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

The Searchers

as Texas Ranger (uncredited)

The Ox-Bow Incident

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Fort Apache

as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)

Hondo

as Lowes Partner

Broken Arrow

as Barfly

The War Wagon

as Bartender

Wagon Master

as Posse Member (uncredited)

The Big Trail

as Pioneer (uncredited)

The Tin Star

as Jim Clark (uncredited)