Frank Collison
Born: 1950-02-14 in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
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 San 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?
Filmography
2023
- Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake as Cosmic Owl (voice)
2021
- Big Shot as Eddie
- Two Yellow Lines as Roy
- The Collector as Hal
2019
- Momma Named Me Sheriff as Grandpa (voice)
2018
- 9-1-1 as Sam
2017
- Young Sheldon as Chet
- The Hero as Man in Dream
- You're Gonna Miss Me as Linus Duckworth
- Buckshot as Nickel
2016
- The 4th as Creepy Party Crasher
- Pee-wee's Big Holiday as Clay
2015
- Grandma as Mike
- L.A. Slasher as The KA Leader
2014
- Silicon Valley as Noah
- Mr. Pickles as Grandpa (voice)
- Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson as Admiral Ironsides
2012
- Hitchcock as Henry Gein
2011
- American Horror Story as Real Ishmael Polk
2010
- Good Luck Charlie as Vern
- Hesher as Funeral Director
- Radio Free Albemuth as Leon
2009
- JONAS L.A. as Larry
2008
- The Happening as Nursery Owner
2006
- Voodoo Moon as Mac
2005
- Criminal Minds as Richard Clayvin
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Smokey
- My Name Is Earl as Kenny's Dad
2004
- Stargate Atlantis as Keturah
- Hidalgo as Texas Jack
- Suspect Zero as Piper
- The Whole Ten Yards as Strabo
- The Village as Victor
2003
- Carnivàle as Jasper
- Hope Springs as Mr. Fisher
2002
- Monk as Warrick Tennyson
2001
- The Majestic as Subpoena Server
- Camouflage as Skinny Cop - Tommy
- K-PAX as Screaming Man (uncredited)
- A Crack in the Floor as Turner
2000
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Wash Hogwallop
1999
- Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie as Horace Bing
1997
- Buddy as Zoo Keeper
1996
- 7th Heaven as Fred Moon
1995
- S.F.W. as Distressed Witness
1994
- Dead Connection
- The Investigator
- It Runs in the Family as Floyd Bumpus
1993
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Horace Bing
1992
- Diggstown as Prison Guard
- Keep the Change as Darryl Burke
- A Formula for Mayhem as Raddish
1991
- The Last Boy Scout as Pablo
- Dollman as Sprug
1990
- Twin Peaks as Muddy
- Backstreet Dreams as Spider
- Wild at Heart as Timmy Thompson
1989
- Quantum Leap as Mortimer
1988
- The Blob as Phil Hobbs—Projectionist
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark as Billy
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Gul Dolak
- Amazon Women on the Moon as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
- Into the Homeland as Gas Station Attendant
1986
- Lifetime Contract as Shrink
- Wired to Kill as Sly
1985
- Moonlighting as Padua Resident
- Grunt! The Wrestling Movie as Charlie Stroll
- The Compleat Al as Look-A-Like Salesman
1984
- Night Court as Aqualung