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Frank Fontaine

Born

4/19/1920, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Died

8/4/1978

Birth Name

Frank Fontaine

Gender

Male

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Frank Fontaine began his comedic career on radio with "The Jack Benny Show". When Jack ventured into television, he took Frank with him, his singing and comedy were a big hit on Jack's show. This lead to other television variety show appearances and a close relationship with Jackie…more

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Star (4)

Role
- Assassin's Creed Lineage
  Star
  2011
- The Day After Tomorrow
  Caddy "Cooper"
  2004
- Nowhere in Sight
  Star
  2001
- The Jackie Gleason Show
  Crazy Guggenheim
  - S 18: Ep 1 March 29, 1969
    3/29/69
  - S 15: Ep 1 10/14/67
    10/14/67
  - S 5: Ep 1 June 22, 1957
    6/22/57
  - — Ludens Cough Drop Commercial
  - — The Honeymooner's Christmas Show (1951)
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
  Series Regular/Crazy Guggenheim
  - S 4: Ep 30 5/7/1966
    5/7/66
  - S 4: Ep 29 4/30/1966
    4/30/66
  - S 4: Ep 28 4/16/1966
    4/16/66
  - S 4: Ep 27 4/9/1966
    4/9/66
  - S 4: Ep 26 3/26/1966
    3/26/66
  - + 105 More Credits
- Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 26 9/9/1953
    9/9/53
  - S 1: Ep 25 8/26/1953
    8/26/53
  - S 1: Ep 24 8/12/1953
    8/12/53
  - S 1: Ep 23 7/29/1953
    7/29/53
  - S 1: Ep 22 7/15/1953
    7/15/53
  - + 21 More Credits
- The Paul Winchell Show
  Crazy Guggenheim
Guest Star (25)

Role
- The Hunger
  Bishop
- Sirens
  Old Man
  - S 2: Ep 20 The Obsession
    5/6/95
- Sirens
  Limo Driver
  - S 2: Ep 12 Missing
    1/21/95
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 43 October 29, 1969
    10/29/69
  - S 8: Ep 131 Week of March 10, 1969
    3/10/69
  - S 3: Ep 238 August 10, 1964
    8/10/64
  - S 12: Ep 60 November 24, 1972
    11/24/72
  - S 10: Ep 196 Week of June 14, 1971
    6/14/71
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 21 August 4, 1969
    8/4/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 96 January 13, 1969
    1/13/69
  - S 4: Ep 243 August 14, 1967
    8/14/67
  - S 4: Ep 70 December 9, 1966
    12/9/66
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself/Crazy Guggenheim
  - S 3: Ep 8 October 14-18, 1968
    10/14/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 24 October 3, 1968
    10/3/68
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Florence Henderson / Kate Smith / Frank Fontaine / Bill Dana
    10/20/66
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 3 September 25, 1966: The Supremes, Ethel Merman, Nipsey Russell
    9/25/66
  - S 15: Ep 33 May 19, 1963: Ann-Margret, Steve Lawrence, Kate Smith, Totie Fields, Vaughn Meader
    5/19/63
  - S 15: Ep 13 December 23, 1962: Show taped at Guantanamo Naval Base w/Louis Armstrong, Connie Francis, Carol Lawrence
    12/23/62
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 5: Ep 200 June 10, 1966
    6/10/66
  - S 5: Ep 199 June 9, 1966
    6/9/66
  - S 5: Ep 198 June 8, 1966
    6/8/66
  - S 5: Ep 197 June 7, 1966
    6/7/66
  - S 5: Ep 196 Week of June 6, 1966
    6/6/66
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 15: Ep 43 EPISODE #718
    6/21/64
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 15: Ep 34 May 26, 1963: Cab Calloway, Eydie Gorme, Frank Fontaine, Sergio Franchi
    5/26/63
- The Honeymooners
  Crazy Guggenheim
  - S 7: Ep 2 Two Below
    9/29/62
- The Garry Moore Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 3 October 10, 1961
    10/10/61
- The Jack Benny Program
  John L.C. Sivoney
  - S 11: Ep 20 Detective Story
    3/5/61
- The Jack Benny Program
  John L. C. Sivoney
  - S 11: Ep 5 John Wayne Show
    11/20/60
  - S 9: Ep 15 Ed Sullivan/Genevieve Show
    4/5/59
  - S 1: Ep 2 Faye Emerson and Frank Sinatra Show
    1/28/51
- The Garry Moore Show
  Guest
- The Jack Paar Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 193 April 24, 1958
    4/24/58
- Toast of the Town
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 26 March 7, 1954: Nat King Cole, Janet Blair, Hurd Hatfield, Frank Fontaine
    3/7/54
- The George Jessel Show
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 11/8/1953
    11/8/53
- This Is Show Business
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 9/16/1951
    9/16/51
- Arthur Murray Party
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 22 Frank Fontaine; Nancy Donovan; Verlye Nells
    3/11/51
- The Jack Benny Program
  John L.T. Savonie
- The Ed Wynn Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 37 Mitzi Green/Frank Fontaine
    6/20/50
  - S 1: Ep 32 Frank Fontaine/James Barton
    5/23/50

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