Birthday
1880/02/20
Day of death
1962/03/17 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
Frank Kaiser 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-languag...Read more
(1940) His Girl Friday
as Duffy
(1948) Blondie's Secret
as Mr. Philpotts
(1930) Taking Ways
as ---
(1950) Father of the Bride
as Joe
(1941) I Wake Up Screaming
as Cemetery Caretaker
(1941) Come Live with Me
as Jerry
(1949) Red Light
as Wallace 'Wally' Stoner
(1946) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Hotel Clerk
(1944) Storm Over Lisbon
as Murgatroyd
(1935) Unwelcome Stranger
as Jackson
(1950) Cheaper by the Dozen
as Higgins (uncredited)
(1945) The Lost Weekend
as Opera Cloak Room Attendant
(1953) Houdini
as Mr. Hunter
(1942) Footlight Serenade
as Mike
(1947) The Guilt of Janet Ames
as Danny
(1938) Nancy Drew… Detective
as Captain Tweedy
(1939) Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Captain Tweedy
(1950) The Great Rupert
as Mr. Frank Dingle
(1948) The Big Clock
as Burt
(1944) Wilson
as Smith (uncredited)
(1941) The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Mike Ryan
(1945) Pillow to Post
as Clayfield Taxi Driver
(1937) San Quentin
as Convict in Bunkhouse (uncredited)
(1940) Pier 13
as Dead Pan Charlie
(1950) The Petty Girl
as Moody (process server)
(1953) Here Come the Girls
as Mr. Hungerford
(1939) Broadway Serenade
as Mr. Fellows
(1938) Think It Over
as Brown, Clothing Store Owner
(1942) Springtime in the Rockies
as Bickel (uncredited)
(1945) Doll Face
as Peters
(1945) Tell It to a Star
as Augustus T. Goodman
(1939) Fast and Furious
as Captain Joe Burke
(1938) Mr. Chump
as Sheriff Frank Hinton
(1937) Marry the Girl
as Bar owner
(1937) Land Beyond the Law
as Shorty Long
(1939) Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Tim McKelvy
(1936) Polo Joe
as Bert
(1946) Wake Up and Dream
as Milkman
(1940) Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as Steve
(1945) She Went to the Races
as Skelly
(1940) Boom Town
as Barber
(1938) The Patient in Room 18
as Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
(1937) Ever Since Eve
as Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)
(1938) Young Dr. Kildare
as Mike Ryan (uncredited)
(1939) Tell No Tales
as Vic - Bartender (uncredited)
(1939) At the Circus
as Chef in Diner (uncredited)
(1944) Greenwich Village
as Ordway
(1942) Henry and Dizzy
as Joe McGuire
(1939) Idiot's Delight
as Benny Zinsser
(1937) The Footloose Heiress
as Justice Abner Cuttler
(1939) Fast and Loose
as Detective Hendricks (uncredited)
(1939) Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Captain Tweedy (uncredited)
(1939) Within the Law
as Jim Jenks
(1939) Calling Dr. Kildare
as Mike Sullivan - Hospital Cafe Owner (uncredited)
(1939) Young Mr. Lincoln
as Loafer (uncredited)
(1939) Thunder Afloat
as Old Sailor in Bilge Area (uncredited)
(1939) Stanley and Livingstone
as Newspaperman with Pills
(1939) The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Mike Sullivan
(1939) Dust Be My Destiny
as Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited)
(1944) Summer Storm
as Cafe Maitre d' at End (uncredited)
(1947) It Had to Be You
as Conductor Brown
(1940) You, the People
as Soda Jerk
(1937) Missing Witnesses
as Gordon (uncredited)
(1947) Born to Speed
as Breezy Bradley
(1943) Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Taxi Driver
(1944) Roger Touhy, Gangster
as . Comic in Theater (uncredited)
(1943) The Ox-Bow Incident
as Larry Kinkaid (uncredited)
(1942) Blue, White, and Perfect
as Mr. Toby
(1937) The Devil's Saddle Legion
as Judge Barko
(1940) Brother Orchid
as Waiter at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited)
(1943) Coney Island
as Bartender
(1942) Over My Dead Body
as Detective
(1936) Two Against the World
as Tommy - Bartender
(1941) Ride on Vaquero
as Auctioneer
(1947) Heartaches
as Mike Connelly, Vic's Agent
(1947) The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Police Captain
(1937) Prairie Thunder
as Wichita
(1941) Sergeant York
as Drummer (uncredited)
(1942) Orchestra Wives
as Rex Willet
(1946) The Hoodlum Saint
as Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
(1940) Gallant Sons
as Newspaper Foreman (uncredited)
(1935) The Payoff
as Porter (uncredited)
(1940) The Doctor Takes a Wife
as New York Editor (uncredited)
(1937) Talent Scout
as Burlesque Theatre Manager (uncredited)
(1940) 'Til We Meet Again
as Hong Kong Bartender (uncredited)
(1936) Hot Money
as Hank Ford
(1940) Father Is A Prince
as Drugstore Proprieter
(1940) Florian
as Detective
(1940) Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Mike Ryan, Cafe Owner
(1940) Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Mike Ryan, Sullivan's Hospital Cafe
(1940) Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Mike Ryan (uncredited)
(1942) Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Mike Ryan
(1942) My Gal Sal
as McGuiness
(1940) La Conga Nights
as Dennis O'Brien
(1941) Respect the Law
as Peter Brennan
(1929) A Bird in the Hand
as ---
(1952) Something to Live For
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1941) They Died with Their Boots On
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1940) Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Window Washer
(1946) The Bride Wore Boots
as Judge (uncredited)
(1944) The Impatient Years
as Counterman
(1949) Bride for Sale
as Police Sergeant
(1940) Know Your Money
as Tobacconist (uncredited)
(1940) Buyer Beware
as Smith (uncredited)
(1946) Murder in the Music Hall
as Henderson
(1938) Torchy Blane in Panama
as First Leopard (uncredited)
(1940) Gold Rush Maisie
as Harris
(1942) Roxie Hart
as Bar Client #2 (uncredited)
(1942) Rings on Her Fingers
as Kellogg
(1941) Broadway Limited
as Lou, Cafe Proprietor
(1943) Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Lou, Bartender at Sharkey's
(1946) It's Great to Be Young
as Franklin Johnson
(1948) The Girl from Manhattan
as Oscar Newsome
(1942) Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Mike Ryan
(1938) Comet Over Broadway
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1942) The Magnificent Dope
as Messenger
(1942) Tales of Manhattan
as Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)
(1946) Lady in the Lake
as Floyd Greer (Uncredited)
(1943) The Meanest Man in the World
as Bartender
(1951) Double Dynamite
as Mr. Kofer
(1951) The Adventures of Boston Blackie
as ---
(1952) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as Uncle John