Frank Wilson
Born: 1924-04-11 in Northcote, Victoria, Australia
Died: 2005-10-24
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2002
- Crackerjack as Len Johnson
2001
- Changi as Older Gordon Yates
1997
- The Well as Francis Harper
1996
- Water Rats as Billy Russell
1993
1991
- Police Rescue as Mr. Bridger
- Black Robe as Father Jerome
- Ultimate Desires as Detective Southard
1989
- Slow Burn as Captain Fahey
1988
- The Riddle of the Stinson as G. A. Robinson
- Empire of Ash as Shepherd
1987
- Rafferty's Rules as David Morris
- Going Sane as Sir Colin Grant
1986
- The Flying Doctors as Karl Szalinski
- News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future
- The Great Bookie Robbery as Winton Bathurst
1983
- Scales of Justice as Sir John Ritchie
1980
- Fatty Finn as Lord Mayor
- The Club as Jock Reily
- Breaker Morant as Dr. Johnson
1978
- Money Movers as Lionel Darcy
- The Truckies
1976
1974
- Alvin Rides Again as House Detective
1959
- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll as Vince
1939
1923
- The Call of Siva as Inspector Weymouth
- The Queen of Hearts as Inspector Weymouth
- The Man with the Limp as Inspector Weymouth
- The Silver Buddha as Inspector Weymouth
- The Fiery Hand as Inspector Weymouth
- The Fungi Cellars as Inspector Weymouth
- The Clue of the Pigtail as Inspector Weymouth
- The Cry of the Nighthawk as Inspector Weymouth
- The Miracle as Inspector Weymouth
- The Knocking on the Door as Inspector Weymouth
- The Sacred Order as Inspector Weymouth