02/14/1950
Evanston, Illinois, USA:
Frank Collison (born February 14, 1950) is an American actor. Trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, he earned his BA in theatre at San Francisco State University and helped establish a summer theatre company in the Sierra Nevadas then went on to earn an MFA in acting at UC San Diego. Before Collison began his professional career in acting, he worked as a forest fire fighter, diaper service dispatcher and substitute teacher. Appearing in over 150 productions, Collison has worked off Broadway and in regional theaters in Boston, Denver and California. His theatrical roles have ranged from "Puck" in Midsummer's Nights Dream to "Miss Havisham" in Great Expectations to "Jacob Marley" in Christmas Carol. Frank is a founding member of Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, California, which has won over 25 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. Collison began his film and television career when he moved to Los Angeles in 1984. He is perhaps best known as "Horace Bing," the hapless telegraph operator on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) and "Wash Hogwallop" in "O Brother Where Art Thou?
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Two Yellow Lines (2021) as Roy |
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The Collector (2021) as Hal |
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Buckshot (2017) as Nickel |
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The Hero (2017) as Man in Dream |
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You're Gonna Miss Me (2017) as Linus Duckworth |
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016) as Clay |
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The 4th (2016) as Creepy Party Crasher |
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L.A. Slasher (2015) as The KA Leader |
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Grandma (2015) as Mike |
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Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson (2014) as Admiral Ironsides |
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Hitchcock (2012) as Henry Gein |
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Radio Free Albemuth (2010) as Leon |
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Hesher (2010) as Funeral Director |
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The Happening (2008) as Nursery Owner |
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Voodoo Moon (2006) as Mac |
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Suspect Zero (2004) as Piper |
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The Village (2004) as Victor |
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The Whole Ten Yards (2004) as Strabo |
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Hidalgo (2004) as Texas Jack |
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Hope Springs (2003) as Mr. Fisher |
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The Majestic (2001) as Subpoena Server |
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K-PAX (2001) as Screaming Man (uncredited) |
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A Crack in the Floor (2001) as Turner |
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Camouflage (2001) as Skinny Cop - Tommy |
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) as Wash Hogwallop |
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Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie (1999) as Horace Bing |
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Buddy (1997) as Zoo Keeper |
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S.F.W. (1995) as Distressed Witness |
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The Investigator (1994) as |
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It Runs in the Family (1994) as Floyd Bumpus |
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Dead Connection (1994) as |
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Diggstown (1992) as Prison Guard |
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A Formula for Mayhem (1992) as Raddish |
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Keep the Change (1992) as Darryl Burke |
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The Last Boy Scout (1991) as Pablo |
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Dollman (1991) as Sprug |
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Backstreet Dreams (1990) as Spider |
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Wild at Heart (1990) as Timmy Thompson |
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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) as Billy |
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The Blob (1988) as Phil Hobbs—Projectionist |
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Into the Homeland (1987) as Gas Station Attendant |
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates") |
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Wired to Kill (1986) as Sly |
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Lifetime Contract (1986) as Shrink |
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Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985) as Charlie Stroll |
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The Compleat Al (1985) as Look-A-Like Salesman |