Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Gary Frank
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 23Series: 26Crew credits: 1
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
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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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Gary Frank.
Giving Up the Ghost
2025 • Movie
Thanks
The Batman
2022 • Movie
as Smitty
Like Father, Like Santa
1998 • Movie
as Larry Schaffer
Prison of Secrets
1997 • Movie
as Bill Dillard Jr.
Death in Small Doses
1995 • Movie
as Eldridge
Untamed Love
1994 • Movie
as Len
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7
1993 • Movie
as Iowa
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992 • Movie
as Scott Stevens
Getting Up and Going Home
1992 • Movie
as Dr. Garrick
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
1992 • Movie
as Jason
Flying Blind
1990 • Movie
as Hubert Altemus
People Like Us
1990 • Movie
as Neil Harrison
Unspeakable Acts
1990 • Movie
as Dalton
Deadly Weapon
1989 • Movie
as Barry
Enemy Territory
1987 • Movie
as Dr. Paul Klein
Emergency Room
1983 • Movie
as Brian Preston
Midnight Lace
1981 • Movie
as Ron Farrell
The Night the City Screamed
1980 • Movie
as Maj. Tom Ferebee
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980 • Movie
as Pete Devlin
The Gift
1979 • Movie
as Self
Olivia
1978 • Movie
as Stanley Adams
The New Love Boat
1977 • Movie
as Jeff Reed
Senior Year
1974 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Gary Frank.
as James Davison • 1 eps
Profiler
1996 • Series
as Lenny Petrani • 1 eps
Pacific Blue
1996 • Series
as Yedrin Dax • 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 • Series
as Dan Mockridge (voice) • 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 • Series
as Seaside Strangler • 2 eps
Silk Stalkings
1991 • Series
as Winston Knight • 1 eps
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987 • Series
as Richard Visser • 1 eps
L.A. Law
1986 • Series
as Al Tomberg • 1 eps
Matlock
1986 • Series
as Tom Isaacs • 1 eps
Blacke's Magic
1986 • Series
as Lee Callahan • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Alan Rawling • 2 eps
Hunter
1984 • Series
1 eps
Whiz Kids
1983 • Series
1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 • Series
as Detective James Jarvis • 2 eps
Remington Steele
1982 • Series
1 eps
Matt Houston
1982 • Series
as Luther • 1 eps
Hotel
1982 • Series
as Brett Williams • 1 eps
T. J. Hooker
1982 • Series
as Jeff Spangler • 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
1980 • Series
1 eps
Hart to Hart
1979 • Series
as Dr. Barry Mason • 2 eps
The Love Boat
1977 • Series
as Ted Grainger • 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
1976 • Series
as Willie Lawrence • 86 eps
Family
1976 • Series
as Jeff Reed • 9 eps
Sons and Daughters
1974 • Series
1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 • Series