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Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Frank DeKova parlayed a sinister scowl, piercing eyes and an all-around menacing attitude into a long career of playing cold-blooded trigger-men, rampaging Indian chiefs, brutal Mexican army officers and the like. So it would probably come as a shock to those who know his work to discover that, before he became an actor, he was--of all things--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 Bro

Born

Mar 17, 1910

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Oct 15, 1981

Known For

Acting

Movies

57 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 as Abiram
★ 7.8
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 as The tormentor
★ 6.4
The Mechanic
The Mechanic
1972 as The Man
★ 6.7
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie
1955 as Padre
★ 7.2
Coonskin
Coonskin
1975 as Managan (voice) / Ruby (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
1947 as Con Library (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Day of the Outlaw
Day of the Outlaw
1959 as Denver, Bruhn's Gang
★ 6.8
The Big Sky
The Big Sky
1952 as Moleface (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Cowboy
Cowboy
1958 as Alcaide
★ 6.3
Heavy Traffic
Heavy Traffic
1973 as Angelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)
★ 6.4
American Pop
American Pop
1981 as Crisco (voice)
★ 6.9
Run of the Arrow
Run of the Arrow
1957 as Red Cloud (as Frank De Kova)
★ 6.1
Arrowhead
Arrowhead
1953 as Chief Chattez
★ 5.9
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
1956 as Chief Red Hawk
★ 6.1
Santiago
Santiago
1956 as Jingo
★ 5.2
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
1958 as Capt. Vrublevski
★ 6.6
The Don Is Dead
The Don Is Dead
1973 as Giunta
★ 5.9
Drum Beat
Drum Beat
1954 as Modoc Jim
★ 6.0
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961 as Sonoy the Astrologer
★ 5.1
Machine-Gun Kelly
Machine-Gun Kelly
1958 as Harry
★ 5.8
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
1954 as Akmed Salah (uncredited)
★ 4.5
They Rode West
They Rode West
1954 as Isatai
★ 6.4
The Wild Country
The Wild Country
1970 as Two Dog
★ 6.0
Not One Shall Die
Not One Shall Die
1957 as Egyptian Official
★ 6.5
Those Calloways
Those Calloways
1964 as Nigosh
★ 6.3
The Jayhawkers!
The Jayhawkers!
1959 as Evans
★ 6.0
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960 as Syndicate Chairman
★ 5.9
Hey Good Lookin'
Hey Good Lookin'
1982 as Old Vinnie (voice)
★ 5.5
Raiders of the Seven Seas
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953 as Captain Romero
★ 5.7
All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 as Stevenson
★ 5.9
Apache Territory
Apache Territory
1958 as Lugo (as Frank deKova)
★ 6.4
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
1974 as Big Tony (as Frank deKova)
★ 3.6
The Slams
The Slams
1973 as Capiello
★ 6.4
King of the Khyber Rifles
King of the Khyber Rifles
1953 as Ali Nur
★ 5.8
Pillars of the Sky
Pillars of the Sky
1956 as Zachariah
★ 5.2
Strange Lady in Town
Strange Lady in Town
1955 as Anse Hatlo
★ 4.5
Holiday for Sinners
Holiday for Sinners
1952 as The Wiry Man
★ 5.6
Cat in the Cage
Cat in the Cage
1978 as Rachid Khan
★ 3.0
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
1953 as Mindar
★ 6.5
Split Second
Split Second
1953 as Dummy
★ 6.2
Passion
Passion
1954 as Martinez (as Frank de Kova)
★ 5.2
Ride Out for Revenge
Ride Out for Revenge
1957 as Chief Yellow Wolf
★ 5.5
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
1973 as The Man
★ 5.7
Reprisal!
Reprisal!
1956 as Charlie Washackle
★ 7.2
Crossfire
Crossfire
1975 as Albert Ambrose
Follow That Dream
Follow That Dream
1962 as Jack (as Frank de Kova)
★ 6.1
Fighter Attack
Fighter Attack
1953 as Benedetto
★ 4.5
Teenage Cave Man
Teenage Cave Man
1958 as The Black-Bearded One
★ 3.9
Shack Out on 101
Shack Out on 101
1955 as Prof. Claude Dillon
★ 5.9
Appointment with a Shadow
Appointment with a Shadow
1957 as Dutch Hayden
★ 5.4
Hold Back Tomorrow
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955 as Priest
★ 6.3
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Johnny Moccasin
1956 as Brave Scout
Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud
1975 as White Eagle
★ 4.8
The Sword of Ali Baba
The Sword of Ali Baba
1965 as Old Baba
★ 5.8
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
1967 as Narrator (voice)
The White Squaw
The White Squaw
1956 as Yellow Elk
★ 6.6
Mafia on the Bounty
Mafia on the Bounty
1980 as Rupolo
★ 1.0