Frank Parker

Show Count: 10
Series Count: 4
Role: Old Time Radio Star
Old Time Radio
Born: July 1, 1939, Darby, Pennsylvania, USA

Frank Russell Parker (born July 1, 1939) is an American television actor.

Biography

Career

Parker is best known as Grandpa Shawn Brady on Days of our Lives. He had portrayed the character on and off since 1983. Grandpa Shawn died in February 2008 after giving up his oxygen mask to save his son, Bo, on a sabotaged airplane that was going down. He also had some small roles in Never Too Young, The Young and The Restless and General Hospital.

Personal life

He has three daughters: Candace (1982–99) and twins Lindsay and Danielle (born 1984). He resides in Vacaville, California.

Source: Wikipedia

Arthur Godfrey
Show Count: 18
Broadcast History: 1930-33, 1934-45, and 30 April 1945 to 30 April 1972
Sponsor: Chesterfield Cigarettes

Bob Hope Show
Show Count: 47
Broadcast History: 4 January 1935 to 5 April 1935, 14 September 1935 to 3 September 1936, 9 May 1937 to 26 September 1937, 8 December 1937 to 23 March 1938, 27 September 1938 to 8 June 1948, 14 September 1948 to 13 June 1950, and 3 October 1950 to 21 April 1955
Sponsor: Emerson Drug Company, Bromo Seltzer, Atlantic Oil, Lucky Strike, Swan Soap, American Dairy, General Foods, Woodbury Soap
Cast: Bob Hope, James Melton, Jane Froman, Patricia Wilder, Frank Parker, Jerry Colonna, Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman, Doris Day, Frances Langford, Barbara Jo Allen, Stan Kenton, Skinnay Ennis, Desi Arnaz, Les Brown
Director: Bill Lawrence, Norman Morrell, Bob Stephenson, Al Capstaff
Producer: Bill Lawrence, Norman Morrell, Bob Stephenson, Al Capstaff

Burns & Allen
Show Count: 283
Broadcast History: 15 February 1932 to 13 June 1934, 19 September 1934 to 24 March 1937, 12 April 1937 to 1 August 1938, 30 September 1938 to 23 June 1939, 4 October to 1939 to 26 June 1940, 1 July 1940 to 24 March 1941, 7 October 1941 to 30 June 1942, 6 October 1942 to 25 June 1945, 20 September 1945 to 23 June 1949 and 21 September 1949 to 17 May 1950
Sponsor: Robert Burns Panatella, White Owl Cigars, Campbell Soups, Grape Nuts, Chesterfield Cigarettes, Hinds Cream, Hormel Meats, Lever Brothers, Swan Soap, Maxwell House Coffee Time, Block Drugs
Cast: Bea Benaderet, Gracie Allen, George Burns, Elvia Allman, Mel Blanc, Margaret Brayton, Sara Berner, Clarence Nash, Elliott Lewis, Mary Lee Robb, Richard Crenna, Joseph Kearns, Eric Snowden, Hal March, Gerald Mohr, Marvin Miller, Wally Maher, Doris Singleton, Dawn Bender, Tommy Bernard, Gale Gordon, Hans Conried
Director: Ed Gardner, Ralph Levy, Al Kaye
Producer: Ed Gardner, Ralph Levy, Al Kaye

Jack Benny Program
Show Count: 697
Broadcast History: 2 May 1932 to 22 May 1955
Sponsor: Canada Dry, Chevrolet, General Tyres, Jell-O, Grape Nuts, Grape Nuts Flakes, Lucky Strike, Home Insurance Company, General Motors
Cast: Bea Benaderet, Elliott Lewis, Jack Benny, Joseph Kearns, Mel Blanc, Phil Harris, John Brown, Ronald Colman, Benita Hume Colman, Dennis Day, Verna Felton, Andy Devine, Bob Crosby, Jane Morgan, Sheldon Leonard, Dix Davis, Kenny Baker, Frank Nelson, Eddie Marr, Paul Douglas, Sara Berner, Gloria Gordon, Don Wilson, Frank Parker, Howard Claney, Veola Vonn, Bill Days, James Melton, Blanche Stewart, George Hicks, George Olsen, Ethel Shutta, Sadye Marks, Ted Weems, Alois Havrilla, Frank Black, Don Bestor, Jimmy Grier, Johnny Green, Michael Bartlett, Eddie Anderson, Sam Hearn, Joe Besser, Artie Auerbach, Larry Stevens, Max Smith, John Rarig, Gurney Bell, Jay Mayer, Marty Sperzel, Thurl Ravenscroft, Bob Gregor, Sid Silvers, Frank Fontaine, Mary Livingstone, Benny Rubin, Benita Colman, Rochester Van Jones
Producer: Hilliard Marks, Irving Fein