death_place death_date years_active birth_place birth_date article_title name
los angeles california , united states 19 january 1989 ???? - 1988 rhode island new york , united states 26 june 1920 frank ronzio
 frank ronzio
frank ronzio

frank ronzio -lrb- june 26 , 1920 - january 19 , 1989 -rrb- was an american actor famous for playing ` litmus ' in the film `` escape from alcatraz '' .
ronzio was born in rhode island on june 26 , 1920 .
he played only ten roles in his life .
he also acted in `` hill street blues '' and `` fear city '' .
he died in los angeles on january 19 , 1989 , at age 68 .
