Acting · Susanville, California, USA · Born September 8, 1915
Frank Cady (September 8, 1915 – June 8, 2012) was an American actor. His most famous role was general-store owner Sam Drucker, one of the less-nutty residents of Hooterville in both Green Acres (1965) and Petticoat Junction (1963). He had a history as a film, stage, and television actor long before those shows, and also appeared on some radio programs including Gunsmoke. In the 1950s, Cady played Doc Williams in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), along with numerous supporting parts in movies and also appeared in television commercials for (among other products) Shasta Grape Soda. Cady has been most prolific in television and was the only actor to play a recurring character on three TV sitcoms at the same time, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Green Acres (1965), and Petticoat Junction (1963). Usually cast as a gregarious small-town businessman, druggist, store clerk or other type of all-around Midwestern-type good guy, Cady was actually a California native, born in Susanville in 1915. The acting bug bit him when he sang in an elementary school play, and after graduating from Stanford University he headed to London, England, to train in the theater. When World War II broke out he was already in Europe, so he enlisted in the Army Air Force and spent the next several years in postings all over the continent. After his discharge he returned to the US and headed for Hollywood. An agent saw him in a local play, signed him, and he was on his way. One of his earlier--and more atypical--roles was as a seedy underworld character pulled in for questioning in a cop's murder in the noir classic He Walked by Night (1948), and he played a succession of hotel clerks, bureaucrats, henpecked husbands and the like for the next 40+ years. He did much television work from the mid-'50s onward. Cady resided in Wilsonville, Oregon and at the time of his death had two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
MovieThe History of Hooterville
2005
as Self
MovieReturn to Green Acres
1990
as Sam Drucker
TVAfterMASH
1983
as Gus Bell
MovieSoup and Me
1978
as Mr. Sutter
Weekend Special
1977
TVMonster Squad
1976
as The Farmer
MovieHearts of the West
1975
as Pa Tater
TVThese Are the Days
1974
MovieZandy's Bride
1974
as Pa Allan
MovieThe Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973
as Clothing Store Proprietor
MovieThe Million Dollar Duck
1971
as Assayer
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Judge Bergstrom
TVGreen Acres
1965
as Sam Drucker
Movie7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Mayor James Sargent
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Drover
Glynis
1963
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Sam Drucker
Grindl
1963
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Sam Drucker
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Mr. Hardy
TVHazel
1961
TVKlondike
1960
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Luke
TVGuestward, Ho!
1960
TVPete and Gladys
1960
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Larry Croft
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
TVDennis the Menace
1959
TVThe Alaskans
1959
MovieThe Man Who Understood Women
1959
as John Milstead
TVThe Deputy
1959
as Harry Rickert
TVRawhide
1959
as Storekeeper
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
MovieThe Girl Most Likely
1958
as Pop
MovieThe Missouri Traveler
1958
as Willie Poole
MovieThe Tin Star
1957
as Abe Pickett (uncredited)
TVTrackdown
1957
as Bob-Tail
TVThe Real McCoys
1957
as Ed Oliver
TVMaverick
1957
as Hamelin
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Joe Widlock / Hiram Widlock
TVWagon Train
1957
as Hiram
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Jay Hollis
MovieThree Violent People
1956
as Doctor
MovieThe Bad Seed
1956
as Henry Daigle
MovieThe Indian Fighter
1955
as Trader Joe
MovieTrial
1955
as Canford (uncredited)
TVCheyenne
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Webb
The Jane Wyman Show
1955
TVDecember Bride
1954
MovieRear Window
1954
as Man on Fire Escape
TVThe Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Will Hoople - Town Drunk
MovieMarry Me Again
1953
as Dr. Day
MovieHalf a Hero
1953
as Mr. Watts
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as George Hanson
TVPrivate Secretary
1953
TVYou Are There
1953
TVThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Dr. Williams
MovieThe Sellout
1952
as Bennie Amboy
MovieThe Atomic City
1952
as F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg
MovieLet's Make It Legal
1951
as Ferguson
MovieWhen Worlds Collide
1951
as Harold Ferris
MovieAce in the Hole
1951
as Mr. Federber
MovieDear Brat
1951
as Parole Officer Creavy
MovieLightning Strikes Twice
1951
as Gas Station Man
MovieHunt the Man Down
1950
as Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)
MovieMrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
as Harry (uncredited)
MovieExperiment Alcatraz
1950
as Max Henry
MovieThree Husbands
1950
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
MovieDial 1119
1950
as Fred Backett (uncredited)
Pal, Fugitive Dog
1950
as Doctor
MoviePretty Baby
1950
as Janitor (uncredited)
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieConvicted
1950
as Eddie (uncredited)
MovieThe Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)
MovieFather of the Bride
1950
as Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieThe Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Night Clerk (uncredited)
MoviePerfect Strangers
1950
as Geologist (uncredited)
MovieYoung Man with a Horn
1950
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Rupert
1950
as Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator
MovieD.O.A.
1949
as Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
MovieThe Lady Takes a Sailor
1949
as Mr. Wentworth (uncredited)
MovieAbandoned
1949
as Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)
MovieIt's a Great Feeling
1949
as Oculist (uncredited)
MovieTake One False Step
1949
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieSpecial Agent
1949
as Motorist (uncredited)
MovieFlamingo Road
1949
MovieThe Crooked Way
1949
MovieHe Walked by Night
1949
as Pete Hammond
MovieBungalow 13
1948
as Gus Barton
MovieThe Checkered Coat
1948
as Skinner
MovieSarge Goes to College
1947
as Prof. Edwards
Front Row Center
1945
