Frank Cady
Frank Cady (September 8, 1915 – June 8, 2012) was an American actor. His most famous role was general-store owner Sam Drucker, one of the less-nutty residents of Hooterville in both Green Acres (1965) and Petticoat Junction (1963). He had a history as a film, stage, and television actor long before those shows, and also appeared on some radio programs including Gunsmoke.
In the 1950s, Cady played Doc Williams in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), along with numerous supporting parts in movies and also appeared in television commercials for (among other products) Shasta Grape Soda. Cady has been most prolific in television and was the only actor to play a recurring character on three TV sitcoms at the same time, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Green Acres (1965), and Petticoat Junction (1963). Usually cast as a gregarious small-town businessman, druggist, store clerk or other type of all-around Midwestern-type good guy, Cady was actually a California native, born in Susanville in 1915.
The acting bug bit him when he sang in an elementary school play, and after graduating from Stanford University he headed to London, England, to train in the theater.
When World War II broke out he was already in Europe, so he enlisted in the Army Air Force and spent the next several years in postings all over the continent. After his discharge he returned to the US and headed for Hollywood.
An agent saw him in a local play, signed him, and he was on his way. One of his earlier--and more atypical--roles was as a seedy underworld character pulled in for questioning in a cop's murder in the noir classic He Walked by Night (1948), and he played a succession of hotel clerks, bureaucrats, henpecked husbands and the like for the next 40+ years. He did much television work from the mid-'50s onward.
Cady resided in Wilsonville, Oregon and at the time of his death had two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Fotos
Películas (52)
The History of Hooterville
2005 · Self
Return to Green Acres
1990 · Sam Drucker
Soup and Me
1978 · Mr. Sutter
Hearts of the West
1975 · Pa Tater
Zandy's Bride
1974 · Pa Allan
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973 · Clothing Store Proprietor
The Million Dollar Duck
1971 · Assayer
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964 · Mayor James Sargent
The Man Who Understood Women
1959 · John Milstead
The Girl Most Likely
1958 · Pop
The Missouri Traveler
1958 · Willie Poole
The Tin Star
1957 · Abe Pickett (uncredited)
Three Violent People
1956 · Doctor
The Bad Seed
1956 · Henry Daigle
The Indian Fighter
1955 · Trader Joe
Trial
1955 · Canford (uncredited)
Rear Window
1954 · Man on Fire Escape
Marry Me Again
1953 · Dr. Day
Half a Hero
1953 · Mr. Watts
The Sellout
1952 · Bennie Amboy
The Atomic City
1952 · F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg
Let's Make It Legal
1951 · Ferguson
When Worlds Collide
1951 · Harold Ferris
Ace in the Hole
1951 · Mr. Federber
Dear Brat
1951 · Parole Officer Creavy
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951 · Gas Station Man
Hunt the Man Down
1950 · Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 · Harry (uncredited)
Experiment Alcatraz
1950 · Max Henry
Three Husbands
1950 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Dial 1119
1950 · Fred Backett (uncredited)
Pal, Fugitive Dog
1950 · Doctor
Pretty Baby
1950 · Janitor (uncredited)
Convicted
1950 · Eddie (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950 · Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950 · Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Night Clerk (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers
1950 · Geologist (uncredited)
Young Man with a Horn
1950 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Great Rupert
1950 · Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator
D.O.A.
1949 · Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949 · Mr. Wentworth (uncredited)
Abandoned
1949 · Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
1949 · Oculist (uncredited)
Take One False Step
1949 · Reporter (uncredited)
Special Agent
1949 · Motorist (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949
The Crooked Way
1949
He Walked by Night
1949 · Pete Hammond
Bungalow 13
1948 · Gus Barton
The Checkered Coat
1948 · Skinner
Sarge Goes to College
1947 · Prof. Edwards
Series (41)
AfterMASH
1983 · Gus Bell
ABC Weekend Specials
1977
Monster Squad
1976 · The Farmer
These Are the Days
1974
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Judge Bergstrom
Green Acres
1965 · Sam Drucker
The Great Adventure
1963 · Drover
Glynis
1963
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Sam Drucker
Grindl
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Sam Drucker
The Virginian
1962 · Mr. Hardy
Hazel
1961
Klondike
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Luke, Farley Upchurch
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Untouchables
1959 · Larry Croft
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Dennis the Menace
1959
The Alaskans
1959
The Deputy
1959 · Harry Rickert
Rawhide
1959 · Storekeeper
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Trackdown
1957 · Bob-Tail
The Real McCoys
1957 · Ed Oliver
Maverick
1957 · Hamelin
Perry Mason
1957 · Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock
Wagon Train
1957 · Hiram
Sugarfoot
1957 · Jay Hollis
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
1955 · Webb
The Jane Wyman Show
1955
December Bride
1954
The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Will Hoople - Town Drunk
General Electric Theater
1953 · George Hanson
Private Secretary
1953
You Are There
1953 · John Stark
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952 · Dr. Williams, Doctor Williams, Doc Williams, Sporting Goods Salesman
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
Front Row Center
1945