Frank Collison
Frank trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, earned his BA in theatre at San Francisco State University, helped establish a summer theatre company in the Sierra Nevadas then went on to earn an MFA in acting at UC San Diego. Before Frank began his professional career in acting, he worked as a forest fire fighter, diaper service dispatcher and substitute teacher. Appearing in over 150 productions, Frank 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. Frank 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
Credits
- 2021 · Two Yellow Lines as Roy
- 2021 · Big Shot as Eddie
- 2021 · The Collector as Hal
- 2019 · Momma Named Me Sheriff as Grandpa (voice)
- 2018 · 9-1-1 as Sam
- 2017 · Buckshot as Nickel
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Chet
- 2017 · The Hero as Man in Dream
- 2017 · You're Gonna Miss Me as Linus Duckworth
- 2016 · Pee-wee's Big Holiday as Clay
- 2016 · The 4th as Creepy Party Crasher
- 2015 · L.A. Slasher as The KA Leader
- 2015 · Grandma as Mike
- 2014 · Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson as Admiral Ironsides
- 2014 · Mr. Pickles as Grandpa (voice)
- 2014 · Silicon Valley as Noah
- 2012 · Hitchcock as Henry Gein
- 2011 · American Horror Story as Real Ishmael Polk
- 2010 · Good Luck Charlie as Vern
- 2010 · Radio Free Albemuth as Leon
- 2010 · Hesher as Funeral Director
- 2009 · JONAS L.A. as Larry
- 2008 · The Happening as Nursery Owner
- 2006 · Voodoo Moon as Mac
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Richard Clayvin
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Kenny's Dad
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Male Guest
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Smokey
- 2004 · Suspect Zero as Piper
- 2004 · The Village as Victor
- 2004 · Stargate Atlantis as Keturah
- 2004 · The Whole Ten Yards as Strabo
- 2004 · Hidalgo as Texas Jack
- 2003 · Carnivàle as Jasper
- 2003 · Carnivàle as Jasper / Talker #3
- 2003 · Hope Springs as Mr. Fisher
- 2002 · Monk as Warrick Tennyson
- 2001 · K-PAX as Screaming Man (uncredited)
- 2001 · A Crack in the Floor as Turner
- 2001 · Camouflage as Skinny Cop - Tommy
- 2000 · O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Wash Hogwallop
- 1999 · Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie as Horace Bing
- 1997 · Buddy as Zoo Keeper
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Fred Moon
- 1994 · The Investigator as
- 1994 · It Runs in the Family as Floyd Bumpus
- 1994 · S.F.W. as Distressed Witness
- 1992 · Diggstown as Prison Guard
- 1992 · Keep the Change as Darryl Burke
- 1991 · The Last Boy Scout as Pablo
- 1991 · Dollman as Sprug
- 1990 · Backstreet Dreams as Spider
- 1990 · Wild at Heart as Timmy Thompson
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Muddy
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Mortimer
- 1988 · Elvira: Mistress of the Dark as Billy
- 1988 · The Blob as Hobbe
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Gul Dolak
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
- 1987 · Into the Homeland as Gas Station Attendant
- 1986 · Wired to Kill as Sly
- 1986 · Lifetime Contract as Shrink
- 1985 · Grunt! The Wrestling Movie as Charlie Stroll
- 1985 · The Compleat Al as Look-A-Like Salesman
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Padua Resident
- 1984 · Night Court as Aqualung