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Francis De Sales

1912 – 1988

American actor

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Lived 1912 – 1988 (aged 76). Francis De Sales was an American actor, stage actor, television actor and film actor.

Francis DeSales (March 23, 1912 – September 25, 1988 Sheriff Maddox in Two Faces West, and Ralph Dobson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

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. DeSales is interred in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Rowland Heights, California.

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)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Francis De Sales?

American actor (1912-1988)

When was Francis De Sales born?

Francis De Sales was born on 23 March 1912 in Philadelphia.

When did Francis De Sales die?

Francis De Sales died on 25 September 1988 in Van Nuys.

What was Francis De Sales's occupation?

Francis De Sales was an actor, stage actor, television actor and film actor.

What nationality was Francis De Sales?

Francis De Sales was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Francis De Sales

· Wikidata: Q8962247

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