Biography
William Frankfather (4 August 1944 – 28 December 1998) was an American actor. Born in Kermit, Texas, he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature from New Mexico State University and an MFA in acting from Stanford University.
He was a long-time member and, for five years until 1998, artistic director of Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills, and appeared in the original Broadway cast of Children of a Lesser God. Frankfather received six Drama-Logue awards for acting and producing. His screen credits include the role of Whitey Jackson in Foul Play (1978), Mr. Franklin in Death Becomes Her (1992), Government Liaison in The Rocketeer (1991), Mr. Texas in MouseHunt (1997) and guest appearances in series such as The A-Team (1983), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Tales from the Crypt (1989).
