Dan Frazer

Dan Frazer was born on Nov 20, 1921 in USA. Dan Frazer's big-screen debut came with Route 66 - Season 3 directed by David Lowell Rich in 1962, strarring Bob Richards / 1st Reporter / Drunk. Dan Frazer is known for Fireflies directed by Stephan Lacant, Brian Delate stars as Tony and Dan Frazer as Jack. The upcoming new movie Dan Frazer plays is Smoking Nonsmoking which will be released on Oct 13, 2011.

Son of a bricklayer and ironworker, who was involved in the construction of the Empire State Building, Dan Frazer first acted in local theatre in his rough 'Hell's Kitchen' neighbourhood on the Manhattan West Side. He also benefited from the Federal Theatre Project, funded by the Works Progress Administration after the onset of the Great Depression. During World War II, Dan helped entertain troops as a member of the U.S. Army Special Services, subsequently making his first appearance on Broadway as a marine in 'Christopher Blake'. He began acting on the small screen during the 1950's, appearing in anything from anthology series, to comedies, to crime drama. His motion picture debut did not eventuate until 1963, when he portrayed a priest in Les Lys des champs (1963).For the best part of his screen career, Dan portrayed an assortment of clergymen and cops, almost invariably honest, hard-working types. Internationally, he became best known as Telly Savalas's nervous NYPD boss, Captain Frank McNeil, during all five seasons of Kojak (1973); and as Virgil Starkwell's (Woody Allen's) psychiatrist in the hilarious Prends l'oseille et tire-toi! (1969). Dan Frazer was a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.