Frank Orth
Feb 20, 1880 — Mar 17, 1962 (82 years)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
119 Movies
2 Series
A career spanning 97+ years and 121+ titles makes Frank Orth one of the trade's long-distance runners. his Duffy in 'His Girl Friday' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Drama has been his most frequent territory.
82R.I.P.
119Movies
2Series
Frank Orth
119 Movies
2 Series
A career spanning 97+ years and 121+ titles makes Frank Orth one of the trade's long-distance runners. his Duffy in 'His Girl Friday' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Drama has been his most frequent territory.
82 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
119
Movies
2
Series
Movies
His Girl Friday
1940
Sergeant York
1941
The Lost Weekend
1945
Double Dynamite
1951
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
Father of the Bride
1950
Houdini
1953
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
Greenwich Village
1944
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
Buyer Beware
1940
Tall in the Saddle
1944
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
Lady in the Lake
1946
The Big Clock
1948
Roxie Hart
1942
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944
Come Live with Me
1941
Tales of Manhattan
1942
Something to Live For
1952
Within the Law
1939
Brother Orchid
1940
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
The Great Rupert
1950
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
Boom Town
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
The Patient in Room 18
1938
At the Circus
1939
Comet Over Broadway
1938
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
Coney Island
1943
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
San Quentin
1937
Idiot's Delight
1939
Here Come the Girls
1953
It Had to Be You
1947
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Pillow to Post
1945
Tell No Tales
1939
Bride for Sale
1949
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
My Gal Sal
1942
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
So This Is New York
1948
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Uncle John · 1 episode
1955
TV
Here Come the Girls
Mr. Hungerford
1953
Film
Houdini
Mr. Hunter
1953
Film
Something to Live For
Waiter (uncredited)
1952
Film
Double Dynamite
Mr. Kofer
1951
Film
Boston Blackie
Inspector Faraday · 58 episodes
1951–
TV
The Petty Girl
Moody (process server)
1950
Film
Father of the Bride
Joe
1950
Film
Cheaper by the Dozen
Higgins (uncredited)
1950
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Frank Orth still alive?
Frank Orth passed away on March 17, 1962 at age 82.
What are the most famous roles of Frank Orth?
Frank Orth is best known for roles in His Girl Friday, The Lost Weekend, The Ox-Bow Incident.
How many movies has Frank Orth been in?
Over a 33-year career (since 1929), Frank Orth has appeared in 119 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Frank Orth's first movie?
The career of Frank Orth began with A Bird in the Hand (1929).
What is Frank Orth's most recent movie or series?
Frank Orth's most recent release is Here Come the Girls, which premiered on October 22, 1953.
What TV shows has Frank Orth appeared in?
On television, Frank Orth has appeared in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Boston Blackie.
Frank Orth
1880-02-20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.