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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 2, 1903
Died
May 13, 1967
Place of Birth
Mound City, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McGrath
- Benjamin Franklin McGrath
Frank McGrath
0.8 Popularity
Biography
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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
6.3
Mr. Remington
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
6.3
Ballard Weeks
The Last Challenge
1967
6.0
Plank
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
6.8
Bartender
The War Wagon
1967
6.3
Uncle Lucius
Tammy and the Millionaire
1967
6.5
Ned Martin
Gunfight in Abilene
1967
7.5
Lucius Tarleton
Tammy
1965
5.8
Pindar
The Sword of Ali Baba
1965
6.4
Neddie Henshaw
The Virginian
1962
0.0
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Credits
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Mr. Remington
1968
6.3
The Last Challenge
as Ballard Weeks
1967
6.3
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Plank
1967
6.0
The War Wagon
as Bartender
1967
6.8
Tammy and the Millionaire
as Uncle Lucius
1967
6.3
Gunfight in Abilene
as Ned Martin
1967
6.5
Tammy
as Lucius Tarleton
1965
7.5
The Sword of Ali Baba
as Pindar
1965
5.8
The Virginian
as Neddie Henshaw
1962
6.4
The Colter Craven Story
1960
0.0
The Tin Star
as Jim Clark (uncredited)
1957
7.0
Hell Bound
as Detective (uncredited)
1957
5.5
Wagon Train
as Charlie Wooster
1957
6.6
The First Texan
as Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
1956
6.3
The Searchers
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
1956
7.7
Cheyenne
as John Pike
1955
6.0
Hondo
as Lowes Partner (uncredited)
1953
6.6
Ride, Vaquero!
as Pete
1953
5.9
Westward the Women
as Outrider (uncredited)
1951
7.0
Slaughter Trail
as Jamora (uncredited)
1951
3.8
The Red Badge of Courage
as Captain (uncredited)
1951
6.4
The Milkman
as Man (uncredited)
1950
8.0
Devil's Doorway
as Posse Member (uncredited)
1950
6.9
Broken Arrow
as Barfly (uncredited)
1950
6.7
The Flame and the Arrow
as Guard (uncredited)
1950
6.2
Wagon Master
as Posse Member (uncredited)
1950
6.6
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
1949
6.9
Fort Apache
as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
1948
7.0
Half Past Midnight
as Taxi Driver
1948
6.0
They Were Expendable
as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
1945
6.5
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Posse Member (uncredited)
1943
7.7
The Black Swan
as Pirate (uncredited)
1942
6.5
Sundown Jim
as Outlaw
1942
0.0
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Pete
1941
0.0
Western Union
as Posse Rider
1941
6.0
High School
as Student in Fight
1940
5.5
Robbers' Roost
as Mexican
1932
5.5
The Rainbow Trail
as Horseman
1932
0.0
The Big Trail
as Pioneer (uncredited)
1930
6.7