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Movies The Man from ORGY, Strangers in 7A, Joey, Rarescope: Amazons and Supe Similar People Simon Benson, George Seaton, Paul Wendkos, Henry Hathaway | ||
Frank Charles Hannibal Jr. (1931 in St. Louis, Missouri – July 23, 2011 in Salem, Oregon), better known as Marc Hannibal, was an actor, singer and sportsman.
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- Marc hannibal when the wind blows in chicago
- Basketball career
- Acting career
- Singing career
- In popular culture
- Discography
- Filmography
- References
Marc hannibal when the wind blows in chicago
Basketball career
He studied at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon, and was a star basketball player for the school. After serving briefly in the US Army, he was recruited in 1954 to the Harlem Globetrotters where he played for two years and toured with the team. In 1956 he played with the Harlem Magicians.
Acting career
Hannibal's TV acting debut was in 1963 on "CBS Repertoire Workshop", where he narrated the story of the historical Dred Scott Supreme Court case. He starred in several variety shows, including "Hannibal's Trunk". He had guest appearances in a number of television series including Dragnet 1967, Marcus Welby, M.D., Columbo, a number of Adam-12 episodes and in Mission Impossible, McCloud, Kojak and others. He produced and starred in the Las Vegas variety show On the Strip. Hannibal also appeared in feature films such as Airport and starred as a gladiator superhero in the 1974 film Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women.
Singing career
As a child, Hannibal was featured on the "Stars of Tomorrow" show in Portland. He sang throughout the 1960s and early 1970s in various Portland venues including the Jazz Quarry and the Prima Donna. He recorded two albums: the first, self-titled Marc Hannibal for Philips label, the second entitled Night Times for First American independent label. His music was chronicled in the Carolan Gladden book entitled The First Book of Oregon Jazz, Rock and All Sorts of Music.