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Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Actor

Born February 20, 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died March 17, 1962

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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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Year

Fibber McGee and Molly Poster

Fibber McGee and Molly TV Series1959Lodge Member

Love That Jill Poster

Love That Jill TV Series1958Mr. Thorndyke

Captain David Grief Poster

Captain David Grief TV Series1957Dictator

Code 3 TV Series1957Mr. Ritchie

Hold That Hypnotist Poster

Hold That Hypnotist Feature Film1957Beedle - Man in Library

The Box Brothers Poster

The Box Brothers TV Series1956Captain Sam Box

Damon Runyon Theater Poster

Damon Runyon Theater TV Series19551 episode, 1955

Not as a Stranger Poster

Not as a Stranger Feature Film1955Greenville Patient

It's a Great Life Poster

It's a Great Life TV Series1954Charlie

Here Come the Girls Poster

Here Come the Girls Feature Film1953Mr. Hungerford

Houdini Feature Film1953Mr. Hunter

Something to Live For Poster

Something to Live For Feature Film1952Waiter

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Poster

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet TV Series1952Uncle John

Boston Blackie Poster

Boston Blackie TV Series1951Inspector Faraday

Double Dynamite Poster

Double Dynamite Feature Film1951Mr. Kofer

Cheaper by the Dozen Poster

Cheaper by the Dozen Feature Film1950Higgins

Father of the Bride Poster

Father of the Bride Feature Film1950Joe

The Great Rupert Poster

The Great Rupert Feature Film1950Mr. Frank Dingle

The Petty Girl Poster

The Petty Girl Feature Film1950Moody

Bride for Sale Poster

Bride for Sale Feature Film1949Police Sergeant

Make Believe Ballroom Poster

Make Believe Ballroom Feature Film1949Pop

Red Light Poster

Red Light Feature Film1949Stoner

The Silver Theatre Poster

The Silver Theatre TV Series1949Inspector Nichols

Blondie's Secret Poster

Blondie's Secret Feature Film1948Mr. Philpotts

Family Honeymoon Poster

Family Honeymoon Feature Film1948Candy Butcher

Fury at Furnace Creek Poster

Fury at Furnace Creek Feature Film1948Evans

So This Is New York Poster

So This Is New York Feature Film1948A.J. Gluskoter

The Big Clock Poster

The Big Clock Feature Film1948Burt

The Girl from Manhattan Poster

The Girl from Manhattan Feature Film1948Oscar Newsome

Born to Speed Poster

Born to Speed Feature Film1947Breezy Bradley

Heartaches Poster

Heartaches Feature Film1947Mike Connelly - Vic's Agent

It Had to Be You Poster

It Had to Be You Feature Film1947Train Conductor Brown

Mother Wore Tights Poster

Mother Wore Tights Feature Film1947Stage Doorman

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood Poster

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood Feature Film1947Police Captain

The Guilt of Janet Ames Poster

The Guilt of Janet Ames Feature Film1947Danny

Blondie's Lucky Day Poster

Blondie's Lucky Day Feature Film1946Shaving Kit Salesman

Colonel Effingham's Raid Poster

Colonel Effingham's Raid Feature Film1946Wild Man

It's Great to Be Young Poster

It's Great to Be Young Feature Film1946Franklin Johnson

Lady in the Lake Poster

Lady in the Lake Feature Film1946Floyd Greer

Murder in the Music Hall Poster

Murder in the Music Hall Feature Film1946Henderson - Stage Manager

The Bride Wore Boots Poster

The Bride Wore Boots Feature Film1946Judge

The Hoodlum Saint Poster

The Hoodlum Saint Feature Film1946Chronicle Editor

The Show-Off Poster

The Show-Off Feature Film1946Mr. Kopec - Superintendent

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Poster

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Feature Film1946Hotel Clerk

The Well Groomed Bride Poster

The Well Groomed Bride Feature Film1946Waiter

Wake Up and Dream Poster

Wake Up and Dream Feature Film1946Milkman

Doll Face Poster

Doll Face Feature Film1945Peters

I Was a Criminal Poster

I Was a Criminal Feature Film1945Knoll, the Factory Personnel Manager

Pillow to Post Poster

Pillow to Post Feature Film1945Clayfield Taxi Driver

She Went to the Races Poster

She Went to the Races Feature Film1945Bartender Skelly

Tell It to a Star Poster

Tell It to a Star Feature Film1945Augustus T. Goodman

The Dolly Sisters Poster

The Dolly Sisters Feature Film1945Stage Manager at The Bijou

The Lost Weekend Poster

The Lost Weekend Feature Film1945Opera Cloak Room Attendant

Wonder Man Poster

Wonder Man Feature Film1945Charlie - the Bartender

Buffalo Bill Poster

Buffalo Bill Feature Film1944Sherman - Shooting Gallery Owner

Carolina Blues Poster

Carolina Blues Feature Film1944Cab Driver

Greenwich Village Poster

Greenwich Village Feature Film1944Ordway

Roger Touhy, Gangster Poster

Roger Touhy, Gangster Feature Film1944Comic in Theater

Storm Over Lisbon Poster

Storm Over Lisbon Feature Film1944Murgatroyd

Summer Storm Poster

Summer Storm Feature Film1944Cafe Maitre d' at End

Tall in the Saddle Poster

Tall in the Saddle Feature Film1944'Shorty' Davis

The Impatient Years Poster

The Impatient Years Feature Film1944Counterman

Wilson Feature Film1944Smith

Coney Island Poster

Coney Island Feature Film1943Saloon Waiter

Hello Frisco, Hello Poster

Hello Frisco, Hello Feature Film1943Lou, Bartender at Sharkey's

Sweet Rosie O'Grady Poster

Sweet Rosie O'Grady Feature Film1943Taxi driver

The Meanest Man in the World Poster

The Meanest Man in the World Feature Film1943NYC Bartender

Blue, White and Perfect Poster

Blue, White and Perfect Feature Film1942Mr. Toby

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant Poster

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant Feature Film1942Mike Ryan

Dr. Kildare's Victory Poster

Dr. Kildare's Victory Feature Film1942Mike Ryan

Footlight Serenade Poster

Footlight Serenade Feature Film1942Mike- Stage Doorman

Henry and Dizzy Poster

Henry and Dizzy Feature Film1942Joe McGuire

Little Tokyo, U.S.A. Poster

Little Tokyo, U.S.A. Feature Film1942Jerry

My Gal Sal Poster

My Gal Sal Feature Film1942McGuiness

Orchestra Wives Poster

Orchestra Wives Feature Film1942Rex Willet

Over My Dead Body Poster

Over My Dead Body Feature Film1942Detective

Right to the Heart Poster

Right to the Heart Feature Film1942Pete

Rings on Her Fingers Poster

Rings on Her Fingers Feature Film1942Kellogg

Roxie Hart Poster

Roxie Hart Feature Film1942Idler

Springtime in the Rockies Poster

Springtime in the Rockies Feature Film1942Mr. Bickel

Tales of Manhattan Poster

Tales of Manhattan Feature Film1942Secondhand Clothes Dealer

The Magnificent Dope Poster

The Magnificent Dope Feature Film1942Messenger

The Ox-Bow Incident Poster

The Ox-Bow Incident Feature Film1942Larry Kinkaid

To the Shores of Tripoli Poster

To the Shores of Tripoli Feature Film1942The Barber

Broadway Limited Poster

Broadway Limited Feature Film1941Lew, Roundhouse Cafe Owner

Come Live with Me Poster

Come Live with Me Feature Film1941Jerry

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Poster

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Feature Film1941Mike Ryan

I Wake Up Screaming Poster

I Wake Up Screaming Feature Film1941Cemetery Caretaker

Kisses for Breakfast Poster

Kisses for Breakfast Feature Film1941T.C. Barrett, the Hobo

Let's Make Music Poster

Let's Make Music Feature Film1941Mr. Botts

Navy Blues Poster

Navy Blues Feature Film1941Joe

Respect the Law Poster

Respect the Law Short Film1941Peter Brennan

Ride on Vaquero Poster

Ride on Vaquero Feature Film1941Auctioneer

Road Show Poster

Road Show Feature Film1941Joe - Lion Owner

Sergeant York Poster

Sergeant York Feature Film1941Drummer

Skylark Feature Film1941Subway Cashier

The Great American Broadcast Poster

The Great American Broadcast Feature Film1941Counter Man

The People vs. Dr. Kildare Poster

The People vs. Dr. Kildare Feature Film1941Mike Ryan

The Strawberry Blonde Poster

The Strawberry Blonde Feature Film1941Baxter - Livery Stable Owner

They Died with Their Boots On Poster

They Died with Their Boots On Feature Film1941Barfly

Unholy Partners Poster

Unholy Partners Feature Film1941Shino McGoon

'Til We Meet Again Poster

'Til We Meet Again Feature Film1940Hong Kong Bartender

Boom Town Poster

Boom Town Feature Film1940Barber

Brother Orchid Poster

Brother Orchid Feature Film1940Waiter at Fat Dutchy's

Buyer Beware Poster

Buyer Beware Short Film1940Smith

Dr. Kildare Goes Home Poster

Dr. Kildare Goes Home Feature Film1940Mike Ryan

Dr. Kildare's Crisis Poster

Dr. Kildare's Crisis Feature Film1940Mike Ryan, Cafe Owner

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case Poster

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case Feature Film1940Mike Ryan, Sullivan's Hospital Cafe

Father Is a Prince Poster

Father Is a Prince Feature Film1940Drugstore Proprieter

Florian Feature Film1940Detective

Gallant Sons Poster

Gallant Sons Feature Film1940Newspaper Foreman

Gold Rush Maisie Poster

Gold Rush Maisie Feature Film1940Harris

His Girl Friday Poster

His Girl Friday Feature Film1940Duffy

Know Your Money Poster

Know Your Money Short Film1940Tobacconist

La Conga Nights Poster

La Conga Nights Feature Film1940Dennis O'Brien

Maryland Poster

Maryland Feature Film1940Bookmaker

Mexican Spitfire Out West Poster

Mexican Spitfire Out West Feature Film1940Window Washer

Michael Shayne: Private Detective Poster

Michael Shayne: Private Detective Feature Film1940Steve

Pier 13 Feature Film1940Dead Pan Charlie

The Bride Wore Crutches Poster

The Bride Wore Crutches Feature Film1940Bartender

The Doctor Takes a Wife Poster

The Doctor Takes a Wife Feature Film1940New York Editor

You, the People Poster

You, the People Short Film1940Diner Counterman

At the Circus Poster

At the Circus Feature Film1939Chef in Diner

Broadway Serenade Poster

Broadway Serenade Feature Film1939Mr. Fellows

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor Poster

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor Feature Film1939Tim 'Mac' McKelvy

Calling Dr. Kildare Poster

Calling Dr. Kildare Feature Film1939Mike Sullivan - Hospital Cafe Owner

Dust Be My Destiny Poster

Dust Be My Destiny Feature Film1939Wedding Witness on Stage

Fast and Furious Poster

Fast and Furious Feature Film1939Captain Joe Burke

Fast and Loose Poster

Fast and Loose Feature Film1939Detective Hendricks

Idiot's Delight Poster

Idiot's Delight Feature Film1939Benny Zinsser

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Poster

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Feature Film1939Captain Tweedy

Nancy Drew... Reporter Poster

Nancy Drew... Reporter Feature Film1939Capt. Tweedy

Society Lawyer Poster

Society Lawyer Feature Film1939Man in Outer Law Office

Stanley and Livingstone Poster

Stanley and Livingstone Feature Film1939Newspaperman with Pills

Tell No Tales Poster

Tell No Tales Feature Film1939Vic - Bartender

The Secret of Dr. Kildare Poster

The Secret of Dr. Kildare Feature Film1939Mike Sullivan

Thunder Afloat Poster

Thunder Afloat Feature Film1939Old Sailor in Bilge Area

Winner Take All Poster

Winner Take All Feature Film1939Pete - Bettor

Within the Law Poster

Within the Law Feature Film1939Jim Jenks

Young Mr. Lincoln Poster

Young Mr. Lincoln Feature Film1939Loafer

Comet Over Broadway Poster

Comet Over Broadway Feature Film1938Cab Driver

Flight Into Nowhere Poster

Flight Into Nowhere Feature Film1938Hammond's Associate

Little Miss Thoroughbred Poster

Little Miss Thoroughbred Feature Film1938Justice of the Peace

Mr. Chump Poster

Mr. Chump Feature Film1938Sheriff Frank Hinton

Nancy Drew: Detective Poster

Nancy Drew: Detective Feature Film1938Captain Tweedy

The Patient in Room 18 Poster

The Patient in Room 18 Feature Film1938Joe Higgins

Think It Over Poster

Think It Over Short Film1938Brown, Clothing Store Owner

Torchy Blane in Panama Poster

Torchy Blane in Panama Feature Film1938First Leopard

Young Dr. Kildare Poster

Young Dr. Kildare Feature Film1938Mike Ryan

Ever Since Eve Poster

Ever Since Eve Feature Film1937Cocktail waiter

Fly Away Baby Poster

Fly Away Baby Feature Film1937Newsreel Reporter at Airport

Land Beyond the Law Poster

Land Beyond the Law Feature Film1937Deputy Shorty Long

Marry the Girl Poster

Marry the Girl Feature Film1937Barman

Missing Witnesses Poster

Missing Witnesses Feature Film1937Gordon

Prairie Thunder Poster

Prairie Thunder Feature Film1937Corporal Wichita

San Quentin Poster

San Quentin Feature Film1937Convict in Bunkhouse

Submarine D-1 Poster

Submarine D-1 Feature Film1937Roseland Waiter

Talent Scout Poster

Talent Scout Feature Film1937Burlesque Theatre Manager

The Devil's Saddle Legion Poster

The Devil's Saddle Legion Feature Film1937Judge Barko

The Footloose Heiress Poster

The Footloose Heiress Feature Film1937Justice Abner Messman

Hot Money Poster

Hot Money Feature Film1936Hank Ford

Polo Joe Poster

Polo Joe Feature Film1936Bert

Two Against the World Poster

Two Against the World Feature Film1936Tommy - Bartender

The Payoff Poster

The Payoff Feature Film1935Porter

The Unwelcome Stranger Poster

The Unwelcome Stranger Feature Film1935Jackson

Trouble Indemnity Short Film1933Henpecked Husband

Dumb Luck Feature Film1931

On the Job Short Film1931The Hotel Clerk

Sleepy Head Feature Film1931

The Bitter Half Short Film1931The Second Husband

The Painter Feature Film1931

The Victim Short Film1931The Husband

Frank Orth and Ann Codee in 'Imagine My Embarrassment' Short Film1930The Drape Hanger

Meine Frau Short Film1930The Interloper

Taking Ways Short Film1930The Soft-Hearted Burglar

The Salesman Short Film1930The Appliance Salesman

A Bird in the Hand Poster

A Bird in the Hand Short Film1929

Meet the Wife Short Film1929The Husband

Music Hath Charms Short Film1929Violin Student

Stranded in Paris Short Film1929

42nd Street Short Film1928

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