Frank Collison
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1950-02-14 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
Biography
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
TV Shows (24)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Richard Clayvin
Young Sheldon
2017
as Chet
9-1-1
2018
as Sam
American Horror Story
2011
as Real Ishmael Polk
Monk
2002
as Warrick Tennyson
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Gul Dolak
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Smokey
Twin Peaks
1990
as Muddy
Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Keturah
Quantum Leap
1989
as Mortimer
Night Court
1984
as Aqualung
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Kenny's Dad / Male Guest
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Horace Bing
Matlock
1986
as Unshaven Man
Silicon Valley
2014
as Noah
Moonlighting
1985
as Padua Resident
Good Luck Charlie
2010
as Vern
7th Heaven
1996
as Fred Moon
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Cosmic Owl (voice) / Cosmic Owl / Brother #1 (voice)
Carnivàle
2003
as Jasper / Jasper / Talker #3
Big Shot
2021
as Eddie
Mr. Pickles
2014
as Grandpa (voice)
JONAS L.A.
2009
as Larry
Momma Named Me Sheriff
2019
as Grandpa (voice)
Movies (47)
The Happening
2008
as Nursery Owner
The Majestic
2001
as Subpoena Server
The Blob
1988
as Phil Hobbs—Projectionist
The Village
2004
as Victor
K-PAX
2001
as Screaming Man (uncredited)
The Last Boy Scout
1991
as Pablo
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Wash Hogwallop
Wild at Heart
1990
as Timmy Thompson
Hidalgo
2004
as Texas Jack
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
as Billy
Hitchcock
2012
as Henry Gein
Diggstown
1992
as Prison Guard
Suspect Zero
2004
as Piper
Hesher
2010
as Funeral Director
Camouflage
2001
as Skinny Cop - Tommy
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
as Clay
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
as Strabo
Hope Springs
2003
as Mr. Fisher
The Hero
2017
as Man in Dream
Grandma
2015
as Mike
Buddy
1997
as Zoo Keeper
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
S.F.W.
1995
as Distressed Witness
Dollman
1991
as Sprug
Dead Connection
1994
12:01
1993
as Thin Assassin
L.A. Slasher
2015
as The KA Leader
Into the Homeland
1987
as Gas Station Attendant
Voodoo Moon
2006
as Mac
The Investigator
1994
Radio Free Albemuth
2010
as Leon
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
2014
as Admiral Ironsides
The 4th
2016
as Creepy Party Crasher
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
1999
as Horace Bing
A Crack in the Floor
2001
as Turner
Keep the Change
1992
as Darryl Burke
It Runs in the Family
1994
as Floyd Bumpus
Backstreet Dreams
1990
as Spider
The Compleat Al
1985
as Look-A-Like Salesman
You're Gonna Miss Me
2017
as Linus Duckworth
Buckshot
2017
as Nickel
Two Yellow Lines
2021
as Roy
Wired to Kill
1986
as Sly
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
1985
as Charlie Stroll
Lifetime Contract
1986
as Shrink
The Collector
2021
as Hal
A Formula for Mayhem
1992
as Raddish
About 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… With 71 credits spanning from 1984 to 2023, Frank Collison has appeared in 47 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Collison Movies
- The Happening (2008) — as Nursery Owner
- The Majestic (2001) — as Subpoena Server
- The Blob (1988) — as Phil Hobbs—Projectionist
- The Village (2004) — as Victor
- K-PAX (2001) — as Screaming Man (uncredited)
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