JONATHAN FRAKES

 

Jonathan Frakes

 

Jonathan Frakes (born August 19, 1952 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Moving on to directing in recent years, Frakes directed Star Trek: First Contact, which earned him the nickname "Two-Takes" Frakes for his efficiency as a director.

Frakes grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (in theater arts) at Penn State University in the early 1970s; he received a Masters from Harvard.

He moved to New York City and became a member of "The Impossible Ragtime Theater." In that company, Frakes did his first off-Broadway acting in Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape. His first Broadway appearance was in Shenandoah. At the same time, he landed a role in the NBC soap opera The Doctors. When his character was dismissed from the soap, Frakes moved to Los Angeles, California and played guest spots in many of the top television shows of the 1970s and 1980s, including The Waltons and Hill Street Blues. He had recurring roles in Falcon Crest and North & South, before signing for the role of Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He has also done animation voice acting, most notably voicing the recurring role of David Xanatos in the television series Gargoyles. Frakes also hosted Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.

In the miniseries North & South, he played Stanley Hazard of Hazard Iron, a weak man easily manipulated by his mother and wife, a character in stark contrast to the strong Commander William T. Riker.

Frakes is married to soap opera actress Genie Francis. The couple now live in Maine with their son, Jameson, and daughter, Elizabeth.

He is also the only Star Trek regular to appear on four different Star Trek series (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise).

 

 

Actor - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

  1. "Family Guy"
    ... aka Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)
        - Peter's Got Woods (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Riker
  2. "Enterprise"
    ... aka Star Trek: Enterprise (USA: new title)
        - These Are the Voyages... (2005) TV Episode .... Commander William T. Riker
  3. Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) .... Commander/Captain William T. Riker
  4. Clockstoppers (2002) (uncredited) .... Bystander
  5. "Oh Baby"
        - Image (2000) TV Episode .... Don
  6. "3rd Rock from the Sun"
    ... aka 3rd Rock (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Life As We Know It
        - Gwen, Larry, Dick and Mary (2000) TV Episode .... Larry McMichael
  7. "Roswell"
    ... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
        - Pilot (1999) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Festival's M.C.
  8. "The Lot" (1999) TV Series .... Roland White
  9. Dying to Live (1999) (TV) .... Will
  10. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) .... Commander William T. Riker
    ... aka Star Trek 9 (USA: informal alternative title)
  11. Star Trek the Experience: The Klingon Encounter (1998) .... Commander William T. Riker
  12. Gargoyles: The Force of Goliath (1998) (V) (voice) .... David Xanatos
  13. Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed (1998) (V) (voice) .... David Xanatos
  14. Gargoyles: The Hunted (1998) (V) (voice) .... David Xanatos
  15. Star Trek: Generations (1997) (VG) (voice) .... Cmdr. William T. Riker
  16. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) .... Commander William Riker/Holodeck Musician
    ... aka Star Trek 8 (USA: informal alternative title)
  17. "Gargoyles" (voice) .... David Xanatos/Coyote 4.0
        - Cloud Fathers (1996) TV Episode (voice) .... Coyote 4.0
        - Grief (1995) TV Episode (voice) .... Coyote Robot
        - Upgrade (1995) TV Episode (voice) .... Coyote Robot
        - Leader of the Pack (1995) TV Episode (voice) .... Coyote
  18. "Star Trek: Voyager"
    ... aka Voyager (USA: short title)
        - Death Wish (1996) TV Episode .... Commander William Thomas Riker
  19. "The Paranormal Borderline" (1996) TV Series .... Host
  20. "Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles" (voice) .... David Xanatos
        - The Dying of the Light (????) TV Episode (voice) .... Dave
  21. Brothers of the Frontier (1996) (TV) .... Ben Frye
  22. "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman"
    ... aka Lois & Clark
    ... aka The New Adventures of Superman
        - Don't Tug on Superman's Cape (1995) TV Episode .... Tim Lake
  23. Star Trek: The Next Generation: Interactive VCR Board Game - A Klingon Challenge (1995) (VG) (voice) .... Riker
    ... aka A Klington Challenge (USA: short title)
  24. Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity (1995) (VG) (voice) .... Commander William T. Riker
  25. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
    ... aka DS9 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Deep Space Nine (USA: short title)
    ... aka Star Trek: DS9 (USA: short title)
        - Defiant (1994) TV Episode .... Lieutenant Thomas William Riker
  26. Star Trek: Generations (1994) .... Commander William T. Riker
    ... aka Star Trek 7 (USA: informal alternative title)
  27. "Wings"
        - All's Fare (1994) TV Episode .... Gavin Rutledge
  28. Camp Nowhere (1994) (uncredited) .... Bob Spiegel
  29. Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (1994) (TV) .... Commander William T. Riker
    ... aka All Good Things...
  30. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" .... Commander William T. Riker
    ... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - All Good Things...: Part 1 (1994) TV Episode .... Commander William T. Riker
        - All Good Things...: Part 2 (1994) TV Episode .... Commander William T. Riker
        - Preemptive Strike (1994) TV Episode .... Commander William T. Riker
        - Emergence (1994) TV Episode .... Commander William T. Riker
        - Bloodlines (1994) TV Episode .... Commander William T. Riker
          (160 more)
  31. "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Stanley Hazard
    ... aka John Jakes' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III
    ... aka North and South III
  32. Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken (1994) (V) (voice) .... David Xanatos
  33. Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual (1994) (VG) (voice) .... Commander William T. Riker
  34. The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV) .... Joshua Boyleston
    ... aka Beauty & Denise
  35. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Encounter at Farpoint (1987) (TV) .... Commander William T. Riker
    ... aka Encounter at Farpoint
  36. "Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder" (1987) (mini) TV Series .... Rosen
  37. "Days of Our Lives" (1965) TV Series .... Jared McAllister (1986)
    ... aka Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives (new title (summer title))
    ... aka DOOL (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka Days (USA: short title)
  38. "Matlock"
        - The Angel (1986) TV Episode .... Prosecutor Mr. Park
  39. "It's a Living"
        - The Bar (1986) TV Episode .... Steve
  40. "North and South, Book II" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Stanley Hazard
  41. "Dream West" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Lt. Gillespie
  42. "The Twilight Zone"
        - Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star (1985) TV Episode .... Single Guy (segment "But Can She Type?")
  43. "North and South" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Stanley Hazard
  44. "Falcon Crest"
        - The Avenging Angel (1985) TV Episode .... Damon Ross
        - Confessions (1985) TV Episode .... Damon Ross
        - Cold Comfort (1985) TV Episode .... Damon Ross
        - And the Fall (1985) TV Episode .... Damon Ross
        - The Decline (1985) TV Episode .... Damon Ross
          (6 more)
  45. "Hotel"
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Bystanders (1985) TV Episode .... Ted Travers
  46. "Highway to Heaven"
        - A Devine Madness (1984) TV Episode .... Arthur Crock Jr.
  47. "Paper Dolls" (1984) TV Series .... Sandy Parris
  48. "Remington Steele"
        - Woman of Steele (1984) TV Episode
  49. "The Fall Guy"
        - Always Say Always (1984) TV Episode .... Connors
  50. "Five Mile Creek"
        - Gold Fever (1984) TV Episode .... Adam Scott
  51. "Bare Essence" (1983) TV Series .... Marcus Marshall
  52. "This Is the Life" (1983) TV Series .... Ken Stewart
  53. "Voyagers!"
        - An Arrow Pointing East (1982) TV Episode .... Charles Lindburgh
  54. Bare Essence (1982) (TV) .... Marcus Marshall
  55. "Quincy"
    ... aka Quincy, M.E.
        - A Ghost of a Chance (1982) TV Episode .... Doctor
        - The Face of Fear (1982) TV Episode .... Leon Buchanon
  56. "Hill Street Blues"
        - Of Mouse and Man (1982) TV Episode .... Eddie Sims
  57. "Hart to Hart"
        - Harts and Palms (1982) TV Episode .... Adam Blake
  58. "The Dukes of Hazzard"
        - Mrs. Daisy Hogg (1981) TV Episode .... Jamie Lee Hogg
  59. The Night the City Screamed (1980) (TV) .... Richard Hawkins
  60. "Beulah Land" (1980) (mini) TV Series .... Adam Davis
  61. "Paris"
        - Pay the Two Bucks (1980) TV Episode
  62. "Eight Is Enough"
        - Separate Ways (1979) TV Episode .... Chapper
  63. "The Waltons"
        - The Lost Sheep (1979) TV Episode .... Ashley Longworth Jr.
        - The Legacy (1979) TV Episode .... Ashley Longworth Jr.
  64. Beach Patrol (1979) (TV) .... Marty Green
  65. "Barnaby Jones"
        - Stages of Fear (1978) TV Episode .... David Douglas
  66. "Charlie's Angels"
        - Angel on My Mind (1978) TV Episode .... Brad
  67. "Fantasy Island"
        - The War Games/Queen of the Boston Bruisers (1978) TV Episode .... Kirk Wendover
  68. "The Doctors" (1963) TV Series .... Tom Carroll (1977-1978)

 

Filmography as: Actor, Director, Producer, Himself, Archive Footage

Director - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s)

  1. The Librarian 2: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) (TV) (pre-production)
  2. Thunderbirds (2004)
  3. "The Twilight Zone"
        - Night Route (2002) TV Episode
  4. Clockstoppers (2002)
  5. "Roswell"
    ... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
        - Behind the Music (2001) TV Episode
        - Secrets and Lies (2001) TV Episode
        - The White Room (2000) TV Episode
        - Four-Square (2000) TV Episode
        - River Dog (1999) TV Episode
  6. Star Patrol (2000) (TV)
  7. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
    ... aka Star Trek 9 (USA: informal alternative title)
  8. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
    ... aka Star Trek 8 (USA: informal alternative title)
  9. "Diagnosis Murder"
        - Left-Handed Murder (1996) TV Episode
  10. "Star Trek: Voyager" (episode 2.07 "Parturition")
    ... aka Voyager (USA: short title)
        - Prototype (1996) TV Episode
        - Projections (1995) TV Episode
  11. Star Trek: Klingon (1996) (VG)
  12. "University Hospital" (1995) TV Series
  13. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
    ... aka DS9 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Deep Space Nine (USA: short title)
    ... aka Star Trek: DS9 (USA: short title)
        - Past Tense: Part 2 (1995) TV Episode
        - Meridian (1994) TV Episode
        - The Search: Part 2 (1994) TV Episode
  14. "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
    ... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Sub Rosa (1994) TV Episode
        - Attached (1993) TV Episode
        - The Chase (1993) TV Episode
        - The Quality of Life (1992) TV Episode
        - Cause and Effect (1992) TV Episode
          (3 more)

 

Filmography as: Actor, Director, Producer, Himself, Archive Footage

Producer - filmography

  1. "Roswell" (1999) TV Series (executive producer)
    ... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
  2. Dying to Live (1999) (TV) (executive producer)

 

Filmography as: Actor, Director, Producer, Himself, Archive Footage

Himself - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s)

  1. The Secret Life of Superfans (2006) (post-production) .... Himself
  2. "Futurama"
        - Where No Fan Has Gone Before (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Himself
  3. Intimate Portrait: Genie Francis (2001) (TV) .... Himself (Husband)
  4. "Roswell"
    ... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
        - Secrets and Lies (2001) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - The Convention (2000) TV Episode .... Himself
  5. "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction" (1997) TV Series .... Himself (Host) (1998, 2000, 2002)
    ... aka Beyond Belief (USA: short title)
  6. Trekkies (1997) .... Himself
  7. UFOs: The Best Evidence Ever Caught on Tape (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  10. Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995) (TV) .... Host
  11. "Cybill"
        - Starting on the Wrong Foot (1995) TV Episode .... Himself
  12. Multimedia Celebrity Poker (1995) (VG) .... Himself
  13. Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation (1994) (TV) .... Himself (Host)
  14. Comic Relief VI (1994) (TV) .... Commander William T. Riker
  15. Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV) .... Himself

 

Filmography as: Actor, Director, Producer, Himself, Archive Footage

Archive Footage

 

  1. Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (1999) (TV)
  2. Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (1999) (VG) .... Commander William T. Riker

 

Jonathan Frakes, Dressed to Kill

 

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