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Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Birthday: 1884-03-20 | Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1947
Where the North Begins

as    Fergus

1942
Tomorrow We Live

as    Kohler (as Frank S. Hagney)

1942
Texas Man Hunt

as    Walter Jensen

1941
The Lone Rider Ambushed

as    Blackie Dawson

1941
The Lone Rider Rides On

as    Frank Mitchell

1941
The Lone Rider Fights Back

as    George Clarke

1941
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

as    O'Shea

1939
Timber Stampede

as    Champ - Henchman

1937
Windjammer

as    Slum

1936
Valley of the Lawless

as    Garlow

1936
Ghost-Town Gold

as    Joe Kamatski

1935
Western Frontier

as    Link

1934
Honor of the Range

as    Boots

1932
Ride Him, Cowboy

as    Henry Sims / The Hawk

1932
The Airmail Mystery

as    Moran

1930
The Phantom of the West

as    Sheriff Jim H. Ryan

1929
Masked Emotions

as    Lagune

1928
The Glorious Trail

as    Gus Lynch

1928
Midnight Madness

as    Harris - Childers' Henchman

1927
The Last Trail

as    Henchman Cal Barker

1925
Hogan's Alley

as    The Battling Savage