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Frank McGrath

Frank McGrath

Actor · 1903–1967 · Mound City, Missouri, USA

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Biography

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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acted in 39

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Shakiest Gun in the West

    Mr. Remington

  2. 1967

    The Reluctant Astronaut

    Plank

  3. The Last Challenge

    Ballard Weeks

  4. The War Wagon

    Bartender

    68

  5. Tammy and the Millionaire

    Uncle Lucius

  6. Gunfight in Abilene

    Ned Martin

  7. 1965

    Tammy

    Lucius Tarleton · 26 episodes

  8. The Sword of Ali Baba

    Pindar

  9. 1962

    The Virginian

    Neddie Henshaw · 1 episode

    73
  10. 1960

    The Colter Craven Story

    Movie

1950s

  1. 1957

    The Tin Star

    Jim Clark (uncredited)

    77

  2. Hell Bound

    Detective (uncredited)

  3. Wagon Train

    Charlie Wooster · 284 episodes

    73
  4. 1956

    The First Texan

    Mexican Horseman (uncredited)

  5. The Searchers

    Texas Ranger (uncredited)

    83
  6. 1955

    Cheyenne

    John Pike · 1 episode

    75
  7. 1953

    Hondo

    Lowes Partner (uncredited)

    75

  8. Ride, Vaquero!

    Pete

    61
  9. 1951

    Westward the Women

    Outrider (uncredited)

    73

  10. Slaughter Trail

    Jamora (uncredited)

  11. The Red Badge of Courage

    Captain (uncredited)

  12. 1950

    The Milkman

    Man (uncredited)

  13. Devil's Doorway

    Posse Member (uncredited)

    71

  14. Broken Arrow

    Barfly (uncredited)

    75

  15. The Flame and the Arrow

    Guard (uncredited)

    75

  16. Wagon Master

    Posse Member (uncredited)

1940s

  1. 1949

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    Bugler / Indian (uncredited)

    79
  2. 1948

    Fort Apache

    Cpl. Derice (uncredited)

    80

  3. Half Past Midnight

    Taxi Driver

  4. 1945

    They Were Expendable

    'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)

    78
  5. 1943

    The Ox-Bow Incident

    Posse Member (uncredited)

  6. 1942

    The Black Swan

    Pirate (uncredited)

    71

  7. Sundown Jim

    Outlaw

  8. 1941

    Riders of the Purple Sage

    Pete

  9. Western Union

    Posse Rider

    68
  10. 1940

    High School

    Student in Fight

1930s

  1. 1932

    Robbers' Roost

    Mexican

  2. The Rainbow Trail

    Horseman

  3. 1930

    The Big Trail

    Pioneer (uncredited)

    79

Other crew 19

1960s

  1. 1967

    The Last Challenge

    Stunts

  2. The War Wagon

    Stunts

    68