Frank Overton

Frank Overton
Overton (1960s)
Born	Frank Emmons Overton (1918-03-12)March 12, 1918 Babylon, New York, U.S.
Died	April 24, 1967(1967-04-24) (aged 49) Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Spouses	Olga Knotek ​ ​ (m. 1946; div. 1952)​ Phyllis Hill ​ (m. 1962)​
Children	1

Frank Emmons Overton (March 12, 1918 – April 24, 1967)^[1] was an American actor. He was best known for the roles of Major Harvey Stovall in Twelve O'Clock High (1964-1967), Sheriff Heck Tate in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), and General Bogan in Fail Safe (1964).

Overton was born in Babylon, New York on March 12, 1918.^[2]

Overton's acting career began on the stage in New York City.^[2] His Broadway credits include The Desperate Hours (1954), The Trip to Bountiful (1953), Truckline Cafe (1945), and Jacobowsky and the Colonel (1943).^[3] Peter Gunn TV series 5/30/1960 , season 2 episode 35 " Letter of the Law". Played district attorney Henry Lockwood.

Overton appeared in numerous television programs during the early 1950s and through the late 1960s. In 1959, he appeared in an episode of The Twilight Zone with Gig Young, called "Walking Distance". Overton also appeared in the episode titled "Mute" as Sheriff Harry Wheeler with Ann Jillian. He played the father of Joe's terminally ill fiancee (Brooke Hayward) in Bonanza Season 3 Episode 19 "The Storm" which aired on 1/27/1962. Other TV work included The Fugitive in 1963.

He played Sheriff Heck Tate in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. In 1964, he played General Bogan in the film Fail Safe. ^[1]

Overton appeared in an episode of the 1961 ABC series The Asphalt Jungle. He made two guest appearances on the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason in diverse roles. In 1961 he played a priest, Father Paul, in "The Case of the Renegade Refugee", and in 1963 he played Deputy D.A. Nelson Taylor in "The Case of the Bluffing Blast". Overton played Major Harvey Stovall in the TV series Twelve O'Clock High.

Overton also played a significant role in the movie Wild River, where he appeared as the jilted fiancé of Lee Remick.

One of his last TV roles was that of Elias Sandoval in Star Trek's "This Side of Paradise", which originally aired in March 1967, just one month before his death at age 49.

In 1962, Overton married actress Phyllis Hill in Los Angeles.^[4]

Overton died after a heart attack in 1967 in Pacific Palisades, California. He was survived by his wife, Phyllis Hill, and a daughter.^[5]

• Frank Overton at IMDb
• Frank Overton at the Internet Broadway Database
• Frank Overton at Memory Alpha
• Frank Overton at Find a Grave