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Frank McGrath

Frank McGrath

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 02, 1903
Died May 13, 1967 (64)
Birthplace Mound City, Missouri, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Known For

Filmography

The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

as Mr. Remington

Tammy and the Millionaire

Tammy and the Millionaire

1967

as Uncle Lucius

Gunfight in Abilene

Gunfight in Abilene

1967

as Ned Martin

The Reluctant Astronaut

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967

as Plank

The Last Challenge

The Last Challenge

1967

as Ballard Weeks

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967

as Bartender

The Sword of Ali Baba

The Sword of Ali Baba

1965

as Pindar

Hell Bound

Hell Bound

1957

as Detective (uncredited)

The Tin Star

The Tin Star

1957

as Jim Clark (uncredited)

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

as Texas Ranger (uncredited)

The First Texan

The First Texan

1956

as Mexican Horseman (uncredited)

Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!

1953

as Pete

Hondo

Hondo

1953

as Lowes Partner (uncredited)

Slaughter Trail

Slaughter Trail

1951

as Jamora (uncredited)

Westward the Women

Westward the Women

1951

as Outrider (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

as Captain (uncredited)

The Milkman

The Milkman

1950

as Man (uncredited)

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1950

as Barfly

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

1950

as Posse Member (uncredited)

The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

as Guard (uncredited)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)

Half Past Midnight

Half Past Midnight

1948

as Taxi Driver

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945

as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)

Sundown Jim

Sundown Jim

1942

as Outlaw

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

1942

as Pirate (uncredited)

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1942

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Western Union

Western Union

1941

as Posse Rider

High School

High School

1940

as Student in Fight

Robbers' Roost

Robbers' Roost

1932

as Mexican

The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

1932

as Horseman

The Big Trail

The Big Trail

1930

as Pioneer (uncredited)

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967

Stunts

The Last Challenge

The Last Challenge

1967

Stunts

The Tin Star

The Tin Star

1957

Stunts

Santiago

Santiago

1956

Stunts

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

Stunts

The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur

1953

Stunt Double, Stunts

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

1950

Stunts

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1950

Stunts

Rio Grande

Rio Grande

1950

Stunts

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

Stunts

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

Stunt Double

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

1942

Stunts

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1942

Stunts

Western Union

Western Union

1941

Stunts

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Wagon Train

as Charlie Wooster

Episodes: 284

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

The Virginian

as Neddie Henshaw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Cheyenne

as John Pike

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Tammy

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

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