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Frank Doubleday‌

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Birthday

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Frank Doubleday

Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Frank Doubleday

Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1945-01-28

Popularity

star0.8

Biography

Thin, intense, antsy, and often unnerving character actor Frank Doubleday usually portrayed creepy villains in both movies and TV shows alike from the mid-1970's up until the early 1990's. Frank was born on January 28, 1945 in Norwich, Connecticut and came with his family to Los Angeles, California at age six. Doubleday made his film debut as an aggressive switchblade-wielding punk thug in the hilariously raunchy comedy The First Nudie Musical (1976). Doubleday's lean, hollow-eyed, sunken-cheeked face, closely cropped light blonde hair, skinny limbs, and slim build gave him a striking and potent screen presence that was put to especially effective use in two pictures for director John Carpenter: He's genuinely scary as the vicious street gang leader who kills little girl Kim Richards in cold blood in the terrific urban action classic Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and was likewise memorably freaky as Isaac Hayes' ghoulish flunky "Romero" in the excellent futuristic science fiction cult favorite Escape from New York (1981). Doubleday's other noteworthy parts are a mob kingpin's conceited jerk son in Avenging Angel (1985), a fidgety prison inmate in the nifty science fiction item Space Rage (1985), a ferocious member of a roving murderous band of supernatural Eskimo spirits in the spooky Nomads (1986), a mercenary in Broadcast News (1987), and a sweaty, twitchy hoodlum who holds a bunch of fat ladies hostage in a laundromat in the funky urban science fiction hoot Dollman (1991). Among the TV shows Doubleday did guest appearances on are Amazing Stories (1985), Sledge Hammer! (1986), Stingray (1985), T.J. Hooker (1982), Hill Street Blues (1981), CHiPs (1977), The Incredible Hulk (1978), Charlie's Angels (1976), Wonder Woman (1975) and Starsky and Hutch (1975). Outside of acting, Frank also directed stage plays and taught acting at the Hollywood Court Theater. Doubleday died at age 73 from esophageal cancer on March 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Movie Credits

Escape from New York

Escape from New York‌
star7.1
calendar 1981

Nomads

Nomads‌
star4.9
calendar 1986

Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13‌
star7.3
calendar 1976

Dollman

Dollman‌
star4.9
calendar 1991

Space Rage

Space Rage‌
star3.5
calendar 1985

L.A. Bounty

L.A. Bounty‌
star4.4
calendar 1989

Longarm

Longarm‌
star4.0
calendar 1988

The First Nudie Musical

The First Nudie Musical‌
star4.9
calendar 1976

Alex & the Gypsy

Alex & the Gypsy‌
star4.0
calendar 1976

Abar, the First Black Superman

Abar, the First Black Superman‌
star4.2
calendar 1977

Broadcast News

Broadcast News‌
star6.7
calendar 1987

Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space

Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days‌
star4.8
calendar 1979

Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel‌
star5.1
calendar 1985

A Killing Affair

A Killing Affair‌
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calendar 1977

The Big Fix

The Big Fix‌
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calendar 1978

Tv Credits

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction‌
star7.2
calendar 1997

Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer!‌
star7.9
calendar 1986

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

CHiPs

CHiPs‌
star6.8
calendar 1977

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker‌
star6.3
calendar 1982