Novak, Frank 1945- (Frank Novack)

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Novak, Frank 1945- (Frank Novack)

PERSONAL

Born March 4, 1945, in Chicago, IL; Education: University of Massachussets, B.A., 1976.

Career:

Actor.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

I Am Joe's Eye, 1983.

Loan shark, Silent Night, Deadly Night Part II, Silent Night Releasing, 1987.

Bernie, Night in Corozon, 1989.

Dad, Summer Rain, 1989.

Street Soldiers, Curb/Esquire Films, 1991.

Deputy sheriff, Sleepwalkers (also known as Sleepstalkers and Stephen King's "Sleepwalkers"), Columbia TriStar, 1992.

Policeman, Newsies (also known as Newsboys), Buena Vista, 1992.

Mahoney, Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger (also known as Voice of a Stranger), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1992.

Fire captain, Stepmonster, 1993.

Jesse Paloma, Carnosaur, New Horizons, 1993.

Stratten, Watchers III, 1994.

Teacher, Holy Matrimony, 1994.

Booking officer, The Force, 1994.

Manfred, Nature of the Beast (also known as Bad Company and The Hatchet Man), 1995.

Teddy, Independence Day (also known as ID4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

Governor Rhoads, What's Cooking?, 2000.

Husband, Shadow Hours, Newmark Films, 2000.

Desk Sergeant, Role of a Lifetime, Porchlight, 2001.

Bank manager, Rennie's Landing (also known as Stealing Time), Manga, 2001.

City engineer, Scorcher, Buena Vista Home Video, 2002.

General Watkins, Air Marshal, Lions Gate, 2003.

Part guest, Rumor Has It … (also known as Rumour Has It … ), Warner Bros., 2005.

Joe's father, The Fall of Night, Winter Star, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Charlie, Cahoots, 2000.

General Douglas MacArthur, The Korean War, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Bartender, Earth Angel, ABC, 1991.

Desk officer, The Killing Mind, Lifetime, 1991.

Sheriff Marsee, Runaway Father, CBS, 1991.

One Special Victory, NBC, 1991.

District Attorney Wechsler, Breaking the Silence, CBS, 1992.

Bartender, "Temptation," Seduction: Three Tales from the "Inner Sanctum", ABC, 1992.

Plainclothes officer, Secrets (also known as Danielle Steel's "Secrets"), NBC, 1992.

Security guard, Darkness Before Dawn, NBC, 1993.

"Super," Murder of Innocence, CBS, 1993.

Conductor, Night of the Running Man, HBO, 1994.

Wally, Untamed Love, Lifetime, 1994.

A Dangerous Affair, ABC, 1995.

Court clerk, See Jane Run, ABC, 1995.

Dr. Grant, Virtual Seduction (also known as Addicted to Love), Showtime, 1995.

Earl, Breast Men, HBO, 1997.

First passenger, My Little Assassin, Lifetime, 1999.

Desk sergeant, Role of a Lifetime, NBC, 2000.

Judge, A Mother's Testimony, Lifetime, 2001.

Sidney, Love Is a Four Letter Word, Hallmark Channel, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Judge, "The Reasonable Doubt Mystery," Father Dowling Mysteries, 1990.

Coroner, L.A. Law, NBC, 1990.

Lou, Quantum Leap, NBC, 1990.

Construction worker, Life Goes On, ABC, 1991.

Delivery man, Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1991.

Hotel guest, "Play, Pause, Search: Part 2," Knots Landing, 1991.

Second worker, Love and War, CBS, 1992.

Second cop, Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1993.

Cab driver, Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1993.

Businessman, "Babel," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1993.

Clerk, "The Dinner Party," Seinfeld, NBC, 1994.

Fireman, The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1995.

Flight director, The Monroes, ABC, 1995.

Desk sergeant, "I Never Sang for My Legal Guardian," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1996.

Bartender, Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996.

Beat cop, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1996.

First fireman, "Sickness, Health/Richer, Poorer," Party of Five, Fox, 1997.

Dick Walsh, "The Trial," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

Dick Walsh, "Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

Lenny, "Pucker Up," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1998.

Detective, "Where the Hookers Grow," Melrose Place, Fox, 1998.

Detective, "Dr. Jealousy," Melrose Place, Fox, 1998.

Umpire, Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, ABC, 1998.

Contractor, The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1998.

Chuckie, "Norm Dates Danny's Dad," The Norm Show, ABC, 1999.

Raybert Fellowes, "Trevor," The X-Files, Fox, 1999.

Gambler, "The One in Vegas," Friends, 1999.

Myers, Becker, CBS, 1999.

"Louie the Dip," Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (also known as Beyond Belief), 2000.

Curmudgeonly father, "Happy Anniversary," Angel (also known as Angel: The Series), The WB, 2001.

Dan Kelsey, The Guardian, CBS, 2001.

Bill Syzmanski, "In the Still of the Night," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2001.

"Chapter Twenty-One," Boston Public, Fox, 2001.

Willy G. Banter, "Fare Thee Welfare," That's My Bush!, Comedy Central, 2001.

Warden, "Dey Got De Degas," Thieves, ABC, 2001.

Mr. Voxman, "There's No Business Like No Business," Philly, ABC, 2002.

Older security guard, "R.I.P.," MDs, ABC, 2002.

Mack Bosell, "Crash," Boomtown, NBC, 2002.

Clark County judge, "Identity Crisis," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Weekends, and Les Experts), CBS, 2002.

Judge, "One Hit Wonder," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Weekends, and Les Experts), CBS, 2003.

Mr. Dolans, "Jupiter for Sale," The District, CBS, 2003.

Valdivia, "Blood Is Thicker," Las Vegas, NBC, 2004.

Sherman, "Progeny," Medical Investigation, NBC, 2004.

Councilman worker, "Freaky Pheobe," Charmed, The WB, 2005.

Marv Chastwick, "Mr. Monk Stays in Bed," Monk, USA Network, 2005.

Bank guard number two, "Cost of Freedom," In Justice, ABC, 2006.

John Taddeo, "Protest," Numb3rs, CBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

True Detectives, CBS, 1991.

Detective Matney, America Behind Closed Doors, CBS, 1992.

Comedy Central's Last Laugh '05, 2005.

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