About
Thin, intense, antsy, and often unnerving character actor Frank Doubleday usually portrayed creepy villains in both movies and TV shows alike from the mid-1970's up until the early 1990's. Frank was born on January 28, 1945 in Norwich, Connecticut and came with his family to Los Angeles, California at age six. Doubleday made his film debut as an aggressive switchblade-wielding punk thug in the hilariously raunchy comedy The First Nudie Musical (1976). Doubleday's lean, hollow-eyed, sunken-cheeked face, closely cropped light blonde hair, skinny limbs, and slim build gave him a striking and potent screen presence that was put to especially effective use in two pictures for director John Carpenter: He's genuinely scary as the vicious street gang leader who kills little girl Kim Richards in cold blood in the terrific urban action classic Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and was likewise...
Known for
T. J. HookerSeries • 1982
Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionSeries • 1997
Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985
Sledge Hammer!Series • 1986
CHiPsSeries • 1977
Escape from New YorkMovie • 1981
Assault on Precinct 13Movie • 1976
DollmanMovie • 1991
The First Nudie MusicalMovie • 1976
Broadcast NewsMovie • 1987
NomadsMovie • 1986
Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysMovie • 1979
Avenging AngelMovie • 1985
The Big FixMovie • 1978
L.A. BountyMovie • 1989