Frank Orth
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1880-02-20
- Décès:
- 1962-03-17
- Lieu de naissance:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biographie
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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Filmographie
Here Come the Girls
Houdini le grand magicien
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Something to Live For
Double Dynamite
Boston Blackie
The Petty Girl
Le père de la mariée
Treize à la douzaine
The Great Rupert
Bride for Sale
Red Light
Blondie's Secret
The Girl from Manhattan
So This Is New York
La Grande Horloge
It Had to Be You
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Heartaches
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Born to Speed
La Dame du lac
Wake Up and Dream
It's Great to Be Young
L'Emprise du crime
The Bride Wore Boots
Murder in the Music Hall
The Hoodlum Saint
Doll Face
Le Poison
She Went to the Races
Tell It to a Star
Pillow to Post
Storm Over Lisbon
L'Amazone aux yeux verts
Greenwich Village
The Impatient Years
Wilson
L'aveu
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Coney Island
Hello, Frisco, Hello
L'Étrange Incident
The Meanest Man in the World
Springtime in the Rockies
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Orchestra Wives
Six Destins
Footlight Serenade
Le Nigaud magnifique
Henry and Dizzy
Mon amie Sally
Qui perd gagne
La Folle Histoire de Roxie Hart
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Right to the Heart
Over My Dead Body
Blue, White and Perfect
La Charge fantastique
Qui a tué Vicky Lynn ?
Sergent York
Broadway Limited
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Ride on Vaquero
La blonde framboise
Viens vivre avec moi
Let's Make Music
Respect the Law
Michael Shayne: Détective privé
You, the People
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Father Is A Prince
Gallant Sons
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
La Fièvre du pétrole
Buyer Beware
Pier 13
Ruée vers l'or Maisie
L'étrange aventure
Florian
La Conga Nights
The Doctor Takes a Wife
'Til We Meet Again
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Know Your Money
La Dame du vendredi
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Un jour au cirque
Fast and Furious
Dust Be My Destiny
Thunder Afloat
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Stanley et Livingstone
Un Homme À La Page
Vers sa destinée
On demande le docteur Kildare
Broadway Serenade
Within the Law
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Fast and Loose
Idiot's Delight
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
La Révolte
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