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Frank Yaconelli

Acting

Born October 2, 1898 · San Biagio, Italy

Died November 19, 1965

Also known as Francesco Yaconelli · Frank Yacanelli · Frank Yaconnelli

Biography

Frank Yaconelli (October 2, 1898 – November 19, 1965) was an Italian-born American film actor. When he was a child his family emigrated to the United States, settling in Boston. Yaconelli was a character actor playing supporting roles, often Southern European or Mexican immigrants. He was also a noted accordion player, and performed in a number of films. He starred alongside Jack Randall in a series of seven westerns produced by Monogram Pictures. From Wikipedia.

Filmography35 titles

South of Monterey

1946as Baby

Wild West Days

1937as Mike Morales

It Happened One Night

1934as Tony (uncredited)

Zorro

1957as Pancho

A Place in the Sun

1951as Truck Driver (uncredited)

A Foreign Affair

1948as Accordion Player (uncredited)

The Mark of Zorro

1940as Don Alejandro's Servant (uncredited)

The Driftin' Kid

1941as Lopez Mendoza

Torrid Zone

1940as Lopez

The Three Mesquiteers

1936as Pete

Hangman's Knot

1952as Drifter

Wild Horse Mesa

1947as Clemente

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940as Jack, Coffee Shop Owner (uncredited)

Blazing Justice

1936as Rusty, Guitar Player

East Side Kids

1940as Tony

Beauty and the Bandit

1946as Baby

Western Mail

1942as Lopez Mendoza

Down Argentine Way

1940as Horserace Loser at Fiesta (uncredited)

Death Takes a Holiday

1934as Flower Vendor (uncredited)

Dr. Cyclops

1940as Pedro

Fiesta

1941as Pablo

Forced Landing

1941as Zomar - the Grocer

Lucky Terror

1936as Anthony 'Tony' Giribaldi

Gun Play

1935as Frank Gorman

Serenade

1956as Giuseppe (uncredited)

Arizona Round-Up

1942as Pierre La Farge

Forbidden Trails

1941as Poker Player Tony

Riding the California Trail

1947as Baby

Escape to Paradise

1939as Manuel, Taxi Driver

Streets of New York

1939as Flower Vendor (uncredited)

Down to the Sea

1936as Pete

Riding the Sunset Trail

1941as Lopez Mendoza

Mexican Spitfire

1940as Waiter in Mexico

The Cheyenne Kid

1940as Manuel

Across the Plains

1939as Lopez