Jonathan Frakes Biography
Born: August 19, 1952
Handsome, dark-haired, blue-eyed actor/director Jonathan Frakes is best known among Star Trek lovers for playing Commander William Riker in Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation (1987-1994) and in the Star Trek feature films. Before joining the other legends of Gene_Roddenberry's operatic future world, Frakes had worked on television and was a regular in two sudsy, short-lived series, Bare Essence (1983) and Paper_Dolls (1984). The Pennsylvania native made his television debut in the 1979 movie Beach_Patrol. Frakes has also appeared in numerous miniseries including Beulah_Land (1980) and both installments of North and South (1985 and 1986). Frakes cut his directorial teeth with episodes of Star Trek the Next Generation and went on to helm other episodes in the Star Trek franchise, including Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine and Star_Trek:_Voyager. He has also directed episodes of Diagnosis_Murder and University Hospital, as well as the CD-ROM Star Trek-Klingon (1996). Frakes made his feature-film debut as an actor in Star_Trek:_Generations (1994). He made his big-screen directorial bow in Star_Trek:_First_Contact (1996). His fame from Star Trek has led Frakes to host various sci-fi/paranormal-oriented documentaries including the UPN network's series Paranormal Borderline and the Fox network's popular special Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction. Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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