Most Recent Role: on Masters of Science Fiction
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday: 8-19-1952
Birth Name: Jonathan Scott Frakes
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday: 8-19-1952
Birth Name: Jonathan Scott Frakes
Jonathan Frakes plays Commander William Riker, the U.S.S. Enterprise's executive officer and second-in-command. "Riker's job is to provide Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) with the most efficiently-run ship and the best prepared crew he can," Jonathan explains. "As a result, he maintains a more military bearing than the other characters, despite the fact that salutes and other military protocol...
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Most Recent Appearance
The Discarded
Saturday 25 August 2007 on ABC
A group of people are sentenced to drift in space forever, they take one final chance at returning back to Earth.
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- external: Holodecked Out 2005-05-12
- external: Frakes In Finale 2005-05-12
- external: Frakes Returns 2005-05-09
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Jonathan was a psychology major in college. He then decided to transfer to the theater arts department, because he saw how much fun the actors were having.
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Brent Spiner named his son Jackson in honor of Jonathan Frakes' son Jameson and Gates McFadden's son Jack.
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Jonathan is the son-in-law of actor Ivor Francis.
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Jonathan has a son, Jameson Ivor, who was born on the 20th of August in 1994.
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He lent his voice talents to Gargoyles as, David Zanatos, along with fellow Star Trek: TNG cast members; Michael Dorn, Brent Spinner, Marina Sirtis and Star Trek Voyager's Kate Mulgrew.
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Jonathan Frakes:I think the audience really likes to see people again whom they have identified with. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to use some of us in something.
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Jonathan Frakes: I think Star Trek has been very double-edged for all of us - as actors, writers, directors.
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Jonathan Frakes: I just finished another movie here at Paramount called Clockstoppers which is about time travel and has a science fiction bent so I'm determined, or they are, whoever they are, to keep me close to other planets.
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Jonathan Frakes: But nothing really felt like it was going to take off the way that Star Trek did, before that.
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Jonathan Frakes: When I produced Roswell, it was clear to me that my value to that show was as a director, because I was not a writer, and I wasn't a line producer.
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Other Appearances
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Bare Essence
Marcus Marshall |
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Host |
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Gargoyles
David Xanatos |
Paper Dolls
Sandy Parris |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Cmdr. William T. Riker |
The Doctors (1963)
Tom Carroll (1977-1978) |
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Falcon Crest
Damon Ross |
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3rd Rock from the Sun
Gwen, Larry, Dick and Mary Larry |
Barnaby Jones
Stages of Fear David Douglas |
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Charlie's Angels
Angel on My Mind Brad |
Cybill
Starting on the Wrong Foot Himself |
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Eight is Enough
Separate Ways Chapper |
Family Guy
Peter's Got Woods Riker |
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Diagnosis Murder
Left-Handed Murder |
Masters of Science Fiction
The Discarded |
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Roswell
Four Square |
Roswell
The White Room (1) |
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Roswell
Behind the Music |
Roswell
Secrets and Lies (1) |
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"Underused"Superb Known for playing Commander William T Riker (and his double Lt. Thomas Riker) on the Star Trek spin offs (The Next Generation & onward), Mr.Frakes now spends most of his time directing (ST: First Contact, ST: Insurrection, Clockstoppers etc) . Continue » Posted Apr 20, 2008 9:41 am PST |
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"Give him/her a show!"Great A luscious looking man even in his 50's. We need to see more of this man and that slick sly smile. HOT!!! Continue » Posted Aug 29, 2005 9:40 pm PST |
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