Frank McGrath
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1903-02-02
- Died
- 1967-05-13
- Place of birth
- Mound City, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McGrath · Benjamin Franklin McGrath
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
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (35)
The Searchers
1956
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
1950
as Barfly (uncredited)
The War Wagon
1967
as Bartender
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
The Black Swan
1942
as Pirate (uncredited)
Fort Apache
1948
as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
The Tin Star
1957
as Jim Clark (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
1945
as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
Westward the Women
1951
as Outrider (uncredited)
Hondo
1953
as Lowes Partner (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Last Challenge
1967
as Ballard Weeks
Sundown Jim
1942
as Outlaw
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Captain (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
Western Union
1941
as Posse Rider
The First Texan
1956
as Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
The Big Trail
1930
as Pioneer (uncredited)
Wagon Master
1950
as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Mr. Remington
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
as Plank
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Milkman
1950
as Man (uncredited)
Gunfight in Abilene
1967
as Ned Martin
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
as Pete
Slaughter Trail
1951
as Jamora (uncredited)
The Sword of Ali Baba
1965
as Pindar
High School
1940
as Student in Fight
Half Past Midnight
1948
as Taxi Driver
Hell Bound
1957
as Detective (uncredited)
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941
as Pete
Tammy and the Millionaire
1967
as Uncle Lucius
The Rainbow Trail
1932
as Horseman
Robbers' Roost
1932
as Mexican
About Frank McGrath
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 Ada… With 39 credits spanning from 1930 to 1968, Frank McGrath has appeared in 35 films and 4 TV shows.
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- The Searchers (1956) — as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
- Broken Arrow (1950) — as Barfly (uncredited)
- The War Wagon (1967) — as Bartender
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
- The Black Swan (1942) — as Pirate (uncredited)
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