Frank Cady
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 8, 1915
- Died
- June 8, 2012 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Susanville, California, USA
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 broke out he was already in Europe, so he enlisted in the Army Air Force and spent the next several years in postings all over the continent. After his discharge he returned to the US and headed for Hollywood. An agent saw him in a local play, signed him, and he was on his way. One of his earlier--and more atypical--roles was as a seedy underworld character pulled in for questioning in a cop's murder in the noir classic He Walked by Night (1948), and he played a succession of hotel clerks, bureaucrats, henpecked husbands and the like for the next 40+ years. He did much television work from the mid-'50s onward. Cady resided in Wilsonville, Oregon and at the time of his death had two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
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Filmography
The History of Hooterville
Movie · as Self
Return to Green Acres
Movie · as Sam Drucker
AfterMASH
TV · as Gus Bell · 1 ep
Soup and Me
Movie · as Mr. Sutter
ABC Weekend Specials
TV · 4 eps
Monster Squad
TV · as The Farmer · 1 ep
Hearts of the West
Movie · as Pa Tater
Zandy's Bride
Movie · as Pa Allan
These Are the Days
TV · 16 eps
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Movie · as Clothing Store Proprietor
The Million Dollar Duck
Movie · as Assayer
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Judge Bergstrom · 1 ep
Green Acres
TV · as Sam Drucker · 130 eps
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Movie · as Mayor James Sargent
The Great Adventure
TV · as Drover · 1 ep
Glynis
TV · 1 ep
Grindl
TV · 1 ep
Petticoat Junction
TV · as Sam Drucker · 222 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · as Sam Drucker · 10 eps
The Virginian
TV · as Mr. Hardy · 1 ep
Hazel
TV · 1 ep
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Luke, Farley Upchurch · 1 ep
Klondike
TV · 1 ep
Pete and Gladys
TV · 1 ep
Guestward, Ho!
TV · 1 ep
The Man Who Understood Women
Movie · as John Milstead
Hawaiian Eye
TV · 1 ep
Dennis the Menace
TV · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Storekeeper · 1 ep
The Alaskans
TV · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Larry Croft · 1 ep
The Deputy
TV · as Harry Rickert · 1 ep
The Missouri Traveler
Movie · as Willie Poole
The Girl Most Likely
Movie · as Pop
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
The Tin Star
Movie · as Abe Pickett (uncredited)
Perry Mason
TV · as Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock · 1 ep
Sugarfoot
TV · as Jay Hollis · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · as Hamelin · 1 ep
Trackdown
TV · as Bob-Tail · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Hiram · 1 ep
The Real McCoys
TV · as Ed Oliver · 1 ep
The Bad Seed
Movie · as Henry Daigle
Three Violent People
Movie · as Doctor
The Indian Fighter
Movie · as Trader Joe
Trial
Movie · as Canford (uncredited)
Cheyenne
TV · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Webb · 1 ep
The Jane Wyman Show
TV · 1 ep
Rear Window
Movie · as Man on Fire Escape
December Bride
TV · 2 eps
Marry Me Again
Movie · as Dr. Day
Half a Hero
Movie · as Mr. Watts
General Electric Theater
TV · as George Hanson · 1 ep
Private Secretary
TV · 1 ep
The Danny Thomas Show
TV · as Will Hoople - Town Drunk · 1 ep
You Are There
TV · as John Stark · 1 ep
The Sellout
Movie · as Bennie Amboy
The Atomic City
Movie · as F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
TV · as Dr. Williams, Doctor Williams, Doc Williams, Sporting Goods Salesman · 2 eps
Let's Make It Legal
Movie · as Ferguson
Ace in the Hole
Movie · as Mr. Federber
When Worlds Collide
Movie · as Harold Ferris
Dear Brat
Movie · as Parole Officer Creavy
Lightning Strikes Twice
Movie · as Gas Station Man
Perfect Strangers
Movie · as Geologist (uncredited)
Experiment Alcatraz
Movie · as Max Henry
Young Man with a Horn
Movie · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear...
Movie · as Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)
Three Husbands
Movie · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Dial 1119
Movie · as Fred Backett (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
Movie · as Night Clerk (uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Movie · as Harry (uncredited)
The Great Rupert
Movie · as Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator
Pretty Baby
Movie · as Janitor (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Movie · as Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Convicted
Movie · as Eddie (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
Movie · as Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)
Pal, Fugitive Dog
Movie · as Doctor
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
It's a Great Feeling
Movie · as Oculist (uncredited)
D.O.A.
Movie · as Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
The Crooked Way
Movie
Abandoned
Movie · as Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)
Special Agent
Movie · as Motorist (uncredited)
He Walked by Night
Movie · as Pete Hammond
Take One False Step
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
Movie
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Movie · as Mr. Wentworth (uncredited)
The Checkered Coat
Movie · as Skinner
Bungalow 13
Movie · as Gus Barton
Sarge Goes to College
Movie · as Prof. Edwards
Front Row Center
TV · 1 ep