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Ivor Francis

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Ivor Francis
Francis in Pieces of Dreams (1970)
Born(1918-10-26)October 26, 1918
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 22, 1986(1986-10-22) (aged 67)
OccupationActor/Acting coach
Years active1950s–1986, his death
Spouse(s)Jacqueline Giroux (1 child)
Rosemary Daley (?–1986) (his death) (3 children)
Children4; including Genie Francis

Ivor Francis (October 26, 1918[citation needed] – October 22, 1986) was a Canadian-American character actor and acting teacher. He is the father of television soap opera actress Genie Francis.

Life and career

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Francis was born in Toronto and began his acting career on the radio in Canada. He served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and then moved to the United States, where he played the son, Joe, in the radio program Ma Perkins.[citation needed]

Francis made several appearances on Broadway, in such plays as The Devil's Advocate, Gideon and J.B.. He performed frequently on television, including appearances in I Dream Of Jeannie, The Odd Couple, Barney Miller (as 4 different characters), a psychologist on Happy Days, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hart to Hart, Benson , Hawaii Five-O, Starsky & Hutch, Dark Shadows, Bright Promise, Room 222, Get Smart, The Practice, Little House on the Prairie, The Six Million Dollar Man, Kojak and General Hospital, which starred his daughter, Genie Francis. He appeared as Carson Brookhaven in the syndicated comedy series Dusty's Trail for one season, 1973–74.

His film debut came in 1964 in The Devil Walks. Francis also appeared in such films as I Love My Wife, The World's Greatest Athlete, Superdad, Pieces of Dreams, The Steagle, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Busting, The House of the Dead and The North Avenue Irregulars.

Francis died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California on October 22, 1986, from an undisclosed illness, at age 68.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1961 Splendor in the Grass Dr. Judd Uncredited role
1970 Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht Ward Collins
1970 Pieces of Dreams Father Paul Schaeffer
1970 I Love My Wife Dr. Korngold
1971 The Late Liz Dr. Murray
1971 Honky
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete Dean Bellamy
1973 Superdad Dr. Skinner on TV
1974 Busting Judge Fred R. Simpson
1974 Goodnight Jackie Professor at Funeral
1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue Psychiatrist
1976 Monster Squad The Tickler Episode: "The Tickler"
1977 Spider-Man Professor Noah Tyler TV movie
1978 The House of the Dead The Mortician Also known as Alien Zone
1978 Snavely a/ka/ Snavely Manor Hotel guest "Chief" TV movie (unsold pilot)
1979 The North Avenue Irregulars Rev. Wainwright

References

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  1. ^ "Deaths Elsewhere". St. Petersburg Times. October 28, 1986. p. 7B. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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