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Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro

Actor · 1917 – 1976 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Frankie Darro (December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor. Born into a show-business family - his parents were circus aerialists - Darro appeared in his first film at age six. Due to his small size and youthful appearance, he played teenagers well into his 20s. Always a physical performer, Darro often did his own stunts, many times out of necessity - his small stature made it difficult to find stunt doubles his size. He was an accomplished horseman and, in addition to westerns, made several films where he played jockeys. In 1933 he played the lead as a troubled teen in a major film for Warner Brothers, "Wild Boys Of The Road." It is a pre-code film with a realistic look at "The Great Depression," from the point of view of the youth of the time. This film seems to have been rediscovered only recently and has received critical acclaim.That same year, he played a troubled youth in the James Cagney classic, "The Mayor Of Hell". Later in 1935, he had a key role in the cult serial classic "The Phantom Empire"(1935). As Darro got older, however, he found it increasingly difficult to secure employment, and by the late 1940s was doing uncredited stunt work and bit parts. He had a recurring role on The Red Skelton Hour (1951), unrecognized by his fans, he played "Robby The Robot" in the groundbreaking sci-fi film "The Forbidden Planet" (1956), though Marvin Miller, best remembered as Michael Anthony of TVs "Millionaire"(1955-60), was the robot's voice. After that Frankie appeared sporadically in films and on TV .

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  • Movie7.1

    Pinocchio

    1940 · 6.4K votes

  • Movie7.8

    The Ten Commandments

    1956 · 1.9K votes

  • Movie7.3

    Forbidden Planet

    1956 · 1.1K votes

  • Movie7.2

    The Public Enemy

    1931 · 402 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Operation Petticoat

    1959 · 429 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Westward the Women

    1951 · 85 votes

  • Movie10.0

    Texas Tornado

    1928 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.8

    The Movie Orgy

    1968 · 19 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Pat and Mike

    1952 · 76 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Three on a Match

    1932 · 75 votes

  • Movie6.3
  • Movie6.5

    Living It Up

    1954 · 36 votes

  • Movie4.4

    Hook, Line and Sinker

    1969 · 29 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Radio Ranch

    1940 · 7 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Terror Mountain

    1928 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Across the Wide Missouri

    1951 · 37 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Memory Lane

    1926 · 1 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Flesh and the Devil

    1926 · 65 votes

  • Movie4.7
  • Movie6.8

    Wild Boys of the Road

    1933 · 53 votes

  • Movie6.4

    The Mad Genius

    1931 · 23 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Mayor of Hell

    1933 · 33 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Saratoga

    1937 · 22 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Up in the Air

    1940 · 5 votes

Series16

  • TV7.7

    Perry Mason

    1957 · 139 votes

  • TV7.4

    The Red Skelton Show

    1951 · 19 votes

  • TV7.3

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    1957 · 44 votes

  • TV7.8

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955 · 265 votes

  • TV7.3

    Batman

    1966 · 617 votes

  • TV6.4

    Bat Masterson

    1958 · 16 votes

  • TV6.6

    Peter Gunn

    1958 · 26 votes

  • TV8.0

    The Addams Family

    1964 · 457 votes

  • TV6.8

    Mister Ed

    1961 · 57 votes

  • TV4.8

    Checkmate

    1960 · 8 votes

  • TV5.3
  • TV6.5

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

    1967 · 10 votes

  • TV6.3

    Public Defender

    1954 · 4 votes

  • TV5.8

    Going My Way

    1962 · 5 votes

  • TV6.7

    Mr. Lucky

    1959 · 6 votes

  • TV6.2

    Hey, Jeannie!

    1956 · 4 votes