Jonathan Frakes
Born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA — Aug 19 1952
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Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Commander (later Captain) William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, voiced David Xanatos in the Disney animated series Gargoyles, and narrated the History Channel documentary, Lee and Grant. His other well known TV roles are as Stanley Hazard on the miniseries North and South, Sandy Parris on ABC's Paper Dolls, Ma…
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Family Guy
Commander William T. Riker (voice)
Criminal Minds
Dr. Arthur Malcolm
Star Trek: Voyager
Commander William T. Riker
Castle
Richard Castle Fan
NCIS: Los Angeles
Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
William T. Riker
Diagnosis: Murder
Directing
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Directing
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Thomas Riker
Futurama
Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Falcon Crest
Damon Ross
The Waltons
Ashley Longworth Jr.
Charlie's Angels
Brad
Quincy, M.E.
Leon Bohannon
Switched at Birth
Directing
Star Trek: Enterprise
Commander William T. Riker
Wings
Gavin Rutledge
Star Trek: Discovery
Directing
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Tim Lake
3rd Rock from the Sun
Larry
Fantasy Island
Kirk Wendover
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Self - Host
Matlock
Mr. Park
Hart to Hart
Adam Blake
Burn Notice
Directing
Star Trek: Picard
William Riker
Hotel
Ted Travers
Hill Street Blues
Eddie Sims
The Twilight Zone
Steve (segment "But Can She Type?")
Falling Skies
Directing
Roswell
Jonathan Frakes (uncredited)
Leverage
Directing
The Orville
Directing
Angie Tribeca
Commandant Van Zandt
Star Trek: Lower Decks
William T. Riker (voice)
Highway to Heaven
Arthur Krock, Jr.
The Gifted
Directing
Gargoyles
David Xanatos (voice)
Cybill
Jonathan Frakes
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Directing
Barnaby Jones
David Douglas
The Dukes of Hazzard
Jamie Lee Hogg
The Librarians
Directing
V
Directing
The Fall Guy
Connors
The Glades
Directing
Dollhouse
Directing
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Directing
The Twilight Zone
Directing
Eight Is Enough
Chapper
Leverage: Redemption
Directing
North and South
Stanley Hazard
The Mighty Nein
Zeenoth (voice)
Voyagers!
Charles Lindbergh
Make It or Break It
Directing
Oh Baby
Don
The Good Guys
Directing
The Super Hero Squad Show
High Evolutionary (voice)
The White Shadow
Basketball Player
Glenn Martin, DDS
Peter (voice)
Finding Carter
Directing
It's a Living
Steve
Powers
Directing
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
Jonathan Frakes
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Directing
Here's Boomer
Philip
Hit the Floor
Directing
Masters of Science Fiction
Directing
Paris
Persons Unknown
Directing
The Arrangement
Directing
The Lot
Roland White
Star Trek: First Contact
Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek Day
Self
Five Mile Creek
Adam Scott
Star Trek: Nemesis
Commander William T. Riker
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Debra's Husband
King & Maxwell
Directing
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Rosen
Star Trek: Insurrection
Commander William T. Riker
Bare Essence
Marcus Marshall
The Astronauts
Directing
Paper Dolls
Sandy Parris
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Riker (voice)
Hindsight
Directing
The Captains Close Up
Self
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)
Beulah Land
Adam Davis
University Hospital
Directing
Star Trek: Generations
Commander William T. Riker
Clockstoppers
Bystander
I'm a Big Girl Now
Alien Autopsy
Self
Thunderbirds
Directing
Camp Nowhere
Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Clutch Breath
Catwoman: Hunted
King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
Dream West
Lt. Archibald Gillespie
Bare Essence
Marcus Marshall
Devil's Gate
Sheriff Gruenwell
Bar Karma
Directing
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
The Captains
Self
That's Impossible!
Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Captain William Riker
Trekkies
Self
A Biltmore Christmas
Winston
Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Xanatos (voice)
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
Chaos on the Bridge
Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
Brothers of the Frontier
Ben Frye
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Host / Self
The Night the City Screamed
Richard Hawkins
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
Self - Host
Beach Patrol
Marty Green
Butterfly in the Sky
Self (archive footage)
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Joshua Boyleston
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
Self
Dying to Live
Will
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Cmdr. William Riker
How William Shatner Changed The World
Self
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Commander Will Riker
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Self
Lee & Grant
Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
Cmdr. William Riker
A Grand Biltmore Christmas
Winston
Truth be Told
Radio Sound Engineer
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
Cmdr. William Riker
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
Self - Host
Phish: Tracking
Holograms All the Way Down
Commander William T. Riker
The Paranormal Borderline
Host
Time Travel Through the Bible
Time Traveler
Megaquake 10.0
Narrator (voice)
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
Narrator (voice)
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
Narrator (voice)