Francis DeSales explained

Francis DeSales
Birth Date:	23 March 1912
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, U.S.
Death Place:	Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Resting Place:	Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Rowland Heights, California
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1950 - 1978

Francis DeSales (March 23, 1912  - September 25, 1988) was an American actor known for playing Harold Faller in The Big Story,^[1] Sheriff Maddox in Two Faces West, and Ralph Dobson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.^[2]

Biography

Born in Philadelphia, DeSales was survived by his wife Doris when he died of cancer at his home in Van Nuys at the age of 76.^[3] DeSales is interred in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Rowland Heights, California.^[4]

Film roles

• Mr. and Mrs. North (1954, TV Series) - Lieutenant Bill Weigan
• Headline Hunters (1955) - Tribune Reporter (uncredited)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 2 Episode 9: Crack of Doom") - Card Player
• Terror at Midnight (1956) - Police Lieutenant Conway
• The Girl He Left Behind (1956) - Army Psychiatrist (uncredited)
• All Mine to Give (1957) - Mr. Stephens
• The Unholy Wife (1957) - John Hayward, Defense Attorney (uncredited)
• Portland Exposé (1957) - Alfred Grey (uncredited)
• The Wayward Girl (1957) - Investigator Butler
• Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Surgeon (uncredited)
• The Hard Man (1957) - Captain Peters (uncredited)
• Return to Warbow (1958) - Sheriff (uncredited)
• Darby's Rangers (1958) - Captain (uncredited)
• Too Much, Too Soon (1958) - Imperial Pictures Executive (uncredited)
• The Lineup (1958) - Chester McPhee (uncredited)
• The High Cost of Loving (1958) - Charles Blake (uncredited)
• No Time for Sergeants (1958) - Sergeant T.C. Payne (uncredited)
• Apache Territory (1958) - Sergeant Sheehan
• Senior Prom (1958) - Carter Breed
• Revolt in the Big House (1958) - Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
• Up Periscope (1959) - Captain Quinn (uncredited)
• Face of a Fugitive (1959) - Deputy Sheriff George Allison
• It Started with a Kiss (1959) - Car Company Representative (uncredited)
• Operation Petticoat (1959) - Captain Kress (uncredited)
• Psycho (1960) - Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats (uncredited)
• Sunrise at Campobello (1960) - Riley (uncredited)
• Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) - Night Court Magistrate
• A Fever in the Blood (1961) - Conventioneer (uncredited)
• The Police Dog Story (1961) - Captain Dietrich
• When the Clock Strikes (1961) - Warden
• The Honeymoon Machine (1961) - U.S. Senator (uncredited)
• The Flight that Disappeared (1961) - George Manson (uncredited)
• A Majority of One (1961) - American Embassy Representative
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Beyond the Sea of Death") - Lieutenant Farrell
• A Global Affair (1964) - U.S. Delegate (uncredited)
• Kisses for My President (1964) - Reporter (uncredited)
• The Third Day (1965) - Sanford - Board Member (uncredited)
• The Plainsman (1966) - Gambler (uncredited)
• Sweet November (1968) - Armstrong
• The Arrangement (1969) - Presentation Executive (uncredited)
• Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Captain Arthur H. McCollum - Wilkinson's Subordinate with Stark (uncredited)
• Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) - Auction Attendee (uncredited)
• The Outfit (1973) - Jim
• The Strongest Man in the World (1975) - Regent (uncredited)
• Moving Violation (1976) - Lawyer
• Rabbit Test (1978) - Cardinal (final film role)

Notes and References

1. Alex McNeil, Total Television New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 557
2. Book: Terrace. Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. 2011. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Jefferson, N.C.. 978-0-7864-6477-7. 15. 2nd.
3. News: Francis De Sales, 76; Veteran Radio, TV and Movie Actor. Los Angeles Times. McMillan, Penelope. September 29, 1988. June 26, 2022.
4. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.