Frank Emmons Overton (March 12 1918 – April 24 1967) was an American
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Born in
Babylon, New YorkBabylon, New York can refer to:* Babylon, New York , in Suffolk County, New York, USA* Babylon, New York , in the town of Babylon...
, he appeared in countless
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s during the early 1950s through the late 1960s. In his Gen. Bogan role in
Fail-SafeFail-safe or fail-secure describes a device or feature which, in the event of failure, responds in a way that will cause no harm or at least a minimum of harm to other devices or danger to personnel...
(1964), there is a haunting scene where he makes small talk over a secure communications unit with his Soviet counterpart while thumbing through the man's dossier. His last TV role was that of "Elias Sandoval" in
Star TrekStar Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. Though the original series was titled simply Star Trek, it has acquired the retronym Star Trek: The Original Series to distinguish it from the spinoffs that...
's "
This Side of Paradise"This Side of Paradise" is a first-season episode #24, production #25, of Star Trek: The Original Series. It was first broadcast on March 2, 1967 and was repeated on August 10, 1967. The episode was written by D.C...
", which originally aired in March 1967, just one month before his untimely and sudden death, at 49.
Frank Overton died after a
heart attackMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, is the interruption of blood supply to part of the heart, causing some heart cells to die...
in 1967 in Pacific Palisades, California.
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Frank Emmons Overton (March 12 1918 – April 24 1967) was an American
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Born in
Babylon, New YorkBabylon, New York can refer to:* Babylon, New York , in Suffolk County, New York, USA* Babylon, New York , in the town of Babylon...
, he appeared in countless
television programA television program , television programme , or television show is a segment of content broadcast on television...
s during the early 1950s through the late 1960s. In his Gen. Bogan role in
Fail-SafeFail-safe or fail-secure describes a device or feature which, in the event of failure, responds in a way that will cause no harm or at least a minimum of harm to other devices or danger to personnel...
(1964), there is a haunting scene where he makes small talk over a secure communications unit with his Soviet counterpart while thumbing through the man's dossier. His last TV role was that of "Elias Sandoval" in
Star TrekStar Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. Though the original series was titled simply Star Trek, it has acquired the retronym Star Trek: The Original Series to distinguish it from the spinoffs that...
's "
This Side of Paradise"This Side of Paradise" is a first-season episode #24, production #25, of Star Trek: The Original Series. It was first broadcast on March 2, 1967 and was repeated on August 10, 1967. The episode was written by D.C...
", which originally aired in March 1967, just one month before his untimely and sudden death, at 49.
Frank Overton died after a
heart attackMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, is the interruption of blood supply to part of the heart, causing some heart cells to die...
in 1967 in Pacific Palisades, California. Overton was laid to rest at
Hollywood Forever CemeteryHollywood Forever Cemetery is at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywooddistrict of Los Angeles, California. It is adjacent to the north wall, or back, of Paramount Studios, who, with RKO Studios, bought by 1920. The Beth Olam Cemetery in the southwestern section of the cemetery is for...
, in the Garden of Memory (formerly Section 6), L-44, with actress wife Phyllis Hill Overton (who died in 1993).
Selected Filmography
- Walking Distance
"Walking Distance" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. The episode was listed as the 3rd best episode in the history of The Twilight Zone by Time Magazine.-Opening narration:-Plot summary:...
episode of The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone is an American anthology television series created by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964 and remains syndicated to this day. The show consisted of unrelated vignettes depicting paranormal, futuristic, dystopian, or simply disturbing events, usually...
(1959)
- Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High or 12 O'Clock High is an American drama series set in World War II. It aired on ABC for three seasons from September 18, 1964, to January 13, 1967, and was based on the 1949 motion picture of the same name.-Overview:...
(1964-1967) (TV series)
- Fail-Safe
Fail-safe or fail-secure describes a device or feature which, in the event of failure, responds in a way that will cause no harm or at least a minimum of harm to other devices or danger to personnel...
(1964);
- To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. It was directed by Robert Mulligan and stars Mary Badham in the role of Scout and Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch....
(1962)
- Claudelle Inglish (1961)
- Posse from Hell (1961)
- The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs is a 1957 play by William Inge about family conflicts during the early 1920s in a small town near Oklahoma City. It won a Tony Award for Best Play and was made into a film in 1960.-Plot:...
(1960)
- Wild River
Wild River is a 1960 film directed by Elia Kazan starring Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi and Jay C. Flippen filmed on location in the Tennessee Valley....
(1960)
- The Last Mile (1959)
- Desire Under the Elms
Desire Under the Elms is a 1958 American film version of the 1924 play Desire Under the Elms written by Eugene O'Neill. The film was directed by Delbert Mann from a screenplay by O'Neill and Irwin Shaw. The cast included Sophia Loren as Abbie , Anthony Perkins as Eben, Burl Ives as Ephraim, Frank...
(1958)
- Lonelyhearts
Lonelyhearts is a 1958 film noir drama film directed by Vincent J. Donehue. It is based on the play by Howard Teichmann and the 1933 novel Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West....
(1958)
- The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
- The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 film starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. The movie was adapted by Horton Foote from his television play. The Trip to Bountiful premiered March 1, 1953 on NBC-TV, directed by Vincent J. Donehue with Lillian Gish,...
(1953) (TV)