Broadway Veteran Dan Frazer Dies at 90

By: Dec. 19, 2011
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According to published reports, Broadway veteran Dan Frazer passed away on December 16 from cardiac arrest. He was 90 years old. 

Frazer was best known for his role as Capt. Frank McNeil, the supervisor of Telly Savalas's character, in the 1970s TV police drama Kojak. Frazer's screen career started in 1950. His TV appearances include The Phil Silvers Show, Car 54, Where Are You?, The Untouchables, Route 66, The F.B.I., Barney Miller and Law & Order. His first film role was in 1963's Lilies of the Field, playing Father Murphy.

His Broadway credits included: Animals, Goodbye, Charlie, Once More, With Feeling, and Who Was That Lady I Saw You With?

In his later years, Frazer appeared as a detective on the daytime soap "As The World Turns."



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