Frank Novak (born March 4, 1945) is an American

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who has made dozens of film and television appearances in ''

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'', ''Newsies'', ''

Breast Men ''Breast Men'' is a 1997 American, semibiographical, dark drama film; it was written by John Stockwell and directed by Lawrence O'Neil for HBO. Plot Dr. Kevin Saunders (played by David Schwimmer) and Dr. William Larson (played by Chris Cooper ...

'', ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'', ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'', ''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...

'', ''

Diagnosis Murder ''Diagnosis: Murder'' is an American action-comedy-mystery-medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve, a homicide detective played by Van Dyk ...

'', ''

Party of Five ''Party of Five'' is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000. The series featured an ensemble cast led by Sc ...

'', ''

Monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

'', and ''

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''. He gave a memorable performance as

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in the miniseries ''The Korean War'' made for Chinese television, and played

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in the science fiction epic ''

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.''

Theatre work

Novak has appeared in numerous theatrical productions including ''A Cat Among Pigeons,'' as Lenny in ''

Of Mice and Men ''Of Mice and Men'' is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job o ...

'' for the Santa Susanna Repertory Company, the title role in ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'' at the Basement Theater, and as the mob boss Salvadore Lombardi in

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's adaptation of ''

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'', set in

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-era Chicago.

Filmography

*'' I Am Joe's Eye'' (1983) *'' Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2'' (1987) - Loan Shark *'' Street Soldiers'' (1991) *'' Newsies'' (1992) - Policeman *'' Sleepwalkers'' (1992) - Deputy Sheriff *'' Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger'' (1992) - Mahoney *''

Stepmonster ''Stepmonster'' is a 1993 American comedy horror film directed by Jeremy Stanford, executive produced by Roger Corman, and starring Alan Thicke, Robin Riker, George Gaynes, Ami Dolenz, Corey Feldman, Edie McClurg, John Astin, and Billy Corben. It ...

'' (1993) - Fire Captain *''

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'' (1993) - Jesse Paloma *''

'' - "

The Dinner Party ''The Dinner Party'' is an installation artwork by feminist artist Judy Chicago. Widely regarded as the first epic feminist artwork, it functions as a symbolic history of women in civilization. There are 39 elaborate place settings on a triangul ...

" (1994) - Liquor Store Clerk *''The Force'' (1994) - Booking Officer *''

Watchers III ''Watchers 3'' is the 1994 sequel to the 1988 horror film '' Watchers'' directed by Jeremy Stanford. Starring Wings Hauser, the film is loosely based on the 1987 novel '' Watchers'' by Dean Koontz. Produced by Roger Corman, ''Watchers 3'' was sh ...

'' (1994) - Stratten *''

Night of the Running Man ''Night of the Running Man'' is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by Mark L. Lester and written by Lee Wells, who adapted it from his novel of the same name. It stars Andrew McCarthy and Scott Glenn. The film debuted on HBO before bei ...

'' (1995) - Conductor *'' The Nature of the Beast'' (1995) - Manfred *''

'' (1996) - Teddy *''

'' (1997) - Earl *'' What's Cooking?'' (2000) - Governor Rhoads *''

Shadow Hours A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, o ...

'' (2000) - Husband *'' Cahoots'' (2001) - Charlie *''

Rennie's Landing ''Stealing Time'' is a 2001 drama involving the reuniting of four friends a year after college, each of them now dealing with their own problems. They ultimately come up with a solution: rob a bank The film had its national premier on June 17, 2 ...

'' (2001) - Bank Manager *'' Role of a Lifetime'' (2001) - Desk Sergeant *'' Scorcher'' (2002) - City Engineer *'' Air Marshal'' (2003) - General Watkins *''Undercover Kids'' (2004) - Grandpa *'' Rumor Has It...'' (2005) - Party Guest *'' The Fall of Night'' (2007) - Joe's father *''

Necessary Evil A necessary evil is an evil that someone believes must be done or accepted because it is necessary to achieve a better outcome—especially because possible alternative courses of action or inaction are expected to be worse. It is the "lesser evi ...

'' (2008) - Army General *''

'' (2009) - Henry Kissinger *''

Hollywoo ''Hollywoo'' is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Frédéric Berthe and Pascal Serieis. Plot Jeanne Rinaldi makes a living by dubbing Jennifer Marshall in a TV series (''L.A Couples''). When she learns that Jennifer has given up her role, J ...

'' (2011) - Vieil homme entrée Palace Hotel *''

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'' (2015) - Frank Novak

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Novak, Frank 1945 births American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Chicago Living people