PARADE MAGAZINE
December 15, 1996

Walter Scott's Personality Parade

Q.   I was captivated by the late Mark Frankel who played the vampire prince on FOX's Kindred:  The Embraced series.  Can you tell me about his personal life his other roles and the circumstances of his death?
L.D.A. Tampa, Fla.

A.  "Mark died on Sept. 24 after his motorcycle was hit by a truck in West London in an accident still being investigated," a source close to the actor told us.  "It's very sad, especially because his wife, Caroline, is pregnant with their second child."  Frankel, who was 34, also left a son, Fabian, 2.  Prior to "Kindred," Frankel was an internationally ranked tennis player.  He gave up tennis for acting and appeared in two American series "Sisters" and "Fortune Hunter," plus a pair of British mini-series "Young Catherine" and "Michelangelo-A Season of Giants."  He also starred in the films "Leon The Pig Farmer" (a cult classic in Europe) and "Solitaire for Two" both directed by Gary Sinyor.  A few months before his death, Frankel completed "Roseanna's Grave," a romantic comedy set for release on Valentine's Day.  His "Roseanna" co-star, the Oscar winner Mercedes
Ruehl, told us, "Everyone in the tiny Italian village where we were filming-especially the children-grew to love Mark.  Besides being physically beautiful, he was a beautiful soul and a gentle person."
 

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FILM REVIEW
January 1997, page 49:

Mark Frankel

Q.  Please, please could you tell me more about Mark Frankel.  I think he's great , but all I know about him is that he starred in 'Leon the Pig Farmer' and the US fantasy series 'Kindred: The Embraced'.  Could you print some background - age, where from, etc.?  Also, what other films has he done?
Rose Benn, Mansfield, Notts.
 

A.  Mark Frankel was born in London in 1962 with different coloured eyes (one black, one brown). After a brief career as a professional tennis player, he turned to acting.  He was performing in the play 'Days of Cavafy' (above a pub) when he was spotted by casting director Jerry Landon.  "One minute I was cycling to the theatre and playing to 40 people," he explained, "the next I was flying to Italy to film the mini-series 'Michelangelo' ( in the title role)."  He next appeared in another mini-series, 'Young Catherine', with Julia Ormond and Vanessa Redgrave, and clocked up appearances in such BBC productions as 'Vanity Dies Hard' and 'Maigret'.  After 'Leon the Pig Farmer', Frankel re-teamed with director Gary Sinyor to play an arrogant body language instructor who falls for psychic scientist Amanda Pays in the romantic comedy 'Solitaire for 2'.  He played a recurring role as Simon Bolt in the American TV series 'Sisters' and will next be seen in the theatrical feature 'Roseanna's Grave', with Jean Reno and Mercedes Ruehl.  Mark died on September the 24th, 1996, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident and is survived by his wife Caroline and son Fabian.

DETROIT FREE PRESS
September 6, 1994

'SISTERS' ACTOR STUDIED AT LONDON ACADEMY

STACY JENEL SMITH

Page: 13C

Memo: ASK STACY

Q:  Please tell me the name of the actor who played Simon Bolt on the series "Sisters."
Could you also tell me if he's been in other roles?
-- Karla J., Jamaica, N.Y.

A: British-born Mark Frankel is the actor you mean. A graduate of London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts, he was cast as the title character of TNT's "Michelangelo -- A Season of Giants" while acting in his first professional stage play. He went on to play Count Orlov in TNT's "Young Catherine" with Vanessa Redgrave and Christopher Plummer. Frankel's other credits include several London stage productions.