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Frank McGrath

Acting

Born February 2, 1903 · Mound City, Missouri, USA

Died May 13, 1967

Also known 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 both fictional trail masters, Ward Bond as Seth Adams and John McIntire as Christopher "Chris" Hale. McGrath was born in Mound City in Holt County in far northwestern Missouri. McGrath married Libby Quay Buschlen (1902–1978), a native of Ontario, Canada. He died May 13, 1967 at the age of sixty-four of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California, and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. CLR From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography30 titles

The Searchers

1956as Texas Ranger (uncredited)

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943as Posse Member (uncredited)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925Stunts

The Tin Star

1957as Jim Clark (uncredited)

The Naked Spur

1953Stunt Double, Stunts

Westward the Women

1951as Outrider (uncredited)

Fort Apache

1948as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)

The War Wagon

1967as Bartender

Rio Grande

1950Stunts

3 Godfathers

1948Stunt Double

Wagon Master

1950as Posse Member (uncredited)

Broken Arrow

1950as Barfly (uncredited)

The Big Trail

1930as Pioneer (uncredited)

Wagon Train

1957as Charlie Wooster

Hondo

1953as Lowes Partner (uncredited)

Gunfight in Abilene

1967as Ned Martin

The Virginian

1962as Neddie Henshaw

They Were Expendable

1945as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)

The Black Swan

1942as Pirate (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

1951as Captain (uncredited)

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968as Mr. Remington

The Last Challenge

1967as Ballard Weeks

The Flame and the Arrow

1950as Guard (uncredited)

Cheyenne

1955as John Pike

Ride, Vaquero!

1953as Pete

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967as Plank

Western Union

1941as Posse Rider

Hell Bound

1957as Detective (uncredited)

Santiago

1956Stunts