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Ivor Francis (October 26, 1918 – October 22, 1986) was a Canadian-American character actor and acting teacher. He is the father of television soap opera actress Genie Francis. ==Life and career== Francis was born in Toronto and began his acting career on the radio in Canada. He served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and then moved to the United States, where he played the son, Joe, in the radio program ''Ma Perkins''. Francis made several appearances on Broadway, in such plays as ''The Devil's Advocate'', ''Gideon'' and ''J.B.''. He performed frequently on television, including appearances in ''I Dream Of Jeannie'', ''The Odd Couple'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''Dark Shadows'', ''Bright Promise'', ''Room 222'', ''Get Smart'', ''The Practice'', ''Little House on the Prairie'' and ''General Hospital'', which starred his daughter, Genie Francis. He appeared as Carson Brookhaven in the syndicated comedy series ''Dusty's Trail'' for one season, 1973-74. His film debut came in 1964 in ''The Devil Walks''. Francis also appeared in such films as ''I Love My Wife'', ''The World's Greatest Athlete'', ''Superdad'', ''Pieces of Dreams'', ''The Steagle'', ''The Prisoner of Second Avenue'', ''Busting'', ''Alien Zone (previously called House of the Dead)'' and ''The North Avenue Irregulars''. He died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California.〔(Deaths elsewhere )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivor Francis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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