Frank Wilcox
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| Born |
Frank Reppy Wilcox March 17, 1907 De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1974 (aged 66) Granada Hills, Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater |
University of Kansas St. Benedict's College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1936-1973 |
| Spouse(s) | Joy Langston Wilcox (married 1953-1974, his death, 3 children) |
Frank Reppy Wilcox (March 13, 1907 – March 3, 1974) was an American character actor who made appearances in more than 150 films and nearly 200 episodes of television programs.
Though born in De Soto in Jefferson County in eastern Missouri, Wilcox was reared primarily in Atchison, Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence for a year, where he was a fraternity brother of subsequent newsman John Cameron Swayze. He graduated in 1933 from St. Benedict's College, now Benedictine College, in Atchison. Years later, Wilcox was an active and honored trustee of Benedictine College.
Wilcox first came to California to live with his grandparents and to work in the lemon groves near Pomona. He later opened a tire repair shop in Pomona and helped to establish a theater company. He joined the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he met George Reeves, prior to Reeves' being cast as Clark Kent in Adventures of Superman. He and Reeves were in eleven films together, and Wilcox was best man at Reeves' wedding.
During World War II, Wilcox earned five battle stars. During the 1960s he was the "honorary mayor" of his city of residence, Granada Hills, California. He was "honorary fire chief" of Los Angeles, which on January 11, 1964, observed "Frank Wilcox Day." He served on the Screen Actors Guild board of directors.
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