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

  • CREDITS
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Film Work
  • Director
  • Star Trek: First Contact (also known as Star Trek 8), Paramount, 1996
  • Star Trek: Insurrection (also known as Star Trek 9), Paramount, 1998
  • Clockstoppers, Paramount, 2001
  • Total Recall 2, Dimension Films, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • 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-?
  • 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
  • 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
  • Specials
  • Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek and Beyond, 1994
  • Host, Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction, Fox, 1995
  • Host, Psychic Detectives: Search for Justice, UPN, 1996
  • Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
  • 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.
  • Pilots
  • Officer Marty Green, Beach Patrol, ABC, 1979
  • Master of ceremonies of festival, Roswell, The WB, 1999
  • Other
  • Ben Frye, Brothers of the Frontier, 1996
  • Host, The Alien Autopsy, 1997
  • Television Work
  • Executive Producer; Series
  • Roswell, The WB, 1999-2001 then UPN, 2001-?
  • Executive Producer; Movies
  • Dying to Live, UPN, 1999
  • Director; Episodic
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, episodes between 1987 and 1994
  • 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.
  • RECORDINGS
  • 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
  • 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.
  • WRITINGS
  • Novels
  • The Abductors--Conspiracy (science fiction), Tor Books (New York City), 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • New York Daily News, November 25, 1996
    • Starlog, December, 1991 July, 1994 December, 1996 January, 1999
    • Star Trek Communicator, May, 1997, pp. 16-19, 71

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