Frank McGrath
Actor
Born February 2, 1903 in Mound City, Missouri, USA
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.
Filmography
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Mr. Remington
The Reluctant Astronaut
Plank
The Last Challenge
Ballard Weeks
The War Wagon
Bartender
Tammy and the Millionaire
Uncle Lucius
Gunfight in Abilene
Ned Martin
Tammy
Lucius Tarleton
The Sword of Ali Baba
Pindar
The Virginian
Neddie Henshaw
The Colter Craven Story
The Tin Star
Jim Clark (uncredited)
Hell Bound
Detective (uncredited)
Wagon Train
Charlie Wooster
The Wings of Eagles
Santiago
The First Texan
Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
The Searchers
Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Cheyenne
John Pike
Hondo
Lowes Partner (uncredited)
Ride, Vaquero!
Pete
The Naked Spur
Westward the Women
Outrider (uncredited)
Slaughter Trail
Jamora (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Captain (uncredited)
Rio Grande
The Milkman
Man (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
Posse Member (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
Barfly (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
Wagon Master
Posse Member (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
Fort Apache
Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
Half Past Midnight
Taxi Driver
They Were Expendable
'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Posse Member (uncredited)
The Black Swan
Pirate (uncredited)
Sundown Jim
Outlaw
Riders of the Purple Sage
Pete
Western Union
Posse Rider
High School
Student in Fight
Robbers' Roost
Mexican
The Rainbow Trail
Horseman
The Big Trail
Pioneer (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ