Frank McGrath
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-02-02 (64 years old)
Deathday
1967-05-13
Place of Birth
Mound City, Missouri, USA
Also known As
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McGrath
Benjamin Franklin McGrath
Frank McGrath
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 f...
Acting
1957
as Detective (uncredited)
1968
as Mr. Remington
1953
as Lowes Partner (uncredited)
1967
as Plank
1951
as Outrider (uncredited)
1950
as Man (uncredited)
1956
as Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
1967
as Ned Martin
1932
as Horseman
1956
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
1967
as Uncle Lucius
1943
as Posse Member (uncredited)
1950
as Posse Member (uncredited)
1967
as Ballard Weeks
1957
as Jim Clark (uncredited)
1948
as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
1951
as Captain (uncredited)
1949
as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
1941
as Pete
1942
as Outlaw
1967
as Bartender
1941
as Posse Rider
1940
as Student in Fight
1932
as Mexican
1965
as Pindar
1953
as Pete
1948
as Taxi Driver
1951
as Jamora (uncredited)
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
1945
as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
1950
as Barfly (uncredited)
1942
as Pirate (uncredited)
1930
as Pioneer (uncredited)
1950
as Posse Member (uncredited)
Production
1942
as Stunts
1956
as Stunts
1950
as Stunts
1953
as Stunts
1967
as Stunts
1949
as Stunts
1950
as Stunts
1948
as Stunts
1956
as Stunts
1957
as Stunts
1948
as Stunt Double
1950
as Stunts
1950
as Stunts
1943
as Stunts
1941
as Stunts
1925
as Stunts
1967
as Stunts
1950
as Stunts
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