Terry Lawrence Frost (October 26, 1906 – March 1, 1993) was an American actor who appeared in dozens of

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during the 1940s and 1950s.

Biography

Frost was born in

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. Before he became an actor, he spent six years working as a cowboy, jack-of-all-trades, lumberjack, miner, and salesman across the United States. Frost began his entertainment career in vaudeville in 1929. In 1941, his film career began when he portrayed Sam Emery in ''

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''. He spent the 1940s and 1950s appearing in dozens of

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for the studios

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and PRC, including roles in ''

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'', '' Outlaws of Texas'', '' The Girl from Monterey'', and ''Desert Legion''. During the 1950s Frost was heavily involved with television. He appeared often in series TV, with feature roles on many, such as ''

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'', ''Waterfront'', '' Boston Blackie,'' and ''

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'', and a recurring role as Sergeant Morris in ''

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''. Frost appeared in almost every Western series ever produced, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Rawhide'', ''

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'' (as Dan Naylor in the 1957 episode "Top Hand"), ''

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'', and ''

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''. During the 1960s, his acting career slowed considerably, with his last film appearance in ''Magnifico extranjero, El'' in 1967. During this period he taught drama at Patricia Stevens Career Colleges in Pasadena and Los Angeles, authored a text on the art of acting, "Actors Only," and worked in regional theater throughout the United States. He also worked in public relations for a travel company. Frost visited every continent, proclaiming New Zealand the most beautiful place on Earth. Once retired, he became a popular guest speaker at various B-Western conventions in the United States and the British Isles, where he entertained the audiences with reminiscences about everyone from

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. Frost died of a heart attack in

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1941) – Sam Emery * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1946) *'' Drifting Along'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Stage to Mesa City'' (1947) – Henchman Ed Williams * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * '' The Pecos Pistol'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1952) – Ali Baba's Aide * ''

'' (1952) – Trooper Westman * ''

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'' (1952) – Deputy Kelvin * '' Night Raiders'' (1952) – Mike Lorch * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' The Gunman'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) – Hamid's Man *(1955) -Highway. Patrol SPM

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frost, Terry 1906 births 1993 deaths People from Bemidji, Minnesota American male film actors American male television actors Male Western (genre) film actors 20th-century American male actors Western (genre) television actors