Frank Converse


Frank Converse is an American actor.

Early life

Converse was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1962, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Career

On Broadway, he starred in The Philadelphia Story, Design for Living, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Lady in the Dark. Off-Broadway, he starred in The House of Blue Leaves and South Pacific. In 2007, he appeared at the Hartford Stage in Thornton Wilder's Our Town with Hal Holbrook. Converse also did television commercials for Black & Decker in the late 1980s.
Converse was the star of five television series: Coronet Blue, N.Y.P.D., Movin' On, The Family Tree, and Dolphin Cove. He played Harry O'Neill on One Life to Live and Ned Simon on As the World Turns, and he had a brief role in All My Children. He appeared opposite Bing Crosby in the 1971 TV movie thriller Dr. Cook's Garden and played Morgan Harris in Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel. He starred in the Tales of the Unexpected as Jack in "Bird of Prey". He also played Bill Davenport on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent titled "Tomorrow".
His film career included roles in Hurry Sundown, Hour of the Gun, The Rowdyman, Killer on Board, Cruise Into Terror, The Pilot, The Bushido Blade, Spring Fever, Solarbabies, Everybody Wins and Primary Motive. He also guested on such popular 1970s shows as The Mod Squad, Medical Center, Police Story, Rhoda, The Love Boat, Baa Baa Black Sheep and The Bionic Woman.

Personal life

Divorced from Carol Tauser, then Astrid Ronning, he is currently married to actress Maureen Anderman.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967Hurry SundownRev. Clem De LaveryFilm
1967Hour of the GunVirgil EarpFilm
1967Coronet BlueMichael Alden1 season - 13 episodes
1967-69N.Y.P.D.Detective Johnny Corso49 episodes
1970The Mod SquadWarren LoringEpisode: "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot"
1970The Young RebelsRobert LarkinEpisode: "Father and I Went Down to Camp"
1970The Young LawyersDr. Vince SabowskiEpisode: "Is There a Good Samaritan in the House?"
1970Medical CenterPete BarrisEpisode: "Trial by Terror"
1971Dr. Cook's GardenJimmy TennysonABC Movie of the Week
1971A Tattered WebSteve ButlerTV movie
1972Alias Smith and JonesChris TruittEpisode: "Bushwack!"
1972The RowdymanAndrew ScottFilm
1973The StarlostDr. Gerald W. AaronEpisode: "Lazarus from the Mist"
1973ColumboMr. FallonEpisode: "Requiem for a Falling Star"
1974–76Movin' OnWill Chandler45 episodes
1977Killer on BoardDr. PaulTV movie
1977RhodaSam EllisEpisode: "The Second Time Around"
1978The Love BoatBill ThompsonSeason 1 episode 17:“The Last of the Stubings/The Million Dollar Man/The Sisters"
1978Black Sheep SquadronMajor Burton CannonEpisode: "Hotshot"
1978The Bionic WomanJed KimballEpisode: "Deadly Music"
1978Cruise Into TerrorMatt LazarusTV movie
1979The Bushido BladeCaptain Lawrence HawkFilm
1980The PilotJim CochranFilm
1981Time BanditsDimFilm
1981Fantasy IslandTony EdwardsEpisode: "Romance Times Three/Night of the Tormented Soul"
1982Spring FeverLewis BerrymanFilm
1983The Family TreeKevin Nichols1 season - 6 episodes
1984Tales of the UnexpectedJackEpisode: "Bird of Prey"
1984-87One Life to LiveHarry O'Neill8 episodes
1985Magnum, P.I.Sam HendersonEpisode: "The Kona Winds"
1985The EqualizerGuthrie BrowneEpisode: "Back Home"
1986HotelJohn DunsonEpisode: "Hearts Divided"
1986SolarbabiesGreentreeFilm
1987Anne of AvonleaMorgan HarrisTV miniseries
1989Dolphin CoveMichael Larson1 season - 8 episodes
1990Everybody WinsCharley HaggertyFilm
1991–2008Law & Order5 episodes
1992Primary MotiveJohn EasthamFilm
1992-93As the World TurnsNed Simon9 episodes
1995Murder, She WroteEverett BuffumEpisode: "The Dream Team"
1998The PracticeDr. Jordan2 episodes
2002Law & Order: Criminal IntentBill DavenportEpisode: "Tomorrow"