Frank Cady
Biografia
Frank Cady (September 8, 1915 – June 8, 2012) was an American actor. His most famous role was general-store owner Sam Drucker, one of the less-nutty residents of Hooterville in both Green Acres (1965) and Petticoat Junction (1963). He had a history as a film, stage, and television actor long before those shows, and also appeared on some radio programs including Gunsmoke. In the 1950s, Cady played Doc Williams in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), along with numerous supporting parts in movies and also appeared in television commercials for (among other products) Shasta Grape Soda. Cady has been most prolific in television and was the only actor to play a recurring character on three TV sitcoms at the same time, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Green Acres (1965), and Petticoat Junction (1963). Usually cast as a gregarious small-town businessman, druggist, store clerk or other type of all-around Midwestern-type good guy, Cady was actually a California native, born in Susanville in 1915. The acting bug bit him when he sang in an elementary school play, and after graduating from Stanford University he headed to London, England, to train in the theater. When World War II broke out he was already in Europe, so he enlisted in the Army Air Force and spent the next several years in postings all over the continent. After his discharge he returned to the US and headed for Hollywood. An agent saw him in a local play, signed him, and he was on his way. One of his earlier--and more atypical--roles was as a seedy underworld character pulled in for questioning in a cop's murder in the noir classic He Walked by Night (1948), and he played a succession of hotel clerks, bureaucrats, henpecked husbands and the like for the next 40+ years. He did much television work from the mid-'50s onward. Cady resided in Wilsonville, Oregon and at the time of his death had two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
The History of Hooterville
Film • 2005
jako Self
Return to Green Acres
Film • 1990
jako Sam Drucker
AfterMASH
Serial • 1983
jako Gus Bell
Soup and Me
Film • 1978
jako Mr. Sutter
ABC Weekend Specials
Serial • 1977
Monster Squad
Serial • 1976
jako The Farmer
Hearts of the West
Film • 1975
jako Pa Tater
These Are the Days
Serial • 1974
Narzeczona Zandy'ego
Film • 1974
jako Pa Allan
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Film • 1973
jako Clothing Store Proprietor
The Million Dollar Duck
Film • 1971
jako Assayer
Hawaii Five-O
Serial • 1969
jako Judge Bergstrom
Green Acres
Serial • 1965
jako Sam Drucker
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Film • 1964
jako Mayor James Sargent
The Great Adventure
Serial • 1963
jako Drover
Glynis
Serial • 1963
Petticoat Junction
Serial • 1963
jako Sam Drucker
Grindl
Serial • 1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
Serial • 1962
jako Sam Drucker
The Virginian
Serial • 1962
jako Mr. Hardy
Hazel
Serial • 1961
Klondike
Serial • 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Serial • 1960
jako Luke
Guestward, Ho!
Serial • 1960
Pete and Gladys
Serial • 1960
The Untouchables
Serial • 1959
jako Larry Croft
Hawaiian Eye
Serial • 1959
Dennis the Menace
Serial • 1959
The Alaskans
Serial • 1959
The Man Who Understood Women
Film • 1959
jako John Milstead
The Deputy
Serial • 1959
jako Harry Rickert
Rawhide
Serial • 1959
jako Storekeeper
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Serial • 1958
The Girl Most Likely
Film • 1958
jako Pop
The Missouri Traveler
Film • 1958
jako Willie Poole
Gwiazda szeryfa
Film • 1957
jako Abe Pickett (uncredited)
Trackdown
Serial • 1957
jako Bob-Tail
The Real McCoys
Serial • 1957
jako Ed Oliver
Maverick
Serial • 1957
jako Hamelin
Perry Mason
Serial • 1957
jako Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock
Wagon Train
Serial • 1957
jako Hiram
Sugarfoot
Serial • 1957
jako Jay Hollis
Niebezpieczne trio
Film • 1956
jako Doctor
The Bad Seed
Film • 1956
jako Henry Daigle
Indiański wojownik
Film • 1955
jako Trader Joe
Trial
Film • 1955
jako Canford (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Serial • 1955
Gunsmoke
Serial • 1955
jako Webb
The Jane Wyman Show
Serial • 1955
December Bride
Serial • 1954
Okno na podwórze
Film • 1954
jako Man on Fire Escape
The Danny Thomas Show
Serial • 1953
jako Will Hoople - Town Drunk
Marry Me Again
Film • 1953
jako Dr. Day
Half a Hero
Film • 1953
jako Mr. Watts
General Electric Theater
Serial • 1953
jako George Hanson
Private Secretary
Serial • 1953
You Are There
Serial • 1953
jako John Stark
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Serial • 1952
jako Dr. Williams
The Sellout
Film • 1952
jako Bennie Amboy
The Atomic City
Film • 1952
jako F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg
Pobierzmy się
Film • 1951
jako Ferguson
When Worlds Collide
Film • 1951
jako Harold Ferris
As w potrzasku
Film • 1951
jako Mr. Federber
Dear Brat
Film • 1951
jako Parole Officer Creavy
Lightning Strikes Twice
Film • 1951
jako Gas Station Man
Hunt the Man Down
Film • 1950
jako Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Film • 1950
jako Harry (uncredited)
Experiment Alcatraz
Film • 1950
jako Max Henry
Three Husbands
Film • 1950
jako Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Dial 1119
Film • 1950
jako Fred Backett (uncredited)
Pal, Fugitive Dog
Film • 1950
jako Doctor
Pretty Baby
Film • 1950
jako Janitor (uncredited)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Serial • 1950
jako Self
Convicted
Film • 1950
jako Eddie (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear...
Film • 1950
jako Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)
Ojciec panny młodej
Film • 1950
jako Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Asfaltowa dżungla
Film • 1950
jako Night Clerk (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers
Film • 1950
jako Geologist (uncredited)
Młody człowiek z trąbką
Film • 1950
jako Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Great Rupert
Film • 1950
jako Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator
Zmarły w chwili przybycia
Film • 1949
jako Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Film • 1949
jako Mr. Wentworth (uncredited)
Abandoned
Film • 1949
jako Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)
Wielkie uczucie
Film • 1949
jako Oculist (uncredited)
Take One False Step
Film • 1949
jako Reporter (uncredited)
Special Agent
Film • 1949
jako Motorist (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
Film • 1949
The Crooked Way
Film • 1949
He Walked by Night
Film • 1949
jako Pete Hammond
Bungalow 13
Film • 1948
jako Gus Barton
The Checkered Coat
Film • 1948
jako Skinner
Sarge Goes to College
Film • 1947
jako Prof. Edwards
Front Row Center
Serial • 1945