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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 ForActing
  • Born20 February 1880 (age 145)
  • Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Frank Orth

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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 ForActing
  • Born20 February 1880 (age 145)
  • Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Houdini
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6.5
1953
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Here Come the Girls
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4.4
1953
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Something to Live For
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6.8
1952
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Double Dynamite
star
6.2
1951
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Father of the Bride
star
7.0
1950
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Cheaper by the Dozen
star
6.3
1950
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The Great Rupert
star
5.6
1950
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The Petty Girl
star
4.1
1950
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Red Light
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5.8
1949
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Bride for Sale
star
6.0
1949
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Blondie's Secret
star
6.5
1948
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The Big Clock
star
7.3
1948
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The Girl from Manhattan
star
5.0
1948
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The Guilt of Janet Ames
star
5.679
1947
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It Had to Be You
star
6.5
1947
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Born to Speed
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1947
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Heartaches
star
4.5
1947
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The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
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6.0
1947
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
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7.1
1946
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Wake Up and Dream
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6.5
1946
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The Hoodlum Saint
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5.2
1946
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The Bride Wore Boots
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5.9
1946
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Murder in the Music Hall
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4.6
1946
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It's Great to Be Young
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1946
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Lady in the Lake
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6.0
1946
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The Lost Weekend
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7.63
1945
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Pillow to Post
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5.5
1945
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Doll Face
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4.25
1945
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Tell It to a Star
star
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1945
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She Went to the Races
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5.5
1945
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Storm Over Lisbon
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4.8
1944
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Wilson
star
5.5
1944
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Greenwich Village
star
6.0
1944
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Summer Storm
star
5.3
1944
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Roger Touhy, Gangster
star
6.0
1944
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The Impatient Years
star
6.3
1944
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady
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6.0
1943
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The Ox-Bow Incident
star
7.704
1943
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Coney Island
star
6.125
1943
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Hello, Frisco, Hello
star
6.3
1943
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The Meanest Man in the World
star
6.4
1943
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Footlight Serenade
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1942
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Springtime in the Rockies
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6.7
1942
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Henry and Dizzy
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1942
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Blue, White, and Perfect
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6.3
1942
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Over My Dead Body
star
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1942
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Orchestra Wives
star
6.0
1942
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Dr. Kildare's Victory
star
5.8
1942
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My Gal Sal
star
5.846
1942
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Roxie Hart
star
6.8
1942
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Rings on Her Fingers
star
6.5
1942
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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
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5.3
1942
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The Magnificent Dope
star
7.2
1942
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Tales of Manhattan
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6.3
1942
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I Wake Up Screaming
star
6.866
1941
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Come Live with Me
star
7.0
1941
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The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
star
6.8
1941
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Ride on Vaquero
star
4.2
1941
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Sergeant York
star
7.2
1941
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Respect the Law
star
6.0
1941
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They Died with Their Boots On
star
6.6
1941
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Broadway Limited
star
4.625
1941
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His Girl Friday
star
7.405
1940
Poster
Pier 13
star
5.0
1940
Poster
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
star
6.5
1940
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Boom Town
star
6.9
1940
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You, the People
star
5.75
1940
Poster
Brother Orchid
star
6.5
1940
Poster
Gallant Sons
star
7.2
1940
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The Doctor Takes a Wife
star
6.5
1940
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'Til We Meet Again
star
6.2
1940
Poster
Father Is A Prince
star
5.0
1940
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Florian
star
1.0
1940
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis
star
6.0
1940
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home
star
6.8
1940
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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
star
4.571
1940
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La Conga Nights
star
7.5
1940
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Mexican Spitfire Out West
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4.6
1940
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Know Your Money
star
9.0
1940
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Buyer Beware
star
6.0
1940
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Gold Rush Maisie
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6.5
1940
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
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6.8
1939
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Broadway Serenade
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6.2
1939
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Fast and Furious
star
5.1
1939
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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
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5.0
1939
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Tell No Tales
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5.3
1939
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At the Circus
star
6.3
1939
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Idiot's Delight
star
6.1
1939
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Fast and Loose
star
5.6
1939
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Nancy Drew... Reporter
star
6.017
1939
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Within the Law
star
6.0
1939
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Calling Dr. Kildare
star
6.1
1939
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Young Mr. Lincoln
star
7.2
1939
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Thunder Afloat
star
5.9
1939
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Stanley and Livingstone
star
6.4
1939
Poster
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
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5.6
1939
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Dust Be My Destiny
star
6.2
1939
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Nancy Drew… Detective
star
6.3
1938
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Think It Over
star
6.333
1938
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Mr. Chump
star
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1938
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The Patient in Room 18
star
5.1
1938
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Young Dr. Kildare
star
6.5
1938
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Torchy Blane in Panama
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5.3
1938
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Comet Over Broadway
star
5.0
1938
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San Quentin
star
6.5
1937
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Marry the Girl
star
5.0
1937
Poster
Land Beyond the Law
star
7.0
1937
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Ever Since Eve
star
5.8
1937
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The Footloose Heiress
star
4.3
1937
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Missing Witnesses
star
5.5
1937
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The Devil's Saddle Legion
star
0.5
1937
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Prairie Thunder
star
3.5
1937
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Talent Scout
star
6.0
1937
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Polo Joe
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1936
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Two Against the World
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5.8
1936
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Hot Money
star
4.0
1936
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Unwelcome Stranger
star
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1935
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The Payoff
star
4.9
1935
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Taking Ways
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1930
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A Bird in the Hand
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1929