fiction.wikisort.org - ActorJames Joseph Frawley (September 29, 1936 – January 22, 2019) was an American director and actor. He was a member of the Actors Studio since around 1961.[1][2] He was best known for directing The Muppet Movie (1979)[3] and The Monkees television series.
American director and actor (1936–2019)
For other people named James Frawley, see James Frawley (disambiguation).
James Frawley |
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James Frawley in I Spy, 1966 |
Born | James Joseph Frawley (1936-09-29)September 29, 1936
Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Died | January 22, 2019(2019-01-22) (aged 82)
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Occupation | Film director, actor |
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Years active | 1960–2019 |
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Career
Born in Houston, Texas, Frawley had a short-lived acting career, appearing in supporting roles in film and television from 1963 to 1966. A memorable appearance was the role of Hawaii District Attorney Alvarez in the 1965 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Feather Cloak". In 1966, he was hired as a director for the new series The Monkees; he ended up directing half of the series' 58 episodes.[4]
He began a career of over four decades as a director. TV series he directed included Cagney & Lacey, Magnum, P.I., Smallville, Ghost Whisperer and Judging Amy, along with many others. He directed occasional feature films and television films, most notably The Muppet Movie in 1979, in which he also had a cameo. His last acting role was a bartender in TV's American Gothic in 1996.
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series in 1967 for the episode "Royal Flush" of The Monkees, and was nominated for the same award the following year for another Monkees episode, "The Devil and Peter Tork".[5]
Frawley died from a heart attack while at home in Indian Wells, California on January 22, 2019 at the age of 82.[5][6]
Filmography
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Actor
- Greenwich Village Story (1963) - Norman
- Ladybug Ladybug (1963) - Truck Driver
- The Troublemaker (1964) - Sal Kelly / Sol Kelly / Judge Kelly
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1966, 2 episodes) - Max / Lieutenant Manuera
- The Outer Limits (1964, Episode: "The Inheritors") - Pvt. Robert Renaldo
- Gunsmoke (1964, S10E7: "Help Me Kitty") - Outlaw Furnas
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1965, Episode: Fifty-Two, Forty-Five or Work") - Joe Galardi
- McHale's Navy (1966, 2 Episodes) - The German Sergeant / The German Noncom
- The Monkees (1966-1968, 12 episodes) - Voice on telephone / Mr. Schneider / Rudy Bayshore (voice)
- Wild Wild Winter (1966) - Stone
- Hogan's Heroes (1966, Episode: "The Great Impersonation") - Gestapo Captain
- My Favorite Martian (1966, Episode: "Doggone Martin") - Mr. Frisby
- Blue Light (1966, Episode: "Field of Dishonor") - Ehrlich
- I Spy (1966, Episode: "It's All Done with Mirrors") - Greenburg
- Tracks (1976) - Train Passenger
- The Muppet Movie (1979) - Waiter
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References
External links
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
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1950s | |
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1960s | |
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1970s |
- Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970)
- Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971)
- John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)
- Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973)
- Jackie Cooper for "Carry on, Hawkeye" (1974)
- Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975)
- Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976)
- Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977)
- Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978)
- Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
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1980s |
- James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)
- James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)
- Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)
- James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983)
- Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)
- Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)
- Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)
- Terry Hughes for "Isn't it Romantic" (1987)
- Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988)
- Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
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Authority control |
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