Occupation Actor/Acting coach Name Ivor Francis | Role Character actor | |
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Born October 26, 1918 ( 1918-10-26 ) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Years active 1950's - 1986, his death Relatives Actress Genie Francis (daughter) Died October 22, 1986, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Rosemary Francis (m. ?–1986) Children Genie Francis, Kenny Francis, Shelley Francis, Ivor Francis Jr Grandchildren Jameson Ivor Frakes, Elizabeth Francis Frakes Movies and TV shows Dusty's Trail, Alien Zone, The World's Greatest, Superdad, Busting Similar People Genie Francis, Jonathan Frakes, Sherwood Schwartz, Bruce Bilson, Earl Bellamy | ||
Ivor Francis (October 26, 1918 – October 22, 1986) was a Canadian-American character actor and acting teacher. He is the father of television soap opera actress Genie Francis.
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Life and career
Francis was born in Toronto and began his acting career on the radio in Canada. He served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and then moved to the United States, where he played the son, Joe, in the radio program Ma Perkins.
Francis made several appearances on Broadway, in such plays as The Devil's Advocate, Gideon and J.B.. He performed frequently on television, including appearances in I Dream Of Jeannie, The Odd Couple, "Barney Miller", The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hawaii Five-O, Starsky & Hutch, Dark Shadows, Bright Promise, Room 222, Get Smart, The Practice, Little House on the Prairie, The Six Million Dollar Man and General Hospital, which starred his daughter, Genie Francis. He appeared as Carson Brookhaven in the syndicated comedy series Dusty's Trail for one season, 1973-74.
His film debut came in 1964 in The Devil Walks. Francis also appeared in such films as I Love My Wife, The World's Greatest Athlete, Superdad, Pieces of Dreams, The Steagle, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Busting, Alien Zone (previously called House of the Dead) and The North Avenue Irregulars.
He died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Actor
1984
The Mississippi (TV Series) as
Judge Hawkins
- Informed Consent (1984) - Judge Hawkins
1977
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Dr. Reed / Dr. Langley / Mr. Ambrose / ...
- Quincy's Wedding: Part 2 (1983) - Dr. Reed
- Quincy's Wedding: Part 1 (1983) - Dr. Reed
- Memories of Allison (1981) - Dr. Langley
- Tissue of Truth (1977) - Mr. Ambrose
- Visitors in Paradise (1977) - Howard Garfield
1983
Will There Really Be a Morning? (TV Movie) as
Drama Teacher
1976
Barney Miller (TV Series) as
Dr. Otto Travis / Henry Mercurio / Professor Henry McDowell / ...
- Bones (1982) - Dr. Otto Travis
- The Tontine (1982) - Henry Mercurio
- The Baby Broker (1978) - Professor Henry McDowell
- The Recluse (1976) - Mr. Unger
1975
The Jeffersons (TV Series) as
Mr. Whittendale / Mr. Curtis
- Dog Gone (1982) - Mr. Whittendale
- Mr. Piano Man (1975) - Mr. Curtis
1981
Benson (TV Series) as
Frederick Selby
- Sit-In (1981) - Frederick Selby
1981
Sanford (TV Series) as
Judge Greenwood
- To Keep a Thief (1981) - Judge Greenwood
1975
The Waltons (TV Series) as
Dean Raymond Beck / Professor Hoadly / Professor Hoadley
- The Threshold (1981) - Dean Raymond Beck
- The Remembrance (1980) - Dean Raymond Beck
- The Burden (1979) - Professor Hoadly
- The Breakdown (1975) - Professor Hoadley
1981
240-Robert (TV Series) as
Mr. Talmadge
- Hostages (1981) - Mr. Talmadge
1981
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (TV Movie) as
The Doctor
1979
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Everett Haywood / Jeffrey Anson
- Pack (1980) - Everett Haywood
- Convention (1979) - Jeffrey Anson
1980
Hart to Hart (TV Series) as
Jewelry Clerk
- The Raid (1980) - Jewelry Clerk
1979
Nero Wolfe (TV Movie) as
Evers
1979
Mrs. Columbo (TV Series) as
Dr. Atwater
- The Valley Strangler (1979) - Dr. Atwater
1979
One Day at a Time (TV Series) as
Professor Bradley
- Back to School (1979) - Professor Bradley
1979
Detective School (TV Series)
- A Bier on the House (1979)
1979
Meeting of Minds (TV Series) as
St. Augustine of Hippo
- St. Augustine/Empress Theodora/Thomas Jefferson/Bertrand Russell, Part 2 (1979) - St. Augustine of Hippo
- St. Augustine/Empress Theodora/Thomas Jefferson/Bertrand Russell, Part 1 (1979) - St. Augustine of Hippo
1979
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Dr. Eric Lombard
- Episode dated 5 April 1979 (1979) - Dr. Eric Lombard
1979
The North Avenue Irregulars as
Rev. Wainwright
1978
The House of the Dead as
The Mortician
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV Series)
- Nightmare at Pendragon Castle (1978)
1978
Snavely (TV Movie) as
Chief
1977
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Varnum
- Here Come the Brides (1977) - Varnum
1977
Fish (TV Series) as
Lattimer
- Fish Behind Bars: Part 2 (1977) - Lattimer
- Fish Behind Bars: Part 1 (1977) - Lattimer
1977
The Amazing Spider-Man (TV Series) as
Professor Noah Tyler
- Spider-Man (1977) - Professor Noah Tyler
1977
Man from Atlantis (TV Series) as
Dr. Medlow
- The Disappearances (1977) - Dr. Medlow (uncredited)
1977
Loves Me, Loves Me Not (TV Series)
- Pilot (1977)
1977
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Stanley Beauchamp
- Duet for Dying (1977) - Stanley Beauchamp
1976
This Is the Life (TV Series) as
Carlton
- The Fathering Kind (1976) - Carlton
1976
The Quest (TV Series) as
Neilson
- Portrait of a Gunfighter (1976) - Neilson
1976
The Practice (TV Series) as
Mr. Milnor
- The Snow Job (1976) - Mr. Milnor
1976
Executive Suite (TV Series) as
Dr. Mayhill
- Re: The Serpent's Tooth (1976) - Dr. Mayhill
1976
Big John, Little John (TV Series) as
Dr. Jerome Hansen
- Very Little John (1976) - Dr. Jerome Hansen
1976
Monster Squad (TV Series) as
The Tickler
- The Tickler (1976) - The Tickler
1976
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (TV Movie) as
Spiner
1976
State Fair (TV Movie) as
Judge
1976
S.W.A.T. (TV Series) as
Doctor Reston
- Soldier on the Hill (1976) - Doctor Reston
1976
McNaughton's Daughter (TV Mini Series) as
Judge
- McNaughton's Daughter (1976) - Judge
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) as
Judge Stanley / Judge
- Episode #1.23 (1976) - Judge Stanley
- Episode #1.4 (1976) - Judge
1975
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) as
Dr. Morton Craig
- Target in the Sky (1975) - Dr. Morton Craig
1975
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Anton Rusz
- Death Notice (1975) - Anton Rusz
1975
Bronk (TV Series) as
Eicher
- Pilot (1975) - Eicher
1975
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (TV Movie) as
Mr. Pell
1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue as
Psychiatrist
1974
Kojak (TV Series) as
Henry W. Keiler / J. Warren Hale
- Night of the Piraeus (1975) - Henry W. Keiler
- Deliver Us Some Evil (1974) - J. Warren Hale
1974
Goodnight Jackie as
Professor at Funeral
1974
Run, Joe, Run (TV Series) as
Henry
- The Big Race (1974) - Henry
1974
Happy Days (TV Series) as
Dr. Ed Castle
- You Go to My Head (1974) - Dr. Ed Castle
1974
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Harry Beecham
- I'll Kill 'Em Again (1974) - Harry Beecham
1974
The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) Suicide Club (TV Movie)
1974
The Magician (TV Series) as
Thomas Donald
- The Illusion of the Lethal Playthings (1974) - Thomas Donald
1973
Dusty's Trail (TV Series) as
Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Pechango Berries (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Day at the Races (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- John J. Callahan (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- The Cavalry Is Coming (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Witches Trail (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- From Here to Maternity (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Nothing to Crow About (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Phony Express (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Wizard of Ooze (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- How Dry Was My Valley? (1974) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Brookhaven U.S.A. (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- My Fair Callahan (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Androcles and the Bear (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- The Magician (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Danger Stranger (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Here Come the Brides, There Go the Grooms (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Half Moon (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Two of a Kind (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Tomahawk Territory (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Then There Were Seven (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Love Means Not Having to Say You're Bananas (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Duel for Daphne (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- The Treasure of C. Harry Motley (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Horse of Another Color (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- There Is Nothing Like a Dame (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
- Not So Magnificent Seven (1973) - Mr. Carson Brookhaven
1974
Kung Fu (TV Series) as
Poindexter
- The Passion of Chen Yi (1974) - Poindexter
1974
Busting as
Judge Fred R. Simpson
1969
Room 222 (TV Series) as
Kenneth Dragen / Ken Dragen / Mr. Dragen / ...
- Cry Uncle (1974) - Ken Dragen
- To Go with the Bubbles (1973) - Mr. Dragen
- Fifteen Years and What Do You Get? (1973) - Ken Dragen
- The Hand That Feeds (1973) - Kenneth Dragen
- Bleep (1972) - Kenneth Dragen
- There's No Fool Like- (1972) - Kenneth Dragen
- Dixon's Raiders (1971) - Mr. Dragen
- A Sort of Loving (1971) - Kenneth Dragen
- I Hate You, Silas Marner (1971) - Kenneth Dragen
- Now, About That Cherry Tree (1971) - Kenneth Dragen
- The Valediction (1970) - Kenneth Dragen
- Write On, Brother (1970) - Kenneth Dragen
- Just Between Friends (1970) - Kenneth Dragan
- Clothes Make the Boy (1969) - Kenneth Dragan
- First We'll Eat, Then We'll Strike (1969) - Kenneth Dragen
- The Coat (1969) - Kenneth Dragen
- Naked Came We Into the World (1969) - Kenneth Dragen (uncredited)
- Richie's Story (1969) - Kenneth Dragen (uncredited)
1973
If I Had a Million (TV Movie)
1973
Superdad as
Dr. Skinner on TV
1973
Outrage (TV Movie) as
Judge William Vernon
1973
Adam's Rib (TV Series) as
Judge
- Murder (1973) - Judge
1973
The Partridge Family (TV Series) as
Prof. Boone
- Heartbreak Keith (1973) - Prof. Boone
1970
Insight (TV Series) as
Dr. Paul Smidt / Dr. Randell / Mr. Ames
- Happy Birthday Marvin (1973) - Dr. Paul Smidt
- Killer (1972) - Dr. Randell
- The Dangerous Airs of Amy Clark (1970) - Mr. Ames
1973
Search (TV Series) as
Marcel DeMarigny
- The Mattson Papers (1973) - Marcel DeMarigny
1973
The World's Greatest Athlete as
Dean Bellamy
1973
The Night Strangler (TV Movie) as
Dr. Webb
1972
Maude (TV Series) as
Mr. Ferguson
- Maude and the Radical (1972) - Mr. Ferguson
1972
The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV Series) as
Dr. Malloy
- Ellen's Flip Side (1972) - Dr. Malloy
1972
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Dr. Leland Forrester
- Yesterday's Ashes (1972) - Dr. Leland Forrester
1972
Circle of Fear (TV Series) as
Priest
- The New House (1972) - Priest
1971
Night Gallery (TV Series) as
Dr. Charles Cottrell (segment "Little Girl Lost") / Pierre (segment "The Phantom Farmhouse")
- The Caterpillar/Little Girl Lost (1972) - Dr. Charles Cottrell (segment "Little Girl Lost")
- The Phantom Farmhouse/Silent Snow, Secret Snow (1971) - Pierre (segment "The Phantom Farmhouse")
1972
The Eyes of Charles Sand (TV Movie) as
Dr. Sam Ballard
1972
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) as
Dr. Venner
- Lisa, I Hardly Knew You (1972) - Dr. Venner
1972
Cannon (TV Series) as
Arthur Pearson
- Blood on the Vine (1972) - Arthur Pearson
1972
Killer by Night (TV Movie) as
Prof. Langley
1971
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Judge
- The Triangle (1971) - Judge
1971
Honky
1971
Love, American Style (TV Series)(segment "Love and the College Professor")
- Love and the College Professor/Love and the Eyewitness/Love and the Lady Barber/Love and the Plumber (1971) - (segment "Love and the College Professor")
1971
The Odd Couple (TV Series) as
Bengstrom
- A Grave for Felix (1971) - Bengstrom
1969
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Charlie Spears / Banker
- Rock-A-Bye Hoss (1971) - Charlie Spears
- Dead Wrong (1969) - Banker
1971
The Good Life (TV Series) as
Bateman
- The Wrecked Butler (1971) - Bateman
1971
The Last Child (TV Movie) as
Doctor Young
1971
The Late Liz as
Dr. Murray
1971
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) as
George Wilson
- Broken Melody (1971) - George Wilson
1971
The Steagle as
Reverend
1971
Men at Law (TV Series) as
Dr. Shadwick
- Yesterday Is But a Dream (1971) - Dr. Shadwick
1970
Nancy (TV Series) as
Watts
- Budget, Budget, Who's Got the Budget? (1970) - Watts
1970
I Love My Wife as
Dr. Korngold
1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) as
Father Flint
- The Snow Must Go On (1970) - Father Flint
1970
Ironside (TV Series) as
Claude Gauthier
- Check, Mate and Murder: Part 1 (1970) - Claude Gauthier
1970
Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) as
Carl Brady
- Millie, the Best-Dressed Woman (1970) - Carl Brady
1970
Pieces of Dreams as
Father Paul Schaeffer
1970
The Young Rebels (TV Series)
- Father and I Went Down to Camp (1970)
1970
Hunters Are for Killing (TV Movie) as
Carl Farnell
1969
The Flying Nun (TV Series) as
Bishop / Señor Moreno
- The Candid Commercial (1970) - Bishop
- The Landlord Cometh (1969) - Señor Moreno
1969
Bright Promise (TV Series) as
Prof. Mitchell
- Episode #1.80 (1970) - Prof. Mitchell
- Episode #1.36 (1969) - Prof. Mitchell
1970
Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht as
Ward Collins
1969
Here Come the Brides (TV Series) as
Barnum
- The Fetching of Jenny (1969) - Barnum
1969
In Name Only (TV Movie) as
Father
1969
I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) as
Ormandy
- The Blood of Jeannie (1969) - Ormandy
1969
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Harry Larson
- Episode #1.890 (1969) - Harry Larson
- Episode #1.879 (1969) - Harry Larson
- Episode #1.868 (1969) - Harry Larson
- Episode #1.859 (1969) - Harry Larson
- Episode #1.857 (1969) - Harry Larson
- Episode #1.853 (1969) - Harry Larson
- Episode #1.852 (1969) - Harry Larson
- Episode #1.851 (1969) - Harry Larson
1969
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
James Macauley
- The View from the Ivy Tower (1969) - James Macauley
1969
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Pedechefsky
- Hurray for Hollywood (1969) - Pedechefsky
1968
The Outcasts (TV Series) as
Doc
- The Heroes (1968) - Doc
1967
Dark Shadows (TV Series) as
Dr. Franklin
- Episode #1.191 (1967) - Dr. Franklin
1963
Espionage (TV Series) as
Kolnieff
- The Whistling Shrimp (1963) - Kolnieff
1962
The Defenders (TV Series) as
The Jury Foreman
- The Locked Room (1962) - The Jury Foreman
1961
Splendor in the Grass as
Dr. Judd (uncredited)
1959
Deadline (TV Series) as
Studio Owner
- The Neon Touch (1959) - Studio Owner
1955
X Minus One (Podcast Series)
- Shanghaied (1955) - (voice)
1952
The Web (TV Series)
- Tiger in the Closet (1952)
Archive Footage
1966
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Dean Bellamy / Mr. Wilson / Dr. Skinner - on TV
- The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 2 (1983) - Dean Bellamy
- The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 1 (1983) - Dean Bellamy
- Superdad (1976) - Dr. Skinner - on TV
- A Tiger Walks: Part 2 (1966) - Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
- A Tiger Walks: Part 1 (1966) - Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
1979
Barney Miller (TV Series) as
Mr. Unger
- Jack Soo, a Retrospective (1979) - Mr. Unger (uncredited)
1976
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West as
Mr. Carter Brookhaven
1970
Ironside (TV Series) as
Claude Gauthier
- Check, Mate, and Murder: Part 2 (1970) - Claude Gauthier (uncredited)
References
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