- Frank Collison
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name = Frank Collison
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birthdate = birth date and age|1950|02|14
location = Evanston,Illinois
birthname =
spouse = Laura GardnerFrank Collison (born
February 14 ,1950 ) is an Americanactor known to television audiences as the hapless telegrapher Horace Bing in the series "Dr Quinn ".Biography
Early life
Collison was born in Evanston,
Illinois , the son of Peg, a publicist, director, and English teacher, and John Collison, a speech therapist, actor, and writer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/73/Frank-Collison.html Frank Collison Biography (1950-) ] ] Collison played his first role as a six month old mascot at The Tent Theatre in Granville, Ohio. [http://www.tv.com/frank-collison/person/11608/biography.html] TV.com website] His mother directed him in a number of plays as a youth in Virginia and Ohio. When he way a young boy, Frank assisted his father touring with his one-manAbraham Lincoln show. His father was chosen to play Lincoln for the centennial celebration of Lincoln's first inauguration in Washington, DC; Frank played the young Tad Lincoln.Acting career
Collison trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, earning a BA in theatre from the
San Francisco State University . He then helped to establish a summer theatre company in the Sierra Nevadas, and went on to gain an MFA in acting atUniversity of California, San Diego . Between acting jobs he has worked as asubstitute teacher , diaper service dispatcher and forestfirefighter . Appearing in over 150 productions, he has worked off Broadway and in regional theatres in California, Boston, and Denver. His theatrical roles have beeen as varied as "Jacob Marley " in "A Christmas Carol " to "Miss Havisham " in "Great Expectations " to "Puck" in "A Midsummer Night's Dream ". Collison is a founding member of thePacific Resident Theatre inVenice, California , which has won over 25Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award s.Film career
Collison's films include "The Blob", "Alien Nation", "Wild at Heart", "
Mobsters ", "The Last Boy Scout ", "Buddy", "Diggstown ", "My Summer Story ", "O Brother, Where Art Thou? ", "The Majestic ", "The Whole Ten Yards ", "Hidalgo", "The Village", "Suspect Zero " and "The Happening". Frank is best known to television audiences as "Horace Bing" the bumbling telegraph operator, on CBS's "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ". His numerous television appearances have included guest-starring roles on "Monk",HBO 's "Carnivàle ", "", "Seventh Heaven", "NYPD Blue " and "Hill Street Blues ".Personal life
Collison resides in
Los Angeles with his actress wife, Laura Gardner, and his three children. He remains active in theatre while pursuing a film career.References
External links
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name// Frank Collison at The Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.frankcollison.com/index.shtml Frank Collison's Website]
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