Frank McGrath
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 2, 1903
- Died
- May 13, 1967 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Mound City, Missouri, USA
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
Known For
Filmography
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Movie · as Mr. Remington
The Reluctant Astronaut
Movie · as Plank
Gunfight in Abilene
Movie · as Ned Martin
Tammy and the Millionaire
Movie · as Uncle Lucius
The Last Challenge
Movie · as Ballard Weeks
The War Wagon
Movie · as Bartender
The Sword of Ali Baba
Movie · as Pindar
Tammy
TV · as Lucius Tarleton · 26 eps
The Virginian
TV · as Neddie Henshaw · 1 ep
The Colter Craven Story
Movie
Hell Bound
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
The Tin Star
Movie · as Jim Clark (uncredited)
Wagon Train
TV · as Charlie Wooster · 284 eps
The First Texan
Movie · as Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
The Searchers
Movie · as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Cheyenne
TV · as John Pike · 1 ep
Hondo
Movie · as Lowes Partner (uncredited)
Ride, Vaquero!
Movie · as Pete
Westward the Women
Movie · as Outrider (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Movie · as Captain (uncredited)
Slaughter Trail
Movie · as Jamora (uncredited)
The Milkman
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Wagon Master
Movie · as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
Movie · as Barfly (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
Movie · as Posse Member (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Movie · as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Movie · as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
Half Past Midnight
Movie · as Taxi Driver
They Were Expendable
Movie · as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Movie · as Posse Member (uncredited)
Sundown Jim
Movie · as Outlaw
The Black Swan
Movie · as Pirate (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage
Movie · as Pete
Western Union
Movie · as Posse Rider
High School
Movie · as Student in Fight
The Rainbow Trail
Movie · as Horseman
Robbers' Roost
Movie · as Mexican
The Big Trail
Movie · as Pioneer (uncredited)