Frank Converse

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Biography

He is perhaps best recalled as the lead in the short-lived mystery "Coronet Blue" (CBS, 1967) and as Detective Johnny Corso, the younger member of the team, on "N.Y.P.D." (ABC, 1967-69).

The St. Louis native had been trained at Carnegie Institute of Technology (later Carnegie-Mellon University). He made his Broadway debut in "First One Asleep, Whistle" in 1966 and subsequently spent the next three decades appearing in numerous productions at …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

May 22, 1938

Career Milestones

2002

Appeared in the Westport Country Playhouse summer staging of "Our Town"

2001

Acted in Connecticut production of "DollHouse", a revised version of the Ibsen classic

1997

Played recurring part of Sidney Sheffield on the ABC daytime drama "All My Children"

1990

Had supporting role in the feature "Everybody Wins"

Returned to primetime series in "Dolphin Cove" (CBS)

Played Harry O'Neill on the ABC daytime drama "One Life to Live" (ABC)

1983

Co-starred opposite Anne Archer in the NBC drama "The Family Tree"

1980

Portrayed baseball great Joe DiMaggio in the ABC biopic "Marilyn: The Untold Story"

1980

Starred as C.K. Dexter Haven opposite Blythe Danner in the Broadway revival of Philip Barry's "The Philadelphia Story"

Appeared in several production at the Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT

Co-starred with Claude Akins as con men-truck drivers in "Movin' On" (NBC)

1971

TV-movie debut, "Dr Cook's Garden" (ABC)

1971

Appeared in Off-Broadway premiere of John Guare's "The House of Blue Leaves"

1967

Played Detective Jonny Corso on "N.Y.P.D." (ABC)

1967

TV series debut as regular on the short-lived "Coronet Blue" (CBS)

1967

Film debut, "Hour of the Gun"

1966

Made Broadway debut in "First One Asleep"

Spent two years with American Shakespeare Festival