Frank Cady - Turner Classic Movies

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Birth Place

Susanville, California, USA

Born

September 08, 1915

Died

June 08, 2012

Cause of Death

Undetermined

Biography

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Best known as the lovable storekeeper, Sam Drucker, on three popular sitcoms--"The Beverly Hillbillies," "Petticoat Junction," and "Green Acres"--Frank Cady was an icon of early American television. Drucker got his taste for comedy while working on the campus humor magazine at Stanford University, where he graduated with a BA in speech and drama. After serving in the Air Force during Wor...

Filmography

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Return to Green Acres (1990)

Hearts of the West (1975)

Zandy's Bride (1974)

The Million Dollar Duck (1971)

The Gnome-Mobile (1967)

Charlie Pettibone

7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)

Mayor James Sargent

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Ace In The Hole (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Mr. Federber

Convicted (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Double Breasted Overstuffed Idiot

Biography

Best known as the lovable storekeeper, Sam Drucker, on three popular sitcoms--"The Beverly Hillbillies," "Petticoat Junction," and "Green Acres"--Frank Cady was an icon of early American television. Drucker got his taste for comedy while working on the campus humor magazine at Stanford University, where he graduated with a BA in speech and drama. After serving in the Air Force during World War II, Cady pursued acting. He earned small film roles easily, and appeared in such films as the original "Father of the Bride" with Spencer Tracy, the horror classic "The Bad Seed," and the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "Rear Window." By the '60s, Cady was working regularly in television, accruing numerous guest roles, and even earned a recurring role as Doc Williams on the popular sitcom "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet." Then came the simultaneous series "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Petticoat Junction," and "Green Acres," which allowed Cady to play Drucker from 1963, the start of "Petticoat Junction," to 1971, the end of "Green Acres." Following this heyday, Cady appeared on TV less and less, making his final screen appearance in the 1990 TV movie "Return to Green Acres." After a quiet retirement in Oregon, he died in 2012.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Return to Green Acres (1990)

Hearts of the West (1975)

Zandy's Bride (1974)

The Million Dollar Duck (1971)

The Gnome-Mobile (1967)

Charlie Pettibone

7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)

Mayor James Sargent

The Man Who Understood Women (1959)

The Missouri Traveler (1958)

The Girl Most Likely (1958)

The Tin Star (1957)

Three Violent People (1957)

The Bad Seed (1956)

Mr. Henry Daigle

The Indian Fighter (1955)

Rear Window (1954)

Fire escape man

Marry Me Again (1953)

Half a Hero (1953)

The Sellout (1952)

The Atomic City (1952)

When Worlds Collide (1951)

Dear Brat (1951)

Ace in the Hole (1951)

Mr. [Al] Federber

Let's Make It Legal (1951)

Hunt the Man Down (1951)

Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)

Station attendant

Little man, bartender

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Pretty Baby (1950)

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)

The Great Rupert (1950)

Tax investigator

Experiment Alcatraz (1950)

Convicted (1950)

Three Husbands (1950)

Elevator operator

Father of the Bride (1950)

Young Man with a Horn (1950)

The Next Voice You Hear (1950)

Perfect Strangers (1950)

Dial 1119 (1950)

Fred Beckett, a spectator

Emergency Wedding (1950)

The Sky Dragon (1949)

Abandoned (1949)

City Across the River (1949)

Shirley's partner

Flamingo Road (1949)

Prejudice (1949)

It's a Great Feeling (1949)

The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)

Take One False Step (1949)

The Vicious Circle (1948)

Bungalow 13 (1948)

The Checkered Coat (1948)

He Walked by Night (1948)

Violence (1947)

Sarge Goes to College (1947)

Cast (Special)

Sutters Bay (1983)

Doc Medford; The Town Physician

Soup and Me (1978)

The Winged Colt (1977)

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

Will Hoople--Town Drunk

New Girl in His Life (1957)

Life Events

Videos

Ace In The Hole (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Mr. Federber Genuine New Mexico newsman Bob Bumpas reporting as director Billy Wilder's "everyman" Ferderber (Frank Cady) and wife (Geraldine Hall) are interviewed, circus atmosphere growing in Ace In The Hole, 1951, starring Kirk Douglas.

Convicted (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Double Breasted Overstuffed Idiot Broderick Crawford is comfortable playing the well-meaning D-A Knowland, but not happy with the corporate lawyer Bradley (Roland Winters), defending an employee (Glenn Ford, not seen here) who accidentally killed a guy in a bar fight, early in director Henry Levin's Convicted, 1950.

Asphalt Jungle, The (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Occupation, None Opening shot in Cincinnati, (the ending was shot on the same production trip, in Kentucky) introducing Dix (Sterling Hayden), Gus (James Whitmore) at the diner, Barry Kelley the cop at the line-up (featuing Strother Martin), Frank Cady the witness, in John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle, 1950.

Hearts Of The West (1975) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Real Rugged Gunfighter Smile Opening with Jeff Bridges as Lewis in a screen test, Alan Arkin the voice of the director, which won’t make sense until later in the movie, then with his brothers and Frank Cady his cranky dad, in director Howard Zieff’s Hearts Of The West, 1975, also starring Andy Griffith and Blythe Danner.

Father of the Bride (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Too Early For A Martini? Stanley (Spencer Tracy) gets stuck in the kitchen making drinks and receiving guests (Taylor Holmes, Carleton Carpenter, Frank Cady) at the engagement party in Father of the Bride, 1950.

7 Faces Of Dr. Lao, The (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Smile When You Say That School-marm Barbara Eden challenges the evil speculator (Arthur O'Connell) at a town meeting, the local editor (John Ericson) pleads the case of an Indian (Eddie Little Sky), then Tony Randall, title character, takes out some thugs, in director George Pal's The 7 Faces Of Dr. Lao, 1964.

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