Frank de Kova
| Frank de Kova | |
|---|---|
|
As 'Chief Wild Eagle' in F Troop. | |
| Born |
March 17, 1910 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died |
October 15, 1981 (aged 71) Sepulveda, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1981 |
Frank de Kova (March 17, 1910 – October 15, 1981) was an Italian-American character actor.[1]
Biography
De Kova was born in New York City and taught at a school in New York before joining a Shakespeare repertory group. He made his Broadway debut in Detective Story, and was discovered by director Elia Kazan.
Moving to Hollywood, he appeared in Viva Zapata! (1952) as the Mexican Colonel, and The Big Sky (1952) with Kirk Douglas. He played Abiram in The Ten Commandments, appeared in Cowboy (1958) with Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon, and in The Mechanic (1972) with Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent and the Ralph Bakshi film American Pop.[2]
He did much television work, including a role as Mafia hitman Jimmy Napoli in the ABC crime drama, The Untouchables, and an occasional recurring role in Gunsmoke as "Tobeel", a Kiawah Indian who is a friend of Marshal Matt Dillon. His best-known television role was as "Chief Wild Eagle", chief of the Hekawi tribe, on the western comedy F Troop (1965–1967). He also guest-starred in the ABC/Warner Brothers drama, The Roaring 20s.
In 1981, de Kova died of heart failure in his sleep at his home in Sepulveda, California. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.
Films
| Year | Films | Character | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | The Mob aka: Remember That Face | Culio | |
| 1952 | Viva Zapata! | Colonel Guajardo | uncredited |
| 1952 | Holiday for Sinners | The Wiry Man | |
| 1952 | The Big Sky | Moleface | uncredited |
| 1952 | Pony Soldier aka: MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties | Custin | uncredited |
| 1953 | Split Second | Dummy | |
| 1953 | The Desert Song | Mindar | |
| 1953 | Raiders of the Seven Seas | Capt.Romero | |
| 1953 | Arrowhead | Chief Chattez | |
| 1953 | The Robe | Slave Dealer | uncredited |
| 1953 | All the Brothers were Valiant | Stevenson | |
| 1953 | Fighter Attack | Benedetto | |
| 1953 | King of the Khyber Rifles | Ali Nur | |
| 1954 | They Rode West | Isatai | |
| 1954 | Valley of the Kings | Akmed Sala, Nomad Guide | uncredited |
| 1954 | Drum Beat aka: Delmer Daves' Drum Beat | Modoc Jim | |
| 1954 | Passion | Martinez | |
| 1955 | Strange Lady in Town | Anse Hatlo | |
| 1955 | The Man from Laramie | Padre | |
| 1955 | Hold Back Tomorrow aka: No Tomorrow | Priest | |
| 1955 | Shack Out on 101 | Prof.Claude Dillon | |
| 1956 | The Lone Ranger | Chief Red Hawk | |
| 1956 | Santiago aka: The Gun Runner | Jingo | |
| 1956 | Pillars of the Sky aka: The Tomahawk and the Cross | Zachariah | |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | Abiram | |
| 1956 | The White Squaw | Yellow Elk | |
| 1956 | Reprisal! | Charlie Washackle | |
| 1957 | Appointment with a Shadow aka: If I Should Die | Dutch Hayden | |
| 1957 | Run of the Arrow aka: Hot Lead | Red Cloud | |
| 1957 | Rideout for Revenge | Chief Yellow Wolf | |
| 1958 | Cowboy | Alcaide | |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov aka: The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov | Capt. Vrubleuski | |
| 1958 | Machine-Gun Kelly | Harry | |
| 1958 | Teenage Cave Man aka: Out of Darkness aka: Prehistoric World | The Black-Bearded One | |
| 1958 | Apache Territory | Lugo | |
| 1960 | The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond | "The Chairman" | |
| 1965 | Those Calloways | Nigosh | |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | The Tormentor | |
| 1965 | The Sword of Ali Baba | Old Baba | |
| 1970 | The Wild Country | Two Dog | |
| 1972 | The Mechanic | The Man | |
| 1973 | Heavy Traffic | Angelo "Angie" Corleone | |
| 1973 | The Slams | Capiello | |
| 1974 | Jive Turkey | Big Tony | |
| 1975 | Coonskin | Madigan | uncredited |
| 1981 | American Pop | Crisco | |
| 1982 | Hey Good Lookin' | Old Vinnie |
Television
| Year | Television | Character | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Ford Television Theatre aka: Ford Theatre | Delwin Slater | Double Trouble |
| 1956 | Crusader | Juan Perez | The Ballot Box |
| 1956 | Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers aka: The 77th Bengal Lancers | The Hostage | |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans aka: Hawkeye aka: Last of the Mohicans | Ottawa Chief | Hawkeye's Homecoming |
| 1957 | Crossroads | Black Hawk | Jhonakehunkga called Jim |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Okoma | Return to Fort Apache |
| 1957 | Cheyenne | Sitting Bull | The Broken Pledge |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Culebra | Major Swansons' Choice |
| 1958 | The Restless Gun | Lupo Lazaro | Dragon for a Day |
| 1958 | Cheyenne | Sioux Chief | Wagon-Tongue North |
| 1959 | Buckskin | Potato Man | Coup Stick |
| 1959 | The Lawless Years | Harry the Horse | The Poison Ivy Story |
| 1959 | Black Saddle aka: The Westerners | Rubio Calderone | Client Martinez |
| 1959 | Peter Gunn | Joe Taber | Breakout |
| 1959 | U.S. Marshal | Red Slade | Maryjo Is Missing |
| 1959 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse aka: Desilu Playhouse | Jimmy Napoli | The Untouchables (1959 TV series) The Untouchables: Part 1 The Untouchables: Part 2 |
| 1959 | The Californians | Up-A-Mug | An Act of Faith (1959) The Painless Extractionist (1958) |
| 1959 | The Alaskans | Fanton | Petticoat Crew |
| 1959 | Wagon Train | Ocheo | The Rodney Lawrence Story |
| 1959 | The Rifleman | Chief Hostay | The Indian |
| 1960 | Cheyenne | Dull Knife | Gold, Glory and Custer - Requiem |
| 1960 | The Rifleman | Carl Miller | Meeting at Midnight |
| 1960 | The Islanders | Carlos Roca | The Widow from Richmond |
| 1960 | Johnny Staccato | Eddie Wayneright | Night of Jeopardy |
| 1960 | Overland Trail | Shoshone Chief | West of Boston |
| 1960 | Five Fingers | Landau | The Judas Goat |
| 1960 | Lawman | Jed Barker | Cornered |
| 1960 | Wagon Train | Indian Chief | The Tom Tuckett Story |
| 1961 | The Tall Man | Mike Gray Eagle | "The Cloudbusters" |
| 1961 | The Rebel | Richard Aloysius "Dick" Sturgis | "Shriek of Silence" |
| 1962 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Señor Vargas | Strange Miracle |
| 1962 | Cheyenne | White Cloud | Indian Gold |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Chief Talakum | The Sound of Wings |
| 1965-67 | F Troop | Chief Wild Eagle | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-0 | episode "Along Came Joey" | |
| 1974 | Police Woman | Vito Angelo | Season 1 / Episode 19 "The Company" |
References
- ↑ "Frank de Kova". The New York Times.
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (February 13, 1981). "'American Pop' Grown-Up Animation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
External links
- Frank Dekova at the Internet Movie Database
- Frank Dekova at findagave