Frank Pacelli
Frank Pacelli (right), director of TV daytime drama Hawkins Falls, in 1953 with the show's stars, Macdonald Carey and Bernardine Flynn
Born	(1924-08-23)August 23, 1924 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	March 7, 1997(1997-03-07) (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	Frankie Pacelli
Occupation(s)	Director, actor

Frank Timothy Pacelli (August 23, 1924 — March 7, 1997) was an American television director and producer.

Positions held

• Producer on Children's Theatre; 1964
• Director on Watch Mr. Wizard, Hawkins Falls, Children's Theatre, Days of Our Lives, Return to Peyton Place, The Bold and the Beautiful; and The Young and the Restless; (hired by William J. Bell); 1982–1995

Awards and nominations

Born in Chicago, Pacelli had been nominated for thirteen Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories Outstanding Direction for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team, for his work on Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. He was nominated from 1979 to 1997, and won six times in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, and 1997. He was also nominated for a Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials in 1998, for his work on Y&R. His first DE win was shared with Dennis Steinmetz, Rudy Vejar, Randy Robbins and Betty Rothenberg.

Frank Pacelli died in Los Angeles at the age of 72.