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Jonathan Frakes
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-08-19,Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Commander (later Captain) William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, voiced David Xanatos in the Disney animated series Gargoyles, and narrated the History Channel documentary, Lee and Grant. His other well known TV roles are as Stanley Hazard on the miniseries North and South, Sandy Parris on ABC's Paper Dolls, Marcus Marshall on NBC's Bare Essence, and Damon Ross, a recurring character on Falcon Crest. He began directing episodes of The Next Generation during its third season, and went on to direct the feature films Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and episodes of the later Star Trek series Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Discovery, Strange New Worlds, and Picard. He later directed the feature films Clockstoppers (2002) and Thunderbirds (2004). He has since directed prolifically for television, including for The Librarian television films and series, Leverage, Burn Notice, and Roswell (of which he is also a producer). He is the credited author of the novel The Abductors: Conspiracy, which was ghostwritten by Dean Wesley Smith. He has been married to actress Genie Francis since 1988 and they have 2 children.

Filmography

Star Trek: Generations

6.505

Star Trek: Generations
1994-11-18

Star Trek: Nemesis

6.3

Star Trek: Nemesis
2002-12-13

Star Trek: Insurrection

6.433

Star Trek: Insurrection
1998-12-11

Star Trek: First Contact

7.294

Star Trek: First Contact
1996-11-22

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit

6.7

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009-04-12

5.6

Alien Autopsy
2006-04-07

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

7.7

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023-04-19

5.301

Clockstoppers
2002-03-29

4

Truth be Told
2011-04-16

0

Lee & Grant
2011-07-06

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?

8

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
2000-04-27

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

6.9

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994-05-15

Heroes Manufactured

10

Heroes Manufactured
2017-03-10

Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters

6

Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
1992-06-30

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

5.8

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995-08-28

Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon

1

Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
1994-05-15

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

0

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004-07-24

The Cover Girl and the Cop

3

The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989-01-16

A Biltmore Christmas

7.1

A Biltmore Christmas
2023-11-26

Holograms All the Way Down

0

Holograms All the Way Down

5.9

Camp Nowhere
1994-08-26

Brothers of the Frontier

4.4

Brothers of the Frontier
1996-04-06

Chaos on the Bridge

7

Chaos on the Bridge
2014-08-25

5.271

Devil's Gate
2017-04-24

6.365

The Captains
2011-07-22

Butterfly in the Sky

8.2

Butterfly in the Sky
2024-03-17

How William Shatner Changed The World

6.1

How William Shatner Changed The World
2005-11-13

50 Years of Star Trek

6.4

50 Years of Star Trek
2016-08-14

5.8

Dying to Live
1999-04-22

8.2

Megaquake 10.0
2012-01-11

Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations

1

Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
1993-01-01

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

6.26

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006-09-09

The Night the City Screamed

5

The Night the City Screamed
1980-12-14

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

5.4

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007-02-19

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

5.875

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991-09-28

6.4

Trekkies
1997-10-18

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken

6.88

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
1996-05-02

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

2.6

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988-10-03

Phish: Tracking

0

Phish: Tracking
1994-10-01

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

6.271

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008-10-25

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

7.133

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013-04-25

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

7

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012-11-04

6

Beach Patrol
1979-04-30

Time Travel Through the Bible

0

Time Travel Through the Bible
1995-10-23

Catwoman: Hunted

5.8

Catwoman: Hunted
2022-02-07

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

5.8

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996-10-06

5.528

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

Star Trek: Enterprise

7.553

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001-09-26

8.37

Futurama
1999-03-28

7.397

Family Guy
1999-01-31

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.368

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

Star Trek: Voyager

7.79

Star Trek: Voyager
1995-01-16

7.138

Matlock
1986-03-03

8.087

Gargoyles
1994-10-24

The Twilight Zone

7.745

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

7.482

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

Highway to Heaven

7.4

Highway to Heaven
1984-09-19

5.8

Cybill
1995-01-02

6.8

Wings
1990-04-19

Charlie's Angels

6.7

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

Hill Street Blues

7.6

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

6.8

Hotel
1982-08-21

8.306

Criminal Minds
2005-09-22

6.9

Hart to Hart
1979-09-22

7.5

Voyagers!
1982-10-03

Eight Is Enough

6

Eight Is Enough
1977-03-15

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)

7.951

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019-05-31

7.1

The Waltons
1972-09-14

5

Bare Essence
1983-04-15

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

7.25

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997-05-25

5.3

Here's Boomer
1980-03-14

5

Dream West
1986-04-13

That's Impossible!

4.8

That's Impossible!
2009-07-07

7.988

Castle
2009-03-09

The Shuttlepod Show

10

The Shuttlepod Show
2022-02-20

6.929

Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28

6.4

Fantasy Island
1978-01-28

The Dukes of Hazzard

7.3

The Dukes of Hazzard
1979-01-26

The White Shadow

7.1

The White Shadow
1978-11-27

7

Beulah Land
1980-10-07

I'm a Big Girl Now

5

I'm a Big Girl Now
1980-10-31

5

Paris
1979-09-29

Harper Valley P.T.A.

0

Harper Valley P.T.A.
1981-01-16

7.529

The Fall Guy
1981-11-04

The Super Hero Squad Show

7.5

The Super Hero Squad Show
2009-09-14

Five Mile Creek

6.6

Five Mile Creek
1983-11-04

Glenn Martin, DDS

6.3

Glenn Martin, DDS
2009-08-17

5.667

It's a Living
1980-10-30

5.5

Paper Dolls
1984-09-23

5

Oh Baby
1998-08-26

7.482

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

North and South

7.451

North and South
1985-11-03

7.397

Family Guy
1999-01-31

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

6.9

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021-11-05

4.2

Star Trek Day
2020-09-08

6.4

Angie Tribeca
2016-01-17

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.89

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993-01-03

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.5

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996-01-09

The Paranormal Borderline

0

The Paranormal Borderline
1996-03-12

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-09-12

The Captains Close Up

6.4

The Captains Close Up
2013-05-16

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

6.5

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987-03-22

Star Trek: Picard

7.289

Star Trek: Picard
2020-01-23

4

The Ready Room
2019-01-25

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.5

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009-09-22

7.7

Roswell
1999-10-06

Star Trek: very Short Treks

4.4

Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023-09-08

Star Trek: Lower Decks

7.6

Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020-08-06

The D-Con Chamber

0

The D-Con Chamber
2024-05-19

0

Bare Essence
1982-10-04

0.5

The Lot
1999-08-19