Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1915-09-08
Deathday: 2012-06-08 (96 years old)

Biography

Although Frank Cady's most famous role would be that of 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. Cady 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.

Filmography

all 85

Movies 51

TV Shows 34

self 3

Luke / Farley Upchurch
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

TV
6
Abe Pickett (uncredited)
The Tin Star

The Tin Star (1957)

Movie
Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV
4.33
Canford (uncredited)
Trial

Trial (1955)

Movie
Man on Fire Escape
Rear Window

Rear Window (1954)

Movie
6.89
Doc Williams / Dr. Williams / Doctor Williams
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)

TV
4.75
FBI Agent George Weinberg
The Atomic City

The Atomic City (1952)

Movie
Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down

Hunt the Man Down (1950)

Movie
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Three Husbands

Three Husbands (1950)

Movie
Janitor (uncredited)
Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby (1950)

Movie
Eddie (uncredited)
Convicted

Convicted (1950)

Movie
Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear...

The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)

Movie
Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride (1950)

Movie
8
Night Clerk (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Movie
3.71
Geologist (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers (1950)

Movie
Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator
The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert (1950)

Movie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Young Man with a Horn

Young Man with a Horn (1950)

Movie
Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
D.O.A.

D.O.A. (1949)

Movie
1
Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)
Abandoned

Abandoned (1949)

Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Take One False Step

Take One False Step (1949)

Movie
Motorist (uncredited)
Special Agent

Special Agent (1949)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1915-09-08

Deathday
2012-06-08 (96 years old)

Birth Place
Susanville, California, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Frank Randolph Cady

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