Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank Owen Smith


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The result of the debate was DELETE. -Splash talk 01:29, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Frank Owen Smith
Not notable enough.


 * ...one television appearance? One? If I recall the episode correctly, this guy is almost a glorified extra (although I haven't seen it in a number of years). Delete. Lord Bob 20:04, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete I was going to say "until the watch in Ben Hur gets an article" but that would be tempting fate... Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C] (W) AfD? 20:46, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Lord Bob.--Alhutch 20:47, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit dubious about this being his only acting appearance. No theater? No minor film roles? How do you get to start your acting career with Deep Space Nine, of all things? Other than that, there's nothing actually wrong with the article; it's factual, it's not doing any harm, and I'd consider Curzon Dax to be a somewhat notable role (and no, I'm not a trekkie), so I vote to keep. TheMadBaron 20:54, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * The lack of other acting experience is odd, yes, but IMDb agrees with the article on the subject. He certainly doesn't seem to have something very noteworthy through the rest of his career, at any rate...it is a trifle weird, though. Lord Bob 20:56, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * TV and film aren't the only working venues for actors, but they tend to be off the Google and/or pop-culture radar. I used to attend plays fairly frequently, and I always found it odd to read the credits in the programs, which for the actor bios had long lists of major roles in major theater companies -- Richard III, Hamlet, etc -- along with bit parts like "Police sniper #2" in an Eddie Murphy movie. As an example, take Joe Vincent (presumably red-linked) -- thirty years as a classically trained actor, artistic director of the California Shakespeare Festival for four years, worked on Broadway, etc -- yet all IMDB has for him are two bit parts seven years apart, one a TV-movie. That's the ephemeral nature of theater for you, I guess. --Calton | Talk 05:01, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: I think it just showed him dying on a table for a few seconds when they were transplanting the slug. -- Kjkolb 00:46, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Trek-cruft. --Calton | Talk 05:01, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Lord Bob. Dottore So 15:04, 16 November 2005 (UTC)


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