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Frank Collison

Frank Collison

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 14, 1950 (75)
Birthplace Evanston, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 02, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Frank Collison (born February 14, 1950) is an American actor. Trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, he earned his BA in theatre at San Francisco State University and helped establish a summer theatre company in the Sierra Nevadas then went on to earn an MFA in acting at UC S ... an Diego. Before Collison began his professional career in acting, he worked as a forest fire fighter, diaper service dispatcher and substitute teacher. Appearing in over 150 productions, Collison has worked off Broadway and in regional theaters in Boston, Denver and California. His theatrical roles have ranged from "Puck" in Midsummer's Nights Dream to "Miss Havisham" in Great Expectations to "Jacob Marley" in Christmas Carol. Frank is a founding member of Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, California, which has won over 25 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. Collison began his film and television career when he moved to Los Angeles in 1984. He is perhaps best known as "Horace Bing," the hapless telegraph operator on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) and "Wash Hogwallop" in "O Brother Where Art Thou?

Known For

Filmography

The Collector

The Collector

2021

as Hal

Two Yellow Lines

Two Yellow Lines

2021

as Roy

Buckshot

Buckshot

2017

as Nickel

You're Gonna Miss Me

You're Gonna Miss Me

2017

as Linus Duckworth

The Hero

The Hero

2017

as Man in Dream

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016

as Clay

The 4th

The 4th

2016

as Creepy Party Crasher

Grandma

Grandma

2015

as Mike

L.A. Slasher

L.A. Slasher

2015

as Killers Anonymous Leader

Hitchcock

Hitchcock

2012

as Henry Gein

Hesher

Hesher

2010

as Funeral Director

Radio Free Albemuth

Radio Free Albemuth

2010

as Leon

The Happening

The Happening

2008

as Nursery Owner

Voodoo Moon

Voodoo Moon

2006

as Mac

The Whole Ten Yards

The Whole Ten Yards

2004

as Strabo

The Village

The Village

2004

as Victor

Hidalgo

Hidalgo

2004

as Texas Jack

Suspect Zero

Suspect Zero

2004

as Piper

Hope Springs

Hope Springs

2003

as Mr. Fisher

Camouflage

Camouflage

2001

as Skinny Cop - Tommy

A Crack in the Floor

A Crack in the Floor

2001

as Turner

K-PAX

K-PAX

2001

as Screaming Man (uncredited)

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

as Wash Hogwallop

Buddy

Buddy

1997

as Zoo Keeper

S.F.W.

S.F.W.

1994

as Distressed Witness

It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

1994

as Floyd Bumpus

Keep the Change

Keep the Change

1992

as Darryl Burke

Diggstown

Diggstown

1992

as Prison Guard

Dollman

Dollman

1991

as Sprug

The Last Boy Scout

The Last Boy Scout

1991

as Pablo

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990

as Timmy Thompson

The Blob

The Blob

1988

as Hobbe

Into the Homeland

Into the Homeland

1987

as Gas Station Attendant

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")

Wired to Kill

Wired to Kill

1986

as Sly

Lifetime Contract

Lifetime Contract

1986

as Shrink

The Compleat Al

The Compleat Al

1985

as Look-A-Like Salesman

Grunt! The Wrestling Movie

Grunt! The Wrestling Movie

1985

as Charlie Stroll

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Mr. Pickles

as Grandpa (voice)

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Sep 21, 2014

Momma Named Me Sheriff

as Grandpa (voice)

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Nov 18, 2019

Good Luck Charlie

as Vern

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 04, 2010

My Name Is Earl

as Kenny's Dad

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 2005

American Horror Story

as Real Ishmael Polk

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 05, 2011

Carnivàle

as Jasper

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 2003

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Gul Dolak

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1987

Monk

as Warrick Tennyson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

Big Shot

as Eddie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 16, 2021

Young Sheldon

as Chet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2017

Quantum Leap

as Mortimer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

Criminal Minds

as Richard Clayvin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

Moonlighting

as Padua Resident

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1985

Night Court

as Aqualung

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1984

Silicon Valley

as Noah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 06, 2014

Twin Peaks

as Muddy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1990

Carnivàle

as Jasper / Talker #3

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2003

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Smokey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 04, 2005

JONAS L.A.

as Larry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 02, 2009

Stargate Atlantis

as Keturah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 15, 2004

7th Heaven

as Fred Moon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 26, 1996

9-1-1

as Sam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2018

My Name Is Earl

as Male Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2005

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