Frank Adamson

Frank Adamson

Known for
Acting
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Biography

Frank Adamson is a Canadian actor, director, writer, and casting director born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His career spans from 1972 to the present with over 60 credited roles. He worked at CBC in the 1960s before transitioning into full-time acting, directing, and producing. His film credits include Mrs. Soffel (1984), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Big White (2005), Something Beneath (2007), and Wait Till Helen Comes (2016). On television he has appeared in Friday the 13th: The Series, Cashing In (2010–2014), and Sunnyside (2015). He also directed a short film and served as casting director on Nostradamus (1994). His date of birth is unconfirmed. No major awards are on record.

Known For

Filmography

2019
Night Hunter poster

Night Hunter

Movie · as Elderly Man

2017
Stegman Is Dead poster

Stegman Is Dead

Movie · as Harry

2016
Wait Till Helen Comes poster

Wait Till Helen Comes

Movie · as Mr. Simmonds

2014
Perfect Sisters poster

Perfect Sisters

Movie · as Judge

2008
The Lazarus Project poster

The Lazarus Project

Movie · as Danny

2007
Something Beneath poster

Something Beneath

Movie · as Lowell Kent

2007
The Stone Angel poster

The Stone Angel

Movie · as Mr. Oakley

2006
Population 436 poster

Population 436

Movie · as Mayor Grateman

2005
The Big White poster

The Big White

Movie · as Detective Boyle

2005
Six Figures

Six Figures

Movie · as Alan, Ruth

2004
Corner Gas poster

Corner Gas

TV · as Fred · 1 ep

2003
On Thin Ice poster

On Thin Ice

Movie · as John Moran

2003
Fear X poster

Fear X

Movie · as Adamson

2003
Cowboys & Indians poster

Cowboys & Indians

Movie · as Judge Enns

2002
A Season on the Brink poster

A Season on the Brink

Movie · as President Ryan

1998
A Marriage of Convenience poster

A Marriage of Convenience

Movie · as Frank Sellers

1997
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow poster

Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

Movie · as Wilf Curtis

1997
The Arrow poster

The Arrow

Movie · as Air Marshal Wilf Curtis

1997
The Arrow poster

The Arrow

TV · as Air Marshall Wilf Curtis · 2 eps

1995
Dolores Claiborne poster

Dolores Claiborne

Movie · as Detective Supervisor

1994
Heads poster

Heads

Movie · as Photographer

1994
Harvest for the Heart poster

Harvest for the Heart

Movie · as Colin Scott

1991
The Return of Eliot Ness poster

The Return of Eliot Ness

Movie · as Martin Labine

1991
Heritage Minutes poster

Heritage Minutes

TV · as Wilf Curtis · 1 ep

1990
In Defense of a Married Man poster

In Defense of a Married Man

Movie · as Judge Perini

1990
Hitler's Daughter poster

Hitler's Daughter

Movie · as Mitchell

1988
Short Circuit 2 poster

Short Circuit 2

Movie · as Desk Sergeant

1986
The Wake

The Wake

Movie · as Crawford

1985
Martin's Day poster

Martin's Day

Movie · as Garby

1985
Reckless Disregard poster

Reckless Disregard

Movie

1985
Perry Mason Returns poster

Perry Mason Returns

Movie · as Mr. Williams

1985
Gentle Sinners

Gentle Sinners

Movie · as Bert

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Bartender, Lou Marks · 1 ep

1984
Draw! poster

Draw!

Movie · as Lenny

1984
Mrs. Soffel poster

Mrs. Soffel

Movie · as Swinehart

1983
The Terry Fox Story poster

The Terry Fox Story

Movie · as Rolly Fox

1978
A House on The Prairie

A House on The Prairie

Movie · as Narration (voice)