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Frank Deford(1938-2017)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Frank Deford
REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL: Going Broke for Gold/The St. Brown Family/The Believer
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Frank Deford was born on 16 December 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Everybody's All-American (1988), Trading Hearts (1988) and Alex: The Life of a Child (1986). He was married to Carol Ruth Penner. He died on 28 May 2017 in Key West, Florida, USA.
BornDecember 16, 1938
DiedMay 28, 2017(78)
BornDecember 16, 1938
DiedMay 28, 2017(78)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Dennis Quaid and Jessica Lange in Everybody's All-American (1988)
Everybody's All-American
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1988
Trading Hearts (1988)
Trading Hearts
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1988
Alex: The Life of a Child (1986)
Alex: The Life of a Child
8.1
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1986
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994)
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
8.3
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1994

Credits

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Writer

  • Barbaro (2008)
    Barbaro
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2008
  • Billy Crystal, Bob Costas, Frank Deford, Bryant Gumbel, Jerry Jones, Jim Lampley, Soledad O'Brien, Billy Packer, John Thompson, Mary Carillo, James Brown, Bernard Goldberg, Armen Keteyian, Lenny Dykstra, Sonja Steptoe, Andrea Kremer, Stephon Marbury, Jeb Corliss, Alessandro Zanardi, Carl Quintanilla, Jim Harbaugh, Jon Frankel, Josh Hamilton, Ashrita Furman, Lezlie Hiner, Lopez Lomong, David Scott, and Bill Johnson in Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (1995)
    Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story 3 "In Focus"
    • Writer (segment "The American Singapore")
    • 1995–2005
  • Four Minutes (2005)
    Four Minutes
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • article Hillary and Bannister
    • 2005
  • Rebels of Oakland: The A's, the Raiders, the '70s (2003)
    Rebels of Oakland: The A's, the Raiders, the '70s
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Picture Perfect: The Stories Behind the Greatest Photos in Sports
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America (2000)
    Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Bill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000)
    Bill Russell: My Life, My Way
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
    Sports on the Silver Screen
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994)
    Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Byline Showtime
    TV Series
    • Writer (1988)
    • 1988
  • Dennis Quaid and Jessica Lange in Everybody's All-American (1988)
    Everybody's All-American
    6.2
    • novel
    • 1988
  • Trading Hearts (1988)
    Trading Hearts
    5.1
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Alex: The Life of a Child (1986)
    Alex: The Life of a Child
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1986

Actor

  • Arli$$ (1996)
    Arli$$
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Frank Deford
    • 2000
  • Dennis Quaid and Jessica Lange in Everybody's All-American (1988)
    Everybody's All-American
    6.2
    • Cafe Owner
    • 1988
  • Trading Hearts (1988)
    Trading Hearts
    5.1
    • Bartender #2
    • 1988
  • Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Lester Hocker (uncredited)
    • 1976

Videos9

Schooled: The Price of College Sports
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Schooled: The Price of College Sports
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Schooled: The Price of College Sports
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Schooled: The Price of College Sports
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: December 2020
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Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: December 2020
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: Season 27
Trailer 1:32
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: Season 27
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: Season 19
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Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: Season 19

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 16, 1938
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • May 28, 2017
    • Key West, Florida, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Carol Ruth PennerAugust 28, 1965 - May 28, 2017 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Alexandra Deford (1971-1980)
  • Other works
    Wrote, played self, in video essay in short-form writers' series "Byline Showtime" for Showtime cable TV, 1988. Directed by Marc Wallace, photographed by Bill Dill. Won Bronze award, NY Film and TV Festivals.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Chairman emeritus of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He became an advocate for children with cystic fibrosis after his daughter Alexandra was diagnosed with the illness when she was a few months old. She died on January 19, 1980, at age eight.

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