Frank McGrath
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
Detective (uncredited)
Hell Bound
Mr. Remington
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Lowes Partner (uncredited)
Hondo
Plank
The Reluctant Astronaut
Outrider (uncredited)
Westward the Women
Man (uncredited)
The Milkman
Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
The First Texan
Ned Martin
Gunfight in Abilene
Horseman
The Rainbow Trail
Texas Ranger (uncredited)
The Searchers
Uncle Lucius
Tammy and the Millionaire
The Colter Craven Story
Posse Member (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Posse Member (uncredited)
Wagon Master
Ballard Weeks
The Last Challenge
Jim Clark (uncredited)
The Tin Star
Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Captain (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Pete
Riders of the Purple Sage
Outlaw
Sundown Jim
Bartender
The War Wagon
Posse Rider
Western Union
Student in Fight
High School
Mexican
Robbers' Roost
Pindar
The Sword of Ali Baba
Pete
Ride, Vaquero!
Taxi Driver
Half Past Midnight
Jamora (uncredited)
Slaughter Trail
Guard (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
Barfly (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
Pirate (uncredited)
The Black Swan
Pioneer (uncredited)
The Big Trail
Posse Member (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
35
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-02-02
Place of Birth
Mound City, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McGrath