Frankie Darro

Interprétation · Né(e) en 1917 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biographie

Frankie Darro (December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor. Born into a show-business family - his parents were circus aerialists - Darro appeared in his first film at age six. Due to his small size and youthful appearance, he played teenagers well into his 20s. Always a physical performer, Darro often did his own stunts, many times out of necessity - his small stature made it difficult to find stunt doubles his size. He was an accomplished horseman and, in addition to westerns, made several films where he played jockeys. In 1933 he played the lead as a troubled teen in a major film for Warner Brothers, "Wild Boys Of The Road." It is a pre-code film with a realistic look at "The Great Depression," from the point of view of the youth of the time. This film seems to have been rediscovered only recently and has received critical acclaim.That same year, he played a troubled youth in the James Cagney classic, "The Mayor Of Hell". Later in 1935, he had a key role in the cult serial classic "The Phantom Empire"(1935). As Darro got older, however, he found it increasingly difficult to secure employment, and by the late 1940s was doing uncredited stunt work and bit parts. He had a recurring role on The Red Skelton Hour (1951), unrecognized by his fans, he played "Robby The Robot" in the groundbreaking sci-fi film "The Forbidden Planet" (1956), though Marvin Miller, best remembered as Michael Anthony of TVs "Millionaire"(1955-60), was the robot's voice. After that Frankie appeared sporadically in films and on TV .

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Filmographie

4.8
Fugitive Lovers
1975
1975 · Lester the Drunk
5.5
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974
1974 · Studio Guard
4.4
Cramponne-Toi Jerry
1969
1969 · Delivery Man (uncredited)
6.5
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
1967 · Bartender (uncredited)
7.3
Batman
1966
1966 · Newsman
8.0
La Famille Addams
1964
1964 · Delivery Boy
5.8
Going My Way
1962
1962 · Elevator Operator
4.8
Checkmate
1960
1960 · Sonny
7.2
Opération jupons
1959
1959 · Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Dooley
6.4
Bat Masterson
1958
1958 · Edward 'Snapper' Garrison
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
1957 · Elevator Operator
7.8
Les Dix Commandements
1956
1956 · Slave (uncredited)
6.2
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
1956 · Caddy
7.3
Planète interdite
1956
1956 · Robby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock présente
1955
1955 · Little Dandy Dorf
6.5
C'est pas une vie, Jerry
1954
1954 · Bellboy Captain (uncredited)
6.5
The Lawless Rider
1954
1954 · Jim Bascom
10.0
Racing Blood
1954
1954 · Ben
9.0
Two Gun Marshal
1953
1953 · Clint Slocum
6.4
Mademoiselle Gagne-Tout
1952
1952 · Caddy (uncredited)
7.0
Convoi de femmes
1951
1951 · Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
6.1
Au-delà du Missouri
1951
1951 · Cadet (uncredited)
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
1951 · Maw Kadiddlehopper
9.0
Pride of Maryland
1951
1951 · Steve Loomis
5.2
Dangereuse Mission
1950
1950 · Rufe
5.8
La voix que vous allez entendre
1950
1950 · Newsboy (uncredited)
6.1
Jour de chance
1950
1950 · Jockey Williams
6.5
Sons of New Mexico
1949
1949 · Gig Jackson
5.8
Hold That Baby!
1949
1949 · Bananas Stewart
6.0
Fighting Fools
1949
1949 · Johnny Higgins
6.1
Trouble Makers
1948
1948 · Ben Feathers
7.0
Heart of Virginia
1948
1948 · Jimmy Easter
5.2
Angels' Alley
1948
1948 · Cousin Jimmy
6.5
Smart Politics
1948
1948 · Roy Donne
6.7
That's My Man
1947
1947 · Jockey
4.5
Sarge Goes to College
1947
1947 · Roy Donne
6.5
Vacation Days
1947
1947 · Roy Donne
6.5
High School Hero
1946
1946 · Roy Donne
4.0
Freddie Steps Out
1946
1946 · Roy Donne
5.3
Junior Prom
1946
1946 · Roy Donne
6.0
Take It or Leave It
1944
1944 · Radio Listener
Dead End Kids Go To War
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942
1942 · Jack
6.3
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942
1942 · Jack
10.0
Tuxedo Junction
1941
1941 · Jack 'Sock' Anderson
5.4
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
1941 · Frankie Monahan
5.4
The Gang's All Here
1941
1941 · Frankie O'Malley
6.5
You're Out of Luck
1941
1941 · Frankie O'Reilly
5.8
Up in the Air
1940
1940 · Frankie Ryan
9.0
Laughing at Danger
1940
1940 · Frankie Kelly
5.8
On the Spot
1940
1940 · Frankie 'Doc' Kelly
5.6
Radio Ranch
1940
1940 · Frankie Baxter
7.1
Pinocchio
1940
1940 · Lampwick (voice) (uncredited)
5.5
Chasing Trouble
1940
1940 · Jimmy O'Brien
6.4
Irish Luck
1939
1939 · Buzzy O'Brien
5.3
Boys' Reformatory
1939
1939 · Tommy Ryan
6.5
Tough Kid
1938
1938 · 'Skipper' Murphy
7.5
Wanted by the Police
1938
1938 · Danny Murphy
6.0
Juvenile Court
1938
1938 · Stubby
9.0
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938
1938 · Jerry
6.5
Reformatory
1938
1938 · Louie Miller
4.5
Young Dynamite
1937
1937 · Freddie Shields
5.9
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
1937 · "Dink" Reid
7.0
Headline Crasher
1937
1937 · James 'Jimmy' Forbush Tallant, Jr.
6.5
Saratoga
1937
1937 · Dixie Gordon
4.0
Anything for a Thrill
1937
1937 · Dan Mallory
6.3
Tough to Handle
1937
1937 · Mike Sanford
4.7
The Devil Diamond
1937
1937 · Lee
10.0
Mind Your Own Business
1936
1936 · Bob
7.0
Racing Blood
1936
1936 · Frankie Reynolds
10.0
Born to Fight
1936
1936 · 'Babyface' Madison
7.1
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
1936 · 'Tip' Collins, Jockey
6.2
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
1936 · Spike Salisbury (uncredited)
5.3
Black Gold
1936
1936 · Clifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly
6.8
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
1935 · Blackie
6.3
Valley of Wanted Men
1935
1935 · Slivers Sanderson
6.0
Men of Action
1935
1935 · Johnny Morgan
6.0
Bureau des épaves
1935
1935 · James 'Jimmy' Rivers
9.0
Unwelcome Stranger
1935
1935 · Charlie Anderson
5.8
The Phantom Empire
1935
1935 · Frankie Baxter
6.0
Red Hot Tires
1935
1935 · Johnny
5.5
The Payoff
1935
1935 · Jimmy Moore
6.0
La Course de Broadway Bill
1934
1934 · Ted Williams
5.6
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934
1934 · Bobbie Riley
4.8
The Merry Frinks
1934
1934 · Norman Frink
6.6
No Greater Glory
1934
1934 · Feri Ats
9.0
The Big Race
1934
1934 · Knobby
5.7
Little Men
1934
1934 · Dan
6.8
Les Enfants de la crise
1933
1933 · Eddie Smith
7.4
The Wolf Dog
1933
1933 · Frank Courtney
7.3
Tugboat Annie
1933
1933 · Alec, as a Child
7.3
Laughing at Life
1933
1933 · Chango
7.0
Le Bataillon des sans-amour
1933
1933 · James 'Jimmie' Smith
5.7
The Devil Horse
1932
1932 · Frankie Graham - The Wild Boy
6.3
Une allumette pour trois
1932
1932 · Bobby (uncredited)
10.0
Amateur Daddy
1932
1932 · Pete Smith
8.0
The Cheyenne Cyclone
1931
1931 · Orphan McGuire
6.3
Way Back Home
1931
1931 · Robbie
6.3
The Lightning Warrior
1931
1931 · Jimmy Carter
5.9
La faute de Madelon Claudet
1931
1931 · Larry Claudet - as a Boy (uncredited)
6.4
The Mad Genius
1931
1931 · Fedor as a Boy
8.5
The Vanishing Legion
1931
1931 · Jimmie Williams
7.2
L'Ennemi public
1931
1931 · Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
7.0
Blaze o' Glory
1929
1929 · Jean Williams
The Pride of Pawnee
9.0
The Pride of Pawnee
1929
1929 · Jerry Wilson
10.0
Rainbow Man
1929
1929 · Billy Ryan
9.0
Idaho Red
1929
1929 · Tadpole
8.0
Gun Law
1929
1929 · Buster Brown
9.0
Trail of the Horse Thieves
1929
1929 · Buddy
Tyrant of Red Gulch
8.0
Tyrant of Red Gulch
1928
1928 · Tip
9.0
The Circus Kid
1928
1928 · Buddy
9.0
The Avenging Rider
1928
1928 · Frankie Sheridan
8.0
Terror Mountain
1928
1928 · Buddy Roberts
10.0
Texas Tornado
1928
1928 · Buddy Martin
7.0
The Phantom of the Range
1928
1928 · Spuds O'Brien
7.0
When the Law Rides
1928
1928 · Frankie Ross
8.0
Little Mickey Grogan
1927
1927 · Mickey Grogan
10.0
The Desert Pirate
1927
1927 · Jimmy Rand
The Flying U Ranch
The Flying U Ranch
1927
1927 · Chip Jr.
7.0
Judgement Of The Hills
1927
1927 · Tad Dennison
7.0
Tom's Gang
1927
1927 · Spuds
Cyclone of the Range
9.0
Cyclone of the Range
1927
1927 · Frankie Butler
5.9
Sa dernière culotte
1927
1927 · Young Harry Shelby (uncredited)
7.0
Moulders of Men
1927
1927 · Sandy Barry
7.0
Lightning Lariats
1927
1927 · Alexis, King of Roxenburg
7.0
Her Father Said No
1927
1927 · Matt Doe
7.2
La Chair et le Diable
1926
1926 · Boy who dances with Hertha (uncredited)
Red Hot Hoofs
7.0
Red Hot Hoofs
1926
1926 · Frankie Buckley
10.0
Out of the West
1926
1926 · Frankie O'Connor
9.0
Tom and His Pals
1926
1926 · Frankie Smith
7.0
The Cowboy Cop
1926
1926 · Frankie
8.0
Hearts and Spangles
1926
1926 · Bobby
9.0
The Masquerade Bandit
1926
1926 · Tim Marble
Mike
10.0
Mike
1926
1926 · Boy
8.0
Wild to Go
1926
1926 · Frankie Blake
7.8
Kiki
1926
1926 · Pierre
8.0
Memory Lane
1926
1926 · Urchin
7.0
The Thrill Hunter
1926
1926 · Boy Prince
7.0
Born to Battle
1926
1926 · Birdie
10.0
The Cowboy Musketeer
1925
1925 · Billy Gordon
10.0
The Midnight Flyer
1925
1925 · Young Davey
10.0
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
1925 · Bubsy
The Phantom Express
The Phantom Express
1925
1925 · 'Daddles' Lane - Nora's Brother
10.0
Let's Go, Gallagher
1925
1925 · Little Joey
Fighting the Flames
1925
1925 · Mickey
7.3
Confessions of a Queen
1925
1925 · Prince Zara
10.0
Her Husband's Secret
1925
1925 · Young Elliot Owen
9.0
Women and Gold
1925
1925 · Dan Barclay Jr.
8.0
The Wyoming Wildcat
1925
1925 · Barnie Finn
9.0
So Big
1924
1924 · Dirk DeJong (child)
6.9
Roaring Rails
1924
1924 · Little Bill
9.0
Racing for Life
1924
1924 · Jimmy Danton
5.8
The Signal Tower
1924
1924 · Sonny Tolliver
10.0
Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924
1924 · Half-a-Dollar Bill
8.0
Judgment of the Storm
1924
1924 · Heath Twin