Frank Converse (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor.
Early life Converse was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1962, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Career On Broadway, he starred in The Philadelphia Story (1980), Design for Living (1984), A Streetcar Named Desire (1988), and Lady in the Dark (1994). Off-Broadway, he starred in The House of Blue Leaves (1971) and South Pacific. In 2007, he appeared at the Hartford Stage in Thornton Wilder's Our Town with Hal Holbrook. Converse also did television commercials for Black & Decker in the late 1980s.
Converse was the star of five television series: Coronet Blue, N.Y.P.D. (not to be confused with NYPD Blue), Movin' On, The Family Tree, and Dolphin Cove.Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Seventh Edition), Ballantine Books, 1999 He played Harry O'Neill on One Life to Live and Ned Simon on As the World Turns, and he had a brief role in All My Children. He appeared opposite Bing Crosby in the 1971 TV movie thriller Dr. Cook's Garden and played Morgan Harris in Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (also known as Anne of Avonlea).Maltin, Leonard, TV Movies and Video Guide 1991 Edition, Plume, 1990 He starred in the Tales of the Unexpected as Jack in "Bird of Prey" (1984, series 7, episode 10). He also played Bill Davenport on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent titled "Tomorrow".
His film career included roles in Hurry Sundown (1967), Hour of the Gun (1967, as Virgil Earp), The Rowdyman (1972), Killer on Board (1977), Cruise Into Terror (1978), The Pilot (1980), The Bushido Blade (1981), Spring Fever (1982), Solarbabies (1986), Everybody Wins (1990) Maltin, Leonard, TV Movies and Video Guide 1991 Edition, Plume, 1990 and Primary Motive (1992). He also guested on such popular 1970s shows as The Mod Squad, Medical Center, Police Story, Rhoda, The Love Boat, Baa Baa Black Sheep and The Bionic Woman.
Personal life Divorced from Carol Tauser, then Astrid Ronning, he is currently married to actress Maureen Anderman.
Filmography
+ Year Title Role Notes1967 Hurry Sundown Rev. Clem De Lavery Film1967 Hour of the Gun Virgil Earp Film1967 Coronet Blue Michael Alden 1 season - 13 episodes1967-69 N.Y.P.D. Detective Johnny Corso 49 episodes1970 The Mod Squad Warren Loring Episode: "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot"1970 The Young Rebels Robert Larkin Episode: "Father and I Went Down to Camp"1970 The Young Lawyers Dr. Vince Sabowski Episode: "Is There a Good Samaritan in the House?"1970 Medical Center Pete Barris Episode: "Trial by Terror"1971 Dr. Cook's Garden Jimmy Tennyson ABC Movie of the Week1971 A Tattered Web Steve Butler TV movie1972 Alias Smith and Jones Chris Truitt Episode: "Bushwack!"1972 The Rowdyman Andrew Scott Film1973 The Starlost Dr. Gerald W. Aaron Episode: "Lazarus from the Mist"1973 Columbo Mr. Fallon Episode: "Requiem for a Falling Star"1974–76 Movin' On Will Chandler 45 episodes1977 Killer on Board Dr. Paul TV movie1977 Rhoda Sam Ellis Episode: "The Second Time Around"1978 The Love Boat Bill ThompsonSeason 1 episode 17:“The Last of the Stubings/The Million Dollar Man/The Sisters"1978 Black Sheep Squadron Major Burton Cannon Episode: "Hotshot"1978 The Bionic Woman Jed Kimball Episode: "Deadly Music"1978 Cruise Into Terror Matt Lazarus TV movie1979 The Bushido Blade Captain Lawrence Hawk Film1980 The Pilot Jim Cochran Film1981 Time Bandits Dim Film1981 Fantasy Island Tony Edwards Episode: "Romance Times Three/Night of the Tormented Soul"1982 Spring Fever Lewis Berryman Film1983 The Family Tree Kevin Nichols 1 season - 6 episodes1984 Tales of the Unexpected Jack Episode: "Bird of Prey"1984-87 One Life to Live Harry O'Neill 8 episodes1985 Magnum, P.I. Sam Henderson Episode: "The Kona Winds"1985 The Equalizer Guthrie Browne Episode: "Back Home"1986 Hotel John Dunson Episode: "Hearts Divided"1986 Solarbabies Greentree Film1987 Anne of AvonleaMorgan Harris TV miniseries1989 Dolphin Cove Michael Larson 1 season - 8 episodes1990 Everybody Wins Charley Haggerty Film1991–2008 Law & Order (various) 5 episodes1992 Primary Motive John Eastham Film1992-93 As the World Turns Ned Simon 9 episodes1995 Murder, She Wrote Everett Buffum Episode: "The Dream Team"1998 The Practice Dr. Jordan 2 episodes2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Bill Davenport Episode: "Tomorrow"
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