Political life of Frank Sinatra 27, 1961, Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall for Martin Luther King, Jr. and led his fellow Rat Pack members and Reprise label mates in boycotting hotels and casinos that refused entry to black patrons and performers. He often spoke from the stage on desegregation and repeatedly played benefits on behalf of King and his movement. According to his son, Frank Sinatra, Jr., King sat weeping in the audience at one of his father's concerts in 1963 as Sinatra sang "Ol' Man River", a song from the musical "Show Boat" that is sung by an African-American stevedore. His
Frank Sinatra Jr. a reputation for rigorous rehearsals and demanding standards for his musicians. Sinatra appeared in the Sammy Davis Jr. drama "A Man Called Adam" in 1966. Sinatra also played a deputy district attorney, named Gino Bardi, on the television crime drama "Adam-12", in the episode titled "Clinic on 18th Street" (originally broadcast on March 13, 1974). His other acting credits included roles in "Aru heishi no kake" (1970) with Dale Robertson, "Code Name Zebra" (1987) opposite James Mitchum, and "Hollywood Homicide" (2003) with Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett. The National Archives now houses a 15-minute song and monologue composed by Sinatra