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Frank Emmons Overton (March 12, 1918 – April 24, 1967) was an American actor. He was best known for the roles of Major Harvey Stovall in Twelve O'Clock High (1964-1967), Sheriff Heck Tate in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and General Bogan in Fail Safe (1964).
Actor: To Kill a Mockingbird. Perpetually serious-looking New York-born character actor, who showed up to good effect in many TV shows of the 1950s and '60s. His quietly authoritarian demeanor lent itself ideally to portraying characters with badges or uniforms: Sheriff Heck Tate in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), General Bogan of Strategic Air ...
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- Babylon, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Frank Overton. Actor: To Kill a Mockingbird. Perpetually serious-looking New York-born character actor, who showed up to good effect in many TV shows of the 1950s and '60s. His quietly authoritarian demeanor lent itself ideally to portraying characters with badges or uniforms: Sheriff Heck Tate in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), General Bogan of ...
- March 12, 1918
- April 24, 1967
Active - 1950 - 1964 | Born - Mar 12, 1918 | Died - Apr 24, 1967 | Genres - Drama, Crime, Western. Overview. Filmography. Other Appearances. Share on. facebook. twitter. Biography by AllMovie [+] Frank Overton was a New York theater actor who enjoyed a limited but productive career in feature films and a much busier one on the small screen.
- March 12, 1918
- April 24, 1967
12 O'Clock High: With Frank Overton, Paul Burke, Chris Robinson, Robert Lansing. A WWII bomb group commander must fill the shoes of his predecessor and get the performance rating up to snuff. He struggles with his own men, until he is able to develop pride in the group and win the men over, but at a cost to him.
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- 1964-09-18
- Drama, War
- 60
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif., April 29 (AP)--Frank Overton, co-star on last year's television series, "12 O'Clock High," died in his home today, apparently of a heart attack. He was 49 years-old.
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Frank Overton is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes To Kill a Mockingbird, Fail Safe, Wild River, The Last Mile, 12 O'Clock High, Boomerang!, Desire Under the Elms, and The True Story of Jesse James.
