Frank McGrath
Known For
Acting
Born
1903-02-02 in Mound City, Missouri, USA
Died
1967-05-13
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
Most Known For
Wagon Train
as Charlie Wooster
The Virginian
as Neddie Henshaw
Cheyenne
as John Pike
Tammy
as Lucius Tarleton
Broken Arrow
as Barfly (uncredited)
Hondo
as Lowes Partner (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
The Searchers
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Fort Apache
as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
Sundown Jim
as Outlaw
The Black Swan
as Pirate (uncredited)
The War Wagon
as Bartender
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
The Tin Star
as Jim Clark (uncredited)
Western Union
as Posse Rider
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Big Trail
as Pioneer (uncredited)
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Plank
The Red Badge of Courage
as Captain (uncredited)
Westward the Women
as Outrider (uncredited)