Frank Overton
Frank Emmons Overton was an American actor. He was best known for the roles of Major Harvey Stovall in 12 O'Clock High, Sheriff Heck Tate in To Kill a Mockingbird, and General Bogan in Fail Safe.
Early life
Overton was born in Babylon, New York on March 12, 1918.Career
Overton's acting career began on the stage in New York City. His Broadway credits include The Desperate Hours, The Trip to Bountiful, Truckline Cafe, and Jacobowsky and the Colonel.Overton appeared in numerous television programs during the early 1950s and through the late 1960s. In 1959, he appeared in an episode of The Twilight Zone with Gig Young, called "Walking Distance". Overton also appeared in the episode titled "Mute" as Sheriff Harry Wheeler with Ann Jillian. He played the father of Joe's terminally ill fiancee in Bonanza Season 3 Episode 19 "The Storm". Other TV work included The Fugitive in 1963.
He played Sheriff Heck Tate in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. In 1964, he played General Bogan in the film Fail Safe.
Overton appeared in an episode of the 1961 ABC series The Asphalt Jungle. He made two guest appearances on the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason in diverse roles. In 1961, he played a priest, Father Paul, in "The Case of the Renegade Refugee", and in 1963 he played Deputy D.A. Nelson Taylor in "The Case of the Bluffing Blast". Overton played Major Harvey Stovall in the TV series 12 O'Clock High.
Overton also played a significant role in the movie Wild River, where he appeared as the jilted fiancé of Lee Remick.
One of his last TV roles was that of Elias Sandoval in Star Treks "This Side of Paradise", which originally aired in March 1967, just one month before his death at age 49.
Personal life and death
In 1962, Overton married actress Phyllis Hill in Los Angeles.Overton died after a heart attack in 1967 in Pacific Palisades, California. He was survived by his wife and a daughter.