Frank Cady
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Frank Cady (September 8, 1915 – June 8, 2012) was an American actor. His most famous role was general-store owner Sam Drucker, one of the less-nutty residents of Hooterville in both Green Acres (1965) and Petticoat Junction (1963). He had a history as a film, stage, and television actor long before those shows, and also appeared on some radio programs including Gunsmoke. In the 1950s, Cady played Doc Williams in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), along with numerous supporting parts in movies and also appeared in television commercials for (among other products) Shasta Grape Soda. Cady has been most prolific in television and was the only actor to play a recurring character on three TV sitcoms at the same time, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Green Acres (1965), and Petticoat Junction (1963). Usually cast as a gregarious small-town businessman, druggist, store clerk or other type of all-around Midwestern-type good guy, Cady was actually a California native, born in Susanville in 1915. The acting bug bit him when he sang in an elementary school play, and after graduating from Stanford University he headed to London, England, to train in the theater. When World War II broke out he was already in Europe, so he enlisted in the Army Air Force and spent the next several years in postings all over the continent. After his discharge he returned to the US and headed for Hollywood. An agent saw him in a local play, signed him, and he was on his way. One of his earlier--and more atypical--roles was as a seedy underworld character pulled in for questioning in a cop's murder in the noir classic He Walked by Night (1948), and he played a succession of hotel clerks, bureaucrats, henpecked husbands and the like for the next 40+ years. He did much television work from the mid-'50s onward. Cady resided in Wilsonville, Oregon and at the time of his death had two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Known for
Credits
Rear Window (1954)
as Man on Fire Escape
Ace in the Hole (1951)
as Mr. Federber
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
as Night Clerk (uncredited)
The Bad Seed (1956)
as Henry Daigle
Father of the Bride (1950)
as Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
as Assayer
The Tin Star (1957)
as Abe Pickett (uncredited)
When Worlds Collide (1951)
as Harold Ferris
He Walked by Night (1949)
as Pete Hammond
Three Violent People (1956)
as Doctor
The Indian Fighter (1955)
as Trader Joe
D.O.A. (1949)
as Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
Zandy's Bride (1974)
as Pa Allan
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
as Mayor James Sargent
Special Agent (1949)
as Motorist (uncredited)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Trial (1955)
as Canford (uncredited)
Flamingo Road (1949)
Actor
Hearts of the West (1975)
as Pa Tater
The Crooked Way (1949)
Actor
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
as Ferguson
Convicted (1950)
as Eddie (uncredited)
Take One False Step (1949)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Abandoned (1949)
as Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)
The Great Rupert (1950)
as Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator
The Sellout (1952)
as Bennie Amboy
Return to Green Acres (1990)
as Sam Drucker
Experiment Alcatraz (1950)
as Max Henry
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
as Gas Station Man
Three Husbands (1950)
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
as Oculist (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
as Mr. Wentworth (uncredited)
Half a Hero (1953)
as Mr. Watts
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
as Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers (1950)
as Geologist (uncredited)
Pretty Baby (1950)
as Janitor (uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
as Harry (uncredited)
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
as Willie Poole
The Atomic City (1952)
as F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg
The History of Hooterville (2005)
as Self
The Checkered Coat (1948)
as Skinner
The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
as John Milstead
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
as Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)
Dial 1119 (1950)
as Fred Backett (uncredited)
The Girl Most Likely (1958)
as Pop
Dear Brat (1951)
as Parole Officer Creavy
Sarge Goes to College (1947)
as Prof. Edwards
Pal, Fugitive Dog (1950)
as Doctor
The Boy and the Bronc Buster (1973)
as Clothing Store Proprietor
Marry Me Again (1953)
as Dr. Day
Bungalow 13 (1948)
as Gus Barton
Soup and Me (1978)
as Mr. Sutter