Frank Collison
Born
February 14, 1950 (age 75)
Birthplace
Evanston, Illinois, USA

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?

Movies

Two Yellow Lines
Two Yellow Lines
2021 ★ 4.5
Roy
The Collector
The Collector
2021 ★ 7.0
Hal
Buckshot
Buckshot
2017 ★ 6.0
Nickel
The Hero
The Hero
2017 ★ 6.1
Man in Dream
You're Gonna Miss Me
You're Gonna Miss Me
2017
Linus Duckworth
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016 ★ 6.1
Clay
The 4th
The 4th
2016 ★ 4.6
Creepy Party Crasher
L.A. Slasher
L.A. Slasher
2015 ★ 4.8
The KA Leader
Grandma
Grandma
2015 ★ 6.5
Mike
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
2014 ★ 4.8
Admiral Ironsides
Hitchcock
Hitchcock
2012 ★ 6.6
Henry Gein
Radio Free Albemuth
Radio Free Albemuth
2010 ★ 5.4
Leon
Hesher
Hesher
2010 ★ 6.8
Funeral Director
The Happening
The Happening
2008 ★ 5.4
Nursery Owner
Voodoo Moon
Voodoo Moon
2006 ★ 3.7
Mac
Suspect Zero
Suspect Zero
2004 ★ 5.5
Piper
The Village
The Village
2004 ★ 6.5
Victor
The Whole Ten Yards
The Whole Ten Yards
2004 ★ 5.7
Strabo
Hidalgo
Hidalgo
2004 ★ 6.9
Texas Jack
Hope Springs
Hope Springs
2003 ★ 5.3
Mr. Fisher
The Majestic
The Majestic
2001 ★ 6.7
Subpoena Server
K-PAX
K-PAX
2001 ★ 7.2
Screaming Man (uncredited)
A Crack in the Floor
A Crack in the Floor
2001 ★ 3.4
Turner
Camouflage
Camouflage
2001 ★ 4.3
Skinny Cop - Tommy
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000 ★ 7.3
Wash Hogwallop
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
1999 ★ 8.2
Horace Bing
Buddy
Buddy
1997 ★ 4.9
Zoo Keeper
S.F.W.
S.F.W.
1995 ★ 6.0
Distressed Witness
The Investigator
The Investigator
1994
It Runs in the Family
It Runs in the Family
1994 ★ 5.4
Floyd Bumpus
Dead Connection
Dead Connection
1994 ★ 4.2
Diggstown
Diggstown
1992 ★ 6.3
Prison Guard
A Formula for Mayhem
A Formula for Mayhem
1992
Raddish
Keep the Change
Keep the Change
1992 ★ 6.0
Darryl Burke
The Last Boy Scout
The Last Boy Scout
1991 ★ 6.8
Pablo
Dollman
Dollman
1991 ★ 4.9
Sprug
Backstreet Dreams
Backstreet Dreams
1990 ★ 5.0
Spider
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart
1990 ★ 7.0
Timmy Thompson
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988 ★ 6.7
Billy
The Blob
The Blob
1988 ★ 6.8
Phil Hobbs—Projectionist
Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 ★ 5.9
Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
Into the Homeland
Into the Homeland
1987 ★ 6.0
Gas Station Attendant
Wired to Kill
Wired to Kill
1986 ★ 3.1
Sly
Lifetime Contract
Lifetime Contract
1986
Shrink
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
1985 ★ 5.1
Charlie Stroll
The Compleat Al
The Compleat Al
1985 ★ 6.4
Look-A-Like Salesman

TV Series