RANDALL "RANDY" FRANKS - INSCRIBED PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 224041

RANDALL "RANDY" FRANKS
Black and white 4x6 photograph of the actor in costume as an officer, signed to a fan as himself and as "Officer Randy"
Printed photograph inscribed and signed: "To/Tommy/Randy/Franks/'Officer/Randy'/in The Heat/Of The Night". B/w, 4x6 overall, image 4x5¼ (one surface). Name imprinted at lower margin. Multitalented actor/singer/musician Randall "Randy" Franks made his TV debut as Officer Randy Goode in the hit TV series In The Heat of the Night in 1988. He remained with the series, which starred Carroll O'Connor, until 1993, and later played another "Officer Randy", Officer Randy Kraft, in the 2001 TV movie, The Flamingo Rising. His other TV credits include the made-for-TV movies, Desperate for Love (1989) and Blue Valley Songbird (1999), and he produced, directed, wrote and composed for the 2001 PBS documentary, Still Ramblin, which he also hosted. Franks, also an award-winning singer and musician, has been called the "Appalachian Ambassador of the Fiddle" and is one of the stars of Bluegrass music. The champion fiddler has also played the mandolin, guitar and mountain dulcimer in his concerts and on his recordings, which are popular around the world. His talents have been recognized with The Fiddlin' John Carson Award, A.S.E. Male Vocalist of the Year, The Cotton Carrier Award and the S.A.R. Citizenship Award, and Franks, who began yet another career in journalism in 2000, has already been honored for his writing. Slightly creased. Corners lightly worn and creased. Slight surface creases and dents (not seen head on). Randall Franks Fan Club stamps on verso (no show through). Otherwise, fine condition.