---
name: "Frank Doubleday"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-doubleday"
fi1m_id: "frank-doubleday"
imdb_id: "nm0234664"
tmdb_id: 15449
wikidata_id: "Q3751801"
roles: []
born: "28 January 1945"
died: "3 March 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T17:33:04.640258+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Frank Doubleday

## Identity

Frank Doubleday

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-doubleday
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frank-doubleday
- **IMDb ID:** nm0234664
- **TMDB ID:** 15449
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3751801
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Doubleday_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3751801, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234664/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15449

Actor. Born 28 January 1945 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA. Died 3 March 2018.

## Details

- **Born:** 28 January 1945, Norwich, Connecticut, USA
- **Died:** 3 March 2018
- **Active:** 1981–1987
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Doubleday_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3751801, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234664/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15449

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Escape from New York*](https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york.md) (76)

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## Biography

Frank Doubleday was an American actor and theatre director. He was born on 28 January 1945 in Norwich, Connecticut, and moved with his family to Los Angeles as a child. He graduated from Los Angeles Pierce College and began his career in theatre before appearing in industrial films and making his feature debut in *The First Nudie Musical* (1976).

Doubleday was known for villainous roles in film and television. He appeared as the White Warlord in John Carpenter's *Assault on Precinct 13* (1976) and as Romero in Carpenter's *Escape from New York* (1981). Other credits include *Broadcast News* (1987), *Nomads* (1986), *Avenging Angel* (1985) and *Dollman* (1991), as well as episodes of series such as *CHiPs* and *Amazing Stories*. He also directed stage productions and taught acting. Doubleday died on 3 March 2018 in Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Broadcast News* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Mercenary — [page](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news.md)
- *Escape from New York* (1981), Fi1m 76, as Romero — [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space* (1996), as Malvolio
- *Dollman* (1991), as Cloy
- *L.A. Bounty* (1989), as Rand
- *Longarm* (1988), as The Drifter
- *Broadcast News* (1987), as Mercenary — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news.md)
- *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), series, as Cliff
- *Nomads* (1986), as Razors
- *Space Rage* (1985), as Brain Surgeon
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Beckloff
- *Avenging Angel* (1985), as Miles Gerrard
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Sammy Baker, Gunman
- *Escape from New York* (1981), as Romero — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york.md)
- *Butch and Sundance: The Early Days* (1979), as 2nd. Outlaw
- *The Big Fix* (1978), as Jonah's Partner
- *A Killing Affair* (1977), as Driver
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, as Eddie / Lopez
- *Abar, the First Black Superman* (1977), as Tough
- *Assault on Precinct 13* (1976), as White Warlord
- *Alex & the Gypsy* (1976), as Prisoner
- *The First Nudie Musical* (1976), as Arvin

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