Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Gary Frank
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 23Series: 26Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 160274
IMDb ID: nm0290933
Known for: Acting
Born: October 9, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Spokane, Washington, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1967 - 2025
Years active: 59
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q1494853
Other jobs
Thanks (2)
Biography
Gary Frank (born October 9, 1950) is an acclaimed American actor most recognized for his portrayal of Willie Lawrence on the beloved 1970s ABC drama series Family. His sensitive performance on the show earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1977. Born in Spokane, Washington, Frank began his career as a child actor before gaining wider notice starring alongside Glynnis O'Connor in the 1974 series Sons and Daughters. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he became a prolific television presence, guest-starring on iconic programs such as Remington Steele, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Beyond episodic TV, he appeared in notable television films like Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb and provided voice work for Batman: The Animated Series. As of 2024, Frank resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Carroll Newman, and has recently focused on writing his personal memoir.
Movies
Movie credits linked with Gary Frank.
Giving Up the Ghost
2025 Movie
The Batman
Thanks
2022 Movie
Like Father, Like Santa
as Smitty
1998 Movie
Prison of Secrets
as Larry Schaffer
1997 Movie
Death in Small Doses
as Bill Dillard Jr.
1995 Movie
Untamed Love
as Eldridge
1994 Movie
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7
as Len
1993 Movie
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Iowa
1992 Movie
Getting Up and Going Home
as Scott Stevens
1992 Movie
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
as Dr. Garrick
1992 Movie
Flying Blind
as Jason
1990 Movie
People Like Us
as Hubert Altemus
1990 Movie
Unspeakable Acts
as Neil Harrison
1990 Movie
Deadly Weapon
as Dalton
1989 Movie
Enemy Territory
as Barry
1987 Movie
Emergency Room
as Dr. Paul Klein
1983 Movie
Midnight Lace
as Brian Preston
1981 Movie
The Night the City Screamed
as Ron Farrell
1980 Movie
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as Maj. Tom Ferebee
1980 Movie
The Gift
as Pete Devlin
1979 Movie
Olivia
as Self
1978 Movie
The New Love Boat
as Stanley Adams
1977 Movie
Senior Year
as Jeff Reed
1974 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Gary Frank.
Profiler
as James Davison • 1 eps
1996 Series
Pacific Blue
as Lenny Petrani • 1 eps
1996 Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Yedrin Dax • 1 eps
1993 Series
Batman: The Animated Series
as Dan Mockridge (voice) • 1 eps
1992 Series
Silk Stalkings
as Seaside Strangler • 2 eps
1991 Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Winston Knight • 1 eps
1987 Series
L.A. Law
as Richard Visser • 1 eps
1986 Series
Matlock
as Al Tomberg • 1 eps
1986 Series
Blacke's Magic
as Tom Isaacs • 1 eps
1986 Series
Murder, She Wrote
as Lee Callahan • 1 eps
1984 Series
Hunter
as Alan Rawling • 2 eps
1984 Series
Whiz Kids
1 eps
1983 Series
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 eps
1983 Series
Remington Steele
as Detective James Jarvis • 2 eps
1982 Series
Matt Houston
1 eps
1982 Series
Hotel
as Luther • 1 eps
1982 Series
T. J. Hooker
as Brett Williams • 1 eps
1982 Series
Magnum, P.I.
as Jeff Spangler • 1 eps
1980 Series
Hart to Hart
1 eps
1979 Series
The Love Boat
as Dr. Barry Mason • 2 eps
1977 Series
Charlie's Angels
as Ted Grainger • 1 eps
1976 Series
Family
as Willie Lawrence • 86 eps
1976 Series
Sons and Daughters
as Jeff Reed • 9 eps
1974 Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
1972 Series