Frank DeKova
Frank DeKova was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. DeKova began his acting career with roles in such films as the Marlon Brando biographical drama "Viva Zapata!" (1952), the Gig Young drama "Holiday For Sinners" (1952) and "Split Second" (1953). He also appeared in "The Desert Song" (1953) with Kathryn Grayson, "Arrowhead" (1953) and "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1953). He continued to act in productions like "The Lone Ranger" (1956), "The Ten Commandments" (1956) and the western "Run of the Arrow" (1957) with Rod Steiger. He also appeared in the Rory Calhoun adaptation "Ride Out For Revenge" (1957). In the latter part of his career, he tackled roles in "Portrait of a Mobster" (1961), the Elvis Presley comedy adaptation "Follow That Dream" (1962) and the Brian Keith adaptation "Those Calloways" (1964). He also appeared in the drama "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965) with Max von Sydow and "The Wild Country" (1970) with Steve Forrest. DeKova last acted in the Ron Thompson animated film "American Pop" (1981). DeKova passed away in October 1981 at the age of 71.
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Frank DeKova
Filmography
Movies
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Hey Good Lookin' | Old Vinnie (Voice) | - | 1982 |
68% |
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American Pop | Crisco (Voice) | - | 1981 |
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Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes | Big Tony (Character) | - | 1974 |
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The Slams | Capiello (Character) | - | 1973 |
60% |
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The Don Is Dead | Giunta (Character) | - | 1973 |
89% |
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Heavy Traffic | Angelo "Angie" Corleone (Voice) | - | 1973 |
45% |
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The Mechanic | The Man (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wild Country | Two Dog (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle | Narrator | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sword of Ali Baba | Old Baba (Character) | - | 1965 |
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Those Calloways | Nigosh (Character) | - | 1964 |
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Follow That Dream | Jack (Character) | - | 1962 |
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Atlantis, the Lost Continent | Sonoy the Astrologer (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Portrait of a Mobster | Anthony Parazzo (Character) | - | 1961 |
71% |
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond | Syndicate Chairman (Character) | - | 1960 |
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The Jayhawkers | Evans (Character) | - | 1959 |
75% |
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Cowboy | Alcaide (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Apache Territory | Lugo (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Teen-Age Caveman | The Black-Bearded One (Character) | - | 1958 |
25% |
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The Brothers Karamazov | Capt. Vrublevski (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Appointment With a Shadow | Dutch Hayden (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pillars of the Sky | Zachariah (Character) | - | 1956 |
86% |
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The Ten Commandments | Abiram (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Santiago | Jingo (Character) | - | 1956 |
90% |
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The Lone Ranger | Chief Red Hawk (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hold Back Tomorrow | Priest (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The White Squaw | Yellow Elk (Character) | - | 1956 |
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Shack Out on 101 | Prof. Claude Dillon (Character) | - | 1955 |
100% |
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The Man From Laramie | Padre (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Passion | Martinez (Character) | - | 1954 |
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Drum Beat | Modoc Jim (Character) | - | 1954 |
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They Rode West | Isatai (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Raiders of the Seven Seas | Captain Romero (Character) | - | 1953 |
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Arrowhead | Chief Chattez (Character) | - | 1953 |
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Split Second | Unknown (Character) | - | 1953 |
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All the Brothers Were Valiant | Stevenson (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Desert Song | Mindar (Character) | - | 1953 |
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King of the Khyber Rifles | Ali Nur (Character) | - | 1953 |
89% |
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The Big Sky | Moleface (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Pony Soldier | Custin (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Holiday for Sinners | The Wiry Man (Character) | - | 1952 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 74% | Incredible Hulk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little House on the Prairie | Chief Kilowatt (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files | Nova (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Lucius Delgado (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Apple's Way | Connie DeMarco (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hawaii Five-0 | Phil Kalama (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The High Chaparral | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | F Troop | Chief Wild Eagle (Character) | 1965-1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Ocheo (Guest Star) | 1959-1962 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Daniel Boone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | John Whistler (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Jack Bent (Guest Star) | 1958 1962-1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dakotas | Matt Kellog (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laramie | Tah-Za (Guest Star) | 1959 1961 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Untouchables | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960-1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957-1962 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Pedro (Character) | 1959 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thriller | Unknown (Character) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunslinger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tall Man | Mike Gray Eagle (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Route 66 | Unknown (Character) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rawhide | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rebel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lawman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Surfside 6 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Wells Fargo | Joe Black (Guest Star) | 1957-1958 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Johnny Staccato | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marshal Dillon | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1956-1957 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Leader (Guest Star) | 1956-1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Restless Gun | Lupo Lazaro (Guest Star) | 1958 |