Tony Lavelle Frank (December 9, 1943 – April 18, 2000) was an American actor. He appeared in over 60 film and television roles, notably as Salem Jones in the first two installments of '' North and South'' (1985–1986).

Partial filmography

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North Dallas Forty ''North Dallas Forty'' is a 1979 American sports film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selli ...

'' (1979) - Rindquist *''

Liar's Moon ''Liar's Moon'' is a 1981 film directed by David Fisher and starring Matt Dillon, Cindy Fisher, Yvonne De Carlo, and Hoyt Axton. It tells the story of two star-crossed lovers in 1940s Texas—a working-class teen and the banker's daughter who e ...

'' (1981) - Dr. Elton Black *''

Tender Mercies ''Tender Mercies'' is a 1983 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Horton Foote. It stars Robert Duvall as singer-songwriter Mac Sledge, a former country music star whose career and relationship with his ex-wife and dau ...

'' (1983) - Man at Motel *'' The River Rat'' (1984) - Poley *''

Alamo Bay ''Alamo Bay'' is a 1985 American drama film about a Vietnam veteran who clashes with Vietnamese immigrants who move to his Texas bay hometown. The film was directed by Louis Malle, and stars Amy Madigan and Ed Harris. Future Texas A&M and Dalla ...

'' (1985) - Leroy *'' Sweet Dreams'' (1985) - Bartender *'' Extreme Prejudice'' (1987) - Clarence King *''

Johnny Be Good ''Johnny Be Good'' is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Bud S. Smith, starring Anthony Michael Hall as the main character, Johnny Walker. The film also features Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Steve James (actor), Steve James, Jennifer Ti ...

'' (1988) - Joe Bob *''

Talk Radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, Interview (jo ...

'' (1988) - Dino *''

Powwow Highway ''Powwow Highway'' is a 1989 American independent comedy-drama film from George Harrison's HandMade Films, directed by Jonathan Wacks. Based on the novel of the same name by David Seals, it stars A Martinez, Gary Farmer, Joanelle Romero and ...

'' (1989) - Captain Roberts *'' Riverbend'' (1989) - Sheriff Jake *''

UHF Ultra high frequency (UHF) is the ITU designation for radio frequencies in the range between 300 megahertz (MHz) and 3 gigahertz (GHz), also known as the decimetre band as the wavelengths range from one meter to one tenth of a meter ...

'' (1989) - Teri's Father *''

Night Game A night game, also called a nighter, is a sporting event that takes place, completely or partially, after the local sunset. Depending on the sport, this can be done either with Floodlights (sport), floodlights or with the usual low-light conditio ...

'' (1989) - Alex Lynch *'' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989) - Mr. Wilson - Georgia *''

Young Guns II ''Young Guns II'' is a 1990 American Western action film and a sequel to '' Young Guns'' (1988). It stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Christian Slater, and features William Petersen as Pat Garrett. It was writte ...

'' (1990) - Judge Bristol *''

A Climate for Killing ''A Climate for Killing'' (also known as ''A Row of Crows'') is a 1991 American thriller-drama film written and directed by J. S. Cardone and starring John Beck, Katharine Ross, Steven Bauer and Mia Sara. Plot Before a rodeo in Yuma, Arizon ...

'' (1991) - Sheriff Elmer Waters *''

Convicts A convict is "a person found Guilt (law), guilty of a crime and Sentence (law), sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison". Convicts are often also known as "prisoners" or "inmates" or by the slang term "con", while a commo ...

'' (1991) - Sheriff *'' Rush'' (1991) - Nettle *''

A Perfect World ''A Perfect World'' is a 1993 American thriller crime drama film directed by Clint Eastwood. It stars Kevin Costner as an escaped convict who takes a young boy ( T. J. Lowther) hostage and attempts to escape on the road with the child. Eastwo ...

'' (1993) - Arch Andrews *'' Lone Star'' (1996) - Fenton *'' Varsity Blues'' (1999) - Clerk *''

A Slipping-Down Life ''A Slipping-Down Life'' is a 1999 romantic drama film directed by Toni Kalem. Based on a novel by Anne Tyler, it stars Lili Taylor and Guy Pearce. Plot Shy loner Evie (Taylor) hears musician Drumstrings Casey (Pearce) on the radio one night and ...

'' (1999) - Zack *''On the Borderline'' (2001) - Kane *''Cottonmouth'' (2002) - Judge Voss (final film role)

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