Dan Frazer

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Dan Frazer
Frazer (center) with Telly Savalas and Jean LeBouvier in Kojak, 1975.
Born	Daniel Thomas Frazer (1921-11-20)November 20, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	December 16, 2011(2011-12-16) (aged 90) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1943-2009
Spouse(s)	Lillian Lee bogsett (m. 1943–99) (her death)
Children	Susanna Frazer

Daniel Thomas "Dan" Frazer (November 20, 1921 – December 16, 2011) was an American actor, born in a West Side neighborhood (formerly known Hell's Kitchen) of Manhattan in New York City. Probably, best known for his role as Captain Frank McNeil, the former partner turned supervisor of Theo Kojak, Telly Savalas's character, in the 1970s TV police drama Kojak. His screen career started in 1950.

His TV appearances include The Phil Silvers Show, Car 54, Where Are You?, The Untouchables, Route 66, The F.B.I., Barney Miller and Law & Order. His first film role was in 1963's Lilies of the Field, playing Father Murphy. In his later years, Frazer appeared as detective Dan McCloskey on the daytime soap As the World Turns.

He died of cardiac arrest on December 16, 2011, at his home in Manhattan.^[1]

Filmography

Lilies of the Field (1963)
Lord Love a Duck (1966)
Counterpoint (1967)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Bananas (1971)
Fuzz (1972)
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
The Super Cops (1974)
As the World Turns (1986–1996)
Saying Kaddish (1991)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Fireflies (2006)
The Pack (2009)

References

↑ "Kojak actor Dan Frazer dies at 90". BBC News. December 19, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2011.

External links

Dan Frazer at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 78945654 LCCN: no2009020702

Persondata
Name	Frazer, Dan
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	November 20, 1921
Place of birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of death	December 16, 2011
Place of death	New York City, New York, U.S.

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