Frank McGrath
Benjamin Franklin McGrath (February 2, 1903 – May 13, 1967) was an American television and film actor and stunt performer who played the comical, optimistic cook with the white beard, Charlie B. Wooster, on the western series Wagon Train for five seasons on NBC and then three seasons on ABC. McGrath appeared in all 272 episodes in the eight seasons of the series, which had ended its run only two years before his death. McGrath's Wooster character hence provided the meals and companionship for both fictional trail masters, Ward Bond as Seth Adams and John McIntire as Christopher "Chris" Hale.
McGrath was born in Mound City in Holt County in far northwestern Missouri.
McGrath married Libby Quay Buschlen (1902–1978), a native of Ontario, Canada. He died May 13, 1967 at the age of sixty-four of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California, and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. CLR
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Movies (41)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968 · Mr. Remington
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967 · Plank
The Last Challenge
1967 · Ballard Weeks, Stunts
The War Wagon
1967 · Bartender, Stunts
Tammy and the Millionaire
1967 · Uncle Lucius
Gunfight in Abilene
1967 · Ned Martin
The Sword of Ali Baba
1965 · Pindar
The Colter Craven Story
1960
The Tin Star
1957 · Jim Clark (uncredited), Stunts
Hell Bound
1957 · Detective (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Stunts
Santiago
1956 · Stunts
The First Texan
1956 · Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
The Searchers
1956 · Texas Ranger (uncredited), Stunts
Hondo
1953 · Lowes Partner (uncredited)
Ride, Vaquero!
1953 · Pete
The Naked Spur
1953 · Stunts, Stunt Double
Westward the Women
1951 · Outrider (uncredited)
Slaughter Trail
1951 · Jamora (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Captain (uncredited)
Rio Grande
1950 · Stunts
The Milkman
1950 · Man (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
1950 · Posse Member (uncredited), Stunts
Broken Arrow
1950 · Barfly (uncredited), Stunts
The Flame and the Arrow
1950 · Guard (uncredited), Stunts
Wagon Master
1950 · Posse Member (uncredited), Stunts
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Bugler / Indian (uncredited), Stunts
3 Godfathers
1948 · Stunt Double
Fort Apache
1948 · Cpl. Derice (uncredited), Stunts
Half Past Midnight
1948 · Taxi Driver
They Were Expendable
1945 · 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 · Posse Member (uncredited), Stunts
The Black Swan
1942 · Pirate (uncredited), Stunts
Sundown Jim
1942 · Outlaw
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941 · Pete
Western Union
1941 · Posse Rider, Stunts
High School
1940 · Student in Fight
Robbers' Roost
1932 · Mexican
The Rainbow Trail
1932 · Horseman
The Big Trail
1930 · Pioneer (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Stunts
