Frank Charles Hannibal Jr. (March 21, 1931July 23, 2011), better known as Marc Hannibal, was an actor, singer and sportsman, perhaps best known for his tenure with the

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from 1954 to 1956.

Basketball career

He studied at

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, Oregon, where he was a star basketball player. After serving briefly in the U.S. Army, he was recruited in 1954 to the

where he played for two years and toured with the team. In 1956 he played with the

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Acting career

Hannibal's TV acting debut was in 1963 on "CBS Repertoire Workshop", where he narrated the story of the historical Dred Scott Supreme Court case. He starred in several variety shows, including "Hannibal's Trunk". He had guest appearances in a number of television series including ''

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'', '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''

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'', a number of ''

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'', '' McCloud'', '' Kojak'' and others. He produced and starred in the Las Vegas variety show ''On the Strip''. Hannibal also appeared in feature films such as '' Airport'' and starred as a gladiator superhero in the 1974 film ''

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''.

Singing career

As a child, Hannibal was featured on the "Stars of Tomorrow" show in Portland. He sang throughout the 1960s and early 1970s in various Portland venues including the Jazz Quarry and the Prima Donna. He recorded two albums: the first, self-titled ''Marc Hannibal'' for Philips label,Discogs.com: Marc Hannibal in ''Marc Hannibal''
/ref> the second entitled ''Night Times'' for First American independent label. His music was chronicled in the Carolan Gladden book entitled ''The First Book of Oregon Jazz, Rock and All Sorts of Music''.

In popular culture

*In 2002, Marc Hannibal's song "Forever Is a Long, Long Time" taken from his debut album ''Marc Hannibal'', was sampled by Royce da 5'9" for the latter's song "Boom (Royce da 5'9" song), Boom" that appeared on the album ''Rock City (Royce Da 5'9" album), Rock City''WhoSampled.com: Tracks that sampled Marc Hannibal
/ref> *The song was also used on the soundtrack of MTV's 2001 television film ''Hip Hopera: Carmen''.

Discography

*''Marc Hannibal'' (on Philips label) *''Night Times'' (on First American label)

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hannibal, Marc 1931 births 2011 deaths American men's basketball players American male singers Benson Polytechnic High School alumni Harlem Globetrotters players Male actors from Portland, Oregon Sportspeople from Salem, Oregon