Frankie Darro
Known for: Acting
Born: December 22, 1917
Died: December 25, 1976
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
151 movies · 16 TV shows, newest first
4.8
Fugitive Lovers
1975
6.3
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
5.5
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974
4.4
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969
6.8
The Movie Orgy
1968
6.5
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
7.3
Batman
1966
8.0
The Addams Family
1964
5.8
Going My Way
1962
6.8
The Notorious Landlady
1962
6.8
Mister Ed
1961
4.8
Checkmate
1960
7.2
Operation Petticoat
1959
6.7
Mr. Lucky
1959
6.4
Bat Masterson
1958
6.6
Peter Gunn
1958
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956
6.2
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
7.3
Forbidden Planet
1956
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
6.5
Living It Up
1954
6.5
The Lawless Rider
1954
6.3
Public Defender
1954
10.0
Racing Blood
1954
9.0
Two Gun Marshal
1953
6.4
Pat and Mike
1952
7.0
Westward the Women
1951
6.1
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
5.3
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
9.0
Pride of Maryland
1951
5.2
Wyoming Mail
1950
5.8
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
6.1
Riding High
1950
6.5
Sons of New Mexico
1949
5.8
Hold That Baby!
1949
6.0
Fighting Fools
1949
6.1
Trouble Makers
1948
7.0
Heart of Virginia
1948
5.2
Angels' Alley
1948
6.5
Smart Politics
1948
6.7
That's My Man
1947
4.5
Sarge Goes to College
1947
6.5
Vacation Days
1947
6.5
High School Hero
1946
4.0
Freddie Steps Out
1946
5.3
Junior Prom
1946
6.0
Take It or Leave It
1944NR
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942
6.3
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942
10.0
Tuxedo Junction
1941
5.4
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
5.4
The Gang's All Here
1941
6.5
You're Out of Luck
1941
5.8
Up in the Air
1940
9.0
Laughing at Danger
1940
5.8
On the Spot
1940
5.6
Radio Ranch
1940
7.1
Pinocchio
1940
5.5
Chasing Trouble
1940
6.4
Irish Luck
1939
5.3
Boys' Reformatory
1939
6.5
Tough Kid
1938
7.5
Wanted by the Police
1938
6.0
Juvenile Court
1938
9.0
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938
6.5
Reformatory
1938
4.5
Young Dynamite
1937
5.9
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
7.0
Headline Crasher
1937
6.5
Saratoga
1937
4.0
Anything for a Thrill
1937
6.3
Tough to Handle
1937
4.7
The Devil Diamond
1937
10.0
Mind Your Own Business
1936
7.0
Racing Blood
1936
10.0
Born to Fight
1936
7.1
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
6.2
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
5.3
Black Gold
1936
4.7
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
6.8
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
6.3
Valley of Wanted Men
1935
6.0
Men of Action
1935
6.0
Stranded
1935
9.0
Unwelcome Stranger
1935
5.8
The Phantom Empire
1935
6.0
Red Hot Tires
1935
5.5
The Payoff
1935
6.0
Broadway Bill
1934
5.6
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934
4.8
The Merry Frinks
1934
6.6
No Greater Glory
1934
7.3
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
9.0
The Big Race
1934
5.7
Little Men
1934
6.8
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
7.4
The Wolf Dog
1933
7.3
Tugboat Annie
1933
7.3
Laughing at Life
1933
7.0
The Mayor of Hell
1933
5.7
The Devil Horse
1932
6.3
Three on a Match
1932
10.0
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
6.5
Hollywood on Parade
1932
10.0
Amateur Daddy
1932
8.0
The Cheyenne Cyclone
1931
6.3
Way Back Home
1931
6.3
The Lightning Warrior
1931
5.9
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
6.4
The Mad Genius
1931
8.5
The Vanishing Legion
1931
7.2
The Public Enemy
1931
7.0
Blaze o' Glory
19299.0
The Pride of Pawnee
1929
10.0
Rainbow Man
1929
9.0
Idaho Red
1929
8.0
Gun Law
1929
9.0
Trail of the Horse Thieves
19298.0
Tyrant of Red Gulch
1928
9.0
The Circus Kid
1928
9.0
The Avenging Rider
1928
8.0
Terror Mountain
1928
10.0
Texas Tornado
1928
7.0
The Phantom of the Range
1928
7.0
When the Law Rides
1928
8.0
Little Mickey Grogan
1927
10.0
The Desert Pirate
1927NR
The Flying U Ranch
1927
7.0
Judgement Of The Hills
1927
7.0
Tom's Gang
19279.0
Cyclone of the Range
1927
5.9
Long Pants
1927
7.0
Moulders of Men
1927
7.0
Lightning Lariats
1927
7.0
Her Father Said No
1927
7.2
Flesh and the Devil
19267.0
Red Hot Hoofs
1926
10.0
Out of the West
1926
9.0
Tom and His Pals
1926
7.0
The Cowboy Cop
1926
8.0
Hearts and Spangles
1926
9.0
The Masquerade Bandit
192610.0
Mike
1926
8.0
Wild to Go
1926
7.8
Kiki
1926
8.0
Memory Lane
1926
7.0
The Thrill Hunter
1926
7.0
Born to Battle
1926
10.0
The Cowboy Musketeer
1925
10.0
The Midnight Flyer
1925
10.0
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925NR
The Phantom Express
1925
10.0
Let's Go, Gallagher
1925
NR
Fighting the Flames
1925
7.3
Confessions of a Queen
1925
10.0
Her Husband's Secret
1925
9.0
Women and Gold
1925
8.0
The Wyoming Wildcat
1925
9.0
So Big
1924
6.9
Roaring Rails
1924
9.0
Racing for Life
1924
5.8
The Signal Tower
1924
10.0
Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924
8.0
Judgment of the Storm
1924