Francis DeSales

Francis DeSales
Francis DeSales
	DeSales in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960)
Born	March 23, 1912; Philadelphia, U.S.
Died	September 25, 1988 (aged 76); Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Resting place	Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Rowland Heights, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1978

Francis DeSales (March 23, 1912 – September 25, 1988) was an American actor known for playing Harold Faller in The Big Story,^[1] Sheriff Maddox in Two Faces West,^[2]^: 1120 and Ralph Dobson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.^[2]

Biography

Born in Philadelphia, DeSales was survived by his wife Doris when he died of cancer at his home in Van Nuys at the age of 76.^[3] DeSales is interred in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Rowland Heights, California.^[4]

Film roles

Mr. and Mrs. North (1954, TV Series) - Lieutenant Bill Weigan
Headline Hunters (1955) - Tribune Reporter (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 2 Episode 9: Crack of Doom") - Card Player
Terror at Midnight (1956) - Police Lieutenant Conway
The Girl He Left Behind (1956) - Army Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Leave It To Beaver (1957) (Season 1 Episode 7) "Water, Anyone?) - Mr. Anderson
All Mine to Give (1957) - Mr. Stephens
The Unholy Wife (1957) - John Hayward, Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Portland Exposé (1957) - Alfred Grey (uncredited)
The Wayward Girl (1957) - Investigator Butler
Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Surgeon (uncredited)
The Hard Man (1957) - Captain Peters (uncredited)
Return to Warbow (1958) - Sheriff (uncredited)
Darby's Rangers (1958) - Captain (uncredited)
Too Much, Too Soon (1958) - Imperial Pictures Executive (uncredited)
The Lineup (1958) - Chester McPhee (uncredited)
The High Cost of Loving (1958) - Charles Blake (uncredited)
No Time for Sergeants (1958) - Sergeant T.C. Payne (uncredited)
Apache Territory (1958) - Sergeant Sheehan
Senior Prom (1958) - Carter Breed
Revolt in the Big House (1958) - Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Perry Mason (1959) (Season 2, Episode 16: "The Case of the Fraudulent Photo") - George Fairbanks
Up Periscope (1959) - Captain Quinn (uncredited)
Face of a Fugitive (1959) - Deputy Sheriff George Allison
It Started with a Kiss (1959) - Car Company Representative (uncredited)
Operation Petticoat (1959) - Captain Kress (uncredited)
Psycho (1960) - Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats (uncredited)
Sunrise at Campobello (1960) - Riley (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) - Night Court Magistrate
A Fever in the Blood (1961) - Conventioneer (uncredited)
The Police Dog Story (1961) - Captain Dietrich
When the Clock Strikes (1961) - Warden
The Honeymoon Machine (1961) - U.S. Senator (uncredited)
The Flight that Disappeared (1961) - George Manson (uncredited)
A Majority of One (1961) - American Embassy Representative
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Beyond the Sea of Death") - Lieutenant Farrell
A Global Affair (1964) - U.S. Delegate (uncredited)
Kisses for My President (1964) - Reporter (uncredited)
The Third Day (1965) - Sanford - Board Member (uncredited)
The Plainsman (1966) - Gambler (uncredited)
Sweet November (1968) - Armstrong
The Arrangement (1969) - Presentation Executive (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Captain Arthur H. McCollum - Wilkinson's Subordinate with Stark (uncredited)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) - Auction Attendee (uncredited)
The Outfit (1973) - Jim
The Strongest Man in the World (1975) - Regent (uncredited)
Moving Violation (1976) - Lawyer
Rabbit Test (1978) - Cardinal (final film role)

References

^ Alex McNeil, Total Television New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 557
^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^ McMillan, Penelope (September 29, 1988). "Francis De Sales, 76; Veteran Radio, TV and Movie Actor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

External links

Francis DeSales at IMDb
Francis DeSales at the Internet Broadway Database

[1] Alex McNeil, Total Television New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 557

[etvs-2] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

[3] McMillan, Penelope (September 29, 1988). "Francis De Sales, 76; Veteran Radio, TV and Movie Actor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[4] Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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