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name: "Milton Frome"
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born: "24 February 1909"
died: "21 March 1989"
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updated: "2026-09-19T11:49:35.460536+00:00"
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# Milton Frome

Actor. Born 24 February 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 21 March 1989.

## Details

- **Born:** 24 February 1909, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 21 March 1989
- **Also known as:** Milt Frome
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Frome, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6861088, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296330/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78776

## Biography

Milton Frome (also credited as Milt Frome) was an American character actor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 24 February 1909, he made his screen debut in the 1934 short *Daredevil O'Dare* and appeared in the 1939 feature *Ride 'Em Cowgirl*. After a period of limited work, he resumed acting in the 1950s with guest roles on television series including *I Love Lucy* and *Adventures of Superman*.

Frome appeared in approximately 140 film and television productions between 1934 and 1977. He played Vice Admiral Fangschliester in the 1966 *Batman* film and Laughing Leo in two episodes of the *Batman* television series. Other credits include *The Nutty Professor* (1963), *The St. Valentine's Day Massacre* (1967), and guest appearances on *Bewitched*, *The Addams Family*, *Columbo* and *Kung Fu*. He also worked as a straight man for Milton Berle and appeared in numerous Jerry Lewis films. Frome died in Woodland Hills, California, on 21 March 1989.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, dc.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Batman* (1966), Fi1m 73, as Vice Admiral Fangschliester — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-1966.md)

## Complete filmography (114)

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

- *Beyond Reason* (1982), as Cyril
- *Captains Courageous* (1977), as Mr. Atkins
- *The Shaggy D.A.* (1976), Actor
- *Next Stop, Greenwich Village* (1976), as Drugstore Customer (uncredited)
- *The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper* (1976), as Carnival Barker
- *The Strongest Man in the World* (1975), as Mr. Lufkin
- *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor
- *A Touch of Grace* (1973), series, Actor
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Dealer
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as Manager
- *Temperatures Rising* (1972), series, as Nickerson
- *Evil Roy Slade* (1972), as Clerk
- *Emergency!* (1972), series, as Joe the Grocer (uncredited), The Salesman, Jed Roland
- *Sanford and Son* (1972), series, Actor
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Driver — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, as A Barker
- *The Movie Murderer* (1970), as Jacob Silas
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as The Man
- *Here's Lucy* (1968), series, as Henry
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Milton Sawyer · Apt. Manager, Arthur Cosgrove
- *With Six You Get Eggroll* (1968), as Bud Young
- *Chubasco* (1968), as Night Court Police Sergeant
- *The St. Valentine's Day Massacre* (1967), as Adam Heyer
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Dan King
- *Enter Laughing* (1967), as Policeman
- *The Swinger* (1966), as Mr. Olsson
- *The Monkees* (1966), series, as Manny, Latham
- *Love on a Rooftop* (1966), series, as Sergeant
- *Batman* (1966), as Vice Admiral Fangschliester — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-1966.md)
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Laughing Leo
- *Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine* (1965), as Motorcycle Cop
- *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Dr. Covey
- *The Family Jewels* (1965), as Pilot
- *Fluffy* (1965), as Tweedy Physicist
- *Girl Happy* (1965), as Police Captain (uncredited)
- *John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!* (1965), as Air Force General
- *The Disorderly Orderly* (1964), as Board Member
- *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, as M.C., Night Club M.C.
- *The Addams Family* (1964), series, as Mr. Blooker
- *Bewitched* (1964), series, as Mr. Hornbeck
- *What a Way to Go!* (1964), as Lawyer (uncredited)
- *Who's Minding the Store?* (1963), as Francois
- *My Favorite Martian* (1963), series, as Logan
- *Glynis* (1963), series, Actor
- *Petticoat Junction* (1963), series, as Mr. Dixon, Reece Garrett
- *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Actor
- *A Ticklish Affair* (1963), as Fireman
- *The Nutty Professor* (1963), as Dr. M. Sheppard Leevee
- *Bye Bye Birdie* (1963), as Mr. Maude
- *The Dakotas* (1963), series, Actor
- *Operation Moonshot* (1963), Actor
- *It's Only Money* (1962), as Cop at Pier
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Jerry Bike
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1962), series, as Lawrence Chapman
- *The Errand Boy* (1961), as Mr. Greenback
- *The Dick Van Dyke Show* (1961), series, as Sid Feldman, Mr. Evans
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Walter Goodman
- *Gunslinger* (1961), series, as Bartender
- *Police Dog Story* (1961), as Todd Wellman
- *Mister Ed* (1961), series, as Barney Harris
- *Cinderfella* (1960), as Butler (uncredited)
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Ralph Kingsley
- *Guestward, Ho!* (1960), series, Actor
- *Pete and Gladys* (1960), series, Actor
- *Please Don't Eat the Daisies* (1960), as Gus (uncredited)
- *Visit to a Small Planet* (1960), as Police Commissioner
- *Mr. Lucky* (1959), series, as Pennypacker
- *Not for Hire* (1959), series, Actor
- *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Dr. Hammer
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Detective — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis* (1959), series, as Judge, Mr. Kenney, Officer Chuck Winters, Alfred Montcalm
- *Riverboat* (1959), series, as Governor DeWitt
- *Go, Johnny, Go!* (1959), as Mr. Martin
- *The Lawless Years* (1959), series, Actor
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Mr. Frazer
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Walter Glascoe
- *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Sheriff Clark, Kansas Governor
- *Behind Closed Doors* (1958), series, Actor
- *The Texan* (1958), series, as Judge Hawks
- *The Donna Reed Show* (1958), series, as Desk Sergeant
- *Pies and Guys* (1958), as Prof. Quackenbush
- *The Young Lions* (1958), as Draft Board Physician (uncredited), Burn (uncredited)
- *Quiz Whizz* (1958), as G.Y. Prince
- *Tombstone Territory* (1957), series, as Ed Brady
- *26 Men* (1957), series, Actor
- *Hear Me Good* (1957), as Mr. Ross
- *The Thin Man* (1957), series, Actor
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Tom Yates, Sheriff
- *Short Cut to Hell* (1957), as Police Captain
- *The Lonely Man* (1957), Actor
- *The Delicate Delinquent* (1957), as Mr. Herman
- *The Wayward Bus* (1957), as Stanton
- *Public Pigeon No. 1* (1957), as Avery
- *The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown* (1957), as Police Lieutenant Dempsey
- *Panic!* (1957), series, Actor
- *The Gale Storm Show* (1956), series, as Neville
- *Pardners* (1956), as Hawkins, the Butler
- *The Man Who Knew Too Much* (1956), as Embassy Back Entrance Guard (uncredited)
- *You're Never Too Young* (1955), as Lieutenant O'Malley
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Carnival Barker
- *Lassie* (1954), series, as Harry Houston
- *The Whistler* (1954), series, Actor
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Dr. Holcomb
- *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Mr. Reynolds
- *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Dan Flick aka John Smith
- *Adventures of Superman* (1952), series, as Faraday, Lank Garrett, Mr. Gannis
- *I Love Lucy* (1951), series, as Sam Carter
- *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as Sergeant #2
- *The Colgate Comedy Hour* (1950), series, as Minor Role, Mr. Groh / Waiter
- *Martin Kane, Private Eye* (1949), series, as Bob Murphy
- *Smashing the Money Ring* (1939), as Bailiff (uncredited)
- *Dick Tracy's G-Men* (1939), as Officer
- *Ride 'em, Cowgirl* (1939), as Oliver Shea

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