Acting
Frank Collison
Born Feb 14, 1950 · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Frank Collison (born February 14, 1950) is an American actor. Trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, he earned his BA in theatre at San Francisco State University and helped establish a summer theatre company in the Sierra Nevadas then went on to earn an MFA in acting at UC San Diego. Before Collison began his professional career in acting, he worked as a forest fire fighter, diaper service dispatcher and substitute teacher. Appearing in over 150 productions, Collison has worked off Broadway and in regional theaters in Boston, Denver and California. His theatrical roles have ranged from "Puck" in Midsummer's Nights Dream to "Miss Havisham" in Great Expectations to "Jacob Marley" in Christmas Carol. Frank is a founding member of Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, California, which has won over 25 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards.
Collison began his film and television career when he moved to Los Angeles in 1984. He is perhaps best known as "Horace Bing," the hapless telegraph operator on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) and "Wash Hogwallop" in "O Brother Where Art Thou?
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Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
Animation · Action & Adventure · Comedy
The Collector
2022
Science Fiction
Two Yellow Lines
2021
Drama
Big Shot
2021
Family · Drama · Comedy
Momma Named Me Sheriff
2019
Animation · Comedy
9-1-1
2018
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Buckshot
2017
Drama · Comedy
Young Sheldon
2017
Comedy · Family · Drama
Vikes
2017
Romance · Comedy
The Hero
2017
Drama
You're Gonna Miss Me
2017
Comedy
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
Adventure · Comedy · Family
The 4th
2016
Comedy
L.A. Slasher
2015
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Grandma
2015
Comedy · Drama
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
2014
Family · Adventure
Mr. Pickles
2014
Comedy · Animation
Silicon Valley
2014
Comedy
Hitchcock
2012
Drama
American Horror Story
2011
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Good Luck Charlie
2010
Comedy · Family · Kids
Radio Free Albemuth
2010
Drama · Thriller · Science Fiction
Hesher
2010
Drama
JONAS L.A.
2009
Comedy · Family · Kids
The Happening
2008
Thriller · Science Fiction
Voodoo Moon
2006
Drama · Fantasy · Horror
Criminal Minds
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
My Name Is Earl
2005
Comedy
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Comedy
Suspect Zero
2004
Crime · Thriller
The Village
2004
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Stargate Atlantis
2004
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
Comedy · Thriller · Crime
Hidalgo
2004
Western · Adventure
Carnivàle
2003
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
Hope Springs
2003
Comedy · Romance
Monk
2002
Drama · Comedy · Crime
The Majestic
2001
Drama · Romance
K-PAX
2001
Science Fiction · Drama · Mystery
A Crack in the Floor
2001
Horror
Camouflage
2001
Action · Comedy
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
1999
Drama · Family · Western
Buddy
1997
Adventure · Family · Comedy
7th Heaven
1996
Family · Drama · Comedy
S.F.W.
1995
Comedy · Drama
The Investigator
1994
TV Movie
It Runs in the Family
1994
Comedy · Family
Dead Connection
1994
Thriller · Drama
12:01
1993
Science Fiction · Thriller · TV Movie
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Western · Drama
Diggstown
1992
Comedy · Drama
A Formula for Mayhem
1992
Crime · Thriller
Keep the Change
1992
Drama · Adventure · TV Movie
The Last Boy Scout
1991
Action · Thriller
Dollman
1991
Science Fiction · Action
Mobsters
1991
Action · Crime · Drama
Backstreet Dreams
1990
Drama
Cop Rock
1990
Drama
Wild at Heart
1990
Crime · Thriller · Romance
Twin Peaks
1990
Drama · Mystery
Quantum Leap
1989
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
The Blob
1988
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
Into the Homeland
1987
Action · Drama
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Comedy · Science Fiction
Wired to Kill
1986
Action · Science Fiction
Lifetime Contract
1986
Drama · Family · Science Fiction
Matlock
1986
Drama · Crime
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
1985
Action · Comedy
The Compleat Al
1985
Comedy · Music
Moonlighting
1985
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Night Court
1984
Comedy