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Ivor Francis (October 26, 1918 [citation needed] – October 22, 1986) was a Canadian-American character actor and acting teacher. He is the father of television soap opera actress Genie Francis.
Ivor Francis (1918-1986) was a Canadian-born actor who appeared in radio, theater, film and TV shows. He also ran an acting workshop in West Hollywood and taught actors like Ben Murphy and Linda Haynes.
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Ivor Francis was a Canadian actor who worked on radio, stage, film and TV. He was the father of actresses Genie Francis and Shelley Francis, and the father-in-law of actor Jonathan Frakes.
- October 26, 1918
- October 22, 1986
Ivor Francis is an actor who appeared in many TV shows and movies, such as Spider-Man, The House of the Dead, and The Night Strangler. TMDB provides his biography, filmography, and photos.
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Ivor Francis (born October 26, 1918 – October 22, 1986) was a veteran Canadian-American character actor and acting teacher. He is also the father of television soap opera actress Genie Francis. Ivor made two appearances on The Jeffersons, first as Mr. Curtis, Mr. Whittendale's personal assistant in the Season 1 episode "The Piano Man", than as Mr. ...
Francis was born in Toronto and began his acting career on the radio in Canada. He served in the Canadian Royal Air Force in World War II and then moved to the United States, where he played the son, Joe, in the radio program Ma Perkins.
Francis made several appearances on Broadway, in such plays as The Devil's Advocate, Gideon and J.B.. He also performed frequently in television, including an appearance on The Odd Couple, as Mr. Bengstrom, in the episode "A Grave for Felix" and as Father Flint in an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He also appeared in Hawaii Five-O, Dark Shadows, Bright Promise, Room 222, Dusty's Trail and General Hospital, which starred his daughter, Genie Francis.
His film debut came in 1964 in The Devil Walks. Francis also appeared in such films as I Love My Wife, The World's Greatest Athlete, Pieces of Dreams, The Steagle, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Busting, Alien Zone (previously called House of the Dead) and The North Avenue Irregulars.
He died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles after suffering a series of strokes.
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•Ivor Francis at the Internet Movie Database
•Ivor Francis at the Internet Broadway Database
Ivor Francis. Highest Rated: 100% The Night Strangler (1973) Lowest Rated: 44% The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) Birthday: Oct 26, 1918. Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Born in the early...
Ivor Francis Biography (1917-1986) Born 1917, in Toronto, ON, Canada; died October 22, 1986, in Sherman Oaks, CA; married; children: four. Nationality. Canadian.
