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Frank Orth

Frank Orth

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1880-02-20

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies and TV shows :

'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again

1940

6.2

Movie
A Bird in the Hand

A Bird in the Hand

1929

0.0

Movie
At the Circus

At the Circus

1939

6.3

Movie
Blondie's Secret

Blondie's Secret

1948

6.5

Movie
Blue, White, and Perfect

Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

6.3

Movie
Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

6.9

Movie
Born to Speed

Born to Speed

1947

0.0

Movie
Bride for Sale

Bride for Sale

1949

6.0

Movie
Broadway Limited

Broadway Limited

1941

5.1

Movie
Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade

1939

6.2

Movie
Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940

6.4

Movie
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939

5.0

Movie
Buyer Beware

Buyer Beware

1940

6.0

Movie
Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

6.1

Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

6.3

Movie
Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

1941

6.9

Movie
Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

1938

5.0

Movie
Coney Island

Coney Island

1943

5.3

Movie
Doll Face

Doll Face

1945

4.5

Movie
Double Dynamite

Double Dynamite

1951

6.2

Movie
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942

5.3

Movie
Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

6.8

Movie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940

6.0

Movie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1940

4.8

Movie
Dr. Kildare's Victory

Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942

5.8

Movie
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

6.1

Movie
Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

1937

5.8

Movie
Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

1939

5.1

Movie
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1939

5.7

Movie
Father Is A Prince

Father Is A Prince

1940

5.0

Movie
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

7.0

Movie
Florian

Florian

1940

1.0

Movie
Footlight Serenade

Footlight Serenade

1942

0.0

Movie
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

1940

7.2

Movie
Gold Rush Maisie

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

6.5

Movie
Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

1944

6.0

Movie
Heartaches

Heartaches

1947

5.2

Movie
Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943

6.2

Movie
Henry and Dizzy

Henry and Dizzy

1942

0.0

Movie
Here Come the Girls

Here Come the Girls

1953

4.4

Movie
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940

7.4

Movie
Hot Money

Hot Money

1936

4.0

Movie
Houdini

Houdini

1953

6.5

Movie
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

6.8

Movie
Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939

5.8

Movie
It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947

6.5

Movie
It's Great to Be Young

It's Great to Be Young

1946

0.0

Movie
Know Your Money

Know Your Money

1940

9.0

Movie
La Conga Nights

La Conga Nights

1940

7.5

Movie
Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

1946

6.0

Movie
Land Beyond the Law

Land Beyond the Law

1937

7.0

Movie
Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl

1937

5.0

Movie
Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940

4.6

Movie
Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

6.5

Movie
Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

1937

5.5

Movie
Mr. Chump

Mr. Chump

1938

0.0

Movie
Murder in the Music Hall

Murder in the Music Hall

1946

4.6

Movie
My Gal Sal

My Gal Sal

1942

5.8

Movie
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

1939

6.7

Movie
Nancy Drew… Detective

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938

6.3

Movie
Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

6.2

Movie
Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives

1942

5.8

Movie
Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

1942

0.0

Movie
Pier 13

Pier 13

1940

5.0

Movie
Pillow to Post

Pillow to Post

1945

5.3

Movie
Polo Joe

Polo Joe

1936

0.0

Movie
Prairie Thunder

Prairie Thunder

1937

3.5

Movie
Red Light

Red Light

1949

5.5

Movie
Respect the Law

Respect the Law

1941

6.0

Movie
Ride on Vaquero

Ride on Vaquero

1941

4.2

Movie
Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

6.5

Movie
Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944

6.0

Movie
Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

1942

6.9

Movie
San Quentin

San Quentin

1937

6.5

Movie
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

7.2

Movie
She Went to the Races

She Went to the Races

1945

5.5

Movie
Something to Live For

Something to Live For

1952

6.8

Movie
Springtime in the Rockies

Springtime in the Rockies

1942

6.7

Movie
Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

6.3

Movie
Storm Over Lisbon

Storm Over Lisbon

1944

4.8

Movie
Summer Storm

Summer Storm

1944

5.1

Movie
Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943

6.0

Movie
Taking Ways

Taking Ways

1930

0.0

Movie
Talent Scout

Talent Scout

1937

6.0

Movie
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

6.2

Movie
Tell It to a Star

Tell It to a Star

1945

0.0

Movie
Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

5.3

Movie
poster

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

1951

4.0

TV
poster

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952

6.1

TV
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948

7.3

Movie
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

1946

5.9

Movie
The Devil's Saddle Legion

The Devil's Saddle Legion

1937

0.5

Movie
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

6.5

Movie
The Footloose Heiress

The Footloose Heiress

1937

4.3

Movie
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

1947

6.0

Movie
The Girl from Manhattan

The Girl from Manhattan

1948

5.0

Movie
The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert

1950

5.6

Movie
The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

5.6

Movie
The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

5.2

Movie
The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years

1944

6.3

Movie
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

7.6

Movie
The Magnificent Dope

The Magnificent Dope

1942

7.2

Movie
The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World

1943

6.4

Movie
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

7.7

Movie
The Patient in Room 18

The Patient in Room 18

1938

5.1

Movie
The Payoff

The Payoff

1935

4.9

Movie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

1941

7.0

Movie
The Petty Girl

The Petty Girl

1950

4.1

Movie
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939

5.6

Movie
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

7.1

Movie
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

6.6

Movie
Think It Over

Think It Over

1938

6.5

Movie
Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat

1939

5.9

Movie
Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Blane in Panama

1938

5.3

Movie
Two Against the World

Two Against the World

1936

5.8

Movie
Unwelcome Stranger

Unwelcome Stranger

1935

0.0

Movie
Wake Up and Dream

Wake Up and Dream

1946

6.5

Movie
Wilson

Wilson

1944

5.5

Movie
Within the Law

Within the Law

1939

6.0

Movie
You, the People

You, the People

1940

5.7

Movie
Young Dr. Kildare

Young Dr. Kildare

1938

6.5

Movie
Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

7.2

Movie