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Frank Collison

Frank Collison

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?

Known for

Two Yellow Lines
Two Yellow Lines
2021 • Roy
The Collector
The Collector
2021 • Hal
Buckshot
Buckshot
2017 • Nickel
The Hero
The Hero
2017 • Man in Dream
You're Gonna Miss Me
You're Gonna Miss Me
2017 • Linus Duckworth
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016 • Clay
The 4th
The 4th
2016 • Creepy Party Crasher
L.A. Slasher
L.A. Slasher
2015 • The KA Leader

Full filmography

Buckshot
Buckshot
2017 • Nickel
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The Hero
The Hero
2017 • Man in Dream
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You're Gonna Miss Me
You're Gonna Miss Me
2017 • Linus Duckworth
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The 4th
The 4th
2016 • Creepy Party Crasher
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L.A. Slasher
L.A. Slasher
2015 • The KA Leader
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Grandma
Grandma
2015 • Mike
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Hitchcock
Hitchcock
2012 • Henry Gein
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Hesher
Hesher
2010 • Funeral Director
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The Happening
The Happening
2008 • Nursery Owner
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The Village
The Village
2004 • Victor
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Hidalgo
Hidalgo
2004 • Texas Jack
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Hope Springs
Hope Springs
2003 • Mr. Fisher
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The Majestic
The Majestic
2001 • Subpoena Server
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K-PAX
K-PAX
2001 • Screaming Man (uncredited)
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Camouflage
Camouflage
2001 • Skinny Cop - Tommy
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Buddy
Buddy
1997 • Zoo Keeper
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S.F.W.
S.F.W.
1995 • Distressed Witness
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It Runs in the Family
It Runs in the Family
1994 • Floyd Bumpus
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Diggstown
Diggstown
1992 • Prison Guard
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Keep the Change
Keep the Change
1992 • Darryl Burke
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Dollman
Dollman
1991 • Sprug
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Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart
1990 • Timmy Thompson
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The Blob
The Blob
1988 • Phil Hobbs—Projectionist
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Into the Homeland
Into the Homeland
1987 • Gas Station Attendant
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Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 • Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
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The Compleat Al
The Compleat Al
1985 • Look-A-Like Salesman
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Frank Collison – Biography, Known For & Filmography