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Frank Cady

Actor | * 09/08/1915 († 96, 06/08/2012) | Susanville, California (United States of America (USA))
Frank Randolph Cady (September 8, 1915 – June 8, 2012) was an American actor best known for his role as storekeeper Sam Drucker in three American television series during the 1960s – Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies – and his earlier role as Doc Williams on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. ()
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Although Frank Cady's most famous role would be that of 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. Cady 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Western

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Movies with Frank Cady as Actor(44)

as Sam Drucker1990 Return to Green Acres
as Mr. Sutter1978 Soup and Me
as Pa Tater1975 Hearts of the West
as Pa Allan1974 Zandy's Bride
as Mayor James Sargent1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as John Milstead1959 The Man Who Understood Women
as Willie Poole1958 The Missouri Traveler
as Abe Pickett (uncredited)1957 The Tin Star
as Henry Daigle1956 The Bad Seed
as Doctor1956 Three Violent People
as Trader Joe1955 The Indian Fighter
as Man on Fire Escape (uncredited)1954 Rear Window
as Mr. Watts1953 Half a Hero
as F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg1952 The Atomic City
as Bennie Amboy1952 The Sellout
as Ferguson1951 Let's Make It Legal
as Mr. Federber1951 Ace in the Hole
as Gas Station Man1951 Lightning Strikes Twice
as Parole Officer Creavy1951 Dear Brat
as Harold Ferris1951 When Worlds Collide
as Geologist (uncredited)1950 Perfect Strangers
as Janitor (uncredited)1950 Pretty Baby
as Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator1950 The Great Rupert
as Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)1950 Father of the Bride
as Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)1950 The Next Voice You Hear...
as Fred Backett (uncredited)1950 Dial 1119
as Eddie (uncredited)1950 Convicted
as Harry (uncredited)1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)1950 Hunt the Man Down
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)1950 Three Husbands
as Max Henry1950 Experiment Alcatraz
as Night Clerk (uncredited)1950 The Asphalt Jungle
as Reporter (uncredited)1949 Take One False Step
as Tom Hill (uncredited)1949 Flamingo Road
as Oculist (uncredited)1949 It's a Great Feeling
as Pete Hammond1949 He Walked by Night
1949 D.O.A.
as Skinner1948 The Checkered Coat
as Gus Barton1948 Bungalow 13
as Prof. Edwards1947 Sarge Goes to College

TV Shows/Series with Frank Cady as Actor(35)

as Gus Bell1983 AfterMASH
as Judge Bergstrom1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Drover1963 The Great Adventure
1963 Grindl
as Sam Drucker1963 Petticoat Junction
1963 Glynis
as Mr. Hardy1962 The Virginian
1961 Hazel
as Storekeeper1959 Rawhide
as Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock1957 Perry Mason
as Jay Hollis1957 Sugarfoot
as Webb1955 Gunsmoke
as George Hanson1953 GE Theater

Full Name: Frank Cady
Born: Wednesday, 09/08 1915 (September) in Susanville, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 06/08 2012 (June) in Wilsonville (aged: 96)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Stanford University
Other names for Frank Cady (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Frank Randolph Cady"
Frank Cady frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (36x, Actor)
H.M. Wynant (29x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (29x, Actor)
John Dehner (28x, Actor)
Karl Swenson (27x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (27x, Actor)
Claude Akins (26x, Actor)
Robert B. Williams (26x, Actor)
Hal Baylor (26x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (25x, Actor)
John Anderson (25x, Actor)
Bess Flowers (6x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:241925, Added: 08/07/2018, Last updated: 02/24/2024