Most Recent Role: Governer Wetworth on The Snorks
Birthplace: Colorado
Birthday: 5-6-1911
Birth Name: Frank Nelson
Date of Death: 9-12-1986
Cause of Death: cancer in Hollywood, CA
Birthplace: Colorado
Birthday: 5-6-1911
Birth Name: Frank Nelson
Date of Death: 9-12-1986
Cause of Death: cancer in Hollywood, CA
Frank Nelson, a funny character and one of the most recognized voices in broadcasting, began in radio in the 1920s. He was on all the big radio shows in the golden age, including 38 years on the Jack Benny show on radio and TV.
He was a major founding figure in AFTRA. In 1954 he helped establish the first pension and welfare plan for freelance performers in the broadcasting industry. He...
Most Recent Appearance
Allstar's Last Hour (12 min)
Saturday 12 September 1987 on NBC
Allstar is sick. Galeo cannot find out what's wrong with him. They have to go visit King Claw, a very reclusive crab. King Claw finds out that Allstar has pneumonia and needs a hair for a get well potion from the seal Sea Urchins. The potion works and Allstar is better.
Other Appearances
| Star | |
|---|---|
|
Monchhichis
Wizzar (voice) |
The Oddball Couple
Spiffy (voice) |
|
The Snorks
Governer Wetworth |
| Recurring Role | |
|---|---|
|
I Love Lucy
Ben Benjamin |
Sanford and Son
Co-Pilot |
|
The Flintstones
Clerk |
The Jack Benny Program |
| Guest Star | |
|---|---|
|
Alice
Vera's Secret Lover Waiter |
Angel (1960)
The Honest Man Ruggles |
|
Four Star Revue
December 1, 1951 Guest |
Oh,Those Bells
Seal of Approval |
|
Our Miss Brooks
Safari O'Toole |
Our Miss Brooks
Hospital Capers Lawyer |
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Monchhichis
The Monchhichis are a group of intelligent monkey-like creatures that live high up in the trees that rise above the clouds of Monchia. They are a happy bunch except for the times that the purple... more The Oddball Couple
This animated version of "The Odd Couple" by Neil Simon centers around mismatched reporters at large--neatnik cat Spiffy and unkempt dog Fleabag. Frank Nelson and Paul Winchell furnished the... more The Snorks
The Snorks were very much like their competitors The Smurfs , except that they live under the sea. The premise for the show was quite elaborate: In 1643, the captain of a ship under pirate... more
The Monchhichis are a group of intelligent monkey-like creatures that live high up in the trees that rise above the clouds of Monchia. They are a happy bunch except for the times that the purple... more The Oddball Couple
This animated version of "The Odd Couple" by Neil Simon centers around mismatched reporters at large--neatnik cat Spiffy and unkempt dog Fleabag. Frank Nelson and Paul Winchell furnished the... more The Snorks
The Snorks were very much like their competitors The Smurfs , except that they live under the sea. The premise for the show was quite elaborate: In 1643, the captain of a ship under pirate... more
