Mark Frankel
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Mark Frankel was an English
actor
.
. Beginning his acting career at 10, Frankel performed on stage until age 16, when he broke from the theater. Frankel returned to his studies at age 20 and made his major debut with the TNT
film A Season of Giants. As Frankel's resume of television
and film credits continued to grow, his personal life saw both grief and happiness. In 1990, his older brother, Joe Frankel, died in a flying accident when his light aircraft was hit by another plane. A year later he wed Caroline Besson, a French
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executive. A few years later Mark and Caroline celebrated the birth of their first son Fabien in 1994. In the mid 1990s, Frankel gained cult status after appearing in two short-lived Fox
television series: as British ex-secret agent Carlton Dial in Fortune Hunter and as the Ventrue
vampire
Prince of San Francisco in Kindred: The Embraced
. In 1996, before the birth of his second son Max, Frankel died in a motorcycle
accident in Chiswick, west London, aged 34, not long after the broadcast of the final episode of Kindred.
. His left eye was noticeably darker in colour than his right, although this is unknown to have been officially documented and his elder brother, Joe, claimed to have hit Frankel in the eye with a javelin
when they were younger, stating this as the reason for his left eye's differing appearance.
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actor
Actor
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.
Life and career
Frankel was born to David Lionel Frankel (a former Royal Air Force pilot) and Grace Frankel on the 13th of June 1962 and was raised in LondonLondon
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. Beginning his acting career at 10, Frankel performed on stage until age 16, when he broke from the theater. Frankel returned to his studies at age 20 and made his major debut with the TNT
Turner Network Television
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film A Season of Giants. As Frankel's resume of television
Television
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and film credits continued to grow, his personal life saw both grief and happiness. In 1990, his older brother, Joe Frankel, died in a flying accident when his light aircraft was hit by another plane. A year later he wed Caroline Besson, a French
France
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executive. A few years later Mark and Caroline celebrated the birth of their first son Fabien in 1994. In the mid 1990s, Frankel gained cult status after appearing in two short-lived Fox
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television series: as British ex-secret agent Carlton Dial in Fortune Hunter and as the Ventrue
Ventrue
The Ventrue are a clan of vampires, associated with the Camarilla, from White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade, Vampire: The Dark Ages, and books and role-playing games. Their symbol is a scepter....
vampire
Vampire
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Prince of San Francisco in Kindred: The Embraced
Kindred: The Embraced
Kindred: The Embraced is an American television series produced by John Leekley Productions and Spelling Television. Loosely based on the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the series premiered on Fox on April 2, 1996, and ran for eight episodes before it was canceled on May 9, 1996. The...
. In 1996, before the birth of his second son Max, Frankel died in a motorcycle
Motorcycle
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accident in Chiswick, west London, aged 34, not long after the broadcast of the final episode of Kindred.
Filmography
- Roseanna's GraveRoseanna's GraveRoseanna's Grave is a 1997 film directed by Paul Weiland. In his review, Roger Ebert concludes that Roseanna's Grave "isn't of much consequence, perhaps, and the gears of the plot are occasionally visible as they turn...
(1997) - Kindred: The EmbracedKindred: The EmbracedKindred: The Embraced is an American television series produced by John Leekley Productions and Spelling Television. Loosely based on the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the series premiered on Fox on April 2, 1996, and ran for eight episodes before it was canceled on May 9, 1996. The...
(1996) - The Ruth Rendell MysteriesThe Ruth Rendell MysteriesThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 1987 and 2000.-Description:The series comprises adaptations of the works of Ruth Rendell, many of which are based on her extensive range of short stories...
(1995) - Clair de LuneClair de Lune"Clair de Lune" is French for "moonlight". It may refer to:Music:* Clair de lune ", third movement of Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy, a piano depiction of a Paul Verlaine poem* Clair de lune , from Op...
(1995) - Solitaire for 2 (1995)
- Fortune Hunter (1994)
- Leon the Pig FarmerLeon the Pig FarmerLeon the Pig Farmer is a 1993 comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in Yorkshire...
(1993) - MaigretMaigretJules Maigret, Maigret to most people, including his wife, is a fictional police detective, actually a commissaire or commissioner of the Paris "Brigade Criminelle" , created by writer Georges Simenon.Seventy-five novels and twenty-eight short stories about Maigret were published between 1931 and...
(1992) - A Season of Giants (1991)
- Young CatherineYoung CatherineYoung Catherine is a 1991 American TV miniseries based on the early life of Catherine II of Russia. It stars Julia Ormond as Catherine and Vanessa Redgrave as Empress Elizabeth....
(1991) - SistersSistersSisters are female siblings.Sisters or The Sisters may also refer to:* More than one nun-Film:* The Sisters , starring Lillian Gish* Sisters , starring Molly O'Day...
(1991) TV Show
Trivia
Mark Frankel appeared to have heterochromiaHeterochromia
In anatomy, heterochromia refers to a difference in coloration, usually of the iris but also of hair or skin. Heterochromia is a result of the relative excess or lack of melanin...
. His left eye was noticeably darker in colour than his right, although this is unknown to have been officially documented and his elder brother, Joe, claimed to have hit Frankel in the eye with a javelin
Javelin
A Javelin is a light spear intended for throwing. It is commonly known from the modern athletic discipline, the Javelin throw.Javelin may also refer to:-Aviation:* ATG Javelin, an American-Israeli civil jet aircraft, under development...
when they were younger, stating this as the reason for his left eye's differing appearance.