Actor Frank Aletter died 13 May 2009 of cancer. Born 14 January 1926 in Queens, New York City, he acted on stage and in films, but was best known for starring in the sitcoms Bringing Up Buddy (1960-61), and the short-lived It’s About Time (1966-67). In the latter role, he played an astronaut who travels back in time to the Stone Age, and appeared in all 17 episodes. He also had regular roles on The Cara Williams Show (1964-65) and Nancy (1970).
He was also a guest star in more than 100 television series. His sf/f/h appearances include: Automan (1984), Fantasy Island (1978 and 1979), Project U.F.O. (1978), The Bionic Woman (1978), Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1975), The Invisible Man (1975), The Six Million Dollar Man (1975), Planet of the Apes (1974), My Favorite Martian (1963), and The Twilight Zone (1963), as well as the film Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (1972).
Aletter was married to actress and former Miss America Lee Meriwether from 1958 to 1974, and married Estella Gelerter Hodes in 1984. She survives him, as do two daughters, actress Kyle Aletter, and stuntwoman Lesley Aletter.