Francis DeSales
American film and television actor
Francis DeSales | |
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![]() DeSales in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960) | |
Born | (1912-03-23)March 23, 1912 Philadelphia, U.S. |
Died | September 25, 1988(1988-09-25) (aged 76) Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Rowland Heights, California |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1950–1978 |
Francis DeSales (March 23, 1912[citation needed] – September 25, 1988[citation needed]) was an American actor known for playing Harold Faller in The Big Story,[1] Sheriff Maddox in Two Faces West,[2]: 1120 and Ralph Dobson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.[2]
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, DeSales was survived by his wife Doris when he died of cancer at his home in Van Nuys at the age of 76.[3] DeSales is interred in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Rowland Heights, California.[4]
Film roles
- Mr. and Mrs. North (1954, TV Series) - Lieutenant Bill Weigan
- Headline Hunters (1955) - Tribune Reporter (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 2 Episode 9: Crack of Doom") - Card Player
- Terror at Midnight (1956) - Police Lieutenant Conway
- The Girl He Left Behind (1956) - Army Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- All Mine to Give (1957) - Mr. Stephens
- The Unholy Wife (1957) - John Hayward, Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- Portland Exposé (1957) - Alfred Grey (uncredited)
- The Wayward Girl (1957) - Investigator Butler
- Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Surgeon (uncredited)
- The Hard Man (1957) - Captain Peters (uncredited)
- Return to Warbow (1958) - Sheriff (uncredited)
- Darby's Rangers (1958) - Captain (uncredited)
- Too Much, Too Soon (1958) - Imperial Pictures Executive (uncredited)
- The Lineup (1958) - Chester McPhee (uncredited)
- The High Cost of Loving (1958) - Charles Blake (uncredited)
- No Time for Sergeants (1958) - Sergeant T.C. Payne (uncredited)
- Apache Territory (1958) - Sergeant Sheehan
- Senior Prom (1958) - Carter Breed
- Revolt in the Big House (1958) - Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
- Up Periscope (1959) - Captain Quinn (uncredited)
- Face of a Fugitive (1959) - Deputy Sheriff George Allison
- It Started with a Kiss (1959) - Car Company Representative (uncredited)
- Operation Petticoat (1959) - Captain Kress (uncredited)
- Psycho (1960) - Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats (uncredited)
- Sunrise at Campobello (1960) - Riley (uncredited)
- Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) - Night Court Magistrate
- A Fever in the Blood (1961) - Conventioneer (uncredited)
- The Police Dog Story (1961) - Captain Dietrich
- When the Clock Strikes (1961) - Warden
- The Honeymoon Machine (1961) - U.S. Senator (uncredited)
- The Flight that Disappeared (1961) - George Manson (uncredited)
- A Majority of One (1961) - American Embassy Representative
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Beyond the Sea of Death") - Lieutenant Farrell
- A Global Affair (1964) - U.S. Delegate (uncredited)
- Kisses for My President (1964) - Reporter (uncredited)
- The Third Day (1965) - Sanford - Board Member (uncredited)
- The Plainsman (1966) - Gambler (uncredited)
- Sweet November (1968) - Armstrong
- The Arrangement (1969) - Presentation Executive (uncredited)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Captain Arthur H. McCollum - Wilkinson's Subordinate with Stark (uncredited)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) - Auction Attendee (uncredited)
- The Outfit (1973) - Jim
- The Strongest Man in the World (1975) - Regent (uncredited)
- Moving Violation (1976) - Lawyer
- Rabbit Test (1978) - Cardinal (final film role)
References
- ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 557
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ McMillan, Penelope (September 29, 1988). "Francis De Sales, 76; Veteran Radio, TV and Movie Actor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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