Daniel Thomas Frazer (November 20, 1921 â€" December 16, 2011) was an
American actor, born in a West Side neighborhood (formerly known as
Hell's Kitchen) of Manhattan in New York City. He was probably best
known for his role as Captain Frank McNeil, the former partner turned
supervisor of Theo Kojak, Telly Savalas's character, in the 1970s TV
police drama Kojak. His screen career started in 1950.His TV
appearances include The Phil Silvers Show, Car 54, Where Are You?, The
Untouchables, Route 66, Blue Light, The F.B.I., Barney Miller, The
Eddie Capra Mysteries, and Law & Order. His first film role was in
1963's Lilies of the Field, playing Father Murphy. In his later years,
Frazer appeared as detective Dan McCloskey on the daytime soap As the
World Turns.He died of cardiac arrest on December 16, 2011, at his
home in Manhattan.
American actor, born in a West Side neighborhood (formerly known as
Hell's Kitchen) of Manhattan in New York City. He was probably best
known for his role as Captain Frank McNeil, the former partner turned
supervisor of Theo Kojak, Telly Savalas's character, in the 1970s TV
police drama Kojak. His screen career started in 1950.His TV
appearances include The Phil Silvers Show, Car 54, Where Are You?, The
Untouchables, Route 66, Blue Light, The F.B.I., Barney Miller, The
Eddie Capra Mysteries, and Law & Order. His first film role was in
1963's Lilies of the Field, playing Father Murphy. In his later years,
Frazer appeared as detective Dan McCloskey on the daytime soap As the
World Turns.He died of cardiac arrest on December 16, 2011, at his
home in Manhattan.
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