Franken was a gifted scene stealer (even swiping them from masters like Peter Sellers & Jerry Lewis) who had some 150 film & TV credits spanning over 50 years.
With Sellers in THE PARTY
http://youtu.be/IOGx3P5THJs THE PARTY trailer
http://youtu.be/0fICVCI6EfQ Franken's crowning gem in THE PARTY
Franken was also adept at drama as well.
Some of Franken's most notable appearances include: the recurring role of playboy Chatsworth Osbourne Jr. on the series THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS, the inebriated waiter Levinson in Blake Edwards THE PARTY, Uncle Arthur's (Paul Lynde) son Henry, Orvis the poodle-like alien & others on BEWITCHED, Officer Porter on ADAM-12, a soused sailor in THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, Danny the electrician in THE TIME TRAVELERS, John in WILD WILD WINTER, Peter in WHICH WAY TO THE FRONT?, a Technician in WESTWORLD, Dr. Crennis in THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD, Dick in the short-lived comedy series TOM, DICK AND MARY, a P.O.W. Lt. in FOLLOW ME BOYS!, The Lonesome Kid in THE MISSOURI BREAKS, Peter Williams in THE FIENDISH PLOT OF DR. FU MANCHU, a Hospital Administrator in NURSE BETTY and Cardinal Colbert in ANGELS & DEMONS.
With James Garner & Keenan Wynn in EMILY
Franken does some brilliant shtick in THE PARTY
Hickman, Denver and Franken...no, not lawyers-
the ''men'' of DOBIE GILLIS
With Elizabeth Montgomery in BEWITCHED
http://youtu.be/gVomGCuAkwY Franken on BEWITCHED
Don Galloway as Tom, Joyce Bulifant as Mary and Franken as Dick
With Sid Caesar and Peter Sellers in the dreadful
DR. FU MANCHU
He also made numerous appearances on LOVE AMERICAN STYLE.
More recently he has provided voice work for LAW & ORDER computer games.
A sampling of Franken's other credits include: PLAYHOUSE 90, THE REBEL, THE LIEUTENANT, PERRY MASON, THE WILD WILD WEST, MY FAVORITE MARTIAN, THAT GIRL, BATMAN, BLONDIE, ANGEL IN MY POCKET, INSIGHT, THE STRANGER, THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, I WONDER WHO'S KILLING HER NOW?, KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER, AVALANCHE, THE NORTH AVENUE IRREGULARS, CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER, THERE GOES THE BRIDE, HARDLY WORKING, KOJAK, KAZ, BARNEY MILLER, THE LOVE BOAT, SIMON & SIMON, HILL STREET BLUES, FREEWAY (1988), BRING ME THE HEAD OF DOBIE GILLIS, CAN'T BUY ME LOVE, CHINA BEACH, BREAKFAST OF ALIENS, HERMAN'S HEAD, SEINFELD, SPAWN, THE OMEGA CODE, AGENT RED, THE KING OF QUEENS, THE METROSEXUAL, REACH, and many more.
With Max Gail and Ron Glass on BARNEY MILLER
Did you know...?
Franken was born in Brooklyn.
His father was a Hollywood press agent.
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