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Frankie Darro


Frankie Darro

Geburtstag:

12/22/1917

Geburtsort:

Chicago, Illinois, USA:

Biografie:

Frankie Darro (22. Dezember 1917 – 25. Dezember 1976) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Geboren in eine Showbusiness-Familie – seine Eltern waren Zirkusartisten – gab Darro sein Filmdebüt im Alter von sechs Jahren. Aufgrund seiner geringen Körpergröße und seines jugendlichen Aussehens spielte er bis weit in seine Zwanziger Teenager. Als körperlich präsenter Darsteller führte Darro oft seine Stunts selbst aus, häufig aus der Not heraus – seine geringe Größe erschwerte es, Stuntdoubles seiner Größe zu finden. Er war ein versierter Reiter und drehte neben Western auch mehrere Filme, in denen er Jockeys verkörperte. 1933 spielte er die Hauptrolle eines problembelasteten Teenagers in dem Warner-Brothers-Film „Wild Boys of the Road“. Der Film entstand vor dem Hays Code und bietet einen realistischen Einblick in die Zeit der Großen Depression aus der Perspektive der damaligen Jugend. Dieser Film scheint erst vor Kurzem wiederentdeckt worden zu sein und wurde von der Kritik hochgelobt. Im selben Jahr spielte er einen problembelasteten Jugendlichen in James Cagneys Klassiker „Der Bürgermeister der Hölle“. Später, im Jahr 1935, hatte er eine wichtige Rolle in dem Kult-Serienklassiker „Das Phantomreich“. Mit zunehmendem Alter fiel es Darro jedoch immer schwerer, Arbeit zu finden, und Ende der 1940er-Jahre arbeitete er ungenannt als Stuntman und übernahm kleinere Rollen. Er hatte eine wiederkehrende Rolle in der „Red Skelton Hour“ (1951), von seinen Fans jedoch weitgehend unbekannt. Außerdem spielte er „Robby den Roboter“ in dem bahnbrechenden Science-Fiction-Film „Alarm im Weltraum“ (1956), dessen Stimme allerdings von Marvin Miller, besser bekannt als Michael Anthony aus der Fernsehserie „Wer wird Millionär?“ (1955–1960), gesprochen wurde. Danach trat Frankie nur noch sporadisch in Filmen und im Fernsehen auf.



Credits

Fugitive Lovers (1975)
as Lester the Drunk
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)
as Studio Guard
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
as Delivery Man (uncredited)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
as Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Dooley
Forbidden Planet (1956)
as Robby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)
Living It Up (1954)
as Bellboy Captain (uncredited)
The Lawless Rider (1954)
as Jim Bascom
Racing Blood (1954)
as Ben
Two Gun Marshal (1953)
as Clint Slocum
Pat and Mike (1952)
as Caddy (uncredited)
Westward the Women (1951)
as Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
as Cadet (uncredited)
Pride of Maryland (1951)
as Steve Loomis
Wyoming Mail (1950)
as Rufe
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Riding High (1950)
as Jockey Williams
Sons of New Mexico (1949)
as Gig Jackson
Hold That Baby! (1949)
as Bananas Stewart
Fighting Fools (1949)
as Johnny Higgins
Trouble Makers (1948)
as Ben Feathers
Heart of Virginia (1948)
as Jimmy Easter
Angels' Alley (1948)
as Cousin Jimmy
Smart Politics (1948)
as Roy Donne
That's My Man (1947)
as Jockey
Sarge Goes to College (1947)
as Roy Donne
Vacation Days (1947)
as Roy Donne
High School Hero (1946)
as Roy Donne
Freddie Steps Out (1946)
as Roy Donne
Junior Prom (1946)
as Roy Donne
Take It or Leave It (1944)
as Radio Listener
Dead End Kids Go To War (1942)
as Jack
Junior G-Men of the Air (1942)
as Jack
Tuxedo Junction (1941)
as Jack 'Sock' Anderson
Let's Go Collegiate (1941)
as Frankie Monahan
The Gang's All Here (1941)
as Frankie O'Malley
You're Out of Luck (1941)
as Frankie O'Reilly
Up in the Air (1940)
as Frankie Ryan
Laughing at Danger (1940)
as Frankie Kelly
On the Spot (1940)
as Frankie 'Doc' Kelly
Radio Ranch (1940)
as Frankie Baxter
Pinocchio (1940)
as Lampwick (voice) (uncredited)
Chasing Trouble (1940)
as Jimmy O'Brien
Irish Luck (1939)
as Buzzy O'Brien
Boys' Reformatory (1939)
as Tommy Ryan
Tough Kid (1938)
as 'Skipper' Murphy
Wanted by the Police (1938)
as Danny Murphy
Juvenile Court (1938)
as Stubby
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938)
as Jerry
Reformatory (1938)
as Louie Miller
Young Dynamite (1937)
as Freddie Shields
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
as "Dink" Reid
Headline Crasher (1937)
as James 'Jimmy' Forbush Tallant, Jr.
Saratoga (1937)
as Dixie Gordon
Anything for a Thrill (1937)
as Dan Mallory
Tough to Handle (1937)
as Mike Sanford
The Devil Diamond (1937)
as Lee
Mind Your Own Business (1936)
as Bob
Racing Blood (1936)
as Frankie Reynolds
Born to Fight (1936)
as 'Babyface' Madison
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
as 'Tip' Collins, Jockey
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
as Spike Salisbury (uncredited)
Black Gold (1936)
as Clifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
as Self
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
as Blackie
Valley of Wanted Men (1935)
as Slivers Sanderson
Men of Action (1935)
as Johnny Morgan
Stranded (1935)
as James 'Jimmy' Rivers
Unwelcome Stranger (1935)
as Charlie Anderson
The Phantom Empire (1935)
as Frankie Baxter
Red Hot Tires (1935)
as Johnny
The Payoff (1935)
as Jimmy Moore
Broadway Bill (1934)
as Ted Williams
Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934)
as Bobbie Riley
The Merry Frinks (1934)
as Norman Frink
No Greater Glory (1934)
as Feri Ats
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)
as
The Big Race (1934)
as Knobby
Little Men (1934)
as Dan
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
as Eddie Smith
The Wolf Dog (1933)
as Frank Courtney
Tugboat Annie (1933)
as Alec, as a Child
Laughing at Life (1933)
as Chango
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
as James 'Jimmie' Smith
The Devil Horse (1932)
as Frankie Graham - The Wild Boy
Three on a Match (1932)
as Bobby (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932)
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade (1932)
as Self
Amateur Daddy (1932)
as Pete Smith
The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931)
as Orphan McGuire
Way Back Home (1931)
as Robbie
The Lightning Warrior (1931)
as Jimmy Carter
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
as Larry Claudet - as a Boy (uncredited)
The Mad Genius (1931)
as Fedor as a Boy
The Vanishing Legion (1931)
as Jimmie Williams
The Public Enemy (1931)
as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Blaze o' Glory (1929)
as Jean Williams
The Pride of Pawnee (1929)
as Jerry Wilson
Rainbow Man (1929)
as Billy Ryan
Idaho Red (1929)
as Tadpole
Gun Law (1929)
as Buster Brown
Trail of the Horse Thieves (1929)
as Buddy
Tyrant of Red Gulch (1928)
as Tip
The Avenging Rider (1928)
as Frankie Sheridan
The Circus Kid (1928)
as Buddy
Terror Mountain (1928)
as Buddy Roberts
Texas Tornado (1928)
as Buddy Martin
The Phantom of the Range (1928)
as Spuds O'Brien
When the Law Rides (1928)
as Frankie Ross
Little Mickey Grogan (1927)
as Mickey Grogan
The Desert Pirate (1927)
as Jimmy Rand
The Flying U Ranch (1927)
as Chip Jr.
Judgement Of The Hills (1927)
as Tad Dennison
Tom's Gang (1927)
as Spuds
Cyclone of the Range (1927)
as Frankie Butler
Long Pants (1927)
as Young Harry Shelby (uncredited)
Moulders of Men (1927)
as Sandy Barry
Lightning Lariats (1927)
as Alexis, King of Roxenburg
Her Father Said No (1927)
as Matt Doe
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
as Boy who dances with Hertha (uncredited)
Red Hot Hoofs (1926)
as Frankie Buckley
Out of the West (1926)
as Frankie O'Connor
Tom and His Pals (1926)
as Frankie Smith
The Cowboy Cop (1926)
as Frankie
Hearts and Spangles (1926)
as Bobby
The Masquerade Bandit (1926)
as Tim Marble
Mike (1926)
as Boy
Wild to Go (1926)
as Frankie Blake
Kiki (1926)
as Pierre
The Thrill Hunter (1926)
as Boy Prince
Memory Lane (1926)
as Urchin
Born to Battle (1926)
as Birdie
The Cowboy Musketeer (1925)
as Billy Gordon
The Midnight Flyer (1925)
as Young Davey
The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
as Bubsy
The Phantom Express (1925)
as 'Daddles' Lane - Nora's Brother
Let's Go, Gallagher (1925)
as Little Joey
Fighting the Flames (1925)
as Mickey
Confessions of a Queen (1925)
as Prince Zara
Her Husband's Secret (1925)
as Young Elliot Owen
Women and Gold (1925)
as Dan Barclay Jr.
The Wyoming Wildcat (1925)
as Barnie Finn
So Big (1924)
as Dirk DeJong (child)
Roaring Rails (1924)
as Little Bill
Racing for Life (1924)
as Jimmy Danton
The Signal Tower (1924)
as Sonny Tolliver
Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924)
as Half-a-Dollar Bill
Judgment of the Storm (1924)
as Heath Twin