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Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Actor

Born September 8, 1915 in Susanville, California, USA

Died June 8, 2012

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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.

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Filmography

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19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2013Self - In Memoriam

Paul Henning & The Hillbillies Poster

Paul Henning & The Hillbillies Documentary2005Self

The History of Hooterville Poster

The History of Hooterville Video2005Self

Return to Green Acres Poster

Return to Green Acres TV Movie1990Sam Drucker

AfterMASH Poster

AfterMASH TV Series1983Gus Bell

ABC Weekend Specials Poster

ABC Weekend Specials TV Series1977Mr. Sutter

Eight Is Enough Poster

Eight Is Enough TV Series19771 episode, 1977

Family Feud Poster

Family Feud TV Series1976Self - celebrity contestant

Monster Squad Poster

Monster Squad TV Series1976The Farmer

Hearts of the West Poster

Hearts of the West Feature Film1975Pa Tater

These Are the Days Poster

These Are the Days TV Series1974Homer

Zandy's Bride Poster

Zandy's Bride Feature Film1974Pa Allan

The Million Dollar Duck Poster

The Million Dollar Duck Feature Film1971Assayer

Hawaii Five-O Poster

Hawaii Five-O TV Series1968Judge Bergstrom

The Gnome-Mobile Poster

The Gnome-Mobile Feature Film1967Charlie Pettibone

Green Acres Poster

Green Acres TV Series1965Sam Drucker

7 Faces of Dr. Lao Poster

7 Faces of Dr. Lao Feature Film1964Mayor James Sargent

Glynis TV Series1963George

Grindl TV Series1963Mr. Burroughs

Petticoat Junction Poster

Petticoat Junction TV Series1963Sam Drucker

Swingin' Together TV Movie1963Gas station attendant

The Great Adventure Poster

The Great Adventure TV Series1963Drover

The Beverly Hillbillies Poster

The Beverly Hillbillies TV Series1962Sam Drucker

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian TV Series1962Mr. Hardy

Hazel TV Series1961Mr. Pincus

The Joey Bishop Show Poster

The Joey Bishop Show TV Series1961Mr. Andrews

Guestward Ho! Poster

Guestward Ho! TV Series1960Harry Crawford

Klondike Poster

Klondike TV Series1960Lester

Pete and Gladys Poster

Pete and Gladys TV Series1960Dr. Carver

The Andy Griffith Show Poster

The Andy Griffith Show TV Series1960Farley Upchurch

The Jim Backus Show Poster

The Jim Backus Show TV Series1960Lawyer

Dennis the Menace Poster

Dennis the Menace TV Series1959Dr. Fred Ferguson

Hawaiian Eye Poster

Hawaiian Eye TV Series1959Harvey Gamson

Markham TV Series1959Doctor

Rawhide TV Series1959Storekeeper

The Alaskans Poster

The Alaskans TV Series1959Bradshaw

The Deputy Poster

The Deputy TV Series1959Harry Rickert

The Man Who Understood Women Poster

The Man Who Understood Women Feature Film1959John Milstead

The Untouchables Poster

The Untouchables TV Series1959Larry Croft

77 Sunset Strip Poster

77 Sunset Strip TV Series1958Beverly Hills Hotel Clerk

The Missouri Traveler Poster

The Missouri Traveler Feature Film1958Willie Poole

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Series19581 episode, 1959

Maverick Poster

Maverick TV Series1957Hamelin

Perry Mason Poster

Perry Mason TV Series1957Hiram Widlock

Sugarfoot Poster

Sugarfoot TV Series1957Jay Hollis

The Girl Most Likely Poster

The Girl Most Likely Feature Film1957Dodie's Pop

The Real McCoys Poster

The Real McCoys TV Series1957Cousin Edgar

The Tin Star Poster

The Tin Star Feature Film1957Abe Pickett

Trackdown Poster

Trackdown TV Series1957Bob-Tail

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957Fitch

Broken Arrow Poster

Broken Arrow TV Series1956Thaddeus Parker

The Bad Seed Poster

The Bad Seed Feature Film1956Henry Daigle

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna Poster

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna TV Series1956Director

Three Violent People Poster

Three Violent People Feature Film1956Dr. Graham

Cheyenne Poster

Cheyenne TV Series1955Wayne

Front Row Center Poster

Front Row Center TV Series1955Peter Ball

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Webb

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Poster

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre TV Series1955Mr. Usher

The Indian Fighter Poster

The Indian Fighter Feature Film1955Trader Joe

Trial Feature Film1955Canford

TV Reader's Digest Poster

TV Reader's Digest TV Series1955Mr. Midgeley

Climax! TV Series19541 episode, 1954

December Bride Poster

December Bride TV Series19541 episode, 1956

Rear Window Poster

Rear Window Feature Film1954Man on Fire Escape

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953George Hanson

Half a Hero Poster

Half a Hero Feature Film1953Mr. Watts

Marry Me Again Poster

Marry Me Again Feature Film1953Dr. Day

Private Secretary Poster

Private Secretary TV Series1953Barney

The Danny Thomas Show Poster

The Danny Thomas Show TV Series1953Will - Town Drunk

You Are There Poster

You Are There TV Series1953John Stark

Life with Luigi Poster

Life with Luigi TV Series19521 episode, 1953

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Poster

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet TV Series1952Doc Williams

The Atomic City Poster

The Atomic City Feature Film1952FBI Agent George Weinberg

The Sellout Poster

The Sellout Feature Film1952Bennie Amboy

Ace in the Hole Poster

Ace in the Hole Feature Film1951Al Federber

Dear Brat Poster

Dear Brat Feature Film1951Creavy

Let's Make It Legal Poster

Let's Make It Legal Feature Film1951Ferguson

Lightning Strikes Twice Poster

Lightning Strikes Twice Feature Film1951Gas Station Man

When Worlds Collide Poster

When Worlds Collide Feature Film1951Harold Ferris

Convicted Poster

Convicted Feature Film1950Eddie

Dial 1119 Poster

Dial 1119 Feature Film1950Fred Backett - Man on Street

Emergency Wedding Poster

Emergency Wedding Feature Film1950Mr. Hoff

Experiment Alcatraz Poster

Experiment Alcatraz Feature Film1950Max Henry

Father of the Bride Poster

Father of the Bride Feature Film1950Timid Engagement Party Guest

Hunt the Man Down Poster

Hunt the Man Down Feature Film1950Showbox Puppeteer

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Poster

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Feature Film1950Harry

Pal, Fugitive Dog Short Film1950Doctor

Perfect Strangers Poster

Perfect Strangers Feature Film1950Geologist

Pretty Baby Poster

Pretty Baby Feature Film1950Janitor

The Asphalt Jungle Poster

The Asphalt Jungle Feature Film1950Night Clerk

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950Self - Actor

The Great Rupert Poster

The Great Rupert Feature Film1950Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator

The Next Voice You Hear... Poster

The Next Voice You Hear... Feature Film1950Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room

Three Husbands Poster

Three Husbands Feature Film1950Elevator operator

Young Man with a Horn Poster

Young Man with a Horn Feature Film1950Hotel Clerk

Abandoned Poster

Abandoned Feature Film1949Nolan - City Editor

City Across the River Poster

City Across the River Feature Film1949Shirley's Partner

D.O.A. Feature Film1949Eddie - Bartender

Flamingo Road Poster

Flamingo Road Feature Film1949Tom Hill

It's a Great Feeling Poster

It's a Great Feeling Feature Film1949Oculist

Prejudice Poster

Prejudice Feature Film1949Pa Hanson

Special Agent Poster

Special Agent Feature Film1949Motorist

Take One False Step Poster

Take One False Step Feature Film1949Reporter

The Crooked Way Poster

The Crooked Way Feature Film1949Barnes - Man at Bar

The Lady Takes a Sailor Poster

The Lady Takes a Sailor Feature Film1949Mr. Wentworth

The Sky Dragon Poster

The Sky Dragon Feature Film1949Clerk

Bungalow 13 Poster

Bungalow 13 Feature Film1948Gus Barton

He Walked by Night Poster

He Walked by Night Feature Film1948Pete Hammond

The Checkered Coat Poster

The Checkered Coat Feature Film1948Skinner

The Vicious Circle Poster

The Vicious Circle Feature Film1948Court Clerk

Sarge Goes to College Poster

Sarge Goes to College Feature Film1947Prof. Edwards

Violence Poster

Violence Feature Film1947Jepson - United Defenders Committee Member

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