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person_profile-Frank Orth

Frank Orth Died at age: 82

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Frank Orth

Date of Birth:

Feb 20, 1880

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Mar 17, 1962

Biography of

Frank Orth

    Frank Orth was an American actor born in Philadelphia. He is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series “Boston Blackie”. By 1897, Orth was performing in vaudeville with his wife, Ann Codee, in an act called “Codee and Orth.” In 1909, he expanded into song writing, with songs such as “The Phone Bell Rang” and “Meet Me on the Boardwalk, Dearie.” His first contact with motion pictures was in 1928, when he was part of the first foreign-language shorts in sound produced by Warner Bros. He and his wife also appeared together in a series of two-reel comedies in the early 1930s. Orth's first major screen credit was in “Prairie Thunder,” a Dick Foran western, in 1937. From then on, he was often cast as bartenders, pharmacists, and grocery clerks, and always distinctly Irish. He had a recurring role in the Dr. Kildare series of films and also in the Nancy Drew series as the befuddled Officer Tweedy. Among his better roles were the newspaper man Cary Grant telephones early in “His Girl Friday,” one of the quartet singing “Gary Owen” in “They Died with Their Boots On” (thereby giving Errol Flynn as Gen. Custer the idea of associating the tune with the 7th Cavalry), and as the little man carrying the sign reading “The End Is Near” throughout Colonel Effingham's Raid. However, Orth is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series “Boston Blackie.” A short, plump, round-faced man, often smoking a cigar, Orth as Faraday wore his own dark-rimmed spectacles, though rarely in feature films. In 1959, Orth retired from show business after throat surgery. His wife died in 1961 after around fifty years of marriage. Orth died on March 17, 1962. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills next to his wife.

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Frank Orth

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Filmography of

Frank Orth

Found 112 Movies in total

Here Come the Girls

Mr. Hungerford ( Actor )

... 1953

Houdini

Mr. Hunter ( Actor )

... 1953

Something to Live For

Waiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Double Dynamite

Mr. Kofer ( Actor )

... 1951

The Petty Girl

Moody (process server) ( Actor )

... 1950

Father of the Bride

Joe ( Actor )

... 1950

Cheaper by the Dozen

Higgins (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

The Great Rupert

Mr. Frank Dingle ( Actor )

... 1950

Bride for Sale

Police Sergeant ( Actor )

... 1949

Red Light

Wallace 'Wally' Stoner ( Actor )

... 1949

Blondie's Secret

Mr. Philpotts ( Actor )

... 1948

The Girl from Manhattan

Oscar Newsome ( Actor )

... 1948

The Big Clock

Burt ( Actor )

... 1948

It Had to Be You

Train Conductor ( Actor )

... 1947

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

Police Captain ( Actor )

... 1947

Heartaches

Mike Connelly, Vic's Agent ( Actor )

... 1947

... 1947

Born to Speed

Breezy Bradley ( Actor )

... 1947

Lady in the Lake

Floyd Greer (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Wake Up and Dream

Milkman ( Actor )

... 1946

... 1946

The Bride Wore Boots

Judge ( Actor )

... 1946

Murder in the Music Hall

Henderson ( Actor )

... 1946

The Hoodlum Saint

Chronicle Editor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Doll Face

Peters ( Actor )

... 1945

The Lost Weekend

Opera Cloak Room Attendant ( Actor )

... 1945

She Went to the Races

Skelly ( Actor )

... 1945

Tell It to a Star

Augustus T. Goodman ( Actor )

... 1945

Pillow to Post

Clayfield Taxi Driver ( Actor )

... 1945

Storm Over Lisbon

Murgatroyd ( Actor )

... 1944

Greenwich Village

Ordway ( Actor )

... 1944

The Impatient Years

Counterman ( Actor )

... 1944

Wilson

Smith (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Summer Storm

Cafe Maitre d' at End (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Roger Touhy, Gangster

. Comic in Theater (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Taxi Driver ( Actor )

... 1943

Coney Island

Bartender ( Actor )

... 1943

Hello, Frisco, Hello

Lou, Bartender at Sharkey's ( Actor )

... 1943

The Meanest Man in the World

Bartender ( Actor )

... 1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

Larry Kinkaid (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Springtime in the Rockies

Bickel (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

... 1942

Orchestra Wives

Rex Willet ( Actor )

... 1942

Tales of Manhattan

Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence) ( Actor )

... 1942

Footlight Serenade

Mike ( Actor )

... 1942

The Magnificent Dope

Messenger ( Actor )

... 1942

Henry and Dizzy

Joe McGuire ( Actor )

... 1942

My Gal Sal

McGuiness ( Actor )

... 1942

... 1942

Roxie Hart

Bar Client #2 (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Dr. Kildare's Victory

Mike Ryan ( Actor )

... 1942

Over My Dead Body

Detective ( Actor )

... 1942

Blue, White, and Perfect

Mr. Toby ( Actor )

... 1942

They Died with Their Boots On

Barfly (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

I Wake Up Screaming

Cemetery Caretaker ( Actor )

... 1941

Sergeant York

Drummer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Broadway Limited

Lou, Cafe Proprietor ( Actor )

... 1941

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

Mike Ryan ( Actor )

... 1941

Ride on Vaquero

Auctioneer ( Actor )

... 1941

Come Live with Me

Jerry ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1940

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Mike Ryan, Cafe Owner ( Actor )

... 1940

Father Is A Prince

Drugstore Proprieter ( Actor )

... 1940

Gallant Sons

Newspaper Foreman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Window Washer ( Actor )

... 1940

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Mike Ryan (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Boom Town

Barber ( Actor )

... 1940

Pier 13

Dead Pan Charlie ( Actor )

... 1940

Gold Rush Maisie

Harris ( Actor )

... 1940

Brother Orchid

Waiter at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Florian

Detective ( Actor )

... 1940

La Conga Nights

Dennis O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

New York Editor ( Actor )

... 1940

'Til We Meet Again

Hong Kong Bartender (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Mike Ryan, Sullivan's Hospital Cafe ( Actor )

... 1940

His Girl Friday

Duffy ( Actor )

... 1940

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Mike Sullivan ( Actor )

... 1939

At the Circus

Chef in Diner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Fast and Furious

Joe Burke ( Actor )

... 1939

Dust Be My Destiny

Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Thunder Afloat

Old Sailor in Bilge Area (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Captain Tweedy ( Actor )

... 1939

Stanley and Livingstone

Newspaperman with Pills ( Actor )

... 1939

Tell No Tales

Vic - Bartender (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Young Mr. Lincoln

Loafer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Calling Dr. Kildare

Mike Sullivan - Hospital Cafe Owner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Broadway Serenade

Mr. Fellows ( Actor )

... 1939

Within the Law

Jim Jenks ( Actor )

... 1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Captain Tweedy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Fast and Loose

Detective Hendricks ( Actor )

... 1939

Idiot's Delight

Benny Zinsser ( Actor )

... 1939

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Tim McKelvy ( Actor )

... 1939

Comet Over Broadway

Cab Driver (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Nancy Drew… Detective

Captain Tweedy ( Actor )

... 1938

Young Dr. Kildare

Mike Ryan (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Mr. Chump

Sheriff Frank Hinton ( Actor )

... 1938

Torchy Blane in Panama

First Leopard (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

The Patient in Room 18

Joe Higgins - Night Watchman ( Actor )

... 1938

Missing Witnesses

Gordon (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

The Footloose Heiress

Justice Abner Cuttler ( Actor )

... 1937

Prairie Thunder

Wichita ( Actor )

... 1937

The Devil's Saddle Legion

Judge Barko ( Actor )

... 1937

Talent Scout

Burlesque Theatre Manager (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Ever Since Eve

Cocktail Waiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Marry the Girl

Bar owner ( Actor )

... 1937

San Quentin

Convict in Bunkhouse (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Land Beyond the Law

Shorty Long ( Actor )

... 1937

Polo Joe

Bert ( Actor )

... 1936

Hot Money

Hank Ford ( Actor )

... 1936

Two Against the World

Tommy - Bartender ( Actor )

... 1936

Unwelcome Stranger

Jackson ( Actor )

... 1935

The Payoff

Porter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935