- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrank Woodrow Boers Jr.
- Frank Bonner was born on February 28, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), Equinox (1970) and The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991). He was married to Gayle Hardage, Catherine Sherwood, Lillian Garrett, Mary Alice Rings and Sharon Gray. He died on June 16, 2021 in Laguna Niguel, California, USA.
- SpousesGayle Hardage(July 28, 2006 - June 16, 2021) (his death)Catherine Sherwood(November 24, 1981 - ?) (divorced)Lillian Garrett(February 24, 1977 - 1980) (divorced)Mary Alice Rings(October 14, 1972 - January 1975) (divorced)Sharon Gray(April 1, 1966 - 1971) (divorced)
- The Canadian rock group, 'Rheostatics', wrote a song about his WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) character "Herb Tarlek". Bonner also starred in the music video.
- Kept an Arkansas Razorbacks coffee mug on his desk on WKRP.
- His ex-wife, Lillian Garrett, guest-starred on his TV series, WKRP in Cincinnati (1978).
- Friends with Tim Reid.
- Has two sons: Matthew and Justin, one daughter Desiree, a step-daughter DeAudra, seven grandchildren, a great-grandchild. Another son Michael died before him.
- [on his Herb Tarlek character] Herb is the kind of guy who gets so drunk at a business dinner that he forgets to make the deal. He is tasteless. Look at the clothes he wears, and the pinky ring. He's a redneck, a bigot and a hypocrite. He's the kind of guy who has a lovely wife at home and yet always tries to hit on some other woman, he's so insecure about his manhood that he hides a .38 revolver in the night stand next to his bed, and on weekends, mostly, he stays at home and hides.
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