David Frankham, an English-born expatriate, forged a respectable career in Hollywood after serving with the British Army in India and Malaya during World War II.
Following his demobilization, he returned to Britain and began working for the BBC as an announcer, news reader, and writer and producer in 1948.
A chance encounter with renowned vocalist Rosemary Clooney on his radio program encouraged him to pursue acting as a profession, which he did after relocating to Los Angeles in 1955.
Frankham's career was boosted by chance meetings with influential movie icons like Elizabeth Taylor and Alec Guinness, who helped him establish himself as a character actor in episodic television.
He appeared in various roles in iconic TV shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Thriller, The Outer Limits, Gomer Pyle: USMC, and The F.B.I., often typecast as British officers.
Frankham played Dr. Laurence Marvick, one of the original designers of the Enterprise, in the Star Trek episode "Is There No Truth In Beauty" and worked alongside Vincent Price in three films: Return of the Fly, Master of the World, and Tales of Terror.
In addition to his on-screen work, Frankham was also a voice actor and provided the voice for Sergeant Tibbs, the tabby cat, in Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Later in life, Frankham moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and published his autobiography, 'Which One was David?', in 2012.
He retired from acting six years later, after a career spanning over thirty years.
