Frank Orth
1880-02-20 ( 145 years old ) in 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.

Movies

Here Come the Girls 1953-10-22
Houdini 1953-07-02
Something to Live For 1952-03-07
Double Dynamite 1951-12-25
The Petty Girl 1950-08-17
Father of the Bride 1950-05-18
Cheaper by the Dozen 1950-03-31
The Great Rupert 1950-03-01
Bride for Sale 1949-11-12
Red Light 1949-09-30
Blondie's Secret 1948-12-23
The Girl from Manhattan 1948-10-01
The Big Clock 1948-03-18
It Had to Be You 1947-12-07
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood 1947-08-23
Heartaches 1947-06-28
The Guilt of Janet Ames 1947-03-06
Born to Speed 1947-01-12
Lady in the Lake 1946-12-19
Wake Up and Dream 1946-12-02
It's Great to Be Young 1946-09-12
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946-08-19
The Bride Wore Boots 1946-06-05
Murder in the Music Hall 1946-04-10
The Hoodlum Saint 1946-04-04
Doll Face 1945-12-31
The Lost Weekend 1945-11-29
She Went to the Races 1945-11-04
Tell It to a Star 1945-08-16
Pillow to Post 1945-06-09
Storm Over Lisbon 1944-10-16
Greenwich Village 1944-09-27
The Impatient Years 1944-09-10
Wilson 1944-08-01
Summer Storm 1944-07-14
Roger Touhy, Gangster 1944-06-03
Sweet Rosie O'Grady 1943-10-01
Coney Island 1943-06-18
Hello, Frisco, Hello 1943-03-26
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943-03-11
The Meanest Man in the World 1943-02-12
Springtime in the Rockies 1942-11-06
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant 1942-11-01
Orchestra Wives 1942-09-04
Tales of Manhattan 1942-08-05
Footlight Serenade 1942-08-01
The Magnificent Dope 1942-07-01
Henry and Dizzy 1942-06-05
My Gal Sal 1942-04-30
Rings on Her Fingers 1942-03-20
Roxie Hart 1942-02-20
Dr. Kildare's Victory 1942-02-04
Over My Dead Body 1942-01-15
Blue, White, and Perfect 1942-01-06
They Died with Their Boots On 1941-11-20
I Wake Up Screaming 1941-10-31
Sergeant York 1941-09-27
Broadway Limited 1941-06-13
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare 1941-05-02
Ride on Vaquero 1941-04-18
Come Live with Me 1941-01-31
Respect the Law 1941-01-04
Michael Shayne: Private Detective 1940-12-19
You, the People 1940-11-30
Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940-11-29
Father Is A Prince 1940-11-18
Gallant Sons 1940-11-15
Mexican Spitfire Out West 1940-10-29
Dr. Kildare Goes Home 1940-09-06
Boom Town 1940-08-30
Buyer Beware 1940-08-17
Pier 13 1940-08-08
Gold Rush Maisie 1940-07-26
Brother Orchid 1940-06-07
Florian 1940-06-05
La Conga Nights 1940-05-31
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940-04-25
'Til We Meet Again 1940-04-20
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case 1940-04-12
Know Your Money 1940-01-27
His Girl Friday 1940-01-18
The Secret of Dr. Kildare 1939-11-24
At the Circus 1939-10-20
Fast and Furious 1939-10-06
Dust Be My Destiny 1939-09-16
Thunder Afloat 1939-09-15
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase 1939-09-09
Stanley and Livingstone 1939-08-18
Tell No Tales 1939-06-12
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939-06-09
Calling Dr. Kildare 1939-04-28
Broadway Serenade 1939-04-07
Within the Law 1939-03-17
Nancy Drew... Reporter 1939-02-18
Fast and Loose 1939-02-17
Idiot's Delight 1939-01-27
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor 1939-01-13
Comet Over Broadway 1938-12-03
Nancy Drew… Detective 1938-11-19
Young Dr. Kildare 1938-10-14
Mr. Chump 1938-08-08
Think It Over 1938-07-24
Torchy Blane in Panama 1938-05-07
The Patient in Room 18 1938-01-08
Missing Witnesses 1937-12-11
The Footloose Heiress 1937-10-08
Prairie Thunder 1937-09-10
The Devil's Saddle Legion 1937-08-14
Talent Scout 1937-07-24
Ever Since Eve 1937-07-15
Marry the Girl 1937-07-13
San Quentin 1937-05-24
Land Beyond the Law 1937-03-13
Polo Joe 1936-11-04
Hot Money 1936-07-18
Two Against the World 1936-07-11
Unwelcome Stranger 1935-04-05
The Payoff 1935-01-09
Taking Ways 1930-04-30
A Bird in the Hand 1929-04-29

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