Frankie Darro
Actor (1917-1976) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 59
Frankie Darro was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles in adventure, western, dramatic, and comedy films, and later became a character actor and voice-over artist.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Film1969
Hook, Line and SinkerFilm, Delivery Man (uncredited)1968
The Movie OrgyFilm1967
The Guns of Will SonnettSeries, Bartender (uncredited)1966
BatmanSeries, Newsman1962
Going My WaySeries, Elevator Operator1961
Mister EdSeries1960
CheckmateSeries, Sonny1958
Bat MastersonSeries, Edward 'Snapper' Garrison1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries1956
Hey, Jeannie!Series, Caddy
Forbidden PlanetFilm, 1956Robby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)1954
Public DefenderSeries1952
Pat and MikeFilm, Caddy (uncredited)1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries
Across the Wide MissouriFilm, 1951Cadet (uncredited)1948
Trouble MakersFilm, Ben Feathers1940
PinocchioFilm, Lampwick (voice) (uncredited)1936
Charlie Chan at the Race TrackFilm, 'Tip' Collins, Jockey1935
Red Hot TiresFilm, Johnny1933
The Mayor of HellFilm, James 'Jimmie' Smith1931
The Mad GeniusFilm, Fedor as a Boy1927
Long PantsFilm, Young Harry Shelby (uncredited)1924
The Signal TowerFilm, Sonny Tolliver1917Born22 December 1917Known for
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The Ten Commandments 1956
Forbidden Planet 1956
The Public Enemy 1931
Operation Petticoat 1959
Flesh and the Devil 1926
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Reginald LeBorg Directed Wyoming Mail and Hold That Baby!- Nat Levine Produced The Phantom Empire and The Wolf Dog
Frank Capra Directed Broadway Bill and Long Pants
Frank Borzage Produced Stranded and No Greater Glory
B. Reeves Eason Directed The Phantom Empire (1935)- Armand Schaefer Directed The Lightning Warrior (1931)
George Cukor Directed Pat and Mike and A Life of Her Own
Blake Edwards Directed Operation Petticoat (1960)
Michael Curtiz Directed The Mad Genius and The Mayor of Hell
Bess Flowers Also in Broadway Bill and A Life of Her Own
Franklyn Farnum Also in The Ten Commandments (1960)
Phil Rosen Directed Wandering Footsteps and Little Men- Ford Beebe Directed The Vanishing Legion (1931)
Jean Yarbrough Directed Let's Go Collegiate (1941)
Howard Bretherton Directed Wanted by the Police (1938)
Margaret Hamilton Also in Broadway Bill, Saratoga and Riding High
Margaret Hamilton Also in Saratoga, Riding High and Broadway Bill
Robert Barrat Also in Wild Boys of the Road and Stranded
Douglass Dumbrille Also in The Ten Commandments and Broadway Bill
Gavin Gordon Also in The Ten Commandments and Stranded
Otto Brower Directed The Phantom Empire (1935)- D. Ross Lederman Directed Juvenile Court (1938)
William A. Wellman Directed Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
Eugenie Besserer Also in Confessions of a Queen and Kiki
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Television 16
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About this person
He is perhaps best known for his role as Lampwick, the unlucky boy who turns into a donkey in Walt Disney's second animated feature, Pinocchio (1940). In early credits, his last name was spelled Darrow.
