Frank McGrath1903 - 1967

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Actor

Popularity

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Famous

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

Credits

The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

Comedy • Family • Western

as Mr. Remington

6.2
0.8
The Last Challenge
The Last Challenge

1967

Western

as Ballard Weeks

6.3
0.6
The Reluctant Astronaut
The Reluctant Astronaut

1967

Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

as Plank

5.9
0.4
The War Wagon
The War Wagon

1967

Action • Crime • Western

as Bartender

6.8
2
Tammy and the Millionaire
Tammy and the Millionaire

1967

Comedy

as Uncle Lucius

5
0.2
Gunfight in Abilene
Gunfight in Abilene

1967

Western

as Ned Martin

6.5
0.5
The Sword of Ali Baba
The Sword of Ali Baba

1965

Adventure

as Pindar

5.8
0.2
The Tin Star
The Tin Star

1957

Western

as Jim Clark (uncredited)

7
1.3
Hell Bound
Hell Bound

1957

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Detective (uncredited)

5.9
0.8
The First Texan
The First Texan

1956

History • War • Western

as Mexican Horseman (uncredited)

6.1
0.5
The Searchers
The Searchers

1956

Western

as Texas Ranger (uncredited)

7.7
5.5
Hondo
Hondo

1953

Western

as Lowes Partner (uncredited)

6.6
1.6
Ride, Vaquero!
Ride, Vaquero!

1953

Drama • Western

as Pete

5.9
0.6
Westward the Women
Westward the Women

1951

Adventure • Drama • Western

as Outrider (uncredited)

7
0.9
Slaughter Trail
Slaughter Trail

1951

Western

as Jamora (uncredited)

3.8
0.4
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage

1951

War

as Captain (uncredited)

6.4
0.8
The Milkman
The Milkman

1950

Comedy

as Man (uncredited)

8
0.5
Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway

1950

Western

as Posse Member (uncredited)

7
0.5
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow

1950

Drama • Romance • Western

as Barfly (uncredited)

6.7
1.9
The Flame and the Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow

1950

Adventure • History

as Guard (uncredited)

6.2
0.7
Wagon Master
Wagon Master

1950

Adventure • Western

as Posse Member (uncredited)

6.7
1
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

Western

as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)

6.9
1.2
Fort Apache
Fort Apache

1948

Western

as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)

7
1.4
Half Past Midnight
Half Past Midnight

1948

Crime • Mystery

as Taxi Driver

6
0.3
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable

1945

Drama • War

as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)

6.6
0.8
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

Drama • Western

as Posse Member (uncredited)

7.7
1.9
The Black Swan
The Black Swan

1942

Adventure • Romance

as Pirate (uncredited)

6.4
4.5
Sundown Jim
Sundown Jim

1942

Western

as Outlaw

0.3
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage

1941

Western

as Pete

0.4
Western Union
Western Union

1941

Western

as Posse Rider

6
1
High School
High School

1940

Comedy

as Student in Fight

5.5
0.3
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost

1932

Action • Adventure • Romance • Western

as Mexican

5.5
0.2
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail

1932

Action • Adventure • Drama • Romance • Western

as Horseman

0.2
The Big Trail
The Big Trail

1930

Drama • Western

as Pioneer (uncredited)

6.7
0.8

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