Frank Orth
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1880-02-20 (82 years old)
Deathday
1962-03-17
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known As
Frank Kaiser Orth
Frank Orth
Biography
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 ma...
Acting
1940
as Duffy
1948
as Mr. Philpotts
1930
1950
as Joe
1941
as Cemetery Caretaker
1941
as Jerry
1949
as Wallace 'Wally' Stoner
1946
as Hotel Clerk
1944
as Murgatroyd
1935
as Jackson
1950
as Higgins (uncredited)
1945
as Opera Cloak Room Attendant
1953
as Mr. Hunter
1942
as Mike
1947
as Danny
1938
as Captain Tweedy
1939
as Captain Tweedy
1950
as Mr. Frank Dingle
1948
as Burt
1944
as Smith (uncredited)
1941
as Mike Ryan
1945
as Clayfield Taxi Driver
1937
as Convict in Bunkhouse (uncredited)
1940
as Dead Pan Charlie
1950
as Moody (process server)
1953
as Mr. Hungerford
1939
as Mr. Fellows
1938
as Brown, Clothing Store Owner
1942
as Bickel (uncredited)
1945
as Peters
1945
as Augustus T. Goodman
1939
as Captain Joe Burke
1938
as Sheriff Frank Hinton
1937
as Bar owner
1937
as Shorty Long
1939
as Tim McKelvy
1936
as Bert
1946
as Milkman
1940
1945
as Skelly
1940
as Barber
1938
as Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
1937
as Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)
1938
as Mike Ryan (uncredited)
1939
as Vic - Bartender (uncredited)
1939
as Chef in Diner (uncredited)
1944
as Ordway
1942
as Joe McGuire
1939
as Benny Zinsser
1937
as Justice Abner Cuttler
1939
as Detective Hendricks (uncredited)
1939
as Captain Tweedy (uncredited)
1939
as Jim Jenks
1939
as Mike Sullivan - Hospital Cafe Owner (uncredited)
1939
as Loafer (uncredited)
1939
as Old Sailor in Bilge Area (uncredited)
1939
as Newspaperman with Pills
1939
as Mike Sullivan
1939
as Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited)
1944
as Cafe Maitre d' at End (uncredited)
1947
as Conductor Brown
1940
as Soda Jerk
1937
as Gordon (uncredited)
1947
as Breezy Bradley
1943
as Taxi Driver
1944
as . Comic in Theater (uncredited)
1943
as Larry Kinkaid (uncredited)
1942
as Mr. Toby
1937
as Judge Barko
1940
as Waiter at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited)
1943
as Bartender
1942
as Detective
1936
as Tommy - Bartender
1941
as Auctioneer
1947
as Mike Connelly, Vic's Agent
1947
as Police Captain
1937
as Wichita
1941
as Drummer (uncredited)
1942
as Rex Willet
1946
as Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
1940
as Newspaper Foreman (uncredited)
1935
as Porter (uncredited)
1940
as New York Editor (uncredited)
1937
as Burlesque Theatre Manager (uncredited)
1940
as Hong Kong Bartender (uncredited)
1936
as Hank Ford
1940
as Drugstore Proprieter
1940
as Detective
1940
as Mike Ryan, Cafe Owner
1940
as Mike Ryan, Sullivan's Hospital Cafe
1940
as Mike Ryan (uncredited)
1942
as Mike Ryan
1942
as McGuiness
1940
as Dennis O'Brien
1941
as Peter Brennan
1952
as Waiter (uncredited)
1941
as Barfly (uncredited)
1940
as Window Washer
1946
as Judge (uncredited)
1944
as Counterman
1949
as Police Sergeant
1940
as Tobacconist (uncredited)
1940
as Smith (uncredited)
1946
as Henderson
1938
as First Leopard (uncredited)
1940
as Harris
1942
as Bar Client #2 (uncredited)
1942
as Kellogg
1941
as Lou, Cafe Proprietor
1943
as Lou, Bartender at Sharkey's
1946
as Franklin Johnson
1948
as Oscar Newsome
1942
as Mike Ryan
1938
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1942
as Messenger
1942
as Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)
1946
as Floyd Greer (Uncredited)
1943
as Bartender
1951
as Mr. Kofer
Production
1944
as Songs
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