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Tony Frank was an American television actor who is best remembered for playing the sadistic plantation overseer Salem Jones in North and South (1985–86). He has also acted in films such as The River Rat (1984), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Talk Radio (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Riverbend (1989), Rush (1991) and Lone Star (1996).
Born
Thursday, 09 December 1943
Died
Tuesday, 18 April 2000
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cottonmouth | Judge Voss | 2002 |
| On the Borderline | Kane | 2001 |
| A Slipping-Down Life | Zack | 1999 |
| Varsity Blues | Clerk | 1999 |
| To Live Again | Store Clerk | 1998 |
| The Con | Edgar Wallace | 1998 |
| Two Mothers for Zachary | Ben Delaney | 1996 |
| Lone Star | Fenton | 1996 |
| The Road to Galveston | Leroy | 1996 |
| The Lazarus Man | Sheriff | 1996 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cottonmouth | Judge Voss | 2002 |
| On the Borderline | Kane | 2001 |
| A Slipping-Down Life | Zack | 1999 |
| Varsity Blues | Clerk | 1999 |
| To Live Again | Store Clerk | 1998 |
| The Con | Edgar Wallace | 1998 |
| Two Mothers for Zachary | Ben Delaney | 1996 |
| Lone Star | Fenton | 1996 |
| The Road to Galveston | Leroy | 1996 |
| The Lazarus Man | Sheriff | 1996 |
| Streets of Laredo | Sheriff Bob Jekyll | 1995 |
| The Unspoken Truth | Greg Thorpe | 1995 |
| The Substitute Wife | Major Willows | 1994 |
| North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell | Keyes | 1994 |
| A Perfect World | Arch Andrews | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Harland Rogers | 1993 |
| Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life | Raby | 1992 |
| Bed of Lies | Sheriff Eckols | 1992 |
| Rush | Nettle | 1991 |
| Wild Texas Wind | District Attorney | 1991 |
| Final Verdict | C.C. McComas | 1991 |
| A Climate for Killing | Sheriff Elmer Waters | 1991 |
| In Broad Daylight | Sheriff Phil Lewis | 1991 |
| Convicts | Sheriff | 1991 |
| Young Guns II | Judge Bristol | 1990 |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Mr. Wilson | 1989 |
| Night Game | Alex Lynch | 1989 |
| UHF | Teri's Father | 1989 |
| Riverbend | Sheriff Jake | 1989 |
| Gideon Oliver | Sam Kimball | 1989 |
| The Fulfillment of Mary Gray | Uncle Garner | 1989 |
| Talk Radio | Dino | 1988 |
| Powwow Highway | Captain Roberts | 1988 |
| Johnny Be Good | Joe Bob | 1988 |
| Extreme Prejudice | Clarence King | 1987 |
| The Abduction of Kari Swenson | 1987 | |
| LBJ: The Early Years | 1987 | |
| My Sister Sam | Arthur | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Eugene Lavanchy | 1986 |
| North & South: Book 2, Love & War | Salem Jones | 1986 |
| Thompson's Last Run | Sheriff | 1986 |
| Dalton: Code of Vengeance II | Tommy Honus | 1986 |
| North & South: Book 1, North & South | Salem Jones / Keyes | 1985 |
| Sweet Dreams | Bartender | 1985 |
| MacGyver | Front Desk Clerk | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Cowboy #1 | 1985 |
| Hail to the Chief | Texan #1 | 1985 |
| Alamo Bay | Leroy | 1985 |
| The River Rat | Poley | 1984 |
| Adam | Lt. Richard Hynds | 1983 |
| Tender Mercies | Man at Motel | 1983 |
| Remington Steele | Clint Overton | 1982 |
| Liar's Moon | Dr. Elton Black | 1982 |
| Crisis at Central High | Hildebrand | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Sgt. Joe Hawkins | 1981 |
| Knots Landing | Attendant | 1979 |
| North Dallas Forty | Rindquist | 1979 |
| The Bermuda Triangle | Hicks | 1979 |
| Dallas | Pete | 1978 |
