Best
1954
as Mr. Wickett
Lassie
1954
as Norman Talley
Girl on the Run
1953
as Hank
Kraft Television Theatre
1953
as Biff Grimes
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The Billy Rose Show
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mr. Edgar
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Coffee
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Studio One
1948
as Colonel Greer
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Shed No Tears
1948
as Hutton
Killer Dill
1947
as William T. Allen
The Hucksters
1947
as Max Herman
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Ginger
1947
as Barney O'Hara
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Sam Wainwright
They Made Me a Killer
1946
as Patrolman Al Wilson
Gay Blades
1946
as Frankie Dowell
How DOooo You Do
1945
as Tom Brandon
Smart Boy
1945
as Bill Adams
Arson Squad
1945
as Tom Mitchell
I Love a Soldier
1944
as Little Soldier
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Oliver
Rosie the Riveter
1944
as Charlie Doran
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
1944
as Major
O, My Darling Clementine
1943
as 'Dapper' Dan Franklin
Mystery Broadcast
1943
as Michael Jerome
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Joe Maxwell
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Frank
Silent Witness
1943
as Bruce L. Strong - Attorney
Underground Agent
1942
as Johnny Davis
City of Silent Men
1942
as Gil Davis
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942
as Jerry Markham
Wake Island
1942
as Johnny Rudd
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942
as Jerry Markham
Shepherd of the Ozarks
1942
as Lieutenant James J. 'Jimmy' Maloney, Jr.
Man From Headquarters
1942
as Larry Doyle
Louisiana Purchase
1941
as Robert Davis, Jr.
Flying Cadets
1941
as Bob Ames
Burma Convoy
1941
as Mike Weldon
Citadel of Crime
1941
as Jim Rogers
Father Steps Out
1941
as Jimmy Dugan
Man-Made Monster
1941
as Mark Adams
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
as Sanders
Behind the News
1940
as Jeff Flavin
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Emmett Dalton
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as Bill Ferris
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Ernest
Framed
1940
as Hank Parker
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939
as Himself (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Freddie Miller
I'll Tell the World
1939
as Jimmy Hawkins
The Shining Hour
1938
as Benny Collins
Spring Madness
1938
as Hat
Fugitives for a Night
1938
as Matt Ryan
Room Service
1938
as Leo Davis
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Tom Hamilton Jr.
The Magician's Daughter
1938
as Bob Wilson
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Steve Evans
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Weeks
The Plainsman
1936
as A Young Trooper
No Place like Rome
1936
as Flavius - Roman Bachelor
Fury
1936
as Charlie Wilson
The Farmer in the Dell
1936
as Davy Davenport
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
as Arthur Miller
Kind Lady
1935
as Peter Santard
East of Java
1935
as Larry Page
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
as Kent Fletcher
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Ronny Hillyer aka Bill
Alice Adams
1935
as Walter Adams
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Jimmy Brown
Enter Madame
1935
as John Fitzgerald
Tripping Through the Tropics
1934
as Jack
Hollywood Mystery
1934
as Daniel Patrick Ryan
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Ranny Truesdale
The Last Gentleman
1934
as Allan Blaine, Augusta's adopted son
Love Detectives
1934
as Bob
King for a Night
1933
as Dick Morris
Rainbow Over Broadway
1933
as Don Hayes
Ever in My Heart
1933
as Sam Archer
Midshipman Jack
1933
as Russell H. Burns
Ann Carver's Profession
1933
as Jim Thompson
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
1933
as Bob Graham
The Plumber and the Lady
1933
as James Fawcett
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
as "Babe" Partos
Boys Will Be Boys
1932
as Frank Albertson
The Lost Special
1932
as Tom Hood
Air Mail
1932
as Tommy Bogan
Huddle
1932
as Larry
Racing Youth
1932
as Teddy Blue
Way Back Home
1931
as David Clark
The Brat
1931
as Stephen Forester
Traveling Husbands
1931
as Barry Greene
Big Business Girl
1931
as Johnny Saunders
A Connecticut Yankee
1931
as Emile le Poulet / Clarence
Just Imagine
1930
as RT-42
Wild Company
1930
as Larry Grayson
So This Is London
1930
as Junior Draper
Born Reckless
1930
as Frank Sheldon
Spring Is Here
1930
as Stacy Adams
Son of the Gods
1930
as Kicker
The Big Party
1930
as Jack Hunter
Men Without Women
1930
as Ensign Price
Happy Days
1929
as Frankie Albertson
Salute
1929
as Midshipman Albert Edward Price
Words and Music
1929
as Skeet Mulroy
Blue Skies
1929
as Richard Lewis (episode 2)
Prep and Pep
1928
as Bunk Hill
The Covered Wagon
1923
as Bit (uncredited)