Frank McGrath
American actor and stunt performer (1903-1967) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 64
Benjamin Franklin McGrath 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.
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Gunfight in AbileneFilm, 1967Ned Martin1965
TammySeries, Lucius Tarleton1962
The VirginianSeries, Neddie Henshaw1960
The Colter Craven StoryFilm1957
Wagon TrainSeries, Charlie Wooster
Hell BoundFilm, 1957Detective (uncredited)1956
The First TexanFilm, Mexican Horseman (uncredited)1955
CheyenneSeries, John Pike1951
Slaughter TrailFilm, Jamora (uncredited)1950
Broken ArrowFilm, Barfly (uncredited)1949
She Wore a Yellow RibbonFilm, Bugler / Indian (uncredited)1948
Fort ApacheFilm, Cpl. Derice (uncredited)1943
The Ox-Bow IncidentFilm, Posse Member (uncredited)1942
Sundown JimFilm, Outlaw1941
Riders of the Purple SageFilm, Pete1932
Robbers' RoostFilm, Mexican1930
The Big TrailFilm, Pioneer (uncredited)1903Born2 February 1903Known for
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The Searchers 1956
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943
The Tin Star 1957
Westward the Women 1951
Fort Apache 1948
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Anthony Mann Directed The Tin Star (1957)
John Farrow Directed Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
Victor Kilian Also in The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
John Wayne Also in The War Wagon (1967)- Richard Farnsworth Also in The Tin Star and The Flame and the Arrow
Howard Keel Also in The War Wagon and Ride, Vaquero!- Jacques Tourneur Directed The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
Jack Elam Also in Ride, Vaquero! and The Last Challenge
George Seaton Produced The Tin Star (1957)
Richard Thorpe Produced The Last Challenge (1967)
Burt Kennedy Directed The War Wagon (1967)
Fred Kelsey Also in The Flame and the Arrow and High School
Virginia Gilmore Also in Western Union and Sundown Jim
Philip Van Zandt Also in The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
William Perlberg Produced The Tin Star (1957)- Frank Ross Produced The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
- David Howard Directed Robbers' Roost and The Rainbow Trail
Also in Français
Filmography 35
59 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
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.
