Frank Cady

Although Frank Cady's most famous role would be that of 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. Cady 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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Susanville, California, USA, 1915-09-08

Died: 2012-06-08

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1947	Sarge Goes to College	Prof. Edwards	40
2	1948	The Checkered Coat	Skinner	65
3	1948	Bungalow 13	Gus Barton	10
4	1949	He Walked by Night	Pete Hammond	66
5	1949	The Crooked Way		62
6	1949	Flamingo Road		70
7	1949	Special Agent	Motorist (uncredited)	0
8	1949	Take One False Step	Reporter (uncredited)	55
9	1949	It's a Great Feeling	Oculist (uncredited)	59
10	1949	Abandoned	Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)	62
11	1949	D.O.A.	Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)	69
12	1950	Young Man with a Horn	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)	63
13	1950	The Great Rupert	Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator	56
14	1950	Perfect Strangers	Geologist (uncredited)	62
15	1950	The Asphalt Jungle	Night Clerk (uncredited)	75
16	1950	Father of the Bride	Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)	70
17	1950	The Next Voice You Hear...	Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)	53
18	1950	Convicted	Eddie (uncredited)	62
19	1950	Pretty Baby	Janitor (uncredited)	60
20	1950	Dial 1119	Fred Backett	56
21	1950	Three Husbands	Elevator Operator (uncredited)	50
22	1950	Experiment Alcatraz	Max Henry	65
23	1950	Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone	Harry (uncredited)	60
24	1950	Hunt the Man Down	Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)	62
25	1951	Lightning Strikes Twice	Gas Station Man	57
26	1951	Dear Brat	Parole Officer Creavy	40
27	1951	Ace in the Hole	Mr. Federber	79
28	1951	When Worlds Collide	Harold Ferris	63
29	1951	Let's Make It Legal	Ferguson	63
30	1952	The Atomic City	F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg	52
31	1952	The Sellout	Bennie Amboy	55
32	1953	Half a Hero	Mr. Watts	55
33	1953	Marry Me Again	Dr. Day	0
34	1954	Rear Window	Man on Fire Escape	84
35	1955	Trial	Canford (uncredited)	67
36	1955	The Indian Fighter	Trader Joe	63
37	1956	The Bad Seed	Henry Daigle	71
38	1956	Three Violent People	Doctor	61
39	1957	The Tin Star	Abe Pickett (uncredited)	70
40	1958	The Missouri Traveler	Willie Poole	64
41	1958	The Girl Most Likely	Pop	37
42	1959	The Man Who Understood Women	John Milstead	33
43	1964	7 Faces of Dr. Lao	Mayor James Sargent	69
44	1971	The Million Dollar Duck	Assayer	58
45	1973	The Boy and the Bronc Buster	Clothing Store Proprietor	0
46	1974	Zandy's Bride	Pa Allan	63
47	1975	Hearts of the West	Pa Tater	54
48	1978	Soup and Me	Mr. Sutter	40
49	1990	Return to Green Acres	Sam Drucker	25
50	2005	The History of Hooterville	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1945	Front Row Center		40
2	1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour	Self	68
3	1952	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	Dr. Williams	59
4	1952	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	Doctor Williams	59
5	1952	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	Doc Williams	59
6	1953	General Electric Theater	George Hanson	63
7	1953	Private Secretary		50
8	1953	You Are There		57
9	1954	December Bride		55
10	1955	The Jane Wyman Show		48
11	1955	Gunsmoke	Webb	66
12	1955	Cheyenne		58
13	1957	Sugarfoot	Jay Hollis	48
14	1957	Perry Mason	Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock	77
15	1957	Maverick	Hamelin	68
16	1957	Trackdown	Bob-Tail	64
17	1959	Rawhide	Storekeeper	72
18	1959	The Deputy	Harry Rickert	62
19	1959	Dennis the Menace		65
20	1959	The Alaskans		55
21	1959	Hawaiian Eye		52
22	1959	The Untouchables	Larry Croft	79
23	1960	Pete and Gladys		65
24	1960	Guestward, Ho!		40
25	1960	The Andy Griffith Show	Luke	76
26	1960	The Andy Griffith Show	Farley Upchurch	76
27	1960	Klondike		62
28	1961	Hazel		68
29	1962	The Virginian	Mr. Hardy	65
30	1962	The Beverly Hillbillies	Sam Drucker	69
31	1963	Grindl		55
32	1963	Petticoat Junction	Sam Drucker	58
33	1963	Glynis		0
34	1963	The Great Adventure	Drover	0
35	1965	Green Acres	Sam Drucker	73
36	1965	Green Acres	Sam Drucker / Ben Drucker	73
37	1965	Green Acres		73
38	1968	Hawaii Five-O	Judge Bergstrom	71
39	1974	These Are the Days		30
40	1976	Monster Squad	The Farmer	53
41	1977	Weekend Special		76
42	1983	AfterMASH	Gus Bell	51

Frank Cady

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