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Jonathan Frakes Biography (1952-)
Full name, Jonathan Scott Frakes; born August 19, 1952, in Bethlehem, PA; father, a professor of English literature; married Genie Francis (an actress), May 28, 1988; children: Jameson Ivor, Elizabeth Francis.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, producer
- Birth Details
- August 19, 1952
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Appeared in a New York City production of Shenandoah; appeared inThe Common Glory,
Every Good Boy Deserves Favor,
Henry VIII, and Li'l Abner; appeared in productions at the Loeb Drama Center,Cambridge, MA.
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Film Appearances
- Bob Spiegel, Camp Nowhere, Buena Vista, 1994
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: Generations (also knownas Star Trek 7), Paramount, 1994
- Voice of David Xanatos, Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken (animated), Buena Vista, 1994
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: First Contact (also known as Star Trek 8), Paramount, 1996
- Himself, Trekkies (documentary), Paramount, 1997
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: The Experience, Paramount, 1998
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: Insurrection (also known as Star Trek 9), Paramount, 1998
- Voice of David Xanatos, Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed (animated), 1998
- Voice of David Xanatos, Gargoyles: The Force of Goliath (animated), 1998
- Voice of David Xanatos, Gargoyles: The Hunted (animated), 1998
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Film Work
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Director
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Star Trek: First Contact (also known as Star Trek 8), Paramount, 1996
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Star Trek: Insurrection (also known as Star Trek 9), Paramount, 1998
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Clockstoppers, Paramount, 2001
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Total Recall 2, Dimension Films, 2001
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Tom Carroll, The Doctors, NBC, 1977-1978
- Marcus Marshall, Bare Essence, NBC, 1983
- Sandy Parris, Paper Dolls, ABC, 1984
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: The Next Genration (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1987-1994
- Voice of David Xanatos, Gargoyles (animated), syndicated, 1994-1996
- Host, The Paranormal Borderline, UPN, 1996
- Voice of David Xanatos, Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (animated), ABC, 1996-1997
- Host, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (also known as Beyond Belief), Fox, 1998
- Roland White, The Lot, AMC, 1999-?
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Miniseries
- Adam Davis, Beulah Land, NBC, 1980
- Marcus Marshall, Bare Essence, CBS, 1982
- Stanley Hazard, North and South, ABC, 1985
- Lieutenant Gillespie, Dream West, 1986
- Stanley Hazard, North and South, Book II (also known as North and South II), ABC, 1986
- Michael Rosen, Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder, NBC, 1987
- Stanley Hazard, John Jakes' Heaven and Hell: North and South, Book III (also known as Heaven and Hell: North and South, Book III and North and South III), ABC, 1994
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Movies
- Richard Hawkins, The Night the City Screamed, 1980
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation--Encounter at Farpoint (also known as Encounter at Farpoint), syndicated,1987
- Josh Boyland (some sources cite Joshua Boyleston), The Cover Girl andthe Cop (also known as Beauty and Denise), NBC, 1989
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation--All Good Things ... (also known as All Good Things ...), syndicated, 1994
- Will, Dying to Live, UPN, 1999
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Specials
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Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek and Beyond, 1994
- Host, Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction, Fox, 1995
- Host, Psychic Detectives: Search for Justice, UPN, 1996
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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
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Episodic
- Brad, "Angel on My Mind," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1978
- David, "Stages of Fear," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1978
- Ashley Longworth, Jr., "The Legacy," The Waltons, CBS, 1979
- Ashley Longworth, Jr., "The Lost Sheep," The Waltons, CBS, 1979
- Chapper, "Separate Ways," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1979
- Jamie Lee Hogg, "Mrs. Daisy Hogg," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1981
- Adam Blake, "Harts and Palms," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1982
- Charles Lindburgh, "An Arrow Pointing East," Voyagers!, NBC, 1982
- Doctor, "A Ghost of a Chance," Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1982
- Eddie Sims, "Of Mouse and Man," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982
- Leon Buchanon, "The Face of Fear," Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1982
- Arthur Krock, Jr., "A Divine Madness, aka Family Dispute," Highway toHeaven, NBC, 1984
- Connors, "Always Say Always," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984
- "Woman of Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1984
- Single guy, "But Can She Type?" The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- District Attorney Park, "The Angel," Matlock, NBC, 1986
- Gavin Rutledge, "All's Fare," Wings, NBC, 1994
- William Thomas "Tom" Riker, "Defiant," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(also known as DS9), syndicated, 1994
- Himself, "Starting on the Wrong Foot," Cybill, CBS, 1995
- Tim Lake, "Don't Tug on Superman's Cape," Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois and Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1995
- Voice of Coyote Robert, "Grief," Gargoyles (animated), syndicated,1995
- Voice of Coyote Robert, "Leader of the Pack," Gargoyles (animated), syndicated, c. 1995
- Voice of Coyote Robert, "Upgrade," Gargoyles (animated), syndicated, 1995
- Commander William Thomas Riker, "Death Wish," Star Trek: Voyager,UPN, 1996
- Voice of Alexander Fox, "Future Tense," Gargoyles (animated), syndicated, 1996
- Voice of Coyote 4.0, "Cloud Fathers," Gargoyles (animated), syndicated, 1996
- Don, "Image," Oh Baby, Lifetime, 2000
- Himself, "The Convention," Roswell, The WB, 2000
- Larry McMichael, "Gwen, Larry, Dick, and Mary," 3rd Rock from the Sun (also known as Life As We Know It), NBC, 2000
- Also appeared in episodes of Falcon Crest, CBS; Fantasy Island, ABC; It's a Living, ABC and syndicated; and Married ... with Children, Fox.
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Pilots
- Officer Marty Green, Beach Patrol, ABC, 1979
- Master of ceremonies of festival, Roswell, The WB, 1999
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Other
- Ben Frye, Brothers of the Frontier, 1996
- Host, The Alien Autopsy, 1997
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Television Work
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Executive Producer; Series
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Roswell, The WB, 1999-2001 then UPN, 2001-?
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Executive Producer; Movies
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Dying to Live, UPN, 1999
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Director; Episodic
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, episodes between 1987 and 1994
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University Hospital, syndicated, 1995
- "Meridian," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9),syndicated, 1994
- "The Search, Part II," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9), syndicated, 1994
- "Past Tense, Part II," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9), syndicated, 1995
- "Parturition," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1995
- "Projections," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1995
- "Prototype," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1996
- Also directed episodes of Diagnosis Murder, CBS; and Roswell, The WB.
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual, Simon & Schuster Interactive, 1994
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation--A Final Unity, Microprose/Spectrum Holobyte, 1995
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Multimedia Celebrity Poker, New World Computing/Dreamers Guild, 1995
- Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: Generations, Microprose/Spectrum Holobyte, 1997
- Also appears as Commander William Thomas Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive VCR Board Game. Director for the production of the video game Star Trek: Klingon, Simon & Schuster Interactive, 1996.
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WRITINGS
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Novels
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The Abductors--Conspiracy (science fiction), Tor Books (New York City), 1996
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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New York Daily News, November 25, 1996
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Starlog, December, 1991 July, 1994 December, 1996 January, 1999
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Star Trek Communicator, May, 1997, pp. 16-19, 71
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