Frank Orth
Frank Orth
Moonfaced American actor Frank Orth came to films from vaudeville, where he was usually co-billed with wife Ann Codee. Orth and Codee continued appearing together in a series of two-reel comedies in the early '30s, before he graduated to features with 1935's The Unwelcome Stranger. From that point until his retirement in 1959, Orth usually found himself behind a counter in his film appearances, playing scores of pharmacists, grocery clerks and bartenders. He had a semi-recurring role as Mike Ryan in MGM's Dr. Kildare series, and was featured as a long-suffering small town cop in Warners' Nancy Drew films. Orth was an apparent favorite of the casting department at 20th Century-Fox, where he received many of his credited screen roles. From 1951 through 1953, Frank Orth was costarred as Lieutenant Farraday on the Boston Blackie TV series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Frank Orth:
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers with Barbara Stanwyck , Roman Bohnen , Van Heflin , Charles D. Brown , Lizabeth Scott , Ann Doran , Kirk Douglas , Judith Anderson , James Flavin , Darryl Hickman , Kernan Cripps , Tom Fadden , Robert Emmett Homans , Olin Howland , John G. Kellogg , Matt McHugh , Bob Perry , Bert Roach , Max Wagner , Blake Edwards
- Father of the Bride with Spencer Tracy , Elizabeth Taylor , Joan Bennett , Don Taylor , Billie Burke , Russ Tamblyn , Leo G. Carroll , Moroni Olsen , Melville Cooper , Taylor Holmes , Richard Alexander , Carleton Carpenter , Edward Gargan , William Haade , Sherry Hall , Paul Harvey , Paul Maxey , Gil Perkins , Ralph Peters , William "Bill" Phillips , Dewey Robinson , Douglas Spencer , Harry Dean Stanton , John Welsh , Dick Wessel , Jeff York , Betty Farrington
- His Girl Friday with Cary Grant , Rosalind Russell , Ralph Bellamy , Gene Lockhart , Helen Mack , Porter Hall , John Qualen , Ernest Truex , Cliff Edwards , Clarence Kolb , Roscoe Karns , Frank Jenks , Regis Toomey , Abner Biberman , Alma Kruger , Billy Gilbert , Pat West , Edwin Maxwell , Irving Bacon , Wade Boteler , Edmund Cobb , Ralph Dunn , Earl Dwire , Pat Flaherty , Marion Martin
- The Ox-Bow Incident with Henry Fonda , Dana Andrews , Mary Beth Hughes , Anthony Quinn , Jane Darwell , Harry Davenport , William Eythe , Frank Conroy , Marc Lawrence , Paul C. Hurst , Chris-Pin Martin , George Meeker , Almira Sessions , Margaret Hamilton , Dick Rich , Francis Ford , Stanley Andrews , William Benedict , Rondo Hatton , Paul E. Burns , George Chandler , George H. Lloyd , Victor Kilian , Tom London , Willard Robertson
- The Dolly Sisters with Betty Grable , John Payne , June Haver , S.Z. Sakall , Reginald Gardiner , Frank Latimore , Sig Rumann , Trudy Marshall , Robert Middlemass , Paul C. Hurst , Eugene Borden , Virginia Brissac , Frank Ferguson , Theresa Harris , Crauford Kent , John Farrell MacDonald , Mae Marsh , Harry Seymour , Walter Soderling , Betty Farrington
- To the Shores of Tripoli with John Payne , Maureen O'Hara , Randolph Scott , Nancy Kelly , William Tracy , Maxie Rosenbloom , Russell Hicks , Minor Watson , Charles Tannen , Alan Jr. Hale , Iris Adrian , Joseph Crehan , John Hamilton , Stanley Andrews , Richard Lane , Gordon Jones , Hugh Beaumont , Hillary Brooke , Frank Jr. Coghlan , James Flavin , William Haade , James C. Morton , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Walter Sande , Harry Strang , Frank Sully , Elena Verdugo
- Colonel Effingham's Raid with Joan Bennett , William Eythe , Allyn Joslyn , Elizabeth Patterson , Donald Meek , Frank Craven , Thurston Hall , Cora Witherspoon , Emory Parnell , Henry Armetta , Roy Roberts , Charles Trowbridge , Ferris Taylor , Grant Mitchell , George H. Melford , Harry Hayden , Charles Wagenheim , Olin Howland , Paul E. Burns , George Chandler , Charles Coburn , Ralph Dunn , Herbert Heywood , Edward Keane , Alma Kruger , Sam McDaniel , Charles Moore , George H. Reed , Phil Tead , Minerva Urecal , Cecil Weston
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare with Lew Ayres , Lionel Barrymore , Lionel Atwill , Nat Pendleton , Laraine Day , Sara Haden , Samuel S. Hinds , Emma Dunn , Walter Kingsford , Grant Mitchell , Alma Kruger , Robert E. Kent , Marie Blake , Martha O'Driscoll , Nell Craig , George H. Reed , Don "Red" Barry , Byron K. Foulger
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Case with Lew Ayres , Lionel Barrymore , Laraine Day , Shepperd Strudwick , Samuel S. Hinds , Emma Dunn , Nat Pendleton , Walter Kingsford , Alma Kruger , John Eldredge , Nell Craig , Marie Blake , George H. Reed , Paul Porcasi , Margaret Seddon , Fay Helm , Marcia Mae Jones , Horace McMahon
- The Great American Broadcast with Alice Faye , Jack Oakie , John Payne , Cesar Romero , James Newill , Mary Beth Hughes , William Pawley , Lucien Littlefield , Mike J. Frankovich , Eddie Acuff , Sid Saylor , Eddie Kane , Herbert Heywood , William Halligan , Sam McDaniel , Nicholas Brothers , Charles Tannen , Fred "Snowflake" Toones
- Roxie Hart with Ginger Rogers , Adolphe Menjou , George Montgomery , Lynne Overman , Nigel Bruce , Phil Silvers , Sara Allgood , William Frawley , Spring Byington , George Chandler , Charles D. Brown , Morris Ankrum , Iris Adrian , Milton Parsons , Arthur Aylesworth , Leon Belasco , Stanley Blystone , Jeff Corey , Alec Craig , Frank Darien , Philip Morris , Jack Norton , Pat O'Malley , Bob Perry , James Pierce , Margaret Seddon , Lee Shumway , Mary Louise Treen , Billy Wayne
- Hello, Frisco, Hello with Alice Faye , John Payne , Jack Oakie , Lynn Bari , Laird Cregar , June Havoc , Ward Bond , Aubrey Mather , John Archer , George H. Lloyd , Frank Darien , Harry Hayden , Eddie Dunn , Kirby Grant , Mary Field , George Barbier , Fortunio Bonanova , Gino Corrado , Esther Dale , Edward Earle , James Flavin , Frank M. Thomas
- The Big Clock with Ray Milland , Charles Laughton , Maureen O'Sullivan , George MacReady , Elsa Lanchester , Rita Johnson , Richard Webb , Luis vanRooten , Lloyd Corrigan , Philip vanZandt , Douglas Spencer , James Burke , Lane R. Chandler , Lester Dorr , Ralph Dunn , Julia Faye , Bess Flowers , Theresa Harris , Earl Hodgins , Edna M. Holland , Norman Leavitt , Bert Moorhouse , Frances Morris , Barry Norton , Joey Ray , Ruth Roman , Bobby Watson , Charlie Hall
- Young Mr. Lincoln with Henry Fonda , Alice Brady , Marjorie Weaver , Arleen Whelan , Richard Cromwell , Pauline Moore , Donald Meek , Eddie Quillan , Charles Tannen , Ward Bond , Spencer Charters , Francis Ford , Fred Jr. Kohler , Kay Linaker , Milburn Stone , Cliff Clark , Russell Simpson , Clarence H. Wilson , Edwin Maxwell , Eddy C. Waller , Harry Tyler , Charles Halton , Arthur Aylesworth , Virginia Brissac , Paul E. Burns , George Chandler , Herbert Heywood , Robert Emmett Homans , Jack Kelly , Robert Lowery , Louis Mason , Dorothy Vaughan , Jack Pennick
- They Died With Their Boots On with Errol Flynn , Olivia DeHavilland , Arthur Kennedy , Charles Grapewin , Regis Toomey , Gene Lockhart , Stanley Ridges , Anthony Quinn , Walter Hampden , John Litel , Joseph Sawyer , Frank Wilcox , Selmer Jackson , Minor Watson , Sydney Greenstreet , Hattie R. McDaniel , Eddie Acuff , Irving Bacon , Roy Barcroft , Hobart Bosworth , Virginia Brissac , Walter Brooke , Lane R. Chandler , Spencer Charters , George Pat Collins , Joseph Crehan , Steven Darrell , Joe Devlin , George Eldredge , Frank Ferguson , William Forrest , Saul Gorss , John Hamilton , Herbert Heywood , Russell Hicks , William Hopper , Edward Keane , Fred A. Kelsey , Joseph King , Arthur Loft , Ian MacDonald , Sam McDaniel , Jack Mower , Anna Q. Nilsson , Eddie Parker , Eleanor Parker , Bob Perry , Aileen Pringle , George H. Reed , Renie Riano , Addison W. Richards , John Ridgely , James Seay , Harry Strang , Ray Teal , Minerva Urecal , Dick Wessel , Gig Young , Francis Ford
- Tall in the Saddle with John Wayne , Ella Raines , Audrey Long , George "Gabby" Hayes , Ward Bond , Elizabeth Risdon , Donald Douglas , Russell Wade , Paul Fix , Harry Woods , Emory Parnell , Raymond Hatton , Erville Alderson , Clem Bevans , Wheaton Chambers , George Chandler , Frank Darien , William Desmond , Robert McKenzie , Russell Simpson , Eddy C. Waller , Russell Hopton
- Sergeant York with Gary Cooper , Walter Brennan , Joan Leslie , Ward Bond , Margaret Wycherly , Stanley Ridges , George Tobias , Noah Jr. Beery , June Lockhart , Dickie Moore , Clem Bevans , Harvey Stephens , David Bruce , Joseph Sawyer , Pat Flaherty , Erville Alderson , Murray Alper , Arthur Aylesworth , Lane R. Chandler , Clyde Cook , Elisha Jr. Cook , Howard DaSilva , Jean DelVal , Donald Douglas , Charles Drake , Frank Faylen , Jody Gilbert , Kit Guard , William Haade , Creighton Hale , Russell Hicks , George S. Irving , Selmer Jackson , Si Jenks , Edward Keane , Victor Kilian , Frank Marlowe , Tully Marshall , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Charles B. Middleton , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Walter Sande , Ray Teal , Charles Trowbridge , Theodore vonEltz , Frank Wilcox , Guy Wilkerson , Douglas Wood , Gig Young , Jack Pennick
- I Wake Up Screaming with Betty Grable , Victor Mature , Carole Landis , Laird Cregar , Elisha Jr. Cook , William Gargan , Alan Mowbray , Allyn Joslyn , Chick Chandler , Cyril Ring , Morris Ankrum , Stanley Blystone , Wade Boteler , Stanley Clements , Eddie Dunn , Ralph Dunn , James Flavin , Edward McWade , Philip Morris , Forbes Murray , Dick Rich , Harry Seymour , Harry Strang , Paul Weigel , Cecil Weston , Charles Lane
- Brother Orchid with Edward G. Robinson , Humphrey Bogart , Donald Crisp , Ralph Bellamy , Allen Jenkins , Charles D. Brown , Cecil Kellaway , Morgan Conway , Richard Lane , Paul Guilfoyle , John Ridgely , Joseph Crehan , Wilfred Lucas , Tom Tyler , Granville Bates , Joan Blondell , Charles Coleman , Gino Corrado , Jean DelVal , Frank Faylen , James Flavin , Mary Gordon , Creighton Hale , William Hopper , Armand Kaliz , Sam McDaniel , Leonard Mudie , Edgar Norton , John Qualen , Ann Sothern , Dick Wessel
Frank Orth Trivia
When was Frank Orth born?
Frank Orth was born on February 21, 1880
What role did Frank Orth play in The Great Rupert?
Frank Orth played Mr. Dingle in The Great Rupert
Who did Frank Orth portray in Double Dynamite?
Frank Orth was Mr. Kofer in Double Dynamite
Who did Frank Orth play in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers?
Frank Orth was Hotel Clerk in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Who did Frank Orth portray in Father of the Bride?
Frank Orth was Joe in Father of the Bride
What role did Frank Orth portray in Orchestra Wives?
Frank Orth played Rex Willet in Orchestra Wives
Who did Frank Orth portray in Nancy Drew, Reporter?
Frank Orth was Capt.Tweedy in Nancy Drew, Reporter
Who did Frank Orth play in The Lost Weekend?
Frank Orth was Opera Attendant in The Lost Weekend
Who did Frank Orth play in Doll Face?
Frank Orth was Peters in Doll Face
Who did Frank Orth portray in Greenwich Village?
Frank Orth was Ordway in Greenwich Village
Who did Frank Orth portray in His Girl Friday?
Frank Orth was Duffy in His Girl Friday
Who did Frank Orth play in The Ox-Bow Incident?
Frank Orth was Kinkaid in The Ox-Bow Incident
Who did Frank Orth play in The Dolly Sisters?
Frank Orth was Stage Manager in The Dolly Sisters
Who did Frank Orth play in Cheaper by the Dozen?
Frank Orth was Mr. Higgins in Cheaper by the Dozen
What role did Frank Orth portray in To the Shores of Tripoli?
Frank Orth played Barber in To the Shores of Tripoli
What role did Frank Orth play in Colonel Effingham's Raid?
Frank Orth played Wild Man in Colonel Effingham's Raid
Who did Frank Orth portray in The Secret of Dr. Kildare?
Frank Orth was Mike Ryan in The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Who did Frank Orth play in Boom Town?
Frank Orth was Barber in Boom Town
Who did Frank Orth play in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case?
Frank Orth was Mike Ryan in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Who did Frank Orth portray in The Great American Broadcast?
Frank Orth was Counterman in The Great American Broadcast
Who did Frank Orth portray in Roxie Hart?
Frank Orth was Idler in Roxie Hart
What role did Frank Orth portray in Hello, Frisco, Hello?
Frank Orth played Lou, the bartender in Hello, Frisco, Hello
Who did Frank Orth play in The Big Clock?
Frank Orth was Burt, the Bartender in The Big Clock
Who did Frank Orth portray in Young Mr. Lincoln?
Frank Orth was Loafer in Young Mr. Lincoln
Who did Frank Orth play in Tall in the Saddle?
Frank Orth was Ferdy Davis in Tall in the Saddle
What role did Frank Orth play in Sergeant York?
Frank Orth played Drummer in Sergeant York
Who did Frank Orth play in I Wake Up Screaming?
Frank Orth was Undertaker in I Wake Up Screaming
Who did Frank Orth portray in Buffalo Bill?
Frank Orth was Sherman in Buffalo Bill
What role did Frank Orth play in Brother Orchid?
Frank Orth played Waiter in Brother Orchid
