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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

150 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

Pinocchio
Pinocchio
1940 • as Lampwick (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 • as Slave (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet
1956 • as Robby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 • as Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Dooley
★ 7.2
Memory Lane
Memory Lane
1926 • as Urchin
★ 8.0
Idaho Red
Idaho Red
1929 • as Tadpole
★ 9.0
Radio Ranch
Radio Ranch
1940 • as Frankie Baxter
★ 5.6
Texas Tornado
Texas Tornado
1928 • as Buddy Martin
★ 10.0
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931 • as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Reformatory
Reformatory
1938 • as Louie Miller
★ 6.5
Racing Blood
Racing Blood
1954 • as Ben
★ 10.0
Tough Kid
Tough Kid
1938 • as 'Skipper' Murphy
★ 6.5
Westward the Women
Westward the Women
1951 • as Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil
1926 • as Boy who dances with Hertha (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Hollywood on Parade
Hollywood on Parade
1932 • as Self
★ 6.5
Kiki
Kiki
1926 • as Pierre
★ 7.8
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Unwelcome Stranger
Unwelcome Stranger
1935 • as Charlie Anderson
★ 9.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Gun Law
Gun Law
1929 • as Buster Brown
★ 8.0
Living It Up
Living It Up
1954 • as Bellboy Captain (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 • as Eddie Smith
★ 6.8
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969 • as Delivery Man (uncredited)
★ 4.5
movie
The Flying U Ranch
1927 • as Chip Jr.
Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri
1951 • as Cadet (uncredited)
★ 6.1
No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory
1934 • as Feri Ats
★ 6.6
Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life
1933 • as Chango
★ 7.3
Out of the West
Out of the West
1926 • as Frankie O'Connor
★ 10.0
Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike
1952 • as Caddy (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Mayor of Hell
The Mayor of Hell
1933 • as James 'Jimmie' Smith
★ 7.1
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here
1941 • as Frankie O'Malley
★ 5.4
Valley of Wanted Men
Valley of Wanted Men
1935 • as Slivers Sanderson
★ 6.3
movie
The Phantom Express
1925 • as 'Daddles' Lane - Nora's Brother
Half-a-Dollar Bill
Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924 • as Half-a-Dollar Bill
★ 10.0
That's My Man
That's My Man
1947 • as Jockey
★ 6.7
Terror Mountain
Terror Mountain
1928 • as Buddy Roberts
★ 8.0
The Phantom Empire
The Phantom Empire
1935 • as Frankie Baxter
★ 5.8
Way Back Home
Way Back Home
1931 • as Robbie
★ 6.3
Men of Action
Men of Action
1935 • as Johnny Morgan
★ 6.0
Amateur Daddy
Amateur Daddy
1932 • as Pete Smith
★ 10.0
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937 • as "Dink" Reid
★ 5.9
Saratoga
Saratoga
1937 • as Dixie Gordon
★ 6.5
Three on a Match
Three on a Match
1932 • as Bobby (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 • as Spike Salisbury (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
★ 4.7
The Phantom of the Range
The Phantom of the Range
1928 • as Spuds O'Brien
★ 7.0
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936 • as 'Tip' Collins, Jockey
★ 7.1
The Next Voice You Hear...
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950 • as Newsboy (uncredited)
★ 5.8
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
Roaring Rails
Roaring Rails
1924 • as Little Bill
★ 6.9
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 • as Larry Claudet - as a Boy (uncredited)
★ 5.8
movie
Tyrant of Red Gulch
1928 • as Tip
★ 8.0
Let's Go, Gallagher
Let's Go, Gallagher
1925 • as Little Joey
★ 10.0
The Merry Frinks
The Merry Frinks
1934 • as Norman Frink
★ 4.8
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 • as Ted Williams
★ 6.0
Her Husband's Secret
Her Husband's Secret
1925 • as Young Elliot Owen
★ 10.0
The Cowboy Cop
The Cowboy Cop
1926 • as Frankie
★ 7.0
movie
The Pride of Pawnee
1929 • as Jerry Wilson
★ 9.0
Junior G-Men of the Air
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942 • as Jack
★ 6.3
The Desert Pirate
The Desert Pirate
1927 • as Jimmy Rand
★ 10.0
When the Law Rides
When the Law Rides
1928 • as Frankie Ross
★ 7.0
The People vs. Nancy Preston
★ 10.0
Stranded
Stranded
1935 • as James 'Jimmy' Rivers
★ 6.0
Wyoming Mail
Wyoming Mail
1950 • as Rufe
★ 5.2
The Cheyenne Cyclone
The Cheyenne Cyclone
1931 • as Orphan McGuire
★ 8.0
Little Mickey Grogan
Little Mickey Grogan
1927 • as Mickey Grogan
★ 8.0
Boys' Reformatory
Boys' Reformatory
1939 • as Tommy Ryan
★ 5.2
movie
Cyclone of the Range
1927 • as Frankie Butler
★ 9.0
Tom and His Pals
Tom and His Pals
1926 • as Frankie Smith
★ 9.0
The Big Race
The Big Race
1934 • as Knobby
★ 9.0
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It
1944 • as Radio Listener
★ 6.0
movie
Red Hot Hoofs
1926 • as Frankie Buckley
★ 7.0
Wild to Go
Wild to Go
1926 • as Frankie Blake
★ 8.0
Let's Go Collegiate
Let's Go Collegiate
1941 • as Frankie Monahan
★ 5.4
Mind Your Own Business
Mind Your Own Business
1936 • as Bob
★ 10.0
Sarge Goes to College
Sarge Goes to College
1947 • as Roy Donne
★ 4.5
3 Kids and a Queen
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 • as Blackie
★ 6.8
Freddie Steps Out
Freddie Steps Out
1946 • as Roy Donne
★ 4.0
Riding High
Riding High
1950 • as Jockey Williams
★ 6.1
Wanted by the Police
Wanted by the Police
1938 • as Danny Murphy
★ 7.5
Red Hot Tires
Red Hot Tires
1935 • as Johnny
★ 6.0
Moulders of Men
Moulders of Men
1927 • as Sandy Barry
★ 7.0
Judgment of the Storm
Judgment of the Storm
1924 • as Heath Twin
★ 8.0
Pride of Maryland
Pride of Maryland
1951 • as Steve Loomis
★ 9.0
Chasing Trouble
Chasing Trouble
1940 • as Jimmy O'Brien
★ 5.5
Sons of New Mexico
Sons of New Mexico
1949 • as Gig Jackson
★ 6.5
Tugboat Annie
Tugboat Annie
1933 • as Alec, as a Child
★ 7.3
You're Out of Luck
You're Out of Luck
1941 • as Frankie O'Reilly
★ 6.5
The Mad Genius
The Mad Genius
1931 • as Fedor as a Boy
★ 6.4
Confessions of a Queen
Confessions of a Queen
1925 • as Prince Zara
★ 7.3
Up in the Air
Up in the Air
1940 • as Frankie Ryan
★ 5.8
Trouble Makers
Trouble Makers
1948 • as Ben Feathers
★ 6.1
The Payoff
The Payoff
1935 • as Jimmy Moore
★ 5.5
Irish Luck
Irish Luck
1939 • as Buzzy O'Brien
★ 6.4
Hold That Baby!
Hold That Baby!
1949 • as Bananas Stewart
★ 5.8
Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court
1938 • as Stubby
★ 6.0
Fighting the Flames
Fighting the Flames
1925 • as Mickey
The Lightning Warrior
The Lightning Warrior
1931 • as Jimmy Carter
★ 6.3
Long Pants
Long Pants
1927 • as Young Harry Shelby (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Angels' Alley
Angels' Alley
1948 • as Cousin Jimmy
★ 5.2
Trail of the Horse Thieves
★ 9.0
Young Dynamite
Young Dynamite
1937 • as Freddie Shields
★ 4.5
The Thrill Hunter
The Thrill Hunter
1926 • as Boy Prince
★ 7.0
Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers
1975 • as Lester the Drunk
★ 4.8
Junior Prom
Junior Prom
1946 • as Roy Donne
★ 5.3
Little Men
Little Men
1934 • as Dan
★ 5.7
Black Gold
Black Gold
1936 • as Clifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly
★ 5.3
The Wolf Dog
The Wolf Dog
1933 • as Frank Courtney
★ 7.4
Headline Crasher
Headline Crasher
1937 • as James 'Jimmy' Forbush Tallant, Jr.
★ 7.0
movie
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942 • as Jack
Vacation Days
Vacation Days
1947 • as Roy Donne
★ 6.5
So Big
So Big
1924 • as Dirk DeJong (child)
★ 9.0
The Wyoming Wildcat
The Wyoming Wildcat
1925 • as Barnie Finn
★ 8.0
Anything for a Thrill
Anything for a Thrill
1937 • as Dan Mallory
★ 4.0
The Cowboy Musketeer
The Cowboy Musketeer
1925 • as Billy Gordon
★ 10.0
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974 • as Studio Guard
★ 5.5
The Devil Diamond
The Devil Diamond
1937 • as Lee
★ 4.7
The Avenging Rider
The Avenging Rider
1928 • as Frankie Sheridan
★ 9.0
Judgement Of The Hills
Judgement Of The Hills
1927 • as Tad Dennison
★ 7.0
Tough to Handle
Tough to Handle
1937 • as Mike Sanford
★ 6.3
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion
1931 • as Jimmie Williams
★ 8.5
Fighting Fools
Fighting Fools
1949 • as Johnny Higgins
★ 6.0
Laughing at Danger
Laughing at Danger
1940 • as Frankie Kelly
★ 9.0
Heart of Virginia
Heart of Virginia
1948 • as Jimmy Easter
★ 7.0
The Devil Horse
The Devil Horse
1932 • as Frankie Graham - The Wild Boy
★ 5.7
On the Spot
On the Spot
1940 • as Frankie 'Doc' Kelly
★ 5.8
Racing Blood
Racing Blood
1936 • as Frankie Reynolds
★ 7.0
The Midnight Flyer
The Midnight Flyer
1925 • as Young Davey
★ 10.0
High School Hero
High School Hero
1946 • as Roy Donne
★ 6.5
Racing for Life
Racing for Life
1924 • as Jimmy Danton
★ 9.0
Smart Politics
Smart Politics
1948 • as Roy Donne
★ 6.5
Born to Fight
Born to Fight
1936 • as 'Babyface' Madison
★ 10.0
Tom's Gang
Tom's Gang
1927 • as Spuds
★ 7.0
Born to Battle
Born to Battle
1926 • as Birdie
★ 7.0
Tuxedo Junction
Tuxedo Junction
1941 • as Jack 'Sock' Anderson
★ 10.0
movie
Mike
1926 • as Boy
★ 10.0
Blaze o' Glory
Blaze o' Glory
1929 • as Jean Williams
★ 7.0
Lightning Lariats
Lightning Lariats
1927 • as Alexis, King of Roxenburg
★ 7.0
The Circus Kid
The Circus Kid
1928 • as Buddy
★ 9.0
The Signal Tower
The Signal Tower
1924 • as Sonny Tolliver
★ 5.8
Rainbow Man
Rainbow Man
1929 • as Billy Ryan
★ 10.0
Two Gun Marshal
Two Gun Marshal
1953 • as Clint Slocum
★ 9.0
The Lawless Rider
The Lawless Rider
1954 • as Jim Bascom
★ 6.5
The Masquerade Bandit
The Masquerade Bandit
1926 • as Tim Marble
★ 9.0
Women and Gold
Women and Gold
1925 • as Dan Barclay Jr.
★ 9.0
Hearts and Spangles
Hearts and Spangles
1926 • as Bobby
★ 8.0