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Frank Lovejoy
  • Date of Birth:
    March 28, 1912
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aries
  • Place of Birth:
    The Bronx, New York, USA
  • Place of Death:
    New York City, New York, USA
  • Date of Death:
    October 2, 1962
  • Cause of Death:
    Heart Attack
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Frank Lovejoy
  • Spouse:
    Joan Banks -
    Frances Williams - divorced

Career

Frank Lovejoy

Trivia

Frank Lovejoy
  • Lovejoy starred in two short-run TV series, "Man Against Crime" and "Meet McGraw". Episodes of these two series have never been released commercially on DVD or VHS and never aired on reruns.
  • In 1951, he had the title role in "I Was a Communist for the FBI" with co-stars Ron Hagerthy, Paul Picerni, and Philip Carey.
  • In films of the 1940s and 1950s, Lovejoy mostly played supporting roles.
  • A successful radio actor, Lovejoy was heard on the 1930s crime drama series Gang Busters.
  • Was a American actor on radio and in films and television.

Biography

Frank Lovejoy
Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2009
frank lovejoySquare-jawed, intense, no-nonsense Frank Lovejoy played a succession of detectives, street cops, reporters, soldiers and such over his career. Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1912, he worked on Wall Street as a teenager, but the Great Stock Market Crash of 1929 cost him his job, and to make ends meet he got into acting.

He played in touring companies throughout the Northeast before making his Broadway debut in 1934. His gritty, authoritative voice was perfect for radio, and he became a staple on such shows as "Gangbusters", "Night Beat" and "Damon Runyon Theater".

Making his film debut in 1948, he worked steadily, mainly in supporting parts but also as a first or second lead (one of his best roles was as one of the hunters kidnapped by murderous psychopath William Talman in the classic The Hitch-Hiker (1953), directed by Ida Lupino).

He played soldiers in such war pictures as Breakthrough (1950) and Retreat, Hell! (1952) and even showed up in a western or two. During the 1950s he starred in his own TV shows, "Man Against Crime" (1956) and "Meet McGraw" (1957). He died of a heart attack in New York City in 1962.

Filmography

Frank Lovejoy

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