Frank McGrath
Birthday
1903/02/02
Day of death
1967/05/13 (64 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mound City, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McGrath, Benjamin Franklin McGrath
Biography
Benjamin Franklin McGrath (February 2, 1903 – May 13, 1967) was an American television and film actor and stunt performer who played the comical, optimistic cook with the white beard, Charlie B. Wooster, on the western series Wagon Train for five seasons on NBC and then three seasons on ABC. McGrath appeared in all 272 episodes in the eight seasons of the series, which had ended its run only two years before his death. McGrath's Wooster character hence provided the meals and companionship for bo...Read more
Acting
(1957) Hell Bound
as Detective (uncredited)
(1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Mr. Remington
(1953) Hondo
as Lowes Partner
(1967) The Reluctant Astronaut
as Plank
(1951) Westward the Women
as Outrider (uncredited)
(1950) The Milkman
as Man (uncredited)
(1956) The First Texan
as Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
(1967) Gunfight in Abilene
as Ned Martin
(1932) The Rainbow Trail
as Horseman
(1956) The Searchers
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
(1967) Tammy and the Millionaire
as Uncle Lucius
(1960) The Colter Craven Story
as ---
(1942) The Ox-Bow Incident
as Posse Member (uncredited)
(1950) Wagon Master
as Posse Member (uncredited)
(1967) The Last Challenge
as Ballard Weeks
(1957) The Tin Star
as Jim Clark (uncredited)
(1948) Fort Apache
as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
(1951) The Red Badge of Courage
as Captain (uncredited)
(1930) The Big Trail
as Pioneer (uncredited)
(1949) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
(1941) Riders of the Purple Sage
as Pete
(1942) Sundown Jim
as Outlaw
(1967) The War Wagon
as Bartender
(1941) Western Union
as Posse Rider
(1940) High School
as Student in Fight
(1932) Robbers' Roost
as Mexican
(1965) The Sword of Ali Baba
as Pindar
(1953) Ride, Vaquero!
as Pete
(1948) Half Past Midnight
as Taxi Driver
(1951) Slaughter Trail
as Jamora (uncredited)
(1950) The Flame and the Arrow
as Guard (uncredited)
(1945) They Were Expendable
as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
(1950) Broken Arrow
as Barfly
(1942) The Black Swan
as Pirate (uncredited)
(1965) Tammy
as ---
(1962) The Virginian
as Neddie Henshaw
(1955) Cheyenne
as John Pike
(1957) Wagon Train
as Charlie Wooster