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Frank Kaiser Orth
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Frank Orth was an American actor born in Philadelphia. He is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series “Boston Blackie”. By 1897, Orth was performing in vaudeville with his wife, Ann Codee, in an act called “Codee and Orth.” In 1909, he expanded into song writing, with songs such as “The Phone Bell Rang” and “Meet Me on the Boardwalk, Dearie.” His first contact with motion pictures was in 1928, when he was part of the first foreign-language shorts in sound produced by Warner Bros. He and his wife also appeared together in a series of two-reel comedies in the early 1930s. Orth's first major screen credit was in “Prairie Thunder,” a Dick Foran western, in 1937. From then on, he was often cast as bartenders, pharmacists, and grocery clerks, and always distinctly Irish. He had a recurring role in the Dr. Kildare series of films and also in the Nancy Drew series as the befuddled Officer Tweedy. Among his better roles were the newspaper man Cary Grant telephones early in “His Girl Friday,” one of the quartet singing “Gary Owen” in “They Died with Their Boots On” (thereby giving Errol Flynn as Gen. Custer the idea of associating the tune with the 7th Cavalry), and as the little man carrying the sign reading “The End Is Near” throughout Colonel Effingham's Raid. However, Orth is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series “Boston Blackie.” A short, plump, round-faced man, often smoking a cigar, Orth as Faraday wore his own dark-rimmed spectacles, though rarely in feature films. In 1959, Orth retired from show business after throat surgery. His wife died in 1961 after around fifty years of marriage. Orth died on March 17, 1962. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills next to his wife.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1880-02-20
- event Death Date 1962-03-17
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 2.7
- info Birth Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Frank Orth
7.4
His Girl Friday
1940-01-18
6.5
Blondie's Secret
1948-12-23
0
Taking Ways
1930-04-30
7
Father of the Bride
1950-05-18
6.8
I Wake Up Screaming
1941-10-31
6.9
Come Live with Me
1941-01-31
5.5
Red Light
1949-09-30
7.1
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946-08-19
4.8
Storm Over Lisbon
1944-10-16
0
Unwelcome Stranger
1935-04-05
6.3
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950-03-31
7.6
The Lost Weekend
1945-11-29
6.5
Houdini
1953-07-02
0
Footlight Serenade
1942-08-01
5.6
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947-03-06
6.3
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938-11-19
6.7
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939-09-09
5.8
The Great Rupert
1950-03-01
7.3
The Big Clock
1948-03-18
5.5
Wilson
1944-08-01
7
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941-05-02
5.3
Pillow to Post
1945-06-09
6.5
San Quentin
1937-05-24
5
Pier 13
1940-08-08
4.3
The Petty Girl
1950-08-17
4.4
Here Come the Girls
1953-10-22
6.2
Broadway Serenade
1939-04-07
7
Think It Over
1938-07-24
6.7
Springtime in the Rockies
1942-11-06
4.5
Doll Face
1945-12-31
0
Tell It to a Star
1945-08-16
5.1
Fast and Furious
1939-10-06
0
Mr. Chump
1938-08-08
5
Marry the Girl
1937-07-13
7
Land Beyond the Law
1937-03-13
5
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939-01-13
0
Polo Joe
1936-11-04
6.5
Wake Up and Dream
1946-12-02
6.5
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940-12-19
5.5
She Went to the Races
1945-11-04
6.9
Boom Town
1940-08-30
5.1
The Patient in Room 18
1938-01-08
5.8
Ever Since Eve
1937-07-15
6.5
Young Dr. Kildare
1938-10-14
5.3
Tell No Tales
1939-06-12
6.3
At the Circus
1939-10-20
6
Greenwich Village
1944-09-27
0
Henry and Dizzy
1942-06-05
5.7
Idiot's Delight
1939-01-27
4.3
The Footloose Heiress
1937-10-08
5.7
Fast and Loose
1939-02-17
6.2
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939-02-18
6
Within the Law
1939-03-17
6.1
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939-04-28
7.2
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939-06-09
5.9
Thunder Afloat
1939-09-15
6.4
Stanley and Livingstone
1939-08-18
5.6
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939-11-24
6.1
Dust Be My Destiny
1939-09-16
5.1
Summer Storm
1944-07-14
6.5
It Had to Be You
1947-12-07
5.5
You, the People
1940-11-30
5.5
Missing Witnesses
1937-12-11
0
Born to Speed
1947-01-12
6
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943-10-01
6
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944-06-03
7.7
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943-03-11
6.3
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942-01-06
0.5
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937-08-14
6.4
Brother Orchid
1940-06-07
5.3
Coney Island
1943-06-18
0
Over My Dead Body
1942-01-15
5.8
Two Against the World
1936-07-11
4.2
Ride on Vaquero
1941-04-18
5.2
Heartaches
1947-06-28
6
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947-08-23
3.5
Prairie Thunder
1937-09-10
7.2
Sergeant York
1941-09-27
5.8
Orchestra Wives
1942-09-04
5.2
The Hoodlum Saint
1946-04-04
7.2
Gallant Sons
1940-11-15
4.9
The Payoff
1935-01-09
6.5
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940-04-25
6
Talent Scout
1937-07-24
6.2
'Til We Meet Again
1940-04-20
4
Hot Money
1936-07-18
5
Father Is A Prince
1940-11-18
1
Florian
1940-06-05
6
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940-11-29
4.8
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940-04-12
6.8
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940-09-06
5.8
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942-02-04
5.8
My Gal Sal
1942-04-30
7.5
La Conga Nights
1940-05-31
0
Respect the Law
1941-01-04
0
A Bird in the Hand
1929-04-29
6.8
Something to Live For
1952-03-07
6.6
They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20
4.6
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940-10-29
5.9
The Bride Wore Boots
1946-06-05
6.3
The Impatient Years
1944-09-10
6
Bride for Sale
1949-11-12
0
Know Your Money
1940-01-27
6
Buyer Beware
1940-08-17
4.6
Murder in the Music Hall
1946-04-10
5.3
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938-05-07
6.5
Gold Rush Maisie
1940-07-26
6.9
Roxie Hart
1942-02-20
6.7
Rings on Her Fingers
1942-03-20
5.1
Broadway Limited
1941-06-13
6.2
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943-03-26
0
It's Great to Be Young
1946-09-12
5
The Girl from Manhattan
1948-10-01
5.3
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942-11-01
5
Comet Over Broadway
1938-12-03
7.2
The Magnificent Dope
1942-07-01
6.2
Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05
6
Lady in the Lake
1946-12-19
6.4
The Meanest Man in the World
1943-02-12
6.2
Double Dynamite
1951-12-25
4
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
1951-09-08
6
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952-10-03
