Frank McGrath
Born
February 2, 1903
Died
May 13, 1967 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Mound City, Missouri, USA
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
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The Shakiest Gun in the West
Mr. Remington
1968
The Last Challenge
Ballard Weeks
1967
The Reluctant Astronaut
Plank
1967
The War Wagon
Bartender
1967
Tammy and the Millionaire
Uncle Lucius
1967
Gunfight in Abilene
Ned Martin
1967
Tammy
Lucius Tarleton · (26 episodes)
1965
The Sword of Ali Baba
Pindar
1965
The Virginian
Neddie Henshaw · (1 episode)
1962
The Colter Craven Story
1960
The Tin Star
Jim Clark (uncredited)
1957
Hell Bound
Detective (uncredited)
1957
Wagon Train
Charlie Wooster · (284 episodes)
1957
The First Texan
Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
1956
The Searchers
Texas Ranger (uncredited)
1956
Cheyenne
John Pike · (1 episode)
1955
Hondo
Lowes Partner (uncredited)
1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Pete
1953
Westward the Women
Outrider (uncredited)
1951
Slaughter Trail
Jamora (uncredited)
1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Captain (uncredited)
1951
The Milkman
Man (uncredited)
1950
Devil's Doorway
Posse Member (uncredited)
1950
Broken Arrow
Barfly (uncredited)
1950
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
1950
Wagon Master
Posse Member (uncredited)
1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
1949
Fort Apache
Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
1948
Half Past Midnight
Taxi Driver
1948
They Were Expendable
'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
1945
The Ox-Bow Incident
Posse Member (uncredited)
1943
The Black Swan
Pirate (uncredited)
1942
Sundown Jim
Outlaw
1942
Riders of the Purple Sage
Pete
1941
Western Union
Posse Rider
1941
High School
Student in Fight
1940
Robbers' Roost
Mexican
1932
The Rainbow Trail
Horseman
1932
The Big Trail
Pioneer (uncredited)
1930