Frank Orth
Acting
- Nacimiento:
- 1880-02-20
- Fallecimiento:
- 1962-03-17
- Lugar de nacimiento:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biografía
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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Filmografía
Here Come the Girls
El gran Houdini
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Una razón para vivir
Don Dólar
Boston Blackie
The Petty Girl
El padre de la novia
Trece por docena
El gran Rupert
Bride for Sale
Luz roja
Blondie's Secret
The Girl from Manhattan
So This Is New York
El reloj asesino
Tenías que ser tú
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Heartaches
La culpa de Janet Ames
Born to Speed
La Dama en el lago
Wake Up and Dream
It's Great to Be Young
El extraño amor de Martha Ivers
La amazona caprichosa
Murder in the Music Hall
El canalla redimido
Doll Face
Días sin huella
She Went to the Races
Tell It to a Star
Pillow to Post
Storm Over Lisbon
El y su enemiga
Greenwich Village
The Impatient Years
Wilson
Extraña confesión
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Se necesitan maridos
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Incidente en Ox-Bow
The Meanest Man in the World
Springtime in the Rockies
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Orchestra Wives
Seis destinos
Footlight Serenade
Así vivo yo
Henry and Dizzy
Mi chica favorita
Anillos en sus dedos
Roxie Hart
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Right to the Heart
Over My Dead Body
Blue, White and Perfect
Murieron con las botas puestas
¿Quién mató a Vicky?
El Sargento York
El expreso de Broadway
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Ride on Vaquero
La pelirroja
No puedo vivir sin ti
Let's Make Music
Respect the Law
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
You, the People
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Father Is A Prince
Gallant Sons
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Fruto Dorado
Buyer Beware
Pier 13
Gold Rush Maisie
El hermano orquídea
Florian
La Conga Nights
El doctor se casa
'Til We Meet Again
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Know Your Money
Luna nueva
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Una tarde en el circo
Fast and Furious
Dust Be My Destiny
Thunder Afloat
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
El explorador perdido
Tell No Tales
El joven Lincoln
Calling Dr. Kildare
Se llevó mi corazón
Within the Law
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Invitación peligrosa
La delicia de los idiotas
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Comet Over Broadway
Nancy Drew… Detective
Young Dr. Kildare
Mr. Chump
Think It Over
Torchy Blane in Panama
The Patient in Room 18
Missing Witnesses
The Footloose Heiress
Prairie Thunder
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Talent Scout
Ever Since Eve
Marry the Girl
San Quentin
Land Beyond the Law
Polo Joe
Hot Money
Two Against the World
Unwelcome Stranger
The Payoff
The Victim
Taking Ways
A Bird in the Hand