Frankie Darro
1917-12-22 ( 107 years old ) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Frankie Darro (December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor. Born into a show-business family - his parents were circus aerialists - Darro appeared in his first film at age six. Due to his small size and youthful appearance, he played teenagers well into his 20s. Always a physical performer, Darro often did his own stunts, many times out of necessity - his small stature made it difficult to find stunt doubles his size. He was an accomplished horseman and, in addition to westerns, made several films where he played jockeys. In 1933 he played the lead as a troubled teen in a major film for Warner Brothers, "Wild Boys Of The Road." It is a pre-code film with a realistic look at "The Great Depression," from the point of view of the youth of the time. This film seems to have been rediscovered only recently and has received critical acclaim.That same year, he played a troubled youth in the James Cagney classic, "The Mayor Of Hell". Later in 1935, he had a key role in the cult serial classic "The Phantom Empire"(1935). As Darro got older, however, he found it increasingly difficult to secure employment, and by the late 1940s was doing uncredited stunt work and bit parts. He had a recurring role on The Red Skelton Hour (1951), unrecognized by his fans, he played "Robby The Robot" in the groundbreaking sci-fi film "The Forbidden Planet" (1956), though Marvin Miller, best remembered as Michael Anthony of TVs "Millionaire"(1955-60), was the robot's voice. After that Frankie appeared sporadically in films and on TV .

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Fugitive Lovers 1975-11-27
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975-08-06
The Girl on the Late, Late Show 1974-04-01
Hook, Line and Sinker 1969-06-06
The Movie Orgy 1968-01-01
Operation Petticoat 1959-12-05
Forbidden Planet 1956-03-23
The Lawless Rider 1954-07-01
Two Gun Marshal 1953-11-15
Pat and Mike 1952-06-13
Westward the Women 1951-12-16
Across the Wide Missouri 1951-10-12
Pride of Maryland 1951-01-20
Wyoming Mail 1950-10-18
Riding High 1950-04-12
Sons of New Mexico 1949-12-20
Hold That Baby! 1949-06-06
Fighting Fools 1949-03-17
Trouble Makers 1948-12-10
Heart of Virginia 1948-04-25
Angels' Alley 1948-03-07
Smart Politics 1948-01-03
That's My Man 1947-06-01
Sarge Goes to College 1947-05-13
Vacation Days 1947-01-25
High School Hero 1946-09-06
Junior Prom 1946-07-28
Freddie Steps Out 1946-06-29
Take It or Leave It 1944-07-17
Dead End Kids Go To War 1942-10-02
Junior G-Men of the Air 1942-06-30
Tuxedo Junction 1941-11-25
Let's Go Collegiate 1941-09-12
The Gang's All Here 1941-06-11
You're Out of Luck 1941-01-20
Up in the Air 1940-09-09
Laughing at Danger 1940-08-12
On the Spot 1940-06-11
Men with Steel Faces 1940-05-02
Pinocchio 1940-02-23
Chasing Trouble 1940-01-30
Irish Luck 1939-08-22
Boys' Reformatory 1939-05-01
Tough Kid 1938-12-28
Wanted by the Police 1938-09-21
Juvenile Court 1938-09-10
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1938-06-30
Reformatory 1938-06-20
Young Dynamite 1937-12-15
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry 1937-11-25
Headline Crasher 1937-08-04
Saratoga 1937-07-23
Anything for a Thrill 1937-06-15
Tough to Handle 1937-05-24
The Devil Diamond 1937-01-15
Mind Your Own Business 1936-12-18
Racing Blood 1936-11-14
Born to Fight 1936-11-02
Charlie Chan at the Race Track 1936-08-07
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs 1936-08-05
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford 1936-04-24
Black Gold 1936-01-19
3 Kids and a Queen 1935-10-21
Valley of Wanted Men 1935-10-19
Men of Action 1935-07-13
Stranded 1935-06-29
Unwelcome Stranger 1935-04-05
The Phantom Empire 1935-02-22
Red Hot Tires 1935-02-02
The Payoff 1935-01-09
Broadway Bill 1934-11-30
Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1934-06-15
The Merry Frinks 1934-05-26
No Greater Glory 1934-03-30
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 1934-03-02
The Big Race 1934-02-14
Little Men 1934-01-01
Wild Boys of the Road 1933-10-07
The Wolf Dog 1933-09-29
Tugboat Annie 1933-08-04
Laughing at Life 1933-07-12
The Mayor of Hell 1933-06-24
The Devil Horse 1932-11-01
Three on a Match 1932-10-29
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 1932-10-20
Hollywood on Parade 1932-06-05
Amateur Daddy 1932-04-10
Way Back Home 1931-11-13
The Lightning Warrior 1931-11-01
The Sin of Madelon Claudet 1931-10-23
The Mad Genius 1931-09-30
The Vanishing Legion 1931-06-01
The Public Enemy 1931-04-23
Blaze o' Glory 1929-12-30
Rainbow Man 1929-05-16
Trail of the Horse Thieves 1929-01-13
The Circus Kid 1928-10-07
Texas Tornado 1928-06-24
The Phantom of the Range 1928-04-21
Little Mickey Grogan 1927-12-27
Judgement Of The Hills 1927-08-01
Tom's Gang 1927-07-10
Moulders of Men 1927-02-27
Lightning Lariats 1927-01-30
Flesh and the Devil 1926-12-25
The Cowboy Cop 1926-07-10
Hearts and Spangles 1926-06-15
The Masquerade Bandit 1926-05-30
Mike 1926-05-10
Kiki 1926-04-04
Memory Lane 1926-02-01
Born to Battle 1926-01-24
The Cowboy Musketeer 1925-12-13
The Midnight Flyer 1925-12-06
Confessions of a Queen 1925-03-30
The Wyoming Wildcat 1925-01-11
So Big 1924-12-28
Roaring Rails 1924-09-20
Racing for Life 1924-08-08
The Signal Tower 1924-07-19
Judgment of the Storm 1924-01-06

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