Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Biography

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Frank S. Hagney (March 20, 1884 – June 25, 1973) was an Australian actor. Born in Sydney in 1884, Hagney appeared in more than 350 Hollywood films between 1919 and 1966. Most of his film roles were small and uncredited. Because of his tall and strong appearance, Hagney often played officers or henchmens. He is perhaps best-known as Mr. Potter's wordless wheelchair pusher in Frank Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Frank Hagney was also a guest star on more than 70 television programs such as The Cisco Kid, The Adventures of Kit Carson, The Lone Ranger, The Rifleman, Perry Mason, and Daniel Boone.

He starred in The Fighting Marine (1926) with Jack Anthony, Joe Bonomo and Walter Miller; The Fighting Sap (1924) with Bob Fleming, Hazel Keener, Wilfred Lucas and Fred Thomson; The Ghost in the Garret (1921), Ghost Town Gold (1936), Go Get 'Em Hutch (1922) with Richard R. Neil; Ride Him Cowboy (1932) with Eddie Gribbon and Charles Sellon; Riders of the Dawn (1939), Valley of the Lawless (1936), and Vultures of the Sea (1928) with Joseph Bennett.

His 42 silent films included The Battler (1919), The Breed of the Border (1924), The Dangerous Coward (1924), Galloping Gallagher (1924), Lighting Romance (1924), The Mask of Lopez (1924), The Silent Stranger (1924), The Wild Bull's Lair (1925), Lone Hand Saunders (1926) and The Two-Gun Man (1926). His 54 sound western film included The Phantom of the West (1931), Fighting Caravans (1931), The Squaw Man (1931), The Golden West (1932), Honor of the Range (1934), Western Frontier, Heroes of the Range (1936), Billy the Kid, The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941), Blazing Frontier (1943) and The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947). His last two films were McLintock! (1963) and Come Blow Your Horn (1963).

Hagney was married to Edna Shephard. He died in Los Angeles in 1973. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.

Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-03-20

Place of birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Images

Cast

Jail Busters

Jail Busters

1955

6.00

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

1935

0.00

On the Town

On the Town

1949

6.97

Captain Lash

Captain Lash

1929

0.00

Swamp Woman

Swamp Woman

1941

4.80

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1948

6.05

Limelight

Limelight

1952

7.90

Tulsa

Tulsa

1949

6.30

The Wild One

The Wild One

1953

6.57

Braveheart

Braveheart

1925

0.00

Gun Grit

Gun Grit

1936

4.30

Backbone

Backbone

1923

0.00

Windjammer

Windjammer

1937

5.00

Let's Dance

Let's Dance

1950

5.60

No Limit

No Limit

1931

5.80

Conflict

Conflict

1936

2.00

River's End

River's End

1930

6.20

Madame X

Madame X

1937

5.80

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

1954

4.00

McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

6.57

Oh, Yeah!

Oh, Yeah!

1929

4.30

The General

The General

1926

7.93

The Shadow

The Shadow

1940

6.50

The Lodger

The Lodger

1944

6.40

Modern Times

Modern Times

1936

8.28

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957

7.25

Sit Tight

Sit Tight

1931

5.50

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

6.88

Dark Command

Dark Command

1940

6.30

Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

1940

7.20

Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch

1940

5.80

The Champ

The Champ

1931

7.12

The Renegade

The Renegade

1943

5.00

Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

1935

6.00

Captain Fury

Captain Fury

1939

4.90

The Chief

The Chief

1933

3.00

Stablemates

Stablemates

1938

4.50

Army Girl

Army Girl

1938

6.00

The Paleface

The Paleface

1948

6.04

Corregidor

Corregidor

1943

3.50

Crazy House

Crazy House

1943

5.00

The Informer

The Informer

1935

6.74

The Scarf

The Scarf

1951

5.63

Poison

Poison

1924

0.00

Adventure

Adventure

1945

6.20

The Hard Man

The Hard Man

1957

4.80

Wild Justice

Wild Justice

1925

0.00

Hell Bound

Hell Bound

1931

0.00

Swing Fever

Swing Fever

1943

5.00

Kitty

Kitty

1945

5.50

Wichita

Wichita

1955

6.36

A Man Alone

A Man Alone

1955

5.70

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

1949

0.00

California

California

1947

6.70

All Aboard

All Aboard

1927

0.00