Frank Cady
Acting
Born: September 8, 1915 · Susanville, California, USA
Died: June 8, 2012 (aged 96)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Rear Window
1954
Ace in the Hole
1951
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
The Bad Seed
1956
Father of the Bride
1950
When Worlds Collide
1951
D.O.A.
1949
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Hawaii Five-O
1968
The Tin Star
1957
Perry Mason
1957
The Untouchables
1959
Photos (2)
Movies (50)
Rear Window
Man on Fire Escape
Ace in the Hole
Mr. Federber
The Bad Seed
Henry Daigle
The Asphalt Jungle
Night Clerk (uncredited)
The Tin Star
Abe Pickett (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Duck
Assayer
Three Violent People
Doctor
When Worlds Collide
Harold Ferris
The Indian Fighter
Trader Joe
He Walked by Night
Pete Hammond
Zandy's Bride
Pa Allan
Special Agent
Motorist (uncredited)
Young Man with a Horn
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Return to Green Acres
Sam Drucker
Let's Make It Legal
Ferguson
The Sellout
Bennie Amboy
D.O.A.
Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
Trial
Canford (uncredited)
The Crooked Way
1949
Convicted
Eddie (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949
Half a Hero
Mr. Watts
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Mayor James Sargent
Hearts of the West
Pa Tater
Lightning Strikes Twice
Gas Station Man
The Great Rupert
Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator
Experiment Alcatraz
Max Henry
Dial 1119
Fred Backett (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)
Take One False Step
Reporter (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
Oculist (uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Harry (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers
Geologist (uncredited)
Three Husbands
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Abandoned
Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Clothing Store Proprietor
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Mr. Wentworth (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
Janitor (uncredited)
The Checkered Coat
Skinner
The Atomic City
F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg
The Girl Most Likely
Pop
The Man Who Understood Women
John Milstead
The Next Voice You Hear...
Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
Prof. Edwards
The Missouri Traveler
Willie Poole
Dear Brat
Parole Officer Creavy
Marry Me Again
Dr. Day
Bungalow 13
Gus Barton
Soup and Me
Mr. Sutter
TV Shows (41)
Perry Mason
Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Luke · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Farley Upchurch · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Judge Bergstrom · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Hiram · 1 eps
The Virginian
Mr. Hardy · 1 eps
Maverick
Hamelin · 1 eps
Green Acres
Sam Drucker · 130 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
Sam Drucker · 10 eps
The Untouchables
Larry Croft · 1 eps
Cheyenne
1 eps
Rawhide
Storekeeper · 1 eps
Petticoat Junction
Sam Drucker · 222 eps
Gunsmoke
Webb · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
1 eps
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Dr. Williams · 2 eps
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Doctor Williams · 1 eps
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Doc Williams · 13 eps
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Sporting Goods Salesman · 1 eps
The Real McCoys
Ed Oliver · 1 eps
Hazel
1 eps
Dennis the Menace
1 eps
The Deputy
Harry Rickert · 1 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
Will Hoople - Town Drunk · 1 eps
Sugarfoot
Jay Hollis · 1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
December Bride
2 eps
Trackdown
Bob-Tail · 1 eps
You Are There
John Stark · 1 eps
AfterMASH
Gus Bell · 1 eps
The Great Adventure
Drover · 1 eps
Pete and Gladys
1 eps
Guestward, Ho!
1 eps
Private Secretary
1 eps
Monster Squad
The Farmer · 1 eps
The Alaskans
1 eps
These Are the Days
16 eps
General Electric Theater
George Hanson · 1 eps
Grindl
1 eps
Glynis
1 eps
Klondike
1 eps
