Frank Collison
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?
Filmography
The Collector
as Hal
The Collector
as Hal
Buckshot
as Nickel
Buckshot
as Nickel
The Hero
as Man in Dream
The Hero
as Man in Dream
You're Gonna Miss Me
as Linus Duckworth
You're Gonna Miss Me
as Linus Duckworth
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Clay
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Clay
The 4th
as Creepy Party Crasher
The 4th
as Creepy Party Crasher
L.A. Slasher
as The KA Leader
L.A. Slasher
as The KA Leader
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
as Admiral Ironsides
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
as Admiral Ironsides
Hitchcock
as Henry Gein
Hitchcock
as Henry Gein
Radio Free Albemuth
as Leon
Radio Free Albemuth
as Leon
Hesher
as Funeral Director
Hesher
as Funeral Director
The Whole Ten Yards
as Strabo
The Whole Ten Yards
as Strabo
Hidalgo
as Texas Jack
Hidalgo
as Texas Jack
K-PAX
as Screaming Man (uncredited)
K-PAX
as Screaming Man (uncredited)
Camouflage
as Skinny Cop - Tommy
Camouflage
as Skinny Cop - Tommy
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Wash Hogwallop
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Wash Hogwallop
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
as Horace Bing
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
as Horace Bing
S.F.W.
as Distressed Witness
S.F.W.
as Distressed Witness
12:01
as Thin Assassin
12:01
as Thin Assassin
Diggstown
as Prison Guard
Diggstown
as Prison Guard
Keep the Change
as Darryl Burke
Keep the Change
as Darryl Burke
Mobsters
as Sonny Catania
Mobsters
as Sonny Catania
Backstreet Dreams
as Spider
Backstreet Dreams
as Spider
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
as Billy
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
as Billy
Into the Homeland
as Gas Station Attendant
Into the Homeland
as Gas Station Attendant
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
as Charlie Stroll
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
as Charlie Stroll