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Frank Cady: "MR.DRUCKER"
« on: Jun 11th, 2012, 12:14am » |
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Frank Cady (September 8, 1915 – June 8, 2012) was an American actor best known for his recurring and popular role as storekeeper Sam Drucker in three US television series during the 1960s: Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies.
Born in Susanville, California, Cady attended Stanford University, where he was involved with the campus humor magazine, the Stanford Chaparral. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
Cady began acting in 1947. In 1950, he had an uncredited speaking role in the classic film noir drama D.O.A. (as Sam the bartender in Banning, California), and another uncredited role in Father of the Bride, requesting mint juleps from Spencer Tracy during the engagement party. He also had a small part in the 1950 noir classic The Asphalt Jungle playing a witness who refused to identify a robbery suspect. He appeared in George Pal's 1951 film When Worlds Collide (as the assistant to John Hoyt's character). Cady had a prominent role in Billy Wilder's film Ace in the Hole (also known as The Big Carnival). He had a small non-speaking role, seen mostly in long shot, in one of Alfred Hitchcock's most prestigious films, Rear Window, portraying the husband of the woman who owns a dog, which is raised and lowered to their apartment window in a basket. Cady also played the husband of Eileen Heckart's character in The Bad Seed. Cady also appeared on some radio programs, including the Gunsmoke episode 140 "Outlaw Robin Hood" on January 8, 1955.
In the 1950s, Cady played Doc Williams in Ozzie and Harriet, 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, Green Acres, and Petticoat Junction, from 1968 to 1969. He also was one of only three co-stars of Petticoat Junction who stayed with the series for its entire seven-year run, along with Edgar Buchanan and Linda Henning, appearing in 170 of the show's 222 episodes.
Cady married his wife, Shirley, in 1940. She died on August 22, 2008, at age 91.
Cady resided in Wilsonville, Oregon and at the time of his death had two children; daughter, Catherine Turk; son, Steven; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In 2005, he attended Eddie Albert's funeral along with Green Acres's co-stars Sid Melton and Mary Grace Canfield.
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Re: Frank Cady: "MR.DRUCKER"
« Reply #1 on: Jul 3rd, 2012, 7:04pm » |
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Awwww, I loved his character.
Rest in peace Frank.
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"Stand and fight, live by your heart
Always one more try, I'm not afraid to die!
Stand and fight, say what you feel
Born with a heart of steel!"
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