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Sig Frohlich

Sig Frohlich

Actor, Other Crew, Writer

Born January 8, 1910 in Kozova, Galicia

Died September 30, 2005

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Sig Frohlich was born in what is now the Ukraine. Frohlich's size became his greatest asset. was his size. Since Frohlich wasn't the biggest of people this enabled him to specialize in playing things like seaman in the early 1930s. He was also able to wear costumes like he did a winged monkey in The Wizard of Oz. By the late 1930s, Frohlich's biggest once again came because of his size and stature because he became the regular the stand-in and stunt double for Mickey Rooney.

A lot of extras were envious of Frohlich. Unlike many other stand-ins, Frohlich constantly got taken on location by Mickey Rooney. There was some speculation that Frohlich helped Rooney out when he was in a financial crisis and Rooney never forgot that. Nobody ever found out what it was but it lead to a steady stream of income until Rooney's work started to dry up and by the mid-1950s, Frohlich started finding work elsewhere as an extra and a stand-in. His suave appearance made him the idea person to play a waiter so he was frequently cast as one in television shows.

Luckily for Frohlich, Mickey Rooney started to gain some work again and Frohlich resumed his role as Rooney's stand-in for all of his films. He constantly worked all throughout the filming of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and also appeared on screen as an air traffic controller. It was during this time that Frohlich started to appear as croupiers and waiters in many television shows that were filmed at Universal Studios. He regularly could be spotted in Mannix and Mission Impossible and in some of the upper class dress extra scenes.

Like many extras, Sig eventually came at a crossroads. Since he was extremely well known and respected among the extras, he started obtaining work as an assistant director. He would keep track of all of extras on set and even was taken on location during the movie 1941 where he assisted Robert Buckingham as an extras casting director.

During the 1980s, Frohlich was still used as a stand-in and was frequently upgraded to bit roles in movies like Airplane where he can be seen as the window washer of the airplane. He continued his usual roles through the late 1980s until he decided to retire. Frohlich loved every aspect of the motion picture industry and was always happy to tell stories about his career when he stayed at the Motion Picture Retirement Home until he passed away in 2005.

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Type

Year

Scrooged Poster

Scrooged Feature Film1988Sig

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling Poster

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling Feature Film1986Ziggy

American Flyers Poster

American Flyers Feature Film1985Mail Clerk

Crazy Like a Fox Poster

Crazy Like a Fox TV Series1984Bellhop

Decoder Feature Film1984Crisis staff

George Burns How to Live to Be 100 TV Movie1984

Murder, She Wrote Poster

Murder, She Wrote TV Series1984Party Guest

Night Court Poster

Night Court TV Series1984Vendor

Swing Shift Poster

Swing Shift Feature Film1984Workman

Hotel TV Series1983Bartender

Uncommon Valor Poster

Uncommon Valor Feature Film1983Reporter

Lookin' to Get Out Poster

Lookin' to Get Out Feature Film1982Poker Game Dealer

First Monday in October Poster

First Monday in October Feature Film1981Custodian #2

Hill Street Blues Poster

Hill Street Blues TV Series1981Bystander in Courthouse

True Confessions Poster

True Confessions Feature Film1981Waiter

Airplane! Poster

Airplane! Feature Film1980Plane Maintenance Man

Hart to Hart Poster

Hart to Hart TV Series1979Designer

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan Poster

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan Feature Film1978Reporter

The White Shadow Poster

The White Shadow TV Series1978Croupier

Black Sunday Poster

Black Sunday Feature Film1977Ticket Scalper

Lou Grant Poster

Lou Grant TV Series1977Reporter

Charlie's Angels Poster

Charlie's Angels TV Series1976Recording Engineer

From Noon Till Three Poster

From Noon Till Three Feature Film1976Courtroom Spectator

Harry and Walter Go to New York Poster

Harry and Walter Go to New York Feature Film1976Waiter

Quincy M.E. Poster

Quincy M.E. TV Series1976Casino Guest

Barbary Coast Poster

Barbary Coast TV Series1975Joe

Bronk TV Series1975Crime Scene Technician

Once Is Not Enough Poster

Once Is Not Enough Feature Film1975Waiter

Starsky and Hutch Poster

Starsky and Hutch TV Series1975Crew Member

Earthquake Poster

Earthquake Feature Film1974Doctor

Gone with the West Poster

Gone with the West Feature Film1974Townsman

The Rockford Files Poster

The Rockford Files TV Series1974Townsman

Young Frankenstein Poster

Young Frankenstein Feature Film1974Theatre Goer

Kojak TV Series1973Bar Patron

Shaft TV Series1973Croupier

The Magician Poster

The Magician TV Series1973Croupier

The Marcus-Nelson Murders Poster

The Marcus-Nelson Murders TV Movie1973Courtroom reporter

The Sting Poster

The Sting Feature Film1973Gambler

The Way We Were Poster

The Way We Were Feature Film1973Reporter

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask Poster

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask Feature Film1972Restaurant Patron

Kung Fu TV Series1972Dealer

Sanford and Son Poster

Sanford and Son TV Series1972Man at Auction

The Night Stalker Poster

The Night Stalker TV Movie1972Reporter

The Waltons Poster

The Waltons TV Series1972Crew Member

Cannon TV Series1971Prisoner

Congratulations, It's a Boy! Poster

Congratulations, It's a Boy! TV Movie1971Restaurant Patron

Diamonds Are Forever Poster

Diamonds Are Forever Feature Film1971Casino Patron

Escape from the Planet of the Apes Poster

Escape from the Planet of the Apes Feature Film1971Spectator

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Poster

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Feature Film1970Townsman

Hard Contract Poster

Hard Contract Feature Film1969Minor Role

Medical Center Poster

Medical Center TV Series1969Interne

Support Your Local Sheriff! Poster

Support Your Local Sheriff! Feature Film1969Townsman

The Comic Poster

The Comic Feature Film1969Minor Role

Here's Lucy Poster

Here's Lucy TV Series1968Audience Member

How Sweet It Is! Poster

How Sweet It Is! Feature Film1968Club Patron

It Takes a Thief Poster

It Takes a Thief TV Series1968Bellboy

Mod Squad Poster

Mod Squad TV Series1968Visitor

The Doris Day Show Poster

The Doris Day Show TV Series1968Chuck-a-luck Dealer

Wild in the Streets Poster

Wild in the Streets Feature Film1968Bus Passenger

Fitzwilly Poster

Fitzwilly Feature Film1967Security officer

Hondo TV Series1967Townsman

Mannix TV Series1967Observer at Scene

The Flying Nun Poster

The Flying Nun TV Series1967Croupier

The Invaders Poster

The Invaders TV Series1967Bartender

Batman TV Series1966Juror

Mission: Impossible Poster

Mission: Impossible TV Series1966Gambler

That Girl Poster

That Girl TV Series1966Waiter

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Poster

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. TV Series1966Waiter

A Man Called Shenandoah Poster

A Man Called Shenandoah TV Series1965Dealer

Get Smart Poster

Get Smart TV Series1965Club Patron

How to Murder Your Wife Poster

How to Murder Your Wife Feature Film1965Juror

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Poster

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Feature Film1965Ad Man

The Big Valley Poster

The Big Valley TV Series1965Townsman

The Cincinnati Kid Poster

The Cincinnati Kid Feature Film1965Poker Game Spectator

Gomer Pyle: USMC Poster

Gomer Pyle: USMC TV Series1964Restaurant Patron

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Series1964Commuter

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Poster

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Feature Film1963Air Traffic Controller

The Fugitive Poster

The Fugitive TV Series1963Bellboy

Going My Way Poster

Going My Way TV Series1962Barfly

Requiem for a Heavyweight Poster

Requiem for a Heavyweight Feature Film1962Diner Patron

Sam Benedict Poster

Sam Benedict TV Series1962Reporter

Cain's Hundred Poster

Cain's Hundred TV Series1961Mullin Worker

Dr. Kildare Poster

Dr. Kildare TV Series1961Executive

The Honeymoon Machine Poster

The Honeymoon Machine Feature Film1961Croupier

Bonanza TV Series1959Townsman

The Lawless Years Poster

The Lawless Years TV Series1959Pasternak

The Twilight Zone Poster

The Twilight Zone TV Series1959Pedestrian

The Untouchables Poster

The Untouchables TV Series1959Bar Patron

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed Poster

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed Feature Film1958Newsboy

Meet Me in Las Vegas Poster

Meet Me in Las Vegas Feature Film1956Dealer

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956Minor Role

Ransom! Feature Film1956Good Humor Man

Cheyenne Poster

Cheyenne TV Series1955Riverboat Crew Member

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Juror

The Twinkle in God's Eye Poster

The Twinkle in God's Eye Feature Film1955Poker Player

The Atomic Kid Poster

The Atomic Kid Feature Film1954Photographer

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954Hearing Spectator

The Mickey Rooney Show Poster

The Mickey Rooney Show TV Series1954Caddy

Easy to Love Poster

Easy to Love Feature Film1953Bellboy

Half a Hero Poster

Half a Hero Feature Film1953Subway Passenger

Off Limits Poster

Off Limits Feature Film1952Soldier

The Merry Widow Poster

The Merry Widow Feature Film1952Waitress

The Strip Poster

The Strip Feature Film1951Bookie Joint Clerk

Dial 1119 Poster

Dial 1119 Feature Film1950

Right Cross Poster

Right Cross Feature Film1950Photographer

Three Little Words Poster

Three Little Words Feature Film1950Messenger

B.F.'s Daughter Poster

B.F.'s Daughter Feature Film1948Page boy

Easter Parade Poster

Easter Parade Feature Film1948Callboy

State of the Union Poster

State of the Union Feature Film1948Page boy

Words and Music Poster

Words and Music Feature Film1948Western Union Messenger

Killer McCoy Poster

Killer McCoy Feature Film1947Attendant

Sunday Punch Poster

Sunday Punch Feature Film1942Minor Role

This Time for Keeps Poster

This Time for Keeps Feature Film1942Bit Role

The Wizard of Oz Poster

The Wizard of Oz Feature Film1939Winged Monkey

Born to Dance Poster

Born to Dance Feature Film1936Minor Role

Flash Gordon Poster

Flash Gordon Feature Film1936shark Man

Riffraff Poster

Riffraff Feature Film1936Extra

Speed Feature Film1936Minor Role

A Tale of Two Cities Poster

A Tale of Two Cities Feature Film1935Gentleman

Mutiny on the Bounty Poster

Mutiny on the Bounty Feature Film1935Mutineer

Other Crew

22

Type

Year

Clue Feature Film1985

History of the World: Part I Poster

History of the World: Part I Feature Film1981

Leave 'em Laughing Poster

Leave 'em Laughing TV Movie1981

1941 Feature Film1979

Gable and Lombard Poster

Gable and Lombard Feature Film1976

Marathon Man Poster

Marathon Man Feature Film1976

Chinatown Poster

Chinatown Feature Film1974

Thursday's Game Poster

Thursday's Game TV Movie1974

Support Your Local Gunfighter Poster

Support Your Local Gunfighter Feature Film1971

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Poster

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Feature Film1970

Mickey TV Series1964

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Poster

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Feature Film1963

Requiem for a Heavyweight Poster

Requiem for a Heavyweight Feature Film1962

Everything's Ducky Poster

Everything's Ducky Feature Film1961

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed Poster

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed Feature Film1958

Andy Hardy Comes Home Poster

Andy Hardy Comes Home Feature Film1958

The Atomic Kid Poster

The Atomic Kid Feature Film1954

The Strip Poster

The Strip Feature Film1951

He's a Cockeyed Wonder Poster

He's a Cockeyed Wonder Feature Film1950

Words and Music Poster

Words and Music Feature Film1948

Killer McCoy Poster

Killer McCoy Feature Film1947

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Poster

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Feature Film1939

Writer

1

Mickey TV Series1964

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