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Frank Overton(1918-1967)

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Frank Overton in Star Trek (1966)
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Perpetually serious-looking New York-born character actor, who showed up to good effect in many TV shows of the 1950s and '60s. His quietly authoritarian demeanor lent itself ideally to portraying characters with badges or uniforms: Sheriff Heck Tate in Du silence et des ombres... (1962), General Bogan of Strategic Air Command in Point limite (1964) and Major Harvey Stovall of Bomber Group 918 in 12 O'Clock High (1964). The latter was his only recurring role on television and he made the most of it, being strongly featured in several of the episodes. Prior to his well-remembered role as Elias Sandoval on the Star Trek (1966) episode, This Side of Paradise (1967), he had made notable appearances on two other science fiction series.

He was twice featured on La quatrième dimension (1959). On the episode, Walking Distance (1959), he played the father of advertising executive Martin Sloan (Gig Young), who, unhappy with his life such as it is, has somehow time-traveled back to his hometown. Sloan finds, to his delight, that everything has remained unchanged from the time of his childhood. In a superbly-acted and touching scene, the elder Sloan (having come to terms with the identity of the stranger), asks his son to leave, because there can only ever be "one summer per customer". In contrast, Overton's chill, austere Sheriff Harry Wheeler on Mute (1963) was the antithesis of his character on "Walking Distance", devoid of compassion or understanding. Overton also appeared as an unsympathetic physician on Les envahisseurs (1967) episode, Genesis (1967).

Overton's characterizations on stage largely paralleled those on screen. He made his first stab at Broadway as a lieutenant in Elia Kazan's comedy 'Jacobowsky and the Colonel', written by S.N. Behrman. The play ran for 417 performances from 1944 to 1945. He played another sheriff in 'The Trip to Bountiful' (1953) and replaced James Gregory as deputy Jesse Bard in the original stage version of 'The Desperate Hours' (1955). His most successful performance was as Morris Lacey in 'The Dark at the Top of the Stairs' (1957-59), a role he reprised for the film version of 1960.

An actor who always looked older than his years, Frank Emmons Overton died of a heart attack in April 1967, aged only 49.
BornMarch 12, 1918
DiedApril 24, 1967(49)
BornMarch 12, 1918
DiedApril 24, 1967(49)
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Known for

Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in Du silence et des ombres... (1962)
Du silence et des ombres...
8.3
  • Sheriff Heck Tate
  • 1962
Point limite (1964)
Point limite
8.0
  • Gen. Bogan
  • 1964
Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Elias Sandoval
Mickey Rooney in La rafale de la dernière chance (1959)
La rafale de la dernière chance
6.6
  • Father O'Connors
  • 1959

Credits

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  • Dossiers FBI (1998)
    Dossiers FBI
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Reenactor
    • 2002
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Amos Crenshaw
    • Capt. Matthew White
    • 1962–1967
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in Le Virginien (1962)
    Le Virginien
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Sam Atkins
    • Mr. Umber
    • Sam Cafferty
    • 1962–1967
  • Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Elias Sandoval
    • 1967
  • Les envahisseurs (1967)
    Les envahisseurs
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Grayson
    • 1967
  • 12 O'Clock High (1964)
    12 O'Clock High
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Maj. Harvey Stovall
    • 1964–1967
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in Les accusés (1961)
    Les accusés
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Richard Holmes
    • Malcolm Page
    • District Attorney ...
    • 1961–1965
  • Point limite (1964)
    Point limite
    8.0
    • Gen. Bogan
    • 1964
  • Brenner (1959)
    Brenner
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Assistant DA Walter Thompson
    • 1959–1964
  • Haute tension (1963)
    Haute tension
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Bruce Reynolds
    • 1964
  • Playdate
    6.8
    TV Series
    • 1963
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Gene Farrell
    • 1963
  • John McIntire in La grande caravane (1957)
    La grande caravane
    7.5
    TV Series
    • The Doctor
    • Martin Jennings
    • 1962–1963
  • Le Jeune Docteur Kildare (1961)
    Le Jeune Docteur Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • John Oliver
    • 1963
  • David Janssen in Le fugitif (1963)
    Le fugitif
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Sheriff Al Springer
    • 1963

Additional Crew



  • Camarade P. (1943)
    Camarade P.
    6.5
    • US dubbing voice
    • 1943

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 12, 1918
    • Babylon, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 24, 1967
    • Pacific Palisades, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Phyllis HillSeptember 17, 1959 - April 24, 1967 (his death)
  • Children
    • Jill Overton
  • Parents
      Robert Norton Overton
  • Relatives
      Robert M. Overton(Sibling)
  • Other works
    In 1962, he co-starred in an unsold television pilot for a proposed CBS TV legal drama series called "Defiance County". The proposed series was created by Gene Roddenberry.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    His niece is the dancer Drika Overton.

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  • When did Frank Overton die?
    April 24, 1967
  • How did Frank Overton die?
    Heart attack
  • How old was Frank Overton when he died?
    49 years old
  • Where did Frank Overton die?
    Pacific Palisades, California, USA
  • When was Frank Overton born?
    March 12, 1918

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