Frank Wilson
Biography
Frank Wilson (11 April 1924 - 24 October 2005) was an Australian film, stage and television actor; musical comedy singer and director; and television game show and variety host. Wilson joined the Australian Army in 1943, to escape the wartime Manpower Directorite and being placed in a "useful" job, becoming a signalman in the 7th Division, 2nd AIF. Served in Papua New Guinea and Borneo, being discharged in late 1945. He started acting in 1948, acting up to his death in 2005.
Movie Appearances
The Well
as Francis Harper
1997
Alvin Rides Again
as House Detective
1974
Breaker Morant
as Dr. Johnson
1980
Black Robe
as Father Jerome
1991
Money Movers
as Lionel Darcy
1978
Crackerjack
as Len Johnson
2002
The Club
as Jock Reily
1980
Empire of Ash
as Shepherd
1988
Going Sane
as Sir Colin Grant
1987
Moon Over Harlem
1939
Fatty Finn
as Lord Mayor
1980
News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future
1986
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
as Vince
1959
The Call of Siva
as Inspector Weymouth
1923
The Clue of the Pigtail
as Inspector Weymouth
1923
The Queen of Hearts
as Inspector Weymouth
1923
The Cry of the Nighthawk
as Inspector Weymouth
1923
The Fiery Hand
as Inspector Weymouth
1923
The Fungi Cellars
as Inspector Weymouth
1923
The Man with the Limp
as Inspector Weymouth
1923
TV Appearances
Blue Heelers
1993
Changi
as Older Gordon Yates
2001
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Power Without Glory
1976
The Truckies
1978
Doctor Down Under
1979
The Flying Doctors
as Karl Szalinski
1986
Police Rescue
as Mr. Bridger
1991
Scales of Justice
as Sir John Ritchie
1983
The Great Bookie Robbery
as Winton Bathurst
1986
Rafferty's Rules
as David Morris
1987
Water Rats
as Billy Russell
1996