Stephen Robert Franken (May 27, 1932 – August 24, 2012), mostly credited as Steve Franken, was an American actor and comedian. He was born in Queens, New York.
Steve Franken's acting career, both on stage and screen, spanned the course of sixty years, with a particularly active period in the 1960s and 1970s. During those six decades, he appeared a total of more than 150 times on television shows and in films. He guest starred on a number of television shows.
Steve Franken was most known as a character actor, and for his role as Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
He was also a voice actor, and voiced several video game characters.
Steve Franken was married twice, first to Julia Carter (until they divorced), then to Jean Franken (with whom he remained until his death). He was the father of three daughters.
Steve Franken died of cancer at the age of 80, on August 24, 2012, in a nursing home in Canoga Park, California.
Franken was a second cousin of Al Franken.
