Most Recent Role: Police Comm. Ervin H. Burrell on The Wire
Alias Name(s): Frankie R. Faison, Frankie R. Falcon
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Newport News, Virginia
Birthday: 6-10-1949
Alias Name(s): Frankie R. Faison, Frankie R. Falcon
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Newport News, Virginia
Birthday: 6-10-1949
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A veteran character actor whose work has shown he's as comfortable with comedy as drama, Frankie Faison was born in Newport News, VA, in 1949. Faison developed the acting bug while in grade school after appearing in a school play, and after high school he was a theater student at both Illinois Wesleyan University and New York University. Faison began pursuing a career in the theater, and...
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Sunday 27 January 2008 on HBO
"Buyer's market out there." - Templeton Campbell tries to smooth out the transitions in the police department; The Baltimore Sun scrambles to confirm surprising news from City Hall, but lose out to the TV media in scooping a high-profile grand jury appearance; Marlo tries to win favor with...
Frankie received an honorary doctorate from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2002.
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Frankie first got interested in acting after appearing in a grade school play.
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Frankie studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University, he graduated in 1971.
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Frankie attended New York University, he graduated in 1974.
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Frankie's first feature film role was in 1984's The Exterminator 2.
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Frankie Faison: Far too often have I been accepted or rejected for work because of the color of my skin. I have never thought of myself as a black actor, I have always thought of myself as an actor first, black second. In the same way I think of myself as a human being who happens to be black.
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Frankie Faison: As an actor I live a life of ups and downs, highs and lows, feast or famine. But when you remember who you are and where you came from, you are prepared to live in dignity as you experience life's ups and downs.
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Other Appearances
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Prey
Ray Peterson |
The Wire
Acting Police Comm. Ervin H. Burrell |
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True Colors
Ron Freeman |
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The Wire
Police Comm. Ervin H. Burrell |
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A Man Called Hawk
Choice of Chance Mr. Carver |
Cosby
I'm OK, You're Hilton Ron |
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Cosby
On the Rocks Ron |
Kate & Allie
The Bad Seed Detective |
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Law & Order
Out of the Half-Light Lester Twiggs |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Florida Tom Nickerson |
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Prey
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The Wire
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Forty thousand years ago, the most advanced species on Earth was wiped out by a powerful new life form... Us. Now another new species has evolved-- stronger, smarter, and dedicated to our... more
The WireIn chronicling a multi-generational family business dealing illegal drugs and the efforts of the Baltimore police to curb their trade, this series draws parallels between these organizations and... more True Colors
True Colors was an early 90's sitcom from FOX television that centered around the blending of families between an interracial couple. Ron Freeman and Ellen Davis marry, therefore creating a... more
