
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

9-1-1
2018
as Sam

Young Sheldon
2017
as Chet

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Smokey

Silicon Valley
2014
as Noah

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Gul Dolak

American Horror Story
2011
as Real Ishmael Polk

Twin Peaks
1990
as Muddy

Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Keturah

Night Court
1984
as Aqualung

Quantum Leap
1989
as Mortimer

Matlock
1986
as Unshaven Man

Monk
2002
as Warrick Tennyson

My Name Is Earl
2005
as Kenny's Dad / Male Guest

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Cosmic Owl (voice) / Cosmic Owl / Brother #1 (voice)

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Horace Bing

Moonlighting
1985
as Padua Resident

Good Luck Charlie
2010
as Vern

7th Heaven
1996
as Fred Moon

Carnivàle
2003
as Jasper / Jasper / Talker #3

Mr. Pickles
2014
as Grandpa (voice)

Big Shot
2021
as Eddie

JONAS L.A.
2009
as Larry

Momma Named Me Sheriff
2019
as Grandpa (voice)
Movies (47)

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Wash Hogwallop

The Happening
2008
as Nursery Owner

The Last Boy Scout
1991
as Pablo

The Village
2004
as Victor

The Blob
1988
as Phil Hobbs—Projectionist

K-PAX
2001
as Screaming Man (uncredited)

Wild at Heart
1990
as Timmy Thompson

Hidalgo
2004
as Texas Jack

Hesher
2010
as Funeral Director

Hitchcock
2012
as Henry Gein

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
as Billy

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")

The Whole Ten Yards
2004
as Strabo

The Majestic
2001
as Subpoena Server

The Collector
2021
as Hal

Lifetime Contract
1986
as Shrink

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
as Clay

Hope Springs
2003
as Mr. Fisher

Dollman
1991
as Sprug

Suspect Zero
2004
as Piper

Voodoo Moon
2006
as Mac

Grandma
2015
as Mike

The Hero
2017
as Man in Dream

Radio Free Albemuth
2010
as Leon

Into the Homeland
1987
as Gas Station Attendant

Camouflage
2001
as Skinny Cop - Tommy

Dead Connection
1994

S.F.W.
1995
as Distressed Witness

Backstreet Dreams
1990
as Spider

A Crack in the Floor
2001
as Turner

It Runs in the Family
1994
as Floyd Bumpus

Buddy
1997
as Zoo Keeper

12:01
1993
as Thin Assassin

Keep the Change
1992
as Darryl Burke

Diggstown
1992
as Prison Guard

You're Gonna Miss Me
2017
as Linus Duckworth

The Compleat Al
1985
as Look-A-Like Salesman

L.A. Slasher
2015
as The KA Leader

Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
1985
as Charlie Stroll

The Investigator
1994

Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
2014
as Admiral Ironsides

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
1999
as Horace Bing

Two Yellow Lines
2021
as Roy

The 4th
2016
as Creepy Party Crasher

Buckshot
2017
as Nickel

A Formula for Mayhem
1992
as Raddish

Wired to Kill
1986
as Sly
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
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) — as Wash Hogwallop
- The Happening (2008) — as Nursery Owner
- The Last Boy Scout (1991) — as Pablo
- The Village (2004) — as Victor
- The Blob (1988) — as Phil Hobbs—Projectionist
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