Frank Aletter
For someone who goes only to movie theaters, Frank Aletter is a total stranger. It is true that the actor appeared in no more than a handful of theatrical films (Gerhart in Mister Roberts (1955), a commanding officer in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Leigh Jensen in Private School (1983)...). But for a TV fan things are just the opposite, for Aletter was cast in NEARLY ALL the TV series, films, sitcoms and specials shot between 1955 and 1991! A sample of titles just give you an idea of Frank Aletter's prolific output on the small screen: Bringing Up Buddy (1960), Perry Mason (1957), The Cara Williams Show (1964), Lassie (1954), Mannix (1967), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Insight (1960), Kojak (1973), Cannon (1971), Hunter (1976), "Super Jaimie"... In his first life, Frank Aletter had been a regular on Broadway appearing in plays and musicals like "Bells Are Ringing", "Time Limit", "Wish You Were Here" and of course "Mister Roberts", which opened to him the doors of filmed fiction.
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(Lt. Commander Thomas)
Mister Roberts
(Gerhart)
Private School
(Mr. Leigh-Jensen)
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
(Gen. Gene Cameron)
A Tiger Walks
(Riley)
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
(Leuric)
Run, Cougar, Run
(Sam Davis)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
(TV Announcer)
The Star Maker
(Harvey Denver)
Planet of the Apes
Lou Grant
Falcon Crest
(Mr. Baker)
Alice
The Great Adventure
(James Welton)
CHiPs
M*A*S*H
(Major Stoner)
My World and Welcome to It
T. J. Hooker
The Facts of Life
The F.B.I.
(Jim)
The Golden Girls
(Harry)
What's Happening!!
The Bionic Woman
Simon & Simon
The Lucy Show
(Sam Eastman)
All in the Family
(Mr. Prescott)
Quincy, M.E.
Maude
Petticoat Junction
(David Benton)
Mannix
(Lorne Marshall)
It's About Time
(Mac)
The Mod Squad
Three's Company
(Tom Latham)
Kojak
(Capt. Nolan)
Perry Mason
(Harry Collins)
General Electric Theater
(Bob)
Emergency!
(Roger Mundell)
Cannon
The Twilight Zone
(William Connacher)
Ironside
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Weekend Special
Bringing Up Buddy
(Buddy Flower)
Target: The Corruptors!
Funny Face
Nanny and the Professor
Temperatures Rising
(Dr. Larkin)
Police Woman
The Fugitive
(Burton Green)
Switch
(Fred Willens)
S.W.A.T.
Petrocelli
Automan
(James Dowling)
Ben Casey
12 O'Clock High
The Cara Williams Show
(Frank Bridges)
Nancy
(Tom Daily)
Vacation Playhouse
(Lester Belstrip)
Danger Island
(Prof. Irwin Hayden)
Dr. Kildare
(Dr. Jerry Helvick)
Columbo
(Ernie Garrison)
The F.B.I.
(Warren Michaels)
The Six Million Dollar Man
(Borden)
Banyon
(John Garvey)
Quincy, M.E.
(Hugh Boudreau)
Perry Mason
(Tommy Towne)
Matlock
(Judge David Spinner)
Ironside
(Frank Bolan)
Switch
(Harry Gilden)
The Love Boat
(Arnold James)
Adam-12
(Harry Morrison)
Lassie
(Colonel Gene Cameron)
Lassie
(Col. Gene Cameron)
Hello, Larry
Murder, She Wrote
(Wendell Joyner)
Kraft Television Theatre
(Stevens)
Hotel
(Bill Korman)
Love, American Style
(Arthur)
Fantasy Island
(Lt. Draper)