Frank Aletter | Longtime actor, 83

Frank Aletter, 83, a veteran character actor who starred in the 1960s situation comedies

Bringing Up Buddy

and

It's About Time

, died Wednesday at his home in Tarzana, Calif.

Mr. Aletter acted in Broadway and films, but he was best known for his TV roles. In 1960-61 in Bringing Up Buddy, he played Buddy Flower, an investment counselor living with his spinster aunts.

In It's About Time, which aired in 1966-67, he played an astronaut who travels back in time to the Stone Age. He also had regular roles on The Cara Williams Show in 1964-65 and in Nancy in 1970-71.

Mr. Aletter appeared as a guest star in more than 100 series, including Perry Mason, The Lucy Show, MASH, Kojak, All in the Family, Fantasy Island, Murder, She Wrote and Dallas.

Born in New York, Mr. Aletter studied acting after a stint in the Army from 1946-1948. He debuted on Broadway in 1950 in Mister Roberts. His other Broadway credits include Wish You Were Here and Time Limit!

- AP