Frank Orth
Data de nascimento:
20/02/1880
Local de nascimento:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Data de falecimento:
17/03/1962
Biografia
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.
Filmes em que atuou
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Houdini, O Homem Miraculoso (1953)- 6.50 ★Mr. Hunter
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Here Come the Girls (1953)- 4.40 ★Mr. Hungerford
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Na Voragem do Vício (1952)- 6.80 ★Waiter (uncredited)
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Double Dynamite (1951)- 6.20 ★Mr. Kofer
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O Papai da Noiva (1950)- 7.00 ★Joe
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Papai Batuta (1950)- 6.30 ★Higgins (uncredited)
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The Great Rupert (1950)- 5.80 ★Mr. Frank Dingle
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The Petty Girl (1950)- 4.30 ★Moody (process server)
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Desafiando o Perigo (1949)- 5.50 ★Wallace 'Wally' Stoner
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Bride for Sale (1949)- 6.00 ★Police Sergeant
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Blondie's Secret (1948)- 6.50 ★Mr. Philpotts
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O Relógio Verde (1948)- 7.20 ★Burt
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The Girl from Manhattan (1948)- 5.00 ★Oscar Newsome
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The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)- 5.60 ★Danny
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It Had to Be You (1947)- 6.50 ★Conductor Brown
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Born to Speed (1947)- 0.00 ★Breezy Bradley
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Heartaches (1947)- 5.20 ★Mike Connelly, Vic's Agent
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The Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947)- 6.00 ★Police Captain
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O Tempo Não Apaga (1946)- 7.10 ★Hotel Clerk
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Wake Up and Dream (1946)- 6.50 ★Milkman
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Ouro no Barro (1946)- 5.20 ★Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
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Duelo Romântico (1946)- 5.90 ★Judge (uncredited)
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Murder in the Music Hall (1946)- 4.60 ★Henderson
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Lady in the Lake (1946)- 6.00 ★Floyd Greer (Uncredited)
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Farrapo Humano (1945)- 7.60 ★Opera Cloak Room Attendant
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Pillow to Post (1945)- 5.30 ★Clayfield Taxi Driver
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Sonhos de Estrela (1945)- 4.50 ★Peters
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Tell It to a Star (1945)- 0.00 ★Augustus T. Goodman
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Ela Foi às Corridas (1945)- 5.50 ★Skelly
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Storm Over Lisbon (1944)- 4.80 ★Murgatroyd
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Wilson (1944)- 5.50 ★Smith (uncredited)
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Serenata Boêmia (1944)- 6.00 ★Ordway
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O Que Matou Por Amor (1944)- 5.10 ★Cafe Maitre d' at End (uncredited)
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Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)- 6.00 ★. Comic in Theater (uncredited)
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The Impatient Years (1944)- 6.30 ★Counterman
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)- 6.00 ★Taxi Driver
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Turbilhão (1943)- 5.30 ★Bartender
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Aquilo, Sim, Era Vida! (1943)- 6.20 ★Lou, Bartender at Sharkey's
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The Meanest Man in the World (1943)- 6.40 ★Bartender
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Footlight Serenade (1942)- 0.00 ★Mike
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Minha Secretária Brasileira (1942)- 6.70 ★Bickel (uncredited)
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Henry and Dizzy (1942)- 0.00 ★Joe McGuire
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Consciências Mortas (1942)- 7.70 ★Larry Kinkaid (uncredited)
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Dois Tiros Silenciosos (1942)- 6.30 ★Mr. Toby
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Over My Dead Body (1942)- 0.00 ★Detective
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Serenata Azul (1942)- 5.80 ★Rex Willet
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Seu Grande Triunfo (1942)- 5.80 ★Mike Ryan
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Minha Namorada Favorita (1942)- 5.80 ★McGuiness
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Roxie Hart (1942)- 6.89 ★Bar Client #2 (uncredited)
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Rings on Her Fingers (1942)- 6.70 ★
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O Assistente do Dr. Gillespie (1942)- 5.30 ★Mike Ryan
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The Magnificent Dope (1942)- 7.20 ★Messenger
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Seis Destinos (1942)- 6.20 ★Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)
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Quem Matou Vicki? (1941)- 6.80 ★Cemetery Caretaker
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Come Live with Me (1941)- 6.90 ★Jerry
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The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)- 7.00 ★Mike Ryan
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Ride on Vaquero (1941)- 4.20 ★Auctioneer
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Sargento York (1941)- 7.21 ★Drummer (uncredited)
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Respect the Law (1941)- 0.00 ★Peter Brennan
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O Intrépido General Custer (1941)- 6.60 ★Barfly (uncredited)
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Broadway Limited (1941)- 5.10 ★Lou, Cafe Proprietor
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Jejum de Amor (1940)- 7.41 ★Duffy
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Pier 13 (1940)- 5.00 ★Dead Pan Charlie
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Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)- 6.50 ★Steve
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Fruto Proibido (1940)- 6.90 ★Barber
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You, the People (1940)- 5.50 ★Soda Jerk
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Irmão Orquídea (1940)- 6.42 ★Waiter at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited)
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Gallant Sons (1940)- 7.20 ★Newspaper Foreman (uncredited)
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The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)- 6.90 ★New York Editor (uncredited)
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'Til We Meet Again (1940)- 6.20 ★Hong Kong Bartender (uncredited)
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Father Is A Prince (1940)- 5.00 ★Drugstore Proprieter
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Florian (1940)- 1.00 ★Detective
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A Vitória do Dr. Kildare (1940)- 6.00 ★Mike Ryan, Cafe Owner
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)- 6.80 ★Mike Ryan (uncredited)
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O Estranho Caso do Dr. Kildare (1940)- 4.80 ★Mike Ryan, Sullivan's Hospital Cafe
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La Conga Nights (1940)- 7.50 ★Dennis O'Brien
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Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)- 4.60 ★Window Washer
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Know Your Money (1940)- 0.00 ★Tobacconist (uncredited)
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Buyer Beware (1940)- 6.00 ★Smith (uncredited)
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Gold Rush Maisie (1940)- 6.50 ★Harris
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Nancy Drew e a Escada Secreta (1939)- 6.65 ★Captain Tweedy
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Broadway Serenade (1939)- 6.20 ★Mr. Fellows
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Fast and Furious (1939)- 5.11 ★Joe Burke
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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)- 5.00 ★Tim McKelvy
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Tell No Tales (1939)- 5.30 ★Vic - Bartender (uncredited)
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Os Irmãos Marx no Circo (1939)- 6.29 ★Chef in Diner (uncredited)
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Este Mundo Louco (1939)- 5.70 ★Benny Zinsser
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Fast and Loose (1939)- 5.70 ★Detective Hendricks
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Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)- 6.20 ★Captain Tweedy (uncredited)
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Within the Law (1939)- 6.00 ★Jim Jenks
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Chamem o Dr. Kildare (1939)- 6.10 ★Mike Sullivan - Hospital Cafe Owner (uncredited)
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A Mocidade de Lincoln (1939)- 7.20 ★Loafer (uncredited)
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Thunder Afloat (1939)- 5.90 ★Old Sailor in Bilge Area (uncredited)
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Stanley and Livingstone (1939)- 6.30 ★Newspaperman with Pills
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O Segredo do Dr. Kildare (1939)- 5.60 ★Mike Sullivan
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Cruel é o Meu Destino (1939)- 6.10 ★Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited)
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Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)- 6.34 ★Captain Tweedy
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Think It Over (1938)- 7.00 ★Brown, Clothing Store Owner
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Mr. Chump (1938)- 0.00 ★Sheriff Frank Hinton
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The Patient in Room 18 (1938)- 5.10 ★Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
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O Jovem Dr. Kildare (1938)- 6.50 ★Mike Ryan (uncredited)
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Quando Nos Casamos (1938)- 5.30 ★First Leopard (uncredited)
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Comet Over Broadway (1938)- 5.00 ★Cab Driver (uncredited)
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San Quentin (1937)- 6.48 ★Convict in Bunkhouse (uncredited)
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Marry the Girl (1937)- 5.00 ★Bar owner
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Land Beyond the Law (1937)- 7.00 ★Shorty Long
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Ever Since Eve (1937)- 5.80 ★Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)
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The Footloose Heiress (1937)- 4.30 ★Justice Abner Cuttler
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Missing Witnesses (1937)- 5.50 ★Gordon (uncredited)
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The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937)- 0.50 ★Judge Barko
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Prairie Thunder (1937)- 3.50 ★Wichita
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Talent Scout (1937)- 6.00 ★Burlesque Theatre Manager (uncredited)
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Polo Joe (1936)- 0.00 ★Bert
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Two Against the World (1936)- 5.80 ★Tommy - Bartender
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Hot Money (1936)- 4.00 ★Hank Ford
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Unwelcome Stranger (1935)- 0.00 ★Jackson
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The Payoff (1935)- 4.90 ★Porter (uncredited)
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A Bird in the Hand (1929)- 0.00 ★