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Francis Healey Albertson (February 2, 1909 – February 29, 1964) was an American character actor who made his debut in a minor part in Hollywood at age thirteen. He had supporting roles in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Psycho (1960). Albertson made well over 100 appearances (1923–1964) in movies and television. In his early career he often sang and danced in such films as Just Imagine (1930) and A Connecticut Yankee (1931). He was featured in Alice Adams (1935) as the title character's brother, and in Room Service (1938) he played opposite the Marx Brothers. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit making training films during World War II. As he aged he moved from featured roles to supporting and character parts—in his later career he can be seen as Sam Wainwright, the businessman fond of saying "Hee-Haw" in the movie It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Albertson portrayed future U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in the 1956 episode "Rough Rider" of the CBS western television series My Friend Flicka. He guest starred in the early NBC western series The Californians and twice in the David Janssen crime drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
He was cast in 1959 and 1962 in different roles on Walter Brennan's sitcom The Real McCoys. In 1960, he appeared as General Devery in the episode "Strange Encounter" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45.
In 1960, he played the wealthy rancher Tom Cassidy at the beginning of Psycho (1960) who provides the $40,000 in cash that Janet Leigh's character later steals. In the 1960-61 television season, he played the character Mr. Cooper in five episodes of the CBS sitcom Bringing Up Buddy, starring Frank Aletter. In 1964, Albertson was cast as Jim O'Neal in the episode "The Death of a Teacher" of the NBC education drama Mr. Novak. One of his final screen appearances was as "Sam," the bewildered mayor of Sweet Apple, Ohio, in the 1963 film musical Bye Bye Birdie.
His last appearance was on The Andy Griffith Show, in which he played a Marine commander completing an inspection. The episode aired on May 19, 1964, three months after Albertson died.
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Filmography (Movies)
24 Hour Psycho
Character:Tom Cassidy (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1993
Johnny Cool
Character:Bill Blakely
Release Date:02/10/1963
Bye Bye Birdie
Character:Mayor
Release Date:04/04/1963
Don't Knock the Twist
Character:Herbert 'Herb' Walcott
Release Date:13/04/1962
Man-Trap
Character:Paul Snavely
Release Date:20/09/1961
Psycho
Character:Tom Cassidy
Release Date:22/06/1960
The Last Hurrah
Character:Jack Mangan
Release Date:31/12/1958
The Enemy Below
Character:Lt. J.G. Crain
Release Date:25/12/1957
Nightfall
Character:Dr. Edward Gurston
Release Date:09/11/1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Character:Taxidermist (uncredited)
Release Date:16/05/1956
Girl on the Run
Character:Hank
Release Date:15/12/1953
Main Street to Broadway
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/1953
Shed No Tears
Character:Hutton
Release Date:09/06/1948
Killer Dill
Character:William T. Allen
Release Date:02/08/1947
The Hucksters
Character:Max Herman
Release Date:17/07/1947
Ginger
Character:Barney O'Hara
Release Date:04/01/1947
It's a Wonderful Life
Character:Sam Wainwright
Release Date:20/12/1946
They Made Me a Killer
Character:Patrolman Al Wilson
Release Date:03/05/1946
Gay Blades
Character:Frankie Dowell
Release Date:25/01/1946
How DOooo You Do
Character:Tom Brandon
Release Date:24/12/1945
Smart Boy
Character:Bill Adams
Release Date:06/11/1945
Arson Squad
Character:Tom Mitchell
Release Date:11/09/1945
I Love a Soldier
Character:Little Soldier
Release Date:12/07/1944
And the Angels Sing
Character:Oliver
Release Date:25/04/1944
Rosie the Riveter
Character:Charlie Doran
Release Date:08/04/1944
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
Character:Major
Release Date:13/03/1944
O, My Darling Clementine
Character:'Dapper' Dan Franklin
Release Date:31/12/1943
Mystery Broadcast
Character:Michael Jerome
Release Date:23/11/1943
Here Comes Elmer
Character:Joe Maxwell
Release Date:15/11/1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Character:Frank
Release Date:01/03/1943
Silent Witness
Character:Bruce L. Strong - Attorney
Release Date:15/01/1943
Underground Agent
Character:Johnny Davis
Release Date:03/12/1942
City of Silent Men
Character:Gil Davis
Release Date:12/10/1942
Dead End Kids Go To War
Character:Jerry Markham
Release Date:02/10/1942
Wake Island
Character:Johnny Rudd
Release Date:11/08/1942
Junior G-Men of the Air
Character:Jerry Markham
Release Date:30/06/1942
Shepherd of the Ozarks
Character:Lieutenant James J. 'Jimmy' Maloney, Jr.
Release Date:26/03/1942
Man From Headquarters
Character:Larry Doyle
Release Date:23/01/1942
Louisiana Purchase
Character:Robert Davis, Jr.
Release Date:31/12/1941
Flying Cadets
Character:Bob Ames
Release Date:24/10/1941
Burma Convoy
Character:Mike Weldon
Release Date:16/10/1941
Citadel of Crime
Character:Jim Rogers
Release Date:23/07/1941
Father Steps Out
Character:Jimmy Dugan
Release Date:19/07/1941
Man-Made Monster
Character:Mark Adams
Release Date:28/03/1941
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Character:Sanders
Release Date:24/03/1941
Behind the News
Character:Jeff Flavin
Release Date:20/12/1940
When the Daltons Rode
Character:Emmett Dalton
Release Date:23/08/1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Character:Bill Ferris
Release Date:05/08/1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Character:Ernest
Release Date:08/03/1940
Framed
Character:Hank Parker
Release Date:23/02/1940
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Character:Himself (uncredited)
Release Date:02/09/1939
Bachelor Mother
Character:Freddie Miller
Release Date:30/06/1939
I'll Tell the World
Character:Jimmy Hawkins
Release Date:09/03/1939
The Shining Hour
Character:Benny Collins
Release Date:18/11/1938
Spring Madness
Character:Hat
Release Date:11/11/1938
Fugitives for a Night
Character:Matt Ryan
Release Date:23/09/1938
Room Service
Character:Leo Davis
Release Date:21/09/1938
Mother Carey's Chickens
Character:Tom Hamilton Jr.
Release Date:29/07/1938
The Magician's Daughter
Character:Bob Wilson
Release Date:16/07/1938
Hold That Kiss
Character:Steve Evans
Release Date:13/05/1938
Navy Blue and Gold
Character:Weeks
Release Date:19/11/1937
The Plainsman
Character:A Young Trooper
Release Date:16/11/1936
No Place like Rome
Character:Flavius - Roman Bachelor
Release Date:26/10/1936
Fury
Character:Charlie Wilson
Release Date:05/06/1936
The Farmer in the Dell
Character:Davy Davenport
Release Date:27/03/1936
Ah, Wilderness!
Character:Arthur Miller
Release Date:25/12/1935
Kind Lady
Character:Peter Santard
Release Date:06/12/1935
East of Java
Character:Larry Page
Release Date:01/12/1935
Personal Maid's Secret
Character:Kent Fletcher
Release Date:26/10/1935
Waterfront Lady
Character:Ronny Hillyer aka Bill
Release Date:04/10/1935
Alice Adams
Character:Walter Adams
Release Date:23/08/1935
Doubting Thomas
Character:Jimmy Brown
Release Date:10/07/1935
Enter Madame
Character:John Fitzgerald
Release Date:04/01/1935
Tripping Through the Tropics
Character:Jack
Release Date:27/07/1934
Hollywood Mystery
Character:Daniel Patrick Ryan
Release Date:20/06/1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
Character:Ranny Truesdale
Release Date:14/06/1934
The Last Gentleman
Character:Allan Blaine, Augusta's adopted son
Release Date:27/04/1934
Love Detectives
Character:Bob
Release Date:28/02/1934
King for a Night
Character:Dick Morris
Release Date:09/12/1933
Rainbow Over Broadway
Character:Don Hayes
Release Date:01/12/1933
Ever in My Heart
Character:Sam Archer
Release Date:28/10/1933
Midshipman Jack
Character:Russell H. Burns
Release Date:22/09/1933
Ann Carver's Profession
Character:Jim
Release Date:26/05/1933
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
Character:Bob Graham
Release Date:15/04/1933
The Plumber and the Lady
Character:James Fawcett
Release Date:31/03/1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal
Character:"Babe" Partos
Release Date:06/01/1933
Boys Will Be Boys
Character:Frank Albertson
Release Date:30/11/1932
The Lost Special
Character:Tom Hood
Release Date:25/11/1932
Air Mail
Character:Tommy Bogan
Release Date:03/11/1932
Huddle
Character:Larry
Release Date:14/05/1932
Racing Youth
Character:Teddy Blue
Release Date:26/01/1932
Way Back Home
Character:David Clark
Release Date:13/11/1931
The Brat
Character:Stephen Forester
Release Date:23/08/1931
Traveling Husbands
Character:Barry Greene
Release Date:15/08/1931
Big Business Girl
Character:Johnny Saunders
Release Date:12/06/1931
A Connecticut Yankee
Character:Emile le Poulet / Clarence
Release Date:06/04/1931
Just Imagine
Character:RT-42
Release Date:23/11/1930
Wild Company
Character:Larry Grayson
Release Date:05/07/1930
So This Is London
Character:Junior Draper
Release Date:23/05/1930
Born Reckless
Character:Frank Sheldon
Release Date:11/05/1930
Spring Is Here
Character:Stacy Adams
Release Date:13/04/1930
Son of the Gods
Character:Kicker
Release Date:09/03/1930
The Big Party
Character:Jack Hunter
Release Date:23/02/1930
Men Without Women
Character:Ensign Price
Release Date:08/02/1930
Happy Days
Character:Frankie Albertson
Release Date:16/09/1929
Salute
Character:Midshipman Albert Edward Price
Release Date:01/09/1929
Words and Music
Character:Skeet Mulroy
Release Date:18/08/1929
Blue Skies
Character:Richard Lewis (episode 2)
Release Date:16/03/1929
Prep and Pep
Character:Bunk Hill
Release Date:18/11/1928
The Covered Wagon
Character:Bit (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1923
Television Appearances
The F.B.I.
Character:Padre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Morgan
Mr. Novak
Character:Jim O'Neal
Going My Way
Character:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Tom Batterman
The Virginian
Character:Sheriff Webb
Sam Benedict
Character:
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Character:Walter Asch
The Investigators
Character:Insurance adjustor
87th Precinct
Character:Pop Smith
Tallahassee 7000
Character:
Bringing Up Buddy
Character:
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:Colonel Watson
Michael Shayne
Character:
The Tom Ewell Show
Character:
Checkmate
Character:Jimmy Purdy
The Aquanauts
Character:Mr. Linden
Thriller
Character:Charles Salisbury
Johnny Midnight
Character:
The Untouchables
Character:Jason MacIntyre
Hawaiian Eye
Character:Paul Charring
Hawaiian Eye
Character:Wally Gibbs
The Third Man
Character:Philip Reiner
Bonanza
Character:Sam Walker
The Deputy
Character:Nick Harper
Lawman
Character:Clint Porter
Lawman
Character:Henry Bildy
Bronco
Character:
Peter Gunn
Character:
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:George Elkins
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Sheriff Mike Strata
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Character:Abner Reed
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Character:Jason Gill
Leave It to Beaver
Character:Mr. Gannon
The Real McCoys
Character:
The Restless Gun
Character:Jeb Lacey
Maverick
Character:Harvey Storey
Perry Mason
Character:Duck Hunter
M Squad
Character:Walter Ashton
Sugarfoot
Character:Sheriff Crabtree
Sugarfoot
Character:Judge Mortimer Hall
Sugarfoot
Character:Amos Markham
Sugarfoot
Character:Sheriff Billy Boyce
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Stuart Simons
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Gerald Clayton
Official Detective
Character:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Lane Fullerton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Sheriff Charlie Horn
The Gale Storm Show
Character:Stevens
State Trooper
Character:John Henderson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Regis
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Sergeant Kirby
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:George Wyncliff
Cheyenne
Character:Johnny Kent
The Phil Silvers Show
Character:The Producer
The Millionaire
Character:Howard Bayliss
Father Knows Best
Character:Mr. Wickett
Lassie
Character:Norman Talley
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:Biff Grimes
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:
The Red Skelton Show
Character:General Scott
Tales of Tomorrow
Character:
The Billy Rose Show
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Mr. Edgar
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Dr. Coffee
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Studio One
Character:Colonel Greer
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:
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