Richard C. "Dick" Frame (July 16, 1926 – February 24, 1977) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1962 to 1977. In 1973, he became Republican Senate Leader, defeating Robert D. Fleming. In 1976, he lost that position to Henry G. Hager.He served in the military during World War II. He then earned a degree from Yale University and a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law.He died on February 24, 1977 in a plane crash near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A bridge on Pennsylvania Route 8 is named after him. In 1986 the Pennsylvania General Assembly designated a section of Pennsylvania Route 8 in Venango County as the Richard C. Frame Memorial Highway.