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Frank Marth
Marth in theBeverly Garlandcrime drama,Decoy (1958)
Born	(1922-07-29)July 29, 1922 New York City, U.S.
Died	January 12, 2014(2014-01-12) (aged 91) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1949–1987
Spouse	Hope Holiday ​ (m. 1967)​

Frank Marth (July 29, 1922 – January 12, 2014) was an American film and television actor. He may be best known as a cast-member ofCavalcade of Stars (1949; 1950–1957), especially segments ofThe Honeymooners, which later became a television series (1955–56).

Marth was born in theWashington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan to Mr. And Mrs. Frank Marth, Sr. He attended public schools graduating from Commerce High School. He initially worked in building construction, but after World War II he attended theFeagin School of Dramatic Art with plans to work in radio.^[1]

Early in his career, Marth worked in radio, including being announcer, commentator, and disc jockey onWOV in New York City andWWDX-FM^[1] andWPAT in New Jersey.^[2]

On stage, Marth acted in productions of local and regional theaters, including the Greenwood Playhouse in Maine and the Willimantic Playhouse in Connecticut.^[2]

Marth's big screen credits included roles in films such asMadame X (1966),Madigan (1968),Pendulum (1969),The Lost Man (1969),Marooned (1969) andTelefon (1977).

On television, Marth appeared in two episodes ofPerry Mason, five episodes ofThe Big Valley, one episode ofThe Wild, Wild West andMannix, five episodes ofHogan's Heroes, three episodes ofBarnaby Jones, two episodes ofMission: Impossible, as well as onHawaii Five-O,The Fugitive,Cannon,The Invaders,Gunsmoke,The F.B.I.,The Streets of San Francisco,The Six Million Dollar Man,The New Adventures of Wonder Woman,Dallas andM*A*S*H. In 1970 Marth appeared as Rawlings in the western TV seriesThe Virginian in the episode titled "The Gift." In 1976, he appeared in an episode ofSara and played the Commanding Officer of Ben Murphy's leading officer in the TV mini series version ofThe Dirty Dozen.^[3] He also played Ben Fraser, Jr. in the NBC dramaFrom These Roots (1958-1961)^[3]: 369 and was a regular onJackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine andThe Jackie Gleason Show.^[3]: 521

Tall and fair-haired, Marth, often in tandem with the short, dark-hairedGeorge O. Petrie, played various recurring and one-time roles onThe Honeymooners; e.g., as one of the brutal hoods who hold the Kramdens and Ed Norton hostage after Ralph witnesses a bank robbery; as Harvey Walstatter, who hires Alice Kramden to babysit his son, Harvey, Jr.; and as the inquiring news photographer who lands Ralph Kramden in hot water after he quotes Kramden declaring that he is "head of the household".^{[citation needed]}

Marth died ofcongestive heart failure andAlzheimer's disease on January 12, 2014, inRancho Mirage, California, aged 91.^[4]

• 1955-1957The Honeymooners

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