Frank Marth

Frank Marth

actor

Frank Marth was born on Jul 29, 1922 in USA. Frank Marth's big-screen debut came with Man Against Crime - Season 4 directed by Edward Montagne in 1952, strarring Policeman / Larry Gerald. Frank Marth is known for Best of the West directed by Howard Storm, Joel Higgins stars as Marshal Sam Best and Carlene Watkins as Elvira Best. The upcoming new movie Frank Marth plays is Showdown which will be released on Oct 27, 1993.

Versatile, diligent character actor Frank Marth was a familiar presence in just about every major American prime-time TV show of the 60's and 70's. The native New Yorker got his big break as a member of Jackie Gleason's stock company, perennially cast as uncredited background characters in Cavalcade of Stars (1949) and The Honeymooners (1955). According to series co-star Audrey Meadows he was "worth his weight in gold". Thereafter, granite-faced, sober-looking Marth became omnipresent on the small screen for more than two decades as tough cops, FBI agents and stern military brass. Amazingly, he was overlooked for the part of a KAOS operative in Max la menace (1965) (which would have been perfect casting !) but made up for it with Luger-wielding Count von Waffenschmidt and assorted SS officers in Stalag 13 (1965). He was also a favorite in anything sci-fi, whether as a sinister alien in Les envahisseurs (1967) or as THRUSH agent Carl Voegler in Des agents très spéciaux (1964). He appeared suitably taciturn as Colonel Brody, stymying dinosaur-hunting Darren McGavin in Dossiers brûlants (1974). Perfectly cast yet again, he gave the medics a hard time as a hard-nosed tank commander in the M*A*S*H episode "Hey, Doc". He had other recurring uniformed roles in Les douze salopards (1988) and Les orages de la guerre (1988).Marth was married to stage and screen actress Hope Holiday.

  • Birthday

    Jul 29, 1922
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

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