Gary Frank
Acting · Crew
Born October 9, 1950, Spokane, Washington, USA
Gary Frank (born October 9, 1950) is an acclaimed American actor most recognized for his portrayal of Willie Lawrence on the beloved 1970s ABC drama series Family. His sensitive performance on the show earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1977. Born in Spokane, Washington, Frank began his career as a child actor before gaining wider notice starring alongside Glynnis O'Connor in the 1974 series Sons and Daughters. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he became a prolific television presence, guest-starring on iconic programs such as Remington Steele, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Beyond episodic TV, he appeared in notable television films like Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb and provided voice work for Batman: The Animated Series. As of 2024, Frank resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Carroll Newman, and has recently focused on writing his personal memoir.
Filmography
- 2025Giving Up the Ghost — Thanks
- 2022The Batman — Thanks
- 2012How to Have a Happy Marriage — Narrator (voice)
- 1998Like Father, Like Santa — Smitty
- 1997Prison of Secrets — Larry Schaffer
- Pacific Blue — Lenny Petrani
- Profiler — James Davison
- 1995Death in Small Doses — Bill Dillard Jr.
- 1994Untamed Love — Eldridge
- 1993Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 — Len
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Yedrin Dax
- Batman: The Animated Series — Dan Mockridge (voice)
- 1992Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View — Dr. Garrick
- 1992Getting Up and Going Home — Scott Stevens
- 1992The Distinguished Gentleman — Iowa
- Silk Stalkings — Seaside Strangler
- 1990Flying Blind — Jason
- 1990People Like Us — Hubert Altemus
- 1990Unspeakable Acts — Neil Harrison
- 1989Deadly Weapon — Dalton
- 1987Enemy Territory — Barry
- Friday the 13th: The Series — Winston Knight
- Blacke's Magic — Tom Isaacs
- L.A. Law — Richard Visser
- Matlock — Al Tomberg, Doug Templitt
- Hunter — Alan Rawling
- Murder, She Wrote — Lee Callahan
- 1983Emergency Room — Dr. Paul Klein
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- Whiz Kids
- Hotel — Luther
- Matt Houston
- Remington Steele — Detective James Jarvis
- T. J. Hooker — Brett Williams
- 1981Midnight Lace — Brian Preston
- 1980Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb — Maj. Tom Ferebee
- Magnum, P.I. — Jeff Spangler
- 1980The Night the City Screamed — Ron Farrell
- Hart to Hart
- 1979The Gift — Pete Devlin
- The Love Boat — Dr. Barry Mason
- 1977The New Love Boat — Stanley Adams
- Charlie's Angels — Ted Grainger
- Family — Willie Lawrence
- 1974Love Is Not Forever — Jeff
- 1974Senior Year — Jeff Reed
- Sons and Daughters — Jeff Reed
- The Streets of San Francisco
- Medical Center
- Ironside
Appearances as themselves (1)
- 1978Olivia — Self