Frank McGrath
ActingAlso Known As
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McGrath, Benjamin Franklin McGrath
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
Movies
(35 total)
The Searchers
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Posse Member (uncredited)
Fort Apache
as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
Hondo
as Lowes Partner (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
as Barfly (uncredited)
The War Wagon
as Bartender
Wagon Master
as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Tin Star
as Jim Clark (uncredited)
The Big Trail
as Pioneer (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
The Black Swan
as Pirate (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
as Guard (uncredited)
Westward the Women
as Outrider (uncredited)
Western Union
as Posse Rider
The Red Badge of Courage
as Captain (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Mr. Remington
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Plank
The Last Challenge
as Ballard Weeks
TV Shows
(4 total)
The Virginian
as Neddie Henshaw
Wagon Train
as Charlie Wooster
Cheyenne
as John Pike
Tammy
as Lucius Tarleton