Frank Doubleday (January 28, 1945 – March 3, 2018) was an American

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whose most notable roles were as film villains. Doubleday was born in

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and moved to

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with his family as a child. Doubleday is known for films including

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's '' Assault on Precinct 13'' (1976) and

's ''

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'' (1981); in the latter of which he played the character of Romero. In the special edition ''

'' DVD commentary,

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credits Doubleday's performance as setting the tone of the movie. He made his film debut in ''

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'' (1976), and his other film credits include roles in ''

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'' (1976), '' The Big Fix'' (1978), '' Butch and Sundance: The Early Days'' (1979), '' Avenging Angel'' (1985), ''

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'' (1986), '' Broadcast News'' (1987), '' L.A. Bounty'' (1989), and '' Dollman'' (1991). Doubleday also acted and directed theater productions. Doubleday taught acting at the Hollywood Court Theater. He was married to actress

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for over 40 years. The couple had two daughters,

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and

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. Doubleday died of complications from

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at age 73 at his Los Angeles home on March 3, 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doubleday, Frank 1945 births 2018 deaths American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors People from Norwich, Connecticut