Frank Deford


About

Also Known As
Benjamin Franklin Deford Iii
Born
December 16, 1938
Died
May 28, 2017

Biography

Frank Deford worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Deford worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "1988 Summer Olympic Games" (NBC, 1988-89), "Alex: The Life of a Child" (ABC, 1985-86) and "Everybody's All American" (1988). He also contributed to "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" (HBO, 1994-95), "The 1987 Miss America Pa...

Biography

Frank Deford worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Deford worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "1988 Summer Olympic Games" (NBC, 1988-89), "Alex: The Life of a Child" (ABC, 1985-86) and "Everybody's All American" (1988). He also contributed to "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" (HBO, 1994-95), "The 1987 Miss America Pageant" (NBC, 1987-88) and "Trading Hearts" (1988) starring Raul Julia. In the nineties, Deford devoted his time to various credits, such as "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (01/13/97)" (HBO, 1996-97), "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (05/12/97)" (HBO, 1996-97) and "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (11/12/96)" (HBO, 1996-97). He also worked on "Sports on the Silver Screen" (HBO, 1996-97). In the nineties and the early 2000s, Deford lent his talents to projects like "The Sportscasters: Behind the Mike" (History, 1999-2000), "Unitas" (HBO, 1999-2000) and "Baseball: Stories From the Pressbox" (History, 2000-01). His credits also expanded to "Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America" (HBO, 2000-01) and "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (07/16/01)" (HBO, 2000-01). Deford most recently appeared on the Chris Moneymaker documentary "All In: The Poker Movie" (2012).

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

All In: The Poker Movie (2009)
Everybody's All-American (1988)

Writer (Feature Film)

Four Minutes (2005)
Writer
Everybody's All-American (1988)
Book As Source Material
Trading Hearts (1988)
Screenwriter
Alex: The Life of a Child (1986)
Book As Source Material

Cast (Special)

Baseball: Stories from the Pressbox (2001)
Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Olympic Glory (2000)
The Sportscasters: Behind the Mike (2000)
Narrator
Bill Bradley: In the Game (1999)
Unitas (1999)
Interviewee
Wimbledon '99 (1999)
Correspondent
Wimbledon '97 (1997)
Features Correspondent
NBA at 50 (1996)
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994)
A Passion to Play: Stories of Women in Sports (1994)
Diamonds on the Silver Screen (1992)
1988 Summer Olympic Games (1988)
Commentator
The 1987 Miss America Pageant (1987)
Judge

Writer (Special)

Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The 70's (2003)
Writer
Picture Perfect: The Stories Behind the Greatest Photos in Sports (2002)
Writer
Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America (2000)
Writer
Bill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000)
Writer
Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports (1999)
Writer
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
Writer
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994)
Writer

Special Thanks (Special)

Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The 70's (2003)
Writer
Picture Perfect: The Stories Behind the Greatest Photos in Sports (2002)
Writer
Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America (2000)
Writer
Bill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000)
Writer
Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports (1999)
Writer
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
Writer
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994)
Writer

Life Events

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