Biography
Frank Collison (born February 14, 1950) is an American actor. Trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, he earned his BA in theatre at San Francisco State University and helped establish a summer theatre company in the Sierra Nevadas then went on to earn an MFA in acting at UC San Diego. Before Collison began his professional career in acting, he worked as a forest fire fighter, diaper service dispatcher and substitute teacher. Appearing in over 150 productions, Collison has worked off Broadway and in regional theaters in Boston, Denver and California. His theatrical roles have ranged from "Puck" in Midsummer's Nights Dream to "Miss Havisham" in Great Expectations to "Jacob Marley" in Christmas Carol. Frank is a founding member of Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, California, which has won over 25 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards.
Collison began his film and television career when he moved to Los Angeles in 1984. He is perhaps best known as "Horace Bing," the hapless telegraph operator on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) and "Wash Hogwallop" in "O Brother Where Art Thou?
Filmography
Cast Credits

Two Yellow Lines
Character: Roy
MOVIE • 2021

Big Shot
Character: Eddie
TV • 2021

The Collector
Character: Hal
MOVIE • 2021

Momma Named Me Sheriff
Character: Grandpa (voice)
TV • 2019

9-1-1
Character: Sam
TV • 2018

Buckshot
Character: Nickel
MOVIE • 2017

Young Sheldon
Character: Chet
TV • 2017

The Hero
Character: Man in Dream
MOVIE • 2017

You're Gonna Miss Me
Character: Linus Duckworth
MOVIE • 2017

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Character: Clay
MOVIE • 2016

The 4th
Character: Creepy Party Crasher
MOVIE • 2016

L.A. Slasher
Character: The KA Leader
MOVIE • 2015

Grandma
Character: Mike
MOVIE • 2015

Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
Character: Admiral Ironsides
MOVIE • 2014

Mr. Pickles
Character: Grandpa (voice)
TV • 2014

Silicon Valley
Character: Noah
TV • 2014

Hitchcock
Character: Henry Gein
MOVIE • 2012

American Horror Story
Character: Real Ishmael Polk
TV • 2011

Good Luck Charlie
Character: Vern
TV • 2010

Radio Free Albemuth
Character: Leon
MOVIE • 2010