Frank Campanella was an American character actor.
Campanella was born in New York City, the son of Sicilian immigrants Mary O. and Philip Campanella, a musician. He was the older brother of actor Joseph Campanella, and spoke mostly Italian growing up this proved useful during World War II, when he worked as a civilian translator for the U.S. government. Campanella graduated Manhattan College in 1940, where he studied drama.
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