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Frank DeKova is a Actor American born on 17 march 1910 at New York City (USA)

Frank DeKova

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Nationality USA
Birth 17 march 1910 at New York City (USA)
Death 15 october 1981 (at 71 years) at California (USA)

Frank de Kova (March 17, 1910 – October 15, 1981) was an Italian-American character actor.

Biography

De Kova was born in New York City and taught at a school in New York before joining a Shakespeare repertory group. He made his Broadway debut in Detective Story, and was discovered by director Elia Kazan.

Moving to Hollywood, he appeared in Viva Zapata! (1952) as the Mexican Colonel, and The Big Sky (1952) with Kirk Douglas. He played Abiram in The Ten Commandments, appeared in Cowboy (1958) with Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon, and in The Mechanic (1972) with Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent and the Ralph Bakshi film American Pop.

He did a lot of television work, including a role as Mafia hitman Jimmy Napoli in the ABC crime drama, The Untouchables, and an occasional recurring role in Gunsmoke as "Tobeel", a Kiawah Indian who is a friend of Marshal Matt Dillon. His best-known television role was as "Chief Wild Eagle", chief of the Hekawi tribe, on the western comedy F Troop (1965–1967). He also guest starred on the ABC/Warner Brothers drama, The Roaring 20s.

In 1981, de Kova died of heart failure in his sleep at his home in Sepulveda, California. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.

Usually with

Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi
(4 films)
Paul Baxley
Paul Baxley
(4 films)
Floyd Crosby
Floyd Crosby
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Frank DeKova (52 films)

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Hey Good Lookin', 1h16
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Animation
Themes Gangster films
Actors Richard Romanus, David Proval, Danny Wells, Larry Bishop, Philip Michael Thomas, Frank DeKova
Roles Old Vinnie (voice)
Rating60% 3.044573.044573.044573.044573.04457
Le film se déroule à New York dans le quartier de Brooklyn dans les années 1950 et met en scène les aventures de Vinnie, le chef d'un gang appelé les Stompers, en compagnie de son ami Crazy Shapiro et de leurs petites amies, Rozzie et Eva.
American Pop, 1h36
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Musical, Animation
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about religion, Musical films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ron Thompson, Lisa Jane Persky, Jeffrey Lippa, Richard Singer, Mews Small, Ben Frommer
Roles Crisco (voice)
Rating70% 3.545373.545373.545373.545373.54537
Dans la Russie impériale de la fin des années 1890, le rabbin d'un village est assassiné par un groupe de cosaques : sa femme s'exile aux États-Unis avec son jeune fils, Zalmie. Peu après leur arrivée à New York, Zalmie est recruté par Louie, artiste dans un cabaret burlesque. Zalmie devenant adolescent, il passe davantage de temps avec Louie en coulisses lors des spectacles burlesques. Lorsque la mère de Zalmie meurt dans l'incendie d'un atelier de misère, il commence à travailler à plein temps avec Louie dans un petit théâtre. Et bien qu'il aspire à devenir chanteur, Zalmie entre dans la puberté, et la mue qu'opère sa voix devient un obstacle important. La Première Guerre mondiale éclate alors : Zalmie parcourt le globe, jouant pour les troupes la moitié arrière d'un cheval de pantomime , et est blessé à la gorge.
Coonskin
Coonskin (1975)
, 1h40
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime, Animation
Themes Films about animals, La corruption policière, Mafia films, Films about racism, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Mise en scène d'un ours, Films about foxes, Gangster films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Barry White, Philip Michael Thomas, Scatman Crothers, Al Lewis, Richard Paul, Frank DeKova
Roles Managan (voice) / Ruby (voice)
Rating63% 3.1927553.1927553.1927553.1927553.192755
In the South, Sampson and the local Preacherman plan to bust out their friend Randy from prison. As they rush to the prison, the two are stopped by a roadblock and have a shootout with the police. Meanwhile, Randy and another cellmate named Pappy escape from inside the prison and wait for Sampson and the Preacherman to help them get out. While waiting for them, Randy unwillingly listens to Pappy tell a story about three guys that resemble Randy and his friends. Pappy's story is told in animation set against live-action background photos and footage.
The Don Is Dead, 1h55
Directed by Richard Fleischer, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Anthony Quinn, Robert Forster, Angel Tompkins, Al Lettieri, Abe Vigoda, Victor Argo
Roles Giunta
Rating61% 3.09663.09663.09663.09663.0966
Frank is the ambitious son of an organized-crime boss. He plans a heroin deal with the help of brothers Tony and Vince, but a snitch tips off the cops.
Heavy Traffic, 1h16
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Animation
Themes Mafia films, Films about racism, Gangster films
Actors Beverly Hope Atkinson, Frank DeKova, Michael Brandon, Jamie Farr, Robert Easton, Lillian Adams
Roles Angelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)
Rating64% 3.2480953.2480953.2480953.2480953.248095
The film starts out in live action, introducing the protagonist Michael Corleone, a 24-year-old virgin playing pinball in New York City. The scene then transitions into animation. New York has a diseased, rotten, tough, and violent atmosphere. Michael's Italian father, Angelo "Angie" Corleone, is a struggling mafioso who frequently cheats on Michael's Jewish mother, Ida. The couple constantly bicker and try to kill each other. Michael ambles through a catalog of freaks, greasers, and dopers. Unemployed, he dabbles with cartoons, artistically feeding off the grubbiness of his environment. He regularly hangs out at a local bar where he gets free drinks from the female black bartender, Carole, in exchange for sketches of the somewhat annoying Shorty, Carole's violent, legless bouncer devotee. One of the regular customers at the bar named Snowflake, a nymphomaniac transvestite, gets beaten up by a tough drunk who has only just realized that Snowflake is a man in drag and not a beautiful woman. Shorty throws the drunk out and the bar's white manager abusively confronts Carole over this. Fed up with her manager, Carole quits.
The Slams
The Slams (1973)
, 1h31
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Judy Pace, Frank DeKova, Ted Cassidy, Dick Miller, Quinn K. Redeker, Jan Merlin
Roles Capiello
Rating59% 2.956082.956082.956082.956082.95608
Curtis Hook (Jim Brown) is caught by the police after a heist. In jail, Curtis has to deal with people who want to know where he stashed the loot while also trying to get out of jail in time to get the money before its hiding place is demolished.
The Mechanic, 1h40
Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, Jill Ireland, Frank DeKova, Steve Vinovich
Roles The Man
Rating67% 3.3993253.3993253.3993253.3993253.399325
Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is a "mechanic" — a top hit man (assassin). He works exclusively for a secret international organization, which has very strict rules. Bishop is very sophisticated, as he regularly listens to classical music, has an art collection, and is a connoisseur of fine wines. However, he is forced to live alone - he cannot show emotions or trust people. Bishop is under constant emotional pressure, so much so that he is prescribed medication for depression, and one day he is temporarily hospitalized when he loses consciousness as a result of the stress. Bishop pays a call girl (Jill Ireland) for an ongoing girlfriend experience to have a simulated romantic (social and sexual) relationship, including her writing him fake love letters.
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle, 48minutes
Directed by Jack Couffer
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Frank DeKova
Roles Narrator (voice)
Rating80% 4.021644.021644.021644.021644.02164
Those Calloways, 2h11
Directed by Norman Tokar, Tom Leetch
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Brian Keith, Vera Miles, Brandon deWilde, Walter Brennan, Ed Wynn, Linda Evans
Roles Nigosh
Rating64% 3.2442553.2442553.2442553.2442553.244255
La famille Calloway vit dans la forêt juste en dehors de la petite ville de Swiftwater en Nouvelle-Écosse. Le père Cam rêve de construire un sanctuaire pour les oies sauvages qui migrent. Mais la population de la ville trouve Cam trop excentrique. Cam et son fils Bucky décident d'amasser des fourrures pour récolter assez d'argent pour acheter un lac. Mais la somme récoltée ne suffit pas et ils sont contraints de vendre leur maison. La famille construit une nouvelle maison au bord du lac mais un promoteur envisage de construire une zone de loisirs dans la petite ville. Il propose à Cam en échange d'argent et de promesses d'aider à construire le sanctuaire de planter un champ de maïs pour attirer les oiseaux. Cam apprend par la suite que le but du promoteur est de faire un plan d'eau pour la chasse aux oies.
Follow That Dream, 1h49
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Anne Helm, Arthur O'Connell, Joanna Moore, Simon Oakland, Jack Kruschen
Roles Jack (as Frank de Kova)
Rating64% 3.246633.246633.246633.246633.24663
A vagabond family composed of Pop Kwimper (Arthur O'Connell), his son Toby (Elvis Presley), and various "adopted" children, including nineteen-year-old Holly Jones (Anne Helm), is traveling in Florida when Pop drives onto an as-yet-unopened section of highway. When the car runs out of gas, Holly persuades Toby to persuade Pop to take up residence on the land next to the road. A chance encounter with an avid fisherman (Herbert Rudley) gives Holly an idea. They build a thriving business catering to sports fishermen.
Portrait of a Mobster, 1h48
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Vic Morrow, Leslie Parrish, Peter Breck, Norman Alden, Robert McQueeney, Ken Lynch
Roles Anthony Parazzo
Rating65% 3.281733.281733.281733.281733.28173
Up-and-coming racketeer Dutch Schultz joins the Legs Diamond gang in Prohibition-era New York. A bootlegger named Murphy is murdered by Dutch, who falls for the dead man's daughter, Iris.
Atlantis: The Lost Continent, 1h31
Directed by George Pal
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Peplum
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Films based on plays, Films set in Atlantis
Actors John Dall, Frank DeKova, Edward Platt, Berry Kroeger, William Smith, Edgar Stehli
Roles Sonoy the Astrologer
Rating55% 2.7501352.7501352.7501352.7501352.750135
A Greek fisherman named Demetrios (Sal Ponti, under the screen name of Anthony Hall) and his father rescue Princess Antillia (Joyce Taylor) from a shipwreck without knowing that she is from the technologically advanced civilization of Atlantis. After rescuing the Atlantean princess, Demetrios must travel beyond the Pillars of Hercules to take her home. Upon returning her to her civilization, Demetrios, expecting to receive a reward, is instead enslaved and forced to work in the crater of the volcano which dominates the island.
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, 1h43
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Action, Historical, Noir, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart, Jesse White, Simon Oakland, Robert Lowery
Roles Syndicate Chairman
Rating66% 3.3438953.3438953.3438953.3438953.343895
In the 1920s, ambitious but smalltime thief Jack Diamond and his sickly brother Eddie Diamond move to New York City. Jack meets dance instructor Alice Shiffer, lies to her to date her and to steal a necklace from a jewelry store. After being incarcerated for a time, he works with Alice at her dance school while on probation.