Frank Cady
Frank Cady | |
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| Born | September 8, 1915 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1990 |
| Spouse | Shirley Jones (1940-2008) (her death) 2 children |
Frank Cady (born September 8, 1915) is an American actor best known for his recurring and popular role as storekeeper Sam Drucker in three US television series during the 1960s: Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies.
Biography
Career
Born in Susanville, California, Cady attended Stanford University, where he was involved with the campus humor magazine, the Stanford Chaparral. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
Cady began acting in 1947. In 1950 he had an uncredited speaking role in the classic film noir drama D.O.A. (as Sam the bartender in Banning, California) and another uncredited role in Father of the Bride requesting mint juleps from Spencer Tracy during the engagement party. He also had a small part in the 1950 noir classic The Asphalt Jungle playing a witness that refused to identify a robbery suspect. He appeared in George Pal's 1951 film When Worlds Collide (as the assistant who pushes the wheelchair belonging to John Hoyt's character). Cady had a prominent role in Billy Wilder's film Ace in the Hole (also known as The Big Carnival). He had a small non-speaking role, seen mostly in long shot, in one of Alfred Hitchcock's most prestigious films, Rear Window. Cady and Rand Harper, who played the newlywed, are the only surviving cast members from the film. Cady also played the husband to Eileen Heckart's character in The Bad Seed. He had a small speaking role, coming to pick up his distraught but very drunk wife from the home of their daughter's school friend, the last person to see their son alive before he drowned.
In the 1950s Cady played Doc Williams in Ozzie and Harriet 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, Green Acres and Petticoat Junction, from 1968 to 1969. He also was one of only three co-stars of Petticoat Junction who stayed with the series for its entire seven-year run along with Edgar Buchanan and Linda Henning, appearing in 170 of the show's 222 episodes.
Personal life
Cady married his wife, Shirley, in 1940. She died on August 22, 2008, at age 91.[1]
Cady now resides in Wilsonville, Oregon, and has two children; daughter, Catherine Turk; son, Steven; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | He Walked by Night | Pete Hammond, Suspect | Uncredited | |||
| 1949 | Flamingo Road | Tom Hill | Uncredited | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Night clerk | Uncredited | |||
| 1950 | D.O.A. | Bartender | Uncredited | |||
| 1951 | When Worlds Collide | Harold Ferris | ||||
| 1951 | Let's Make It Legal | Ferguson | ||||
| 1952 | The Atomic City | F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg | ||||
| 1953 | Half a Hero | Mr. Watts | ||||
| 1954 | Rear Window | Husband above the Thorwalds | ||||
| 1954–1965 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Doc Williams | TV, 19 episodes | |||
| 1955 | Trial | Canford | Uncredited | |||
| 1956 | December Bride | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| Private Secretary | Barney | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| 1957 | Broken Arrow | Thaddeus Parker | TV, 1 episode | |||
| The Girl Most Likely | Pop | |||||
| 1958 | The Missouri Traveler | Willie Poole | ||||
| Hamelin | TV, 1 episode | |||||
| Trackdown | Bob Tail | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| 1959 | The Gale Storm Show | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| The Man Who Understood Women | John Milstead | |||||
| 1960 | Make Room for Daddy | Town Drunk | TV, 1 episode | |||
| Klondike | Lester | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| 1961 | Hawaiian Eye | Harvey Gamson | TV, 1 episode | |||
| Pete and Gladys | Teller | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| 1962 | Cheyenne | TV, 1 episode | Dennis the Menace | Dr. Ferguson | TV, 1 episode | |
| 1963 | The Virginian | Mr. Hardy | TV, 1 episode | |||
| Grindl | Mr. Burroughs | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| Glynis | Episode entitled "The Pros and Cons" | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| 1964 | Hazel | Mr. Pincus | TV, 1 episode | |||
| Gunsmoke | Webb Norton | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| 1965–1966 | The Andy Griffith Show | Luke, a drunk | TV, 2 episodes | |||
| 1965–1971 | Green Acres | Mr. Drucker, The General Store Shopkeeper | TV, 145 Episode | |||
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobile | Charlie Pettibone | Uncredited | |||
| 1970 | The Million Dollar Duck | Assayer | ||||
| 1974 | Hawaii Five-O | Judge Edgar Bergstrom | TV, 1 episode | |||
| 1974–1975 | These Are the Days | Homer (Voice) | TV, 16 episodes | |||
| 1975 | Hearts of the West | Pa Tater | ||||
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough | TV, 1 episode | ||||
| 1977–1978 | ABC Weekend Special | Mr. Sutter | TV, 3 episodes | |||
| 1990 | Return to Green Acres | Sam Drucker |
References
External links
- Frank Cady at IMDb