Frank Cady
Biography
Frank Cady (born September 8, 1915) is an American actor best known for his recurring and popular role as storekeeper Sam Drucker in three US television series during the 1960s: Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies. Born in Susanville, California, Cady attended Stanford University, where he was involved with the campus humor magazine, the Stanford Chaparral. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Cady began acting in 1947. In 1950 he had an uncredited speaking role in the classic film noir drama D.O.A. (as Sam the bartender in Banning, California) and another uncredited role in George Pál's 1951 film When Worlds Collide (as the assistant who pushes the wheelchair belonging to John Hoyt's character). Cady had a prominent role in Billy Wilder's film Ace in the Hole (also known as The Big Carnival). He had a small non-speaking role, seen mostly in long shot, in one of Alfred Hitchcock's most prestigious films, Rear Window. He can also be seen in the 1950 film Father of the Bride requesting a martini from Spencer Tracy during the engagement party. In the 1950s Cady played Doc Williams in Ozzie and Harriet along with numerous supporting parts in movies and also appeared in television commercials for (among other products) Shasta Grape Soda. Cady has been most prolific in television and was the only actor to play a recurring character on three TV sitcoms at the same time, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres and Petticoat Junction, from 1968 to 1969. He also was one of only three co-stars of Petticoat Junction who stayed with the series for its entire seven-year run along with Edgar Buchanan and Linda Henning, appearing in 170 of the show's 222 episodes.
Soup and Me
Mr. Sutter
Ace in the Hole
Al Federber
Parole Officer Creavy
Harry (uncredited)
Experiment Alcatraz
Max Henry
Emergency Wedding
Mr. Hoff (uncredited)
Return to Green Acres
Sam Drucker
The Girl Most Likely
Dodie's Pop
For Better, for Worse
Pa Allan
The Sellout
Bennie Amboy
Return to Green Acres
Sam Drucker
Soup and Me
Mr. Sutter
Hearts of the West
Pa Tater
For Better, for Worse
Pa Allan
The Million Dollar Duck
Assayer
The Gnome-Mobile
Charlie Pettibone (uncredited)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Mayor James Sargent
Petticoat Junction
Sam Drucker (29 episodes, 1963-1970)
The Missouri Traveler
Willie Poole
The Girl Most Likely
Dodie's Pop
The Tin Star
Abe Pickett (uncredited)
Three Violent People
Dr. Graham (uncredited)
The Bad Seed
Henry Daigle
The Indian Fighter
Trader Joe
Trial
Canford (uncredited)
Rear Window
Man on Fire Escape
The Sellout
Bennie Amboy
The Atomic City
FBI Agent George Weinberg
Let's Make it Legal
Ferguson
When Worlds Collide
Harold Ferris, Stanton's Assistant
Ace in the Hole
Al Federber
Parole Officer Creavy
Lightning Strikes Twice
Gas Station Man (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
Showbox Puppeteer (uncredited)
Harry (uncredited)
Experiment Alcatraz
Max Henry
Emergency Wedding
Mr. Hoff (uncredited)
Dial 1119
Fred Backett, Man on Street (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
Janitor (uncredited)
Convicted
Eddie (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear...
Baldy Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Timid engagement party gust (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
Night Clerk (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers
Geologist (uncredited)
Young Man with a Horn
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Great Rupert
Tax Investigator
D.O.A.
Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
Abandoned
Nolan - City Editor (uncredited)
Take One False Step
Reporter (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
Oculist (uncredited)
City Across the River
Shirley's Partner (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
Tom Hill (uncredited)
The Crooked Way
Barnes, Undercover Man at Bar (uncredited)
He Walked by Night
Pete Hammond (uncredited)
