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Frank Alten(1907-1988)

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Frank Alten was born on 5 July 1907 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), Escape to Glory (1940) and The Man Called X (1956). He died on 16 July 1988 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
BornJuly 5, 1907
DiedJuly 16, 1988(81)
BornJuly 5, 1907
DiedJuly 16, 1988(81)
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Richard Bailey and Linda Stirling in Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
Manhunt of Mystery Island
6.9
  • John Raymond
  • 1945
Constance Bennett and Pat O'Brien in Escape to Glory (1940)
Escape to Glory
6.5
  • Submarine Radio Operator(as Franz von Altenberger)
  • 1940
Barry Sullivan in The Man Called X (1956)
The Man Called X
6.7
TV Series
  • Actor
TV Reader's Digest (1955)
TV Reader's Digest
7.0
TV Series
  • Conductor(as Frank X. Alten)

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  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Swamper (as Frank X. Alten)
    • 1979
  • TV Reader's Digest (1955)
    TV Reader's Digest
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Conductor (as Frank X. Alten)
    • 1956
  • Barry Sullivan in The Man Called X (1956)
    The Man Called X
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Leonard Nimoy, Lane Bradford, and Judd Holdren in Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
    Zombies of the Stratosphere
    5.1
    • Second Train Heavy [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Mary Ellen Kay and Walter Reed in Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951)
    Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
    5.8
    • Casey - Janitor [Ch. 10] (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Stanley Clements and Peggy Stewart in Pride of Maryland (1951)
    Pride of Maryland
    6.7
    • Stablehand (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Jim Davis, Adele Mara, Estelita Rodriguez, and Forrest Tucker in California Passage (1950)
    California Passage
    6.3
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Victor Mature and Betty Hutton in Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
    Red, Hot and Blue
    5.9
    • Karl Müller (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Rope of Sand (1949)
    Rope of Sand
    6.6
    • Carl - Headwaiter (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Robert Ryan in Berlin Express (1948)
    Berlin Express
    6.8
    • German Steward (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Frank Alten, Elberta Hunter, Vernon Dent, June Gittelson, Judy Malcolm, Mike Mazurki, Joe Palma, Victor Travis, and Blackie Whiteford in The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round (1945)
    The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round
    6.0
    Short
    • Bald Juror (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Richard Bailey and Linda Stirling in Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
    Manhunt of Mystery Island
    6.9
    • John Raymond
    • 1945
  • Peter Lorre, Helmut Dantine, Faye Emerson, and Raymond Massey in Hotel Berlin (1945)
    Hotel Berlin
    6.8
    • Floor Warden (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • The Hitler Gang (1944)
    The Hitler Gang
    6.8
    • von Seisser (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Ludwig Donath and Gale Sondergaard in The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
    The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
    6.7
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Frank X. Alten
  • Born
    • July 5, 1907
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • July 16, 1988
    • Portland, Oregon, USA(undisclosed)

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