Frank Cady
Age: 96 | From: Susanville, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1915-09-08 10:03:43
Death: 2012-06-08 10:03:43
Aliases: Frank Randolph Cady
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Susanville, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 30
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
Biography
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 Famous Work
Rawhide
(1959) Storekeeper
Hawaii Five-O
(1968) Judge Bergstrom
Sugarfoot
(1957) Jay Hollis
Perry Mason
(1957) Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock
The Virginian
(1962) Mr. Hardy
Gunsmoke
(1955) Webb
Rear Window
(1954) Man on Fire Escape
The Great Adventure
(1963) DroverActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Self | |
| 1990 | Sam Drucker | |
| 1983 | Gus Bell | |
| 1978 | Mr. Sutter | |
| 1977 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Pa Tater | |
| 1974 | N/A | |
| Pa Allan | ||
| 1971 | Assayer | |
| 1968 | Judge Bergstrom | |
| 1965 | Sam Drucker | |
| 1964 | Mayor James Sargent | |
| 1963 | Drover | |
| N/A | ||
| Sam Drucker | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1962 | Sam Drucker | |
| Mr. Hardy | ||
| 1961 | N/A | |
| 1960 | N/A | |
| Luke | ||
| Farley Upchurch | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| John Milstead | ||
| N/A | ||
| Storekeeper | ||
| 1958 | Pop | |
| Willie Poole | ||
| 1957 | Abe Pickett (uncredited) | |
| Hamelin | ||
| Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock | ||
| Jay Hollis | ||
| 1956 | Doctor | |
| Henry Daigle | ||
| 1955 | Trader Joe | |
| Canford (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Webb | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1954 | N/A | |
| Man on Fire Escape | ||
| 1953 | Dr. Day | |
| Mr. Watts | ||
| George Hanson | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1952 | Doc Williams | |
| Dr. Williams | ||
| Doctor Williams | ||
| Bennie Amboy | ||
| F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg | ||
| 1951 | Ferguson | |
| Harold Ferris | ||
| Mr. Federber | ||
| Parole Officer Creavy | ||
| Gas Station Man | ||
| 1950 | Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited) | |
| Harry (uncredited) | ||
| Max Henry | ||
| Elevator Operator (uncredited) | ||
| Fred Backett | ||
| Janitor (uncredited) | ||
| Self | ||
| Eddie (uncredited) | ||
| Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited) | ||
| Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Night Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Geologist | ||
| Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator | ||
| Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| 1949 | Eddie - Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Nolan - City Editor (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Oculist (uncredited) | ||
| Motorist (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Pete Hammond | ||
| 1948 | Gus Barton | |
| Skinner | ||
| 1947 | Prof. Edwards | |
| 1945 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
