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Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro (December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor. Born into a show-business family - his parents were circus aerialists - Darro appeared in his first film at age six. Due to his small size and youthful appearance, he played teenagers well into his 20s. Always a physical performer, Darro often did his own stunts, many times out of necessity - his small stature made it difficult to find stunt doubles his size. He was an accomplished horseman and, in addition to western

Born

Dec 22, 1917

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

Dec 25, 1976

Known For

Acting

Movies

149 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.4

movie

Known For

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1940

as Lampwick (voice) (uncredited)
Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956

as Robby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)
Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

1959

as Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Dooley
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931

as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
1940 • as Lampwick (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet
1956 • as Robby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 • as Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Dooley
★ 7.2
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931 • as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Racing Blood
Racing Blood
1936 • as Frankie Reynolds
★ 7.0
Westward the Women
Westward the Women
1951 • as Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
★ 7.0
So Big
So Big
1924 • as Dirk DeJong (child)
★ 9.0
Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike
1952 • as Caddy (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri
1951 • as Cadet (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Tough Kid
Tough Kid
1938 • as 'Skipper' Murphy
★ 6.5
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Wyoming Mail
Wyoming Mail
1950 • as Rufe
★ 5.2
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here
1941 • as Frankie O'Malley
★ 5.4
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Kiki
Kiki
1926 • as Pierre
★ 7.8
Reformatory
Reformatory
1938 • as Louie Miller
★ 6.5
Irish Luck
Irish Luck
1939 • as Buzzy O'Brien
★ 6.4
Smart Politics
Smart Politics
1948 • as Roy Donne
★ 6.5
Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil
1926 • as Boy who dances with Hertha (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Tugboat Annie
Tugboat Annie
1933 • as Alec, as a Child
★ 7.3
Texas Tornado
Texas Tornado
1928 • as Buddy Martin
★ 10.0
movie
Mike
1926 • as Boy
★ 10.0
The Phantom Empire
The Phantom Empire
1935 • as Frankie Baxter
★ 5.8
Chasing Trouble
Chasing Trouble
1940 • as Jimmy O'Brien
★ 5.5
Young Dynamite
Young Dynamite
1937 • as Freddie Shields
★ 4.5
3 Kids and a Queen
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 • as Blackie
★ 6.8
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Saratoga
Saratoga
1937 • as Dixie Gordon
★ 6.5
Boys' Reformatory
Boys' Reformatory
1939 • as Tommy Ryan
★ 5.3
Living It Up
Living It Up
1954 • as Bellboy Captain (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Riding High
Riding High
1950 • as Jockey Williams
★ 6.1
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969 • as Delivery Man (uncredited)
★ 4.4
Stranded
Stranded
1935 • as James 'Jimmy' Rivers
★ 6.0
The Mayor of Hell
The Mayor of Hell
1933 • as James 'Jimmie' Smith
★ 7.2
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 • as Eddie Smith
★ 6.8
The Next Voice You Hear...
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950 • as Newsboy (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 • as Larry Claudet - as a Boy (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Headline Crasher
Headline Crasher
1937 • as James 'Jimmy' Forbush Tallant, Jr.
★ 7.0
The Big Race
The Big Race
1934 • as Knobby
★ 9.0
Angels' Alley
Angels' Alley
1948 • as Cousin Jimmy
★ 5.2
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936 • as Self
★ 4.5
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974 • as Studio Guard
★ 5.5
The Signal Tower
The Signal Tower
1924 • as Sonny Tolliver
★ 5.8
The Mad Genius
The Mad Genius
1931 • as Fedor as a Boy
★ 6.4
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
★ 7.3
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 • as Ted Williams
★ 6.0
No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory
1934 • as Feri Ats
★ 6.6
The Lightning Warrior
The Lightning Warrior
1931 • as Jimmy Carter
★ 6.3
The Wolf Dog
The Wolf Dog
1933 • as Frank Courtney
★ 8.2
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938 • as Jerry
★ 9.0
The Payoff
The Payoff
1935 • as Jimmy Moore
★ 5.5
Up in the Air
Up in the Air
1940 • as Frankie Ryan
★ 5.8
Heart of Virginia
Heart of Virginia
1948 • as Jimmy Easter
★ 7.0
Sarge Goes to College
Sarge Goes to College
1947 • as Roy Donne
★ 4.5
Long Pants
Long Pants
1927 • as Young Harry Shelby (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Wanted by the Police
Wanted by the Police
1938 • as Danny Murphy
★ 7.5
Half-a-Dollar Bill
Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924 • as Half-a-Dollar Bill
★ 10.0
Three on a Match
Three on a Match
1932 • as Bobby (uncredited)
★ 6.3
movie
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942 • as Jack
Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court
1938 • as Stubby
★ 6.0
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 • as Spike Salisbury (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Black Gold
Black Gold
1936 • as Clifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly
★ 6.5
Pride of Maryland
Pride of Maryland
1951 • as Steve Loomis
★ 9.0
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936 • as 'Tip' Collins, Jockey
★ 7.1
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937 • as "Dink" Reid
★ 5.9
Unwelcome Stranger
Unwelcome Stranger
1935 • as Charlie Anderson
★ 9.0
movie
Cyclone of the Range
1927 • as Frankie Butler
★ 9.0
Little Men
Little Men
1934 • as Dan
★ 5.7
Red Hot Tires
Red Hot Tires
1935 • as Johnny
★ 6.0
The Devil Horse
The Devil Horse
1932 • as Frankie Graham - The Wild Boy
★ 5.7
The Phantom of the Range
The Phantom of the Range
1928 • as Spuds O'Brien
★ 7.0
Way Back Home
Way Back Home
1931 • as Robbie
★ 6.3
Mind Your Own Business
Mind Your Own Business
1936 • as Bob
★ 10.0
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It
1944 • as Radio Listener
★ 6.0
Fighting the Flames
Fighting the Flames
1925 • as Mickey
Born to Battle
Born to Battle
1926 • as Birdie
★ 7.0
Women and Gold
Women and Gold
1925 • as Dan Barclay Jr.
★ 9.0
Confessions of a Queen
Confessions of a Queen
1925 • as Prince Zara
★ 7.3
High School Hero
High School Hero
1946 • as Roy Donne
★ 6.5
Vacation Days
Vacation Days
1947 • as Roy Donne
★ 6.5
Fighting Fools
Fighting Fools
1949 • as Johnny Higgins
★ 6.0
Radio Ranch
Radio Ranch
1940 • as Frankie Baxter
★ 5.6
Moulders of Men
Moulders of Men
1927 • as Sandy Barry
★ 7.0
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion
1931 • as Jimmie Williams
★ 8.5
Hollywood on Parade
Hollywood on Parade
1932 • as Self
★ 6.5
Racing for Life
Racing for Life
1924 • as Jimmy Danton
★ 9.0
The People vs. Nancy Preston
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925 • as Bubsy
★ 10.0
Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers
1975 • as Lester the Drunk
★ 4.8
Let's Go, Gallagher
Let's Go, Gallagher
1925 • as Little Joey
★ 10.0
Let's Go Collegiate
Let's Go Collegiate
1941 • as Frankie Monahan
★ 5.4
That's My Man
That's My Man
1947 • as Jockey
★ 6.7
Freddie Steps Out
Freddie Steps Out
1946 • as Roy Donne
★ 5.0
Tuxedo Junction
Tuxedo Junction
1941 • as Jack 'Sock' Anderson
★ 10.0
Men of Action
Men of Action
1935 • as Johnny Morgan
★ 6.0
Tom's Gang
Tom's Gang
1927 • as Spuds
★ 7.0
You're Out of Luck
You're Out of Luck
1941 • as Frankie O'Reilly
★ 6.5
Trail of the Horse Thieves
Trail of the Horse Thieves
1929 • as Buddy
★ 9.0
Tough to Handle
Tough to Handle
1937 • as Mike Sanford
★ 6.3
Blaze o' Glory
Blaze o' Glory
1929 • as Jean Williams
★ 7.0
Gun Law
Gun Law
1929 • as Buster Brown
★ 8.0
The Devil Diamond
The Devil Diamond
1937 • as Lee
★ 4.7
Tom and His Pals
Tom and His Pals
1926 • as Frankie Smith
★ 9.0
On the Spot
On the Spot
1940 • as Frankie 'Doc' Kelly
★ 5.8
Born to Fight
Born to Fight
1936 • as 'Babyface' Madison
★ 10.0
Sons of New Mexico
Sons of New Mexico
1949 • as Gig Jackson
★ 6.5
Hold That Baby!
Hold That Baby!
1949 • as Bananas Stewart
★ 5.8
Rainbow Man
Rainbow Man
1929 • as Billy Ryan
★ 10.0
Little Mickey Grogan
Little Mickey Grogan
1927 • as Mickey Grogan
★ 8.0
Her Husband's Secret
Her Husband's Secret
1925 • as Young Elliot Owen
★ 10.0
Junior Prom
Junior Prom
1946 • as Roy Donne
★ 5.3
Hearts and Spangles
Hearts and Spangles
1926 • as Bobby
★ 8.0
Lightning Lariats
Lightning Lariats
1927 • as Alexis, King of Roxenburg
★ 7.0
Trouble Makers
Trouble Makers
1948 • as Ben Feathers
★ 6.1
movie
The Phantom Express
1925 • as 'Daddles' Lane - Nora's Brother
The Lawless Rider
The Lawless Rider
1954 • as Jim Bascom
★ 6.5
Judgement Of The Hills
Judgement Of The Hills
1927 • as Tad Dennison
★ 7.0
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934 • as Bobbie Riley
★ 5.6
Her Father Said No
Her Father Said No
1927 • as Matt Doe
★ 7.0
Out of the West
Out of the West
1926 • as Frankie O'Connor
★ 10.0
The Merry Frinks
The Merry Frinks
1934 • as Norman Frink
★ 4.8
Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life
1933 • as Chango
★ 7.3
The Avenging Rider
The Avenging Rider
1928 • as Frankie Sheridan
★ 9.0
The Circus Kid
The Circus Kid
1928 • as Buddy
★ 9.0
The Cheyenne Cyclone
The Cheyenne Cyclone
1931 • as Orphan McGuire
★ 8.0
The Masquerade Bandit
The Masquerade Bandit
1926 • as Tim Marble
★ 9.0
Junior G-Men of the Air
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942 • as Jack
★ 7.0
Wild to Go
Wild to Go
1926 • as Frankie Blake
★ 8.0
Memory Lane
Memory Lane
1926 • as Urchin
★ 8.0
The Midnight Flyer
The Midnight Flyer
1925 • as Young Davey
★ 10.0
The Cowboy Cop
The Cowboy Cop
1926 • as Frankie
★ 7.0
movie
The Pride of Pawnee
1929 • as Jerry Wilson
★ 9.0
Roaring Rails
Roaring Rails
1924 • as Little Bill
★ 6.9
Valley of Wanted Men
Valley of Wanted Men
1935 • as Slivers Sanderson
★ 6.3
movie
The Flying U Ranch
1927 • as Chip Jr.
Two Gun Marshal
Two Gun Marshal
1953 • as Clint Slocum
★ 9.0
Laughing at Danger
Laughing at Danger
1940 • as Frankie Kelly
★ 9.0
The Desert Pirate
The Desert Pirate
1927 • as Jimmy Rand
★ 10.0
Racing Blood
Racing Blood
1954 • as Ben
★ 10.0
Terror Mountain
Terror Mountain
1928 • as Buddy Roberts
★ 8.0
Idaho Red
Idaho Red
1929 • as Tadpole
★ 9.0
The Thrill Hunter
The Thrill Hunter
1926 • as Boy Prince
★ 7.0
The Wyoming Wildcat
The Wyoming Wildcat
1925 • as Barnie Finn
★ 8.0
Amateur Daddy
Amateur Daddy
1932 • as Pete Smith
★ 10.0
movie
Red Hot Hoofs
1926 • as Frankie Buckley
★ 7.0
Anything for a Thrill
Anything for a Thrill
1937 • as Dan Mallory
★ 4.0
Judgment of the Storm
Judgment of the Storm
1924 • as Heath Twin
★ 8.0
The Cowboy Musketeer
The Cowboy Musketeer
1925 • as Billy Gordon
★ 10.0
movie
Tyrant of Red Gulch
1928 • as Tip
★ 8.0
When the Law Rides
When the Law Rides
1928 • as Frankie Ross
★ 7.0