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Frank Edgar Richard Whitten (15 November 1942 – 12 February 2011) was a New Zealand television actor. He was more recently known for playing Ted "Grandpa" West in the New Zealand television show Outrageous Fortune.
Outrageous Fortune star Frank Whitten has died after a battle with cancer. The 68-year-old, best known as senile ex-safecracker Grandpa Ted West on the hit TV3 show, boasted a career including...
Since 1999. Fred Whitton & The Challenge. The Challenge has been raising money for charity since it began in 1999, but who is Fred Whitton – and why is it named after him? Until his untimely death in 1998 at the age of 50, Fred Whitton was an extremely popular member of the Lakes Road Club.
Actor: Peter Pan. Best known in New Zealand for playing the Senile Grandfather Ted West on Outrageous Fortune. This role won him a best supporting actor award at the Air NZ Screen Awards in 2007. He also appeared in Vigil and many other New Zealand and Australian Productions.
- November 15, 1942
- February 12, 2011
Frank Whitten (1942-2011) was a New Zealand actor who appeared in many TV shows and movies, including Outrageous Fortune, Peter Pan, and Chameleon. He also starred in a series of Speight's Breweries ads and won a best supporting actor award for his role as Ted West.
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- Waikato, New Zealand
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- New Zealand
Feb 14, 2011 · Frank Whitten, best known for his role as "Grandpa" Ted West on Outrageous Fortune, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday morning, South Pacific Pictures said in a statement tonight. He was aged 68. Whitten's acting career spanned three decades, including a role in the movies Peter Pan and Vigil. His latest stint was in an Australian ...
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Frank Whitten, performer, director, educator (1942-2011) Born in New Zealand Frank Whitten came to London in the 60s to study at LAMDA, staying on there as tutor and eventually vice-principal where his students included Harriet Walter, Ian Charleson and Jim Broadbent.
