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Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Actor · Born 1915-09-08 · Susanville, California, USA

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Biography

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 bro…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Rear Window (1954) — Man on Fire Escape
  2. Ace in the Hole (1951) — Mr. Federber
  3. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — Night Clerk (uncredited)
  4. The Bad Seed (1956) — Henry Daigle
  5. Father of the Bride (1950) — Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
  6. When Worlds Collide (1951) — Harold Ferris
  7. D.O.A. (1949) — Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
  8. The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Luke
  9. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Judge Bergstrom
  10. The Tin Star (1957) — Abe Pickett (uncredited)
  11. Perry Mason (1957) — Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock
  12. The Untouchables (1959) — Larry Croft
  13. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Sam Drucker
  14. Gunsmoke (1955) — Webb
  15. He Walked by Night (1949) — Pete Hammond
  16. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) — Mayor James Sargent
  17. The Million Dollar Duck (1971) — Assayer
  18. The Indian Fighter (1955) — Trader Joe
  19. Green Acres (1965) — Sam Drucker
  20. Flamingo Road (1949)
  21. Young Man with a Horn (1950) — Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
  22. Rawhide (1959) — Storekeeper
  23. Three Violent People (1956) — Doctor
  24. Maverick (1957) — Hamelin
  25. Petticoat Junction (1963) — Sam Drucker
  26. The Virginian (1962) — Mr. Hardy
  27. Zandy's Bride (1974) — Pa Allan
  28. It's a Great Feeling (1949) — Oculist (uncredited)
  29. The Crooked Way (1949)
  30. Convicted (1950) — Eddie (uncredited)
  31. Dennis the Menace (1959)
  32. The Great Rupert (1950) — Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator
  33. Wagon Train (1957) — Hiram
  34. Dial 1119 (1950) — Fred Backett (uncredited)
  35. Let's Make It Legal (1951) — Ferguson
  36. Cheyenne (1955)
  37. Hearts of the West (1975) — Pa Tater
  38. Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) — Gas Station Man
  39. Hazel (1961)
  40. Abandoned (1949) — Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)