Bob Fraser (January 31, 1945 – July 12, 2011)Actor and Coach Bob Fraser Dies
By Jessica Gardner of BackStage.com July 12, 2011, was an American television producer, writer and actor. Fraser's most notable work is on the TV show ''

Benson Benson may refer to: Animals *Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain Places Geography Canada *Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality *Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet United Kingdom * Benson, Oxfordshire ...

'', where he played a recurring role as state senator Tyler for 6 seasons, in addition to serving as a story editor, writer, and later producer of the series (along with partner

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). After ''Benson'', Fraser and Dames formed their own production company in 1987. Aligning their company with

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, Dames-Fraser Productions first produced ''

Marblehead Manor ''Marblehead Manor'' is an American sitcom that originally aired in first-run syndication from September 19, 1987 to May 28, 1988. It starred Paxton Whitehead, Phil Morris, Linda Thorson, Bob Fraser and Michael Richards. The series was a Dame ...

'', a weekly syndicated sitcom with Fraser in the cast. NBC's owned-and-operated stations carried the sitcom as part of a scheme to draw more viewers to its prime-time lineup, which ''Marblehead Manor'' and four other sitcoms (airing on different days) immediately preceded in the 7:30 PM timeslot. After ''Marblehead Manor'' and three of the other four series failed after one season, Fraser created the game show '' Wipeout'', which debuted in September 1988 with

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as host; ''Wipeout'' was canceled at the end of the 1988–89 season and Fraser and Dames dissolved the production company and the partnership. Fraser and Dames later were supervising producers on ''

Full House ''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his three dau ...

'' and later worked on other television series and specials. Fraser had cancer and died on July 12, 2011, aged 66.

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