Frank Orth

Frank 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-language shorts in sound produced by Warner Bros. He and his wife also appeared together in a series of two-reel comedies in the early 1930s. Orth's first major screen credit was in “Prairie Thunder,” a Dick Foran western, in 1937. From then on, he was often cast as bartenders, pharmacists, and grocery clerks, and always distinctly Irish. He had a recurring role in the Dr. Kildare series of films and also in the Nancy Drew series as the befuddled Officer Tweedy. Among his better roles were the newspaper man Cary Grant telephones early in “His Girl Friday,” one of the quartet singing “Gary Owen” in “They Died with Their Boots On” (thereby giving Errol Flynn as Gen. Custer the idea of associating the tune with the 7th Cavalry), and as the little man carrying the sign reading “The End Is Near” throughout Colonel Effingham's Raid. However, Orth is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series “Boston Blackie.” A short, plump, round-faced man, often smoking a cigar, Orth as Faraday wore his own dark-rimmed spectacles, though rarely in feature films. In 1959, Orth retired from show business after throat surgery. His wife died in 1961 after around fifty years of marriage. Orth died on March 17, 1962. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills next to his wife.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1880-02-20
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As: Frank Kaiser Orth

Movies List of Frank Orth

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His Girl Friday

1940 Movie
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Blondie's Secret

1948 Movie
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Taking Ways

1930 Movie
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Father of the Bride

1950 Movie
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I Wake Up Screaming

1941 Movie
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Come Live with Me

1941 Movie
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Red Light

1949 Movie
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Storm Over Lisbon

1944 Movie
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Unwelcome Stranger

1935 Movie
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Cheaper by the Dozen

1950 Movie
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The Lost Weekend

1945 Movie
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Houdini

1953 Movie
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Footlight Serenade

1942 Movie
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The Great Rupert

1950 Movie
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The Big Clock

1948 Movie
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Wilson

1944 Movie
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Pillow to Post

1945 Movie
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San Quentin

1937 Movie
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Pier 13

1940 Movie
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The Petty Girl

1950 Movie
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Here Come the Girls

1953 Movie
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Broadway Serenade

1939 Movie
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Think It Over

1938 Movie
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Doll Face

1945 Movie
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Tell It to a Star

1945 Movie
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Fast and Furious

1939 Movie
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Mr. Chump

1938 Movie
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Marry the Girl

1937 Movie
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Land Beyond the Law

1937 Movie
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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939 Movie
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Polo Joe

1936 Movie
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Wake Up and Dream

1946 Movie
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She Went to the Races

1945 Movie
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Boom Town

1940 Movie
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Ever Since Eve

1937 Movie
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Young Dr. Kildare

1938 Movie
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Tell No Tales

1939 Movie
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At the Circus

1939 Movie
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Greenwich Village

1944 Movie
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Henry and Dizzy

1942 Movie
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Idiot's Delight

1939 Movie
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The Footloose Heiress

1937 Movie
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Fast and Loose

1939 Movie
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Within the Law

1939 Movie
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Calling Dr. Kildare

1939 Movie
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Young Mr. Lincoln

1939 Movie
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Thunder Afloat

1939 Movie
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Dust Be My Destiny

1939 Movie
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Summer Storm

1944 Movie
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It Had to Be You

1947 Movie
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You, the People

1940 Movie
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Missing Witnesses

1937 Movie
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Born to Speed

1947 Movie
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943 Movie
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Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944 Movie
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The Ox-Bow Incident

1943 Movie
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Brother Orchid

1940 Movie
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Coney Island

1943 Movie
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Over My Dead Body

1942 Movie
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Two Against the World

1936 Movie
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Ride on Vaquero

1941 Movie
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Heartaches

1947 Movie
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Prairie Thunder

1937 Movie
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Sergeant York

1941 Movie
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Orchestra Wives

1942 Movie
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The Hoodlum Saint

1946 Movie
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Gallant Sons

1940 Movie
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The Payoff

1935 Movie
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Talent Scout

1937 Movie
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'Til We Meet Again

1940 Movie
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Hot Money

1936 Movie
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Father Is A Prince

1940 Movie
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Florian

1940 Movie
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940 Movie
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940 Movie
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Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942 Movie
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My Gal Sal

1942 Movie
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La Conga Nights

1940 Movie
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Respect the Law

1941 Movie
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A Bird in the Hand

1929 Movie
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Something to Live For

1952 Movie
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The Bride Wore Boots

1946 Movie
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The Impatient Years

1944 Movie
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Bride for Sale

1949 Movie
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Know Your Money

1940 Movie
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Buyer Beware

1940 Movie
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Gold Rush Maisie

1940 Movie
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Roxie Hart

1942 Movie
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Rings on Her Fingers

1942 Movie
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Broadway Limited

1941 Movie
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Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943 Movie
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Comet Over Broadway

1938 Movie
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The Magnificent Dope

1942 Movie
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Tales of Manhattan

1942 Movie
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Lady in the Lake

1946 Movie
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Double Dynamite

1951 Movie