Francis De Sales (actor)

Francis A. De Sales was an American actor. He was known for his roles on two early television series as police Lieutenant Bill Weigand on the CBS and then NBC drama Mr. and Mrs. North and as Sheriff Maddox in the syndicated western Two Faces West . In the meantime, he guest starred on scores of other television programs, often in lawenforcement roles. He appeared four times as Ralph Dobson on ABCs longrunning sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and in five episodes in different roles on CBSs Perry Mason.

De Sales was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and procured his Social Security number in New York State, when he was performing on Broadway as part of the Dead End Kids. His first screen role was as Harold Faller of the Huntington Advertiser newspaper of Huntington, West Virginia, telecast on NBCs The Big Story, a monthly anthology series about courageous journalists. After The Big Story, De Sales was cast as the police contact in Mr. and Mrs, North, starring Richard Denning as Jerry North, a publisher, and Barbara Britton as his wife, Pamela North. The couple seemed to stumble on an unsolved murder each week. The program had originated on radio, based on stories of Richard and Frances Lockridge. Among the twentyfive episodes in which De Sales played a major role are entitled Climax, Mask of Hate, The Girl in Cell 13, The Placid Affair, and Busy Signal.

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