Francis A. DeSales (March 23, 1912 – September 25, 1988) was an American actor known for playing Harold Faller in '' The Big Story'', Sheriff Maddox in '' Two Faces West'', and Ralph Dobson in ''
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it ...
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Born in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...
, DeSales was survived by his wife Doris when he died of cancer at his home in
Van Nuys
Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.
History
In 1909, ...
at the age of 76.
Film roles
In Mr. And Mrs. North, as Lieutenant Bill Weigan, 1954.
*'' Headline Hunters'' (1955) - Tribune Reporter (uncredited)
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Terror at Midnight
''Terror at Midnight'' is a 1956 film noir crime film directed by Franklin Adreon and starring Scott Brady, Joan Vohs and Frank Faylen.Koper p.157
The film's sets were designed by art director Walter E. Keller.
Plot
Rick Rickards, a cop, lend ...
'' (1956) - Police Lt. Conway
*''
The Girl He Left Behind
''The Girl He Left Behind'' is a 1956 American romantic comedy film starring Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood. The supporting cast includes Jim Backus, Alan King, James Garner, and David Janssen. The film was written by Guy Trosper and directed by ...
'' (1956) - Army Psychiatrist (uncredited)
*'' All Mine to Give'' (1957) - Mr. Stephens
*'' The Unholy Wife'' (1957) - John Hayward, Defense Attorney (uncredited)
*'' Portland Exposé'' (1957) - Alfred Grey (uncredited)
*'' The Wayward Girl'' (1957) - Investigator Butler
*'' Jailhouse Rock'' (1957) - Surgeon (uncredited)
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The Hard Man
''The Hard Man'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Guy Madison.Pitts p.144
Plot
A Texas Ranger (Guy Madison) turns deputy sheriff; a woman (Valerie French) wants him to kill her cattle-baron husband (Lorne ...
'' (1957) - Captain Peters (uncredited)
*''
Return to Warbow
''Return to Warbow'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Philip Carey. The film is based on the novel ''Return to Warbow'' by Les Savage, Jr. (New York, 1955).
Plot
Philip Carey plays Clay Hollister, an esca ...
'' (1958) - Sheriff (uncredited)
*''
Darby's Rangers
''Darby's Rangers'' (released in the UK as ''The Young Invaders'') is a 1958 war film directed by William Wellman and starring James Garner as William Orlando Darby, who organizes and leads the first units of United States Army Rangers during Wor ...
'' (1958) - Captain (uncredited)
*'' Too Much, Too Soon'' (1958) - Imperial Pictures Executive (uncredited)
*'' The Lineup'' (1958) - Chester McPhee (uncredited)
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The High Cost of Loving
''The High Cost of Loving'' is a 1958 comedy film directed by and starring Jose Ferrer. It marked the film debut of Gena Rowlands.
Plot
Around the same time that Jim Fry learns that his place of work is merging with another company, his wife of ...
'' (1958) - Charles Blake (uncredited)
*'' No Time for Sergeants'' (1958) - Sgt. T.C. Payne (uncredited)
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Apache Territory
''Apache Territory'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and produced by and starring Rory Calhoun. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The story is based on the 1957 novel ''Last Stand at Papago Wells'' by Louis L'Amour.
...
Operation Petticoat
''Operation Petticoat'' is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Blake Edwards, that stars Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
The film tells in fla ...
'' (1959) - Capt. Kress (uncredited)
*'' Psycho'' (1960) - Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats (uncredited)
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Sunrise at Campobello
''Sunrise at Campobello'' is a 1960 Warner Bros. biographical film telling the story of the struggles of future President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his family when Roosevelt was stricken with paralysis at the age of 39 ...
'' (1960) - Riley (uncredited)
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph
''Let No Man Write My Epitaph'' is a 1960 American crime drama film about the son of an executed criminal who aspires to escape his impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhood with the help of his mother and a group of concerned neighbors. The film w ...
A Global Affair
''A Global Affair'' is a 1964 American comedy film directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Bob Hope, Michèle Mercier, Yvonne De Carlo, and Elga Andersen.
Plot
A baby is abandoned at the United Nations headquarters in New York by a mother who h ...
'' (1964) - U.S. Delegate (uncredited)
*''
Kisses for My President
''Kisses for My President'' is a 1964 comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Fred MacMurray and Polly Bergen. Leslie McCloud (Bergen) makes history when she is elected the first female president of the United States. However, her h ...
'' (1964) - Reporter (uncredited)
*''
The Third Day
''The Third Day'' is a 1965 suspense thriller film directed by Jack Smight and starring George Peppard and Elizabeth Ashley. It was based on a novel by Joseph Hayes.
Plot
Steve Mallory has been involved in a car crash, and it appears he has k ...
'' (1965) - Sanford - Board Member (uncredited)
*'' The Plainsman'' (1966) - Gambler (uncredited)
*'' Sweet November'' (1968) - Armstrong
*'' The Arrangement'' (1969) - Presentation Executive (uncredited)
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' ( ja, トラ・トラ・トラ！) is a 1970 epic war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The film was produced by Elmo Williams and directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda and Kinji ...
'' (1970) - Capt. Arthur H. McCollum - Wilkinson's Subordinate with Stark (uncredited)
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1972 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn. It is the fourth of five films in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. The f ...
Rabbit Test
The rabbit test, or Friedman test, was an early pregnancy test developed in 1931 by Maurice Friedman and Maxwell Edward Lapham at the University of Pennsylvania.
Test
The hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced during pregna ...