Frank Ashmore - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 19:41, 4 January 2026

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-'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star|prose=Y}}.
+Martin was killed off in the pilot episode of ''[[w:V (1984 TV series)|V: The Series]]'',<ref group="external" name="rotten_tomatoes_martin_death">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/frank-ashmore#:~:text=When%20%22V%22%20was%20serialized%20in%201984%2C%20Ashmore's%20character%20was%20killed%20off%20almost%20immediately|title=Frank Ashmore|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=January 4, 2026}}</ref> leading to significant fan backlash against NBC. The network subsequently brought Ashmore back to play Martin's twin brother Philip, a Supreme Commander who later became a Fifth Columnist.<ref group="external" name="imdb_philip_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039149/#:~:text=as%20Martin's%20brother%20%22Philip%22%20(A%20Supreme%20Commander%20appointed%20to%20investigate%20the%20murder%20of%20Supreme%20Commander%20%22Charles%22|title=Frank Ashmore|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=January 4, 2026}}</ref> Philip appeared in seven episodes of the series.<ref group="external" name="rotten_tomatoes_philip_episodes">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/frank-ashmore#:~:text=he%20appeared%20as%20an%20entirely%20new%20personage%2C%20Philip%2C%20in%20seven%20episodes|title=Frank Ashmore|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=January 4, 2026}}</ref>
-His most famous role is twin Humanoid [[w:Visitors_(V)|Visitor]] brothers [[w:Visitors_(V)#Martin|Martin]] and [[w:Visitors_(V)#Phillip|Philip]] in  ''[[w:V_%281983_miniseries%29|V (1983 Mini Series)]]'', ''[[w:V_%28The_Final_Battle%29|V (Final Battle)]]'' and ''[[w:V_%281984_TV_series%29|V (TV Series)]]''.
+=== Production History ===
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	'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in {{OS\|Murder on the Rising Star\|prose=Y}}.		'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in {{OS\|Murder on the Rising Star\|prose=Y}}.

	His most famous role is twin Humanoid [[w:Visitors_(V)\|Visitor]] brothers [[w:Visitors_(V)#Martin\|Martin]] and [[w:Visitors_(V)#Phillip\|Philip]] in ''[[w:V_%281983_miniseries%29\|V (1983 Mini Series]]'', ''[[w:V_%28The_Final_Battle%29\|V (Final Battle)]]'' and ''[[w:V_%281984_TV_series%29\|V (TV Series)]]''.		His most famous role is twin Humanoid [[w:Visitors_(V)\|Visitor]] brothers [[w:Visitors_(V)#Martin\|Martin]] and [[w:Visitors_(V)#Phillip\|Philip]] in ''[[w:V_%281983_miniseries%29\|V (1983 Mini Series)]]'', ''[[w:V_%28The_Final_Battle%29\|V (Final Battle)]]'' and ''[[w:V_%281984_TV_series%29\|V (TV Series)]]''.

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	'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in ~~"[[~~Murder on the Rising Star~~]]"~~.		'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in {{OS\|Murder on the Rising Star\|prose=Y}}.

	His most famous role is twin Humanoid [[w:Visitors_(V)\|Visitor]] brothers [[w:Visitors_(V)#Martin\|Martin]] and [[w:Visitors_(V)#Phillip\|Philip]] in [[w:V_%281983_miniseries%29\|V (1983 Mini Series]], [[w:V_%28The_Final_Battle%29\|V (Final Battle)]] and [[w:V_%281984_TV_series%29\|V (TV Series)]]		His most famous role is twin Humanoid [[w:Visitors_(V)\|Visitor]] brothers [[w:Visitors_(V)#Martin\|Martin]] and [[w:Visitors_(V)#Phillip\|Philip]] in ''[[w:V_%281983_miniseries%29\|V (1983 Mini Series]]'', ''[[w:V_%28The_Final_Battle%29\|V (Final Battle)]]'' and ''[[w:V_%281984_TV_series%29\|V (TV Series)]]''.

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	'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".		'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".

	His most famous role is twin Humanoid Visitor brothers Martin and Philip [[w:V_%281983_miniseries%29\|V (1983 Mini Series]], [[w:V_%28The_Final_Battle%29\|V (Final Battle)]] and [[w:V_%281984_TV_series%29\|V (TV Series)]]		His most famous role is twin Humanoid [[w:Visitors_(V)\|Visitor]] brothers [[w:Visitors_(V)#Martin\|Martin]] and [[w:Visitors_(V)#Phillip\|Philip]] in [[w:V_%281983_miniseries%29\|V (1983 Mini Series]], [[w:V_%28The_Final_Battle%29\|V (Final Battle)]] and [[w:V_%281984_TV_series%29\|V (TV Series)]]

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	'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".		'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".

	His most famous role is twin Humanoid Visitor brothers Martin and Philip [[w:~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~V_%281983_miniseries%29\|V (1983 Mini Series]], [[w:~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~V_%28The_Final_Battle%29\|V (Final Battle)]] and [[w:~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~V_%281984_TV_series%29\|V (TV Series)]]		His most famous role is twin Humanoid Visitor brothers Martin and Philip [[w:V_%281983_miniseries%29\|V (1983 Mini Series]], [[w:V_%28The_Final_Battle%29\|V (Final Battle)]] and [[w:V_%281984_TV_series%29\|V (TV Series)]]

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	'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".		'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".

			His most famous role is twin Humanoid Visitor brothers Martin and Philip [[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_%281983_miniseries%29\|V (1983 Mini Series]], [[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_%28The_Final_Battle%29\|V (Final Battle)]] and [[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_%281984_TV_series%29\|V (TV Series)]]

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: updated infobox

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	\| character= [[Ortega]]		\| character= [[Ortega]]
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	\| born_month= 06		\| born_month= 06
	\| born_day= 17		\| born_day= 17
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	\| nationality= US		\| nationality= US
	\| imdb= 0039149		\| imdb= 0039149
			\| sortkey=Ashmore, Frank
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	'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".		'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".

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	{{Cast Data		{{Cast Data
	\| image=		\| image= Frank Ashmore.jpg
	\| character=		\| character= [[Ortega]]
	\| born_month=		\| born_month= 06
	\| born_day=		\| born_day= 17
	\| born_year=		\| born_year= 1945
	\| death_month=		\| death_month=
	\| death_day=		\| death_day=
	\| death_year=		\| death_year=
	\| nationality=		\| nationality= US
	\| imdb=		\| imdb= 0039149
	}}		}}

	~~This~~ is an ~~overview of the~~ actor ~~or actress, include the date of birth as well as the role he or she played~~ in ~~the series. Remember to include which series as well.~~		'''Frank Ashmore''' (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor who portrayed [[Ortega]] in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".

	~~For articles~~ on ~~cast and crew, refer to~~ the ~~[[Battlestar Wiki: Standards and Conventions (biographies)\|Standards and Conventions for biographies~~]].

	~~== External Links ==~~

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