Frank Collison
Biography
Frank Collison (born February 14, 1950) is an American actor. Trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, he earned his BA in theatre at San Francisco State University and helped establish a summer theatre company in the Sierra Nevadas then went on to earn an MFA in acting at UC San Diego. Before Collison began his professional career in acting, he worked as a forest fire fighter, diaper service dispatcher and substitute teacher. Appearing in over 150 productions, Collison has worked off Broadway and in regional theaters in Boston, Denver and California. His theatrical roles have ranged from "Puck" in Midsummer's Nights Dream to "Miss Havisham" in Great Expectations to "Jacob Marley" in Christmas Carol. Frank is a founding member of Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, California, which has won over 25 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. Collison began his film and television career when he moved to Los Angeles in 1984. He is perhaps best known as "Horace Bing," the hapless telegraph operator on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) and "Wash Hogwallop" in "O Brother Where Art Thou?
Known For
Criminal Minds
2005
American Horror Story
2011
9-1-1
2018
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Young Sheldon
2017
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Monk
2002
Twin Peaks
1990
Stargate Atlantis
2004
Quantum Leap
1989
Night Court
1984
Matlock
1986
Filmography
Criminal Minds
as Richard Clayvin · 2005
American Horror Story
as Real Ishmael Polk · 2011
9-1-1
as Sam · 2018
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Gul Dolak · 1987
Young Sheldon
as Chet · 2017
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Smokey · 2005
Monk
as Warrick Tennyson · 2002
Twin Peaks
as Muddy · 1990
Stargate Atlantis
as Keturah · 2004
Quantum Leap
as Mortimer · 1989
Night Court
as Aqualung · 1984
Matlock
as Unshaven Man · 1986
My Name Is Earl
as Kenny's Dad · 2005
My Name Is Earl
as Male Guest · 2005
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Horace Bing · 1993
Silicon Valley
as Noah · 2014
Good Luck Charlie
as Vern · 2010
7th Heaven
as Fred Moon · 1996
Moonlighting
as Padua Resident · 1985
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
as Cosmic Owl (voice) · 2023
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
as Cosmic Owl / Brother #1 (voice) · 2023
Carnivàle
as Jasper · 2003
Carnivàle
as Jasper / Talker #3 · 2003
Mr. Pickles
as Grandpa (voice) · 2014
Big Shot
as Eddie · 2021
The Village
as Victor · 2004
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Wash Hogwallop · 2000
JONAS L.A.
as Larry · 2009
The Happening
as Nursery Owner · 2008
The Last Boy Scout
as Pablo · 1991
Wild at Heart
as Timmy Thompson · 1990
The Whole Ten Yards
as Strabo · 2004
The Blob
as Phil Hobbs—Projectionist · 1988
K-PAX
as Screaming Man (uncredited) · 2001
Momma Named Me Sheriff
as Grandpa (voice) · 2019
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
as Billy · 1988
Hidalgo
as Texas Jack · 2004
The Majestic
as Subpoena Server · 2001
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates") · 1987
Grandma
as Mike · 2015
Hitchcock
as Henry Gein · 2012
Hesher
as Funeral Director · 2010
Suspect Zero
as Piper · 2004
The Hero
as Man in Dream · 2017
Diggstown
as Prison Guard · 1992
Hope Springs
as Mr. Fisher · 2003
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Clay · 2016
Mobsters
as Sonny Catania · 1991
Buddy
as Zoo Keeper · 1997
Dollman
as Sprug · 1991
12:01
as Thin Assassin · 1993
A Crack in the Floor
as Turner · 2001
Camouflage
as Skinny Cop - Tommy · 2001
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
as Horace Bing · 1999
Dead Connection
· 1994
Vikes
as Gunnar · 2017
The Collector
as Hal · 2022
Radio Free Albemuth
as Leon · 2010
Backstreet Dreams
as Spider · 1990
L.A. Slasher
as The KA Leader · 2015
It Runs in the Family
as Floyd Bumpus · 1994
S.F.W.
as Distressed Witness · 1995
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
as Admiral Ironsides · 2014
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
as Charlie Stroll · 1985
Lifetime Contract
as Shrink · 1986
Voodoo Moon
as Mac · 2006
Into the Homeland
as Gas Station Attendant · 1987
The Compleat Al
as Look-A-Like Salesman · 1985
You're Gonna Miss Me
as Linus Duckworth · 2017
The 4th
as Creepy Party Crasher · 2016
Wired to Kill
as Sly · 1986
Buckshot
as Nickel · 2017
A Formula for Mayhem
as Raddish · 1992
Two Yellow Lines
as Roy · 2021
Keep the Change
as Darryl Burke · 1992
The Investigator
· 1994