Ivor Francis

For the Australian painter and art critic, see Ivor Francis (painter).

Ivor Francis
Francis in Pieces of Dreams (1970)
Born	(1918-10-26)October 26, 1918 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	October 22, 1986(1986-10-22) (aged 67) Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Acting coach
Years active	1950s–1986, his death
Spouse(s)	Jacqueline Giroux (1 child) Rosemary Daley (?–1986) (his death) (3 children)
Children	4; including Genie Francis

Ivor Francis (October 26, 1918 – October 22, 1986) was a Canadian-American character actor and acting teacher. He is the father of television soap opera actress Genie Francis.

Life and career

Francis was born in Toronto and began his acting career on the radio in Canada. He served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and then moved to the United States, where he played the son, Joe, in the radio program Ma Perkins.

Francis made several appearances on Broadway, in such plays as The Devil's Advocate, Gideon and J.B.. He performed frequently on television, including appearances in I Dream Of Jeannie, The Odd Couple, Barney Miller (as 4 different characters), a psychologist on Happy Days, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hart to Hart, Benson , Hawaii Five-O, Starsky & Hutch, Dark Shadows, Bright Promise, Room 222, Get Smart, The Practice, Little House on the Prairie, The Six Million Dollar Man, Kojak and General Hospital, which starred his daughter, Genie Francis. He appeared as Carson Brookhaven in the syndicated comedy series Dusty's Trail for one season, 1973–74.

His film debut came in 1964 in The Devil Walks. Francis also appeared in such films as I Love My Wife, The World's Greatest Athlete, Superdad, Pieces of Dreams, The Steagle, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Busting, The House of the Dead and The North Avenue Irregulars.

Francis died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California on October 22, 1986, from an undisclosed illness, at age 68.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1961	Splendor in the Grass	Dr. Judd	Uncredited role
1970	Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht	Ward Collins
1970	Pieces of Dreams	Father Paul Schaeffer
1970	I Love My Wife	Dr. Korngold
1971	The Late Liz	Dr. Murray
1971	Honky
1973	The World's Greatest Athlete	Dean Bellamy
1973	Superdad	Dr. Skinner on TV
1974	Busting	Judge Fred R. Simpson
1974	Goodnight Jackie	Professor at Funeral
1975	The Prisoner of Second Avenue	Psychiatrist
1976	Monster Squad	The Tickler	Episode: "The Tickler"
1977	Spider-Man	Professor Noah Tyler	TV movie
1978	The House of the Dead	The Mortician	Also known as Alien Zone
1978	Snavely a/ka/ Snavely Manor	Hotel guest "Chief"	TV movie (unsold pilot)
1979	The North Avenue Irregulars	Rev. Wainwright

External links

• movies.yahoo.com
• Ivor Francis at IMDb
• Ivor Francis at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ivor Francis at Find a Grave