Milton Frome

Milton Frome (February 24, 1909 – March 21, 1989) was an American character actor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose career spanned stage, film, and television across several decades. His Broadway work ran from 1949 to 1982 and included appearances in All for Love and Sugar Babies.

Frome's screen career began with the 1934 short subject Daredevil O'Dare, after which he did not appear on film again until 1939, when he took the role of Oliver Sheahe in Ride 'Em Cowgirl. His acting work remained sporadic until 1950, when he began securing consistent television roles on programs including I Love Lucy, Adventures of Superman, and Lassie. During this period he also worked with The Three Stooges in their final years at Columbia Pictures' short subject department, with credits that included Pies and Guys and Quiz Whizz.

Through the 1960s Frome concentrated primarily on television character work, appearing across a wide range of genres and role types — among them hapless everyman figures, college professors, salesmen, policemen, and heavies. His television credits from this era include The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Twilight Zone, The Addams Family, Batman, Bewitched, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Monkees, 77 Sunset Strip, Bat Masterson, Hennesey, The Lawless Years, The New Phil Silvers Show, Adam-12, and A Touch of Grace. He also appeared as a comic foil in multiple Jerry Lewis films during this period.

Frome's final screen role came in 1977 in the made-for-television remake of Captains Courageous. He died of congestive heart failure on March 21, 1989, at the age of 80, and was buried at Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery.