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Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson
The Brat (1931) 1.jpg
Publicity still with Albertson (left) on the left for The Brat (1931)
Born Francis Healey Albertson
(1909-02-02)February 2, 1909
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
Died February 29, 1964(1964-02-29) (aged 55)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1923–1964
Spouse(s) Virginia Shelley (1931–1943; divorced); 2 children
Grace Gillern (1943–1964; his death); 3 children

Frank 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 classics such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Psycho (1960).

His last appearance was on the Andy Griffith Show. He was a Marine commander completing an inspection. The episode aired on May 19, 1964; three months after Albertson died.

Francis Healey Albertson was a native of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the first child of Frank B. and Mary (née Healey) Albertson. He spent his childhood first in nearby Frazee, and later in Puyallup, Washington. As a young man in Los Angeles, he worked as a laboratory assistant in a photographic shop, which resulted in contacts leading to his acting career.

Albertson made well over one hundred 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.


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