Charles R. Frank (born April 17, 1947) is an American actor noted for playing Bret Maverick's cousin Ben Maverick in the 1978 TV-movie The New Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly, and in the short-lived 1979 television series Young Maverick.
Charles Newton Frank - A survivor from the First World War where he had been badly gassed, Charles Frank - known as Charlie - returned home to forge a short first-class career from 1919 to 1926. He played for Transvaal throughout that time and announced himself on the cricket scene by scoring 108 on his debut for the province against Australia Imperial Forces at Johannesburg in October 1919. Diminutive in stature, Frank was born in Jagersfontein, Orange Free State, on January 27, 1891, and died in Bryanston, Johannesburg on December 25, 1961, aged 71. During Australia’s visit to South Africa in 1921/22, he was selected for all three Test matches of the tour and played a starring role in the second game of the series, played at Johannesburg. Forced to follow on in their second innings 207 runs behind, Frank batted for over eight and a half hours in scoring 152 to prevent an Australian victory. His time at the crease, against a strong Australian attack comprising J.M. Gregory, E.A. McDonald and A.A. Mailey, included partnerships of 105 with H.W. Taylor and 206 with A.W. Nourse. Frank’s century remains one of the slowest on record for a Test match. But it produced the draw that took the series to a final match decider which Australia subsequently won comfortably by ten wickets. No obituary appeared within the pages of Wisden for Frank after his death.
Sir Charles Frank (1911-1998) was a British physicist. Eminent theoretical physicist, distinguished for many contributions to solid state physics, geophysics, and the theory of liquid crystals. Best known for his work on crystal dislocations, including (with Thornton Read) the idea of the Frank-Read Source of dislocations.
Charles met his wife, Susan Blanchard (I), on the set of "All My Children" (1970).
One child, a daughter, with his wife Susan Blanchard (I).
