- Frank Aletter
Frank Aletter (born
January 14 ,1926 , inQueens ,New York ) is an American stage,film , and televisionactor .During the 1950s Aletter appeared on broadway in "
Bells Are Ringing ", "Time Limit ", and "Wish You Were Here". [ibdb name|id=92341] However he soon moved on to a prolific television career, appearing as a guest on numerous shows between 1956 and 1988.Aletter starred in three programs in the 1960s:
"
Bringing Up Buddy " (1960-1961) withEnid Markey andDoro Merande , who portrayed overprotectivespinster aunts to Aletter's character, Buddy Flower, abachelor stockbroker . His first wife,Lee Meriwether , guest starred in one of the episodes."
The Cara Williams Show " (1964-1965) withCara Williams as his wife. The two tried to keep their marriage secret to comply with company policy."It's About Time", a
Sherwood Schwartz series on CBS in 1966-1967.Aletter's movie roles include "Mister Roberts", "
Tora! Tora! Tora! ", and Disney's "A Tiger Walks ". [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/796/Frank-Aletter/filmography Frank Aletter - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies] "New York Times"]Along with his acting work, Aletter has been involved with
Screen Actors Guild , having been elected as a vice president in 1987. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEEDA1E3AF932A25752C1A961948260&scp=1&sq=Frank+Aletter Patty Duke Re-elected By Screen Actors Guild] "New York Times"]Personal life
He was married to Lee Meriwether from 1958-1974. The couple has two daughters, actresses
Kyle Aletter-Oldham andLesley Aletter . Aletter and his current wife, Estella, were married in 1984. Estella has two daughters, Julia and Alixandra Hodes.References
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* [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/796/Frank-Aletter/filmography New York Times Movies] His filmography there
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