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Frankie R. Faison Biography
Birth Name:
Frankie Russel Faison
Birth Place:
Newport News, Virginia, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Made his film debut in 1981 with a small role in Ragtime
- The only actor to have appeared in the first four films about the cannibalistic serial killer Dr
- Hannibal Lector; portrayed Lt
- Fisk in Manhunter (1986) and Nurse Barney in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002)
- Keynote speaker for Illinois Wesleyan University's class of 2002; was presented with an honorary doctorate
- Spokesperson for the Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse
Relationships
- Derek Faison -- Brother
- Edgar Faison -- Father
- Carmena Faison -- Mother
- Jane Mandel Faison -- Wife