Acting
Frank Cady
Frank Cady (September 8, 1915 – June 8, 2012) was an American actor. His most famous role was general-store owner Sam Drucker, one of the less-nutty residents of Hooterville in both Green Acres (1965) and Petticoat Junction (1963). He had a history as a film, stage, and television actor long before those shows, and also appeared on some radio programs including Gunsmoke. In the 1950s, Cady played Doc Williams in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), along with numerous supporting parts in movies and also appeared in television commercials for (among other products) Shasta Grape Soda. Cady has been most prolific in television and was the only actor to play a recurring character on three TV sitcoms at the same time, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Green Acres (1965), and Petticoat Junction (1963). Usually cast as a gregarious small-town businessman, druggist, store clerk or other type of all-around Midwestern-type good guy, Cady was actually a California native, born in Susanville in 1915. The acting bug bit him when he sang in an elementary school play, and after graduating from Stanford University he headed to London, England, to train in the theater. When World War II broke out he was already in Europe, so he enlisted in the Army Air Force and spent the next several years in postings all over the continent. After his discharge he returned to the US and headed for Hollywood. An agent saw him in a local play, signed him, and he was on his way. One of his earlier--and more atypical--roles was as a seedy underworld character pulled in for questioning in a cop's murder in the noir classic He Walked by Night (1948), and he played a succession of hotel clerks, bureaucrats, henpecked husbands and the like for the next 40+ years. He did much television work from the mid-'50s onward. Cady resided in Wilsonville, Oregon and at the time of his death had two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Filmography
The History of Hooterville
Film · 2005
Return to Green Acres
Film · 1990
AfterMASH
Series · 1983
Soup and Me
Film · 1978
ABC Weekend Specials
Series · 1977
Monster Squad
Series · 1976
Hearts of the West
Film · 1975
Zandy's Bride
Film · 1974
These Are the Days
Series · 1974
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Film · 1973
The Million Dollar Duck
Film · 1971
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Green Acres
Series · 1965
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Film · 1964
The Great Adventure
Series · 1963
Glynis
Series · 1963
Grindl
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Hazel
Series · 1961
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
Klondike
Series · 1960
Pete and Gladys
Series · 1960
Guestward, Ho!
Series · 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
The Man Who Understood Women
Film · 1959
Hawaiian Eye
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Dennis the Menace
Series · 1959
The Alaskans
Series · 1959
The Untouchables
Series · 1959
The Deputy
Series · 1959
The Missouri Traveler
Film · 1958
The Girl Most Likely
Film · 1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
The Tin Star
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Sugarfoot
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Trackdown
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
The Real McCoys
Series · 1957
The Bad Seed
Film · 1956
Three Violent People
Film · 1956
The Indian Fighter
Film · 1955
Trial
Film · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Jane Wyman Show
Series · 1955
Rear Window
Film · 1954
December Bride
Series · 1954
Marry Me Again
Film · 1953
Half a Hero
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Private Secretary
Series · 1953
The Danny Thomas Show
Series · 1953
You Are There
Series · 1953
The Sellout
Film · 1952
The Atomic City
Film · 1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Series · 1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Series · 1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Series · 1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Series · 1952
Let's Make It Legal
Film · 1951
Ace in the Hole
Film · 1951
When Worlds Collide
Film · 1951
Dear Brat
Film · 1951
Lightning Strikes Twice
Film · 1951
Perfect Strangers
Film · 1950
Experiment Alcatraz
Film · 1950
Young Man with a Horn
Film · 1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
Film · 1950
Three Husbands
Film · 1950
Dial 1119
Film · 1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Film · 1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Film · 1950
The Great Rupert
Film · 1950
Pretty Baby
Film · 1950
Father of the Bride
Film · 1950
Convicted
Film · 1950
Hunt the Man Down
Film · 1950
Pal, Fugitive Dog
Film · 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series · 1950
It's a Great Feeling
Film · 1949
D.O.A.
Film · 1949
The Crooked Way
Film · 1949
Abandoned
Film · 1949
Special Agent
Film · 1949
He Walked by Night
Film · 1949
Take One False Step
Film · 1949
Flamingo Road
Film · 1949
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Film · 1949
The Checkered Coat
Film · 1948
Bungalow 13
Film · 1948
Sarge Goes to College
Film · 1947
Front Row Center
Series · 1945