Occupation Actor Years active 1953–2008 | Name Frank Parker Role Television actor | |
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Full Name Frank Russell Parker Education Carnegie Mellon University Movies The Concorde ... Airport '79, Just a Little Inconvenience Children Candace Parker, Danielle Parker, Lindsay Parker People also search for Candace Parker, Margaret DePriest, Sheri Anderson, Jack Smight, David Lowell Rich | ||
Frank Russell Parker (born July 1, 1939) is an American television actor.
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Career
Parker is best known as Grandpa Shawn Brady on Days of Our Lives. He had portrayed the character on and off from 1983 to 2008. Grandpa Shawn died in February 2008 after giving up his oxygen mask to save his son, Bo, on a sabotaged airplane that was going down. He subsequently retired from acting for health reasons the following month. He also had some small roles in Never Too Young, The Young and the Restless and General Hospital.
Personal life
He has three daughters: Candace (1982–99) and twins Lindsay and Danielle (born 1984). He resides in Vacaville, California.
Filmography
Actor
1977
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Grandpa Shawn Brady / Shawn Brady / Dr. Patrick Hennessy / ...
1985
Crazy Like a Fox (TV Series)
- Fox and Hounds (1985)
1984
Blue Thunder (TV Series) as
Harter
- The Island (1984) - Harter
1983
The Fall Guy (TV Series) as
Ted and Sally's Mark
- Death Boat (1983) - Ted and Sally's Mark
1981
The Other Victim (TV Movie)
1981
Hart to Hart (TV Series) as
Herbert Soames
- Slow Boat to Murder (1981) - Herbert Soames
1977
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Mitchell Demming / FBI Agent / Dr. Winton Weiss / ...
- Scream to the Skies (1981) - Mitchell Demming
- The Money Plague (1979) - FBI Agent
- Speed Trap (1978) - Dr. Winton Weiss
- Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy? (1977) - Jerry Wade
1981
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) as
Captain
- Mark of the Saurian (1981) - Captain
1980
CBS Library (TV Series) as
Mr. North
- Animal Talk (1980) - Mr. North
1979
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Clifford / Commissioner
- Christmas Watch (1979) - Clifford
- Death Watch (1979) - Commissioner
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79 as
Technician #2
1979
Sword of Justice (TV Series) as
Langdon
- Blackjack (1979) - Langdon
1979
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) as
Zed
- Murder on the Rising Star (1979) - Zed
- The Man with Nine Lives (1979) - Zed
1976
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) as
Guard Russell / Ed
- The Madonna Caper (1978) - Guard Russell
- H+2+O = Death (1976) - Ed
1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as
Captain Morse
- The Strange Fate of Flight 608 (1977) - Captain Morse
1977
Wonder Woman (TV Series) as
Lane Curran
- Knockout (1977) - Lane Curran
1977
Just a Little Inconvenience (TV Movie) as
Bill
1976
Switch (TV Series) as
Tom Brown
- The 100,000 Ruble Rumble (1976) - Tom Brown
1976
Black Sheep Squadron (TV Series) as
Commander
- High Jinx (1976) - Commander
1976
Midway as
Deke (uncredited)
1975
S.W.A.T. (TV Series) as
Larry Walker
- Murder by Fire (1975) - Larry Walker
1975
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Otis Berne
- Counterfall (1975) - Otis Berne (as Brett Parker)
1974
McCloud (TV Series) as
Sheriff Thornton
- The 42nd Street Cavalry (1974) - Sheriff Thornton (as Brett Parker)
1974
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Sean Hearn
- If I Should Wake Before I Die (1974) - Sean Hearn (as Brett Parker)
1974
The Cowboys (TV Series) as
Herbert Mackey
- Death on a Fast Horse (1974) - Herbert Mackey (as Brett Parker)
1972
Cannon (TV Series) as
Truman / Interrogating Police Officer
- Trial by Terror (1973) - Truman (as Brett Parker)
- The Rip-Off (1972) - Interrogating Police Officer (as Brett Parker)
1973
Pets as
Dan Daubrey (as Bret Parker)
1973
The Naked Ape as
College Professor (as Brett Parker)
1973
This Is a Hijack as
Wyatt (as Brett Parker)
1973
The Young and the Restless (TV Series) as
Role Unknown (Year Unknown)
1973
You'll Never See Me Again (TV Movie) as
Ticket Seller (as Brett Parker)
1973
Room 222 (TV Series) as
Arthur Clemens
- Someone Special (1973) - Arthur Clemens (as Brett Parker)
1972
Second Chance (TV Movie) as
Hardin (as Brett Parker)
1971
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Father Jeremy Hogan
- Death of a Nobody (1971) - Father Jeremy Hogan (as Brett Parker)
1971
The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV Series) as
Garvey Hike
- The Father and Son Game (1971) - Garvey Hike (as Brett Parker)
1971
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Roche
- The Tram (1971) - Roche (as Brett Parker)
1971
Ironside (TV Series) as
Vic Hancock
- The Professionals (1971) - Vic Hancock (as Brett Parker)
1971
Dan August (TV Series)
- Trackdown (1971) - (as Brett Parker)
1966
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) as
Lieutenant / Hans - Officer #2
- Easy Come, Easy Go (1971) - Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Request Permission to Escape (1966) - Hans - Officer #2 (uncredited)
1969
The Trouble with Girls as
Iceman (as Brett Parker)
1968
Daktari (TV Series) as
Tom Otis
- The Divining Rods (1968) - Tom Otis (as Brett Parker)
1968
Stay Away, Joe as
Deputy Sheriff Hank Matson (as Brett Parker)
1965
Lost in Space (TV Series) as
Security Guard
- Time Merchant (1968) - Security Guard (uncredited)
- The Reluctant Stowaway (1965) - Security Guard (uncredited)
1966
The Time Tunnel (TV Series) as
Countdown Technician
- Rendezvous with Yesterday (1966) - Countdown Technician (as Brett Parker)
1966
The Glass Bottom Boat as
Engineer (uncredited)
1965
Never Too Young (TV Series) as
Role Unknown (Year Unknown)
1964
Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) as
Harry Phillips
- Gomer Learns a Bully (1964) - Harry Phillips (as Brett Parker)
1963
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Paddy Kelly
Thanks
2018
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) (in loving memory of - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.13495 (2018) - (in loving memory of - as Frank Russell Parker)
Archive Footage
2001
Days of Our Lives' Christmas (TV Special) as
Grandpa Shawn Brady (uncredited)
References
Frank Parker (actor) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA