Frank DeKova (

1910

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Frank DeKova

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Frank DeKova

Date of Birth:
March 17, 1910,

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Frank DeKova Biography

Frank DeKova parlayed a sinister scowl, piercing eyes and an all-around menacing attitude into a long career of playing icy triggermen, rampaging Indian chiefs, brutal Mexican army officers and the like. Therefore it would probably surprise most who know his work to discover that he was at one time a schoolteacher. Born in New York in 1910, DeKova gave up teaching for the stage, and played in many Shakespearean productions before getting work on Broadway. One of his first starring roles was in the classic detective play "Detective Story", which got him noticed and brought to Hollywood. He debuted in Viva Zapata! (1952) as the devious Mexican colonel who sets up Zapata's assassination. For the next several years he played an assortment of gangsters, killers, gunfighters and Indians--with time out to play a prehistoric patriarch in Roger Corman's Teenage Cave Man (1958)--and did much television work, including a standout job as a Mafia hitman assigned to kill Elliot Ness in "The Untouchables" (1959). The role for which he will be most remembered, however, is probably the one that was his most atypical: the scheming, somewhat untrustworthy but very funny Hekawi Chief Wild Eagle, the partner to Forrest Tucker's Sgt. O'Rourke in O'Rourke's various schemes to make money, in the western comedy series "F Troop" (1965). He showed a previously unknown talent for comedy and managed to steal most of the scenes he was in from such veterans as Tucker and Larry Storch. He died in his sleep in 1981.

Frank DeKova filmography

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1. Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
Old Vinnie (voice)

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2. American Pop (1981)
Crisco (voice) (as Frank De Kova)

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3. Mafia on the Bounty (1980)

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4. Cat in the Cage (1978)
Rachid Khan

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5. "The Incredible Hulk" (1978)
(TV series) Sam Monte

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6. Crossfire (1975)
(TV movie)

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7. "Baretta" (1975)
(TV series) Dominick

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8. Johnny Firecloud (1975)
White Eagle

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9. Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974)
Big Tony (as Frank deKova)

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10. "Police Woman" (1974)
(TV series) Vito Angelo

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11. "Little House on the Prairie" (1974)
(TV series) Brower / Chief Kilowatt

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12. "The Rockford Files" (1974)
(TV series) Nova

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13. "Apple's Way" (1974)
(TV series) Connie DeMarco

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14. The Slams (1973)
Capiello

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15. The Don Is Dead (1973)
Giunta (as Frank de Kova)

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16. Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973)
The Man

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17. "Police Story" (1973)
(TV series) Perez

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18. Heavy Traffic (1973)
Angelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)

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19. The Mechanic (1972)
The Man

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20. "Cannon" (1971)
(TV series) Lucius Delgado

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21. The Wild Country (1970)
Two Dog

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22. "Love, American Style" (1969)
(TV series) (segment "Love and the Eskimo's Wife")

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23. "It Takes a Thief" (1968)
(TV series) Gen. Tashkov

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24. "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)
(TV series) Phil Kalama

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25. The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle (1967)
Narrator (voice)

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26. "The High Chaparral" (1967)
(TV series) Aguirre

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27. The Sword of Ali Baba (1965)
Old Baba

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28. Those Calloways (1965)
Nigosh (as Frank de Kova)

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29. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The tormentor (as Frank de Kova)

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30. "The F.B.I." (1965)
(TV series) Dracus / Faber

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31. The Raiders (1963)
Pawnee Chief (uncredited)

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32. "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1963)
(TV series) Joseph

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33. "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" (1963)
(TV series) Chief

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34. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963)
(TV series) Edward

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35. "The Dakotas" (1963)
(TV series) Matt Kellog

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36. Follow That Dream (1962)
Jack (as Frank de Kova)

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37. "The Gallant Men" (1962)
(TV series) Legrini

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38. Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
Anthony Parazzo

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39. Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961)
Sonoy the Astrologer

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40. "Ben Casey" (1961)
(TV series) John Whistler

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41. "Alcoa Premiere" (1961)
(TV series) Gavril's Father

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42. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
Syndicate Chairman

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43. "Surfside 6" (1960)
(TV series) Stinger

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44. "Outlaws" (1960)
(TV series) Chief White Tongue

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45. "Route 66" (1960)
(TV series) Davey Bridges

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46. "Overland Trail" (1960)
(TV series) Shoshone Chief

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47. "Thriller" (1960)
(TV series) Lieutenant Vincoli

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48. "The Islanders" (1960)
(TV series) Carlos Roca

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49. "Hong Kong" (1960)
(TV series) Cesaro

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50. Day of the Outlaw (1959)
Denver, Bruhn's Gang (as Frank deKova)

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51. "Johnny Staccato" (1959)
(TV series) Eddie Wayneright

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52. The Jayhawkers! (1959)
Evans

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53. "Hotel de Paree" (1959)
(TV series) Indian

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54. "The Deputy" (1959)
(TV series) Cowan

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55. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (1959)
(TV series) Nordoff

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56. "The Alaskans" (1959)
(TV series) Fanton

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57. "Five Fingers" (1959)
(TV series) Landau

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58. Cowboy (1958)
Alcaide (as Frank de Kova)

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59. Apache Territory (1958)
Lugo

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60. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Capt. Vrublevski (as Frank de Kova)

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61. Teenage Cave Man (1958)
The Black-Bearded One (as Frank De Kova)

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62. Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
Harry

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63. "U.S. Marshal" (1958)
(TV series) Red Slade

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64. "Man with a Camera" (1958)
(TV series) The Man

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65. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)
(TV series) Jimmy Napoli

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66. Appointment with a Shadow (1957)
Dutch Hayden

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67. Ride Out for Revenge (1957)
Chief Yellow Wolf

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68. "The Restless Gun" (1957)
(TV series) Lupo Lazaro

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69. Run of the Arrow (1957)
Red Cloud

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70. "The Walter Winchell File" (1957)
(TV series) Stefan

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71. "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans" (1957)
(TV series) Ottawa Chief

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72. "Wagon Train" (1957)
Running Bear / (7 episodes, 1957-1965)

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73. "Maverick" (1957)
(TV series) Blackjack Hardy

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74. The White Squaw (1956)
Yellow Elk

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75. The Lone Ranger (1956)
Chief Red Hawk (as Frank deKova)

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76. Pillars of the Sky (1956)
Zachariah (as Frank de Kova)

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77. Reprisal! (1956)
Charlie Washackle

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78. Santiago (1956)
Jingo

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79. "Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers" (1956)
(TV series)

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80. "Mike Hammer" (1956)
(TV series) Al Adams

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81. The Ten Commandments (1956)
Abiram

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82. Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)
Priest

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83. The Man from Laramie (1955)
Padre

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84. Strange Lady in Town (1955)
Anse Hatlo

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85. Shack Out on 101 (1955)
Prof. Claude Dillon

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86. "Crusader" (1955)
(TV series) Juan Perez

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87. "Crossroads" (1955)
(TV series) Black Hawk

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88. They Rode West (1954)
Isatai

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89. Valley of the Kings (1954)
Akmed Salah - Nomad Guide (uncredited)

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90. Passion (1954)
Martinez (as Frank de Kova)

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91. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" (1954)
(TV series) Culebra / Okoma

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92. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
Stevenson (as Frank deKova)

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93. King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
Ali Nur (as Frank de Kova)

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94. Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
Captain Romero

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95. Split Second (1953)
Dummy (as Frank de Kova)

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96. Arrowhead (1953)
Chief Chattez (as Frank de Kova)

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97. The Desert Song (1953)
Mindar

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98. The Robe (1953)
Slave Dealer (uncredited)

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99. Fighter Attack (1953)
Benedetto

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100. Pony Soldier (1952)
Custin (uncredited)

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101. Holiday for Sinners (1952)
The Wiry Man (as Frank de Kova)

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102. The Big Sky (1952)
Moleface (uncredited)

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103. Viva Zapata! (1952)
Colonel Guajardo (uncredited)

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104. Up Front (1951)
Italian Man (uncredited)

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105. The Mob (1951)
Culio (uncredited)

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106. "Martin Kane, Private Eye"
(TV series) Thomas Randall

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107. "The Ford Theatre Hour"
(TV series)

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108. "Gunslinger"
(TV series) Don Ignacio Alesandro

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109. "F Troop"
Chief Wild Eagle / (63 episodes, 1965-1967)

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110. "Dick Tracy"
(TV series)

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111. "Buckskin"
(TV series) Potato Man

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112. "Big Town"
(TV series)

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113. "The Ford Television Theatre"
(TV series) Delwin Slater

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114. "Hawaiian Eye"
(TV series) Pete Dailey

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115. "The Texan"
(TV series) Indian Chief

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116. "The Californians"
Up-A-Mug (2 episodes, 1958-1959)

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117. "Black Saddle"
(TV series) Calderon

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118. "The Rebel"
(TV series) Dick Sturgis

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119. "Lawman"
(TV series) Jed Barker

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120. "Frontier Circus"
(TV series) Karl Maynard

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121. "The Tall Man"
(TV series) Mike Gray Eagle

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122. "Toma"
(TV series) Alex Cordeen

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123. "Peter Gunn"
(TV series) Joe Taber

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124. "The Lawless Years"
(TV series) Harry the Horse

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125. "Daniel Boone" (1964)
2 episodes, 1964-1965

126. "The Roaring 20's" (1960)
2 episodes, 1960-1961

127. "Laramie" (1959)
3 episodes, 1959-1963

128. "Rawhide" (1959)
2 episodes, 1959-1961

129. "The Third Man" (1959)

130. "The Rifleman" (1958)
2 episodes, 1959-1960

131. "77 Sunset Strip" (1958)
3 episodes, 1958-1963

132. "Cheyenne" (1955)
5 episodes, 1958-1962

133. "Gunsmoke" (1955)
5 episodes, 1956-1959

134. Drum Beat (1954)

135. "Disneyland" (1954)
2 episodes, 1968-1975

136. "Death Valley Days" (1952)
2 episodes, 1962-1969

137. The Gun of Zangara (1960)
(TV movie) Louis 'Little New York' Campagna (uncredited)

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138. "The Untouchables" (1959)
(TV series)

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