Frank Ashmore
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Frank Ashmore | |
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| Born | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–present |
Frank Ashmore is an American actor.
Career
He is perhaps best known for his role as "Martin" in the 1983 NBC miniseries V and its 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle. He reprised his role in the pilot episode of V: The Series[1] -- and as Martin's brother "Philip" (A Supreme Commander appointed to investigate the murder of Supreme Commander "Charles", who had married V villainess "Diana" and died on the wedding night from a poisoned drink; he later became a "Fifth Columnist" like Martin).
Ashmore appeared in the 1980 hit comedy film Airplane!, Airplane II: The Sequel [2] and films such as Gable and Lombard (1976), Invisible Strangler (1978), Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979), Monster in the Closet (1986) and Extracted (2012). In 1981, he appeared on both Days of Our Lives as a hit man out to kill Julie Williams and General Hospital as Monica Quartermaine's private investigator. He also had a supporting role in the 2012 independent thriller Extracted. He made guest appearances on various television shows including Happy Days, The Bob Newhart Show, Battlestar Galactica, Touched by an Angel, The West Wing and the current version of Hawaii Five-O. In 2010, he had a recurring role in season 4 of The Guild. He voiced Jimmy the Grape in the video game The Darkness II. He voiced Leone "Leo" Galante in the 2010 video game Mafia II, and its sequel Mafia III. He also voiced Austin Buckell in the 2013 video game Dead Space 3.
Awards
Ashmore won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Featured Performance in 2005.[3] In 2009, he was nominated for Best Actor by the 168 Hour Film Project, a Christian film festival, for the short Stealing Home.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Black Eye | Chess | Credited as Frank Stell |
| 1976 | Gable and Lombard | Ragland | Credited as Frank Stell |
| 1978 | Invisible Strangler | Roger Sands | |
| 1979 | Parts: The Clonus Horror | George Walker | |
| 1980 | Airplane! | Victor Basta | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Controller #3 | |
| 1986 | Monster in the Closet | Scoop | |
| 2007 | Game of Life | Rick | |
| 2011 | A Letter to Momo | Sachio Sadahama (voice) | English dub |
| 2012 | Extracted | Martino | |
| 2012 | I Will Follow You Into the Dark | Mr. Carter | |
| 2012 | It's Not That Simple | Dr. Edwards | |
| 2015 | 400 Days | Garcia |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Alias Smith and Jones | Guard | Episode: "The Day the Amnesty Came Through" |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense | Intern | Episode: "The Eyes That Wouldn't Die" |
| 1973 | Banacek | Airline Clerk | Episode: "The Greatest Collection of Them All" |
| 1974 | The Streets of San Francisco | Sniper | Episode: "Crossfire" |
| 1974 | Happy Days | Johnny | Episode: "Wish Upon a Star" |
| 1975 | Petrocelli | Alec McCaslin | Episode: "The Kidnapping" |
| 1975 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Mark Linden | Episode: "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose" |
| 1978 | The Next Step Beyond | Peter Holmby | Episode: "The Pact" |
| 1978 | The Bob Newhart Show | Major Hartman, Phil Morgan | Episode: "Group on a Hot Tin Roof" |
| 1978–80 | Barnaby Jones | Ted Goff, Donald Forest | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Battlestar Galactica | Flight Sergeant Ortega | Episode: "Murder on the Rising Star" |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. | Bolen | Episode: "Taxi in the Rain" |
| 1979, 1981 | CHiPs | Larry Fletcher, Lance | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | Laverne & Shirley | Bob Gatenby | Episode: "The Dating Game" |
| 1981 | Days of Our Lives | Brent Cavanaugh | Unknown episodes |
| 1981 | General Hospital | Corrigan | 1 episode |
| 1983 | V | Martin | Miniseries |
| 1984 | The New Mike Hammer | Alex | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | V: The Final Battle | Martin | Miniseries |
| 1984–85 | V | Philip, Martin | 7 episodes |
| 1985 | T. J. Hooker | Carl David Beeman | Episode: "To Kill a Cop" |
| 1986 | Shadow Chasers | Miles | Episode: "Blood and Magnolias" |
| 1987 | Hunter | Carl Brand | Episode: "Night on Bald Mountain" |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | Bruce Wellman | Episode: "Brackman Vasektimized" |
| 1998 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Sheriff | Episode: "Solo Flight" |
| 1998 | The Practice | Mr. Mayfield | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Mac | Episode: "The Man Upstairs" |
| 2002 | The District | Mr. Stockwell | Episode: "The Second Man" |
| 2004 | The West Wing | Congressman Chris Finn | Episode: "Full Disclosure" |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | Henry Davin | Episode: "The Perfect Storm" |
| 2008 | The Shield | Cy | Episode: "Party Line" |
| 2010 | The Guild | Ollie | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | Ryan Finnegan | Episode: "Home Town Glory" |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Jeff Harrison | Episode: "Ke Koho Mamau Aku" |
| 2017 | Room 104 | Older Patrick | Episode: "I Know You Weren't Dead" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mafia II | Leo Galante |
| 2012 | The Darkness II | Jimmy the Grape, Dr. James |
| 2013 | Dead Space 3 | Austin Buckell |
| 2013 | The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | Dr. Hara |
| 2016 | Mafia III | Leo Galante, Additional Voices |
References
- ^ "Fans Clamor for Resurrection of 'V'". Portsmouth Daily Times. 1985-07-05. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Frank Ashmore". TV Guide. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "2005 Awards :: LA Drama Critics Circle". Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "168 Film > Festival > Nominations/Awards". 168 Hour Film Project. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
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