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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

0.3

Known For

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 • as Slave (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
1940 • as Lampwick (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
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
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
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
Westward the Women
Westward the Women
1951 • as Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969 • as Delivery Man (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil
1926 • as Boy who dances with Hertha (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Tough Kid
Tough Kid
1938 • as 'Skipper' Murphy
★ 6.5
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Hollywood on Parade
Hollywood on Parade
1932 • as Self
★ 6.5
Reformatory
Reformatory
1938 • as Louie Miller
★ 6.5
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Racing Blood
Racing Blood
1954 • as Ben
★ 10.0
Kiki
Kiki
1926 • as Pierre
★ 7.8
Gun Law
Gun Law
1929 • as Buster Brown
★ 8.0
Living It Up
Living It Up
1954 • as Bellboy Captain (uncredited)
★ 6.5
movie
The Flying U Ranch
1927 • as Chip Jr.
Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri
1951 • as Cadet (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Unwelcome Stranger
Unwelcome Stranger
1935 • as Charlie Anderson
★ 9.0
Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life
1933 • as Chango
★ 7.3
No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory
1934 • as Feri Ats
★ 6.6
The Phantom Empire
The Phantom Empire
1935 • as Frankie Baxter
★ 5.8
movie
The Phantom Express
1925 • as 'Daddles' Lane - Nora's Brother
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 • as Eddie Smith
★ 6.8
Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike
1952 • as Caddy (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here
1941 • as Frankie O'Malley
★ 5.4
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 • as Ted Williams
★ 6.0
The Mayor of Hell
The Mayor of Hell
1933 • as James 'Jimmie' Smith
★ 7.1
Valley of Wanted Men
Valley of Wanted Men
1935 • as Slivers Sanderson
★ 6.3
Out of the West
Out of the West
1926 • as Frankie O'Connor
★ 10.0
Wyoming Mail
Wyoming Mail
1950 • as Rufe
★ 5.2
That's My Man
That's My Man
1947 • as Jockey
★ 6.7
Way Back Home
Way Back Home
1931 • as Robbie
★ 6.3
Half-a-Dollar Bill
Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924 • as Half-a-Dollar Bill
★ 10.0
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
Her Husband's Secret
Her Husband's Secret
1925 • as Young Elliot Owen
★ 10.0
The Phantom of the Range
The Phantom of the Range
1928 • as Spuds O'Brien
★ 7.0
Men of Action
Men of Action
1935 • as Johnny Morgan
★ 6.0
The Desert Pirate
The Desert Pirate
1927 • as Jimmy Rand
★ 10.0
Three on a Match
Three on a Match
1932 • as Bobby (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Next Voice You Hear...
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950 • as Newsboy (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Saratoga
Saratoga
1937 • as Dixie Gordon
★ 6.5
Her Father Said No
Her Father Said No
1927 • as Matt Doe
★ 7.0
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 • as Spike Salisbury (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 • as Larry Claudet - as a Boy (uncredited)
★ 5.8
movie
Cyclone of the Range
1927 • as Frankie Butler
★ 9.0
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
★ 4.7
Let's Go, Gallagher
Let's Go, Gallagher
1925 • as Little Joey
★ 10.0
Little Mickey Grogan
Little Mickey Grogan
1927 • as Mickey Grogan
★ 8.0
Amateur Daddy
Amateur Daddy
1932 • as Pete Smith
★ 10.0
The Big Race
The Big Race
1934 • as Knobby
★ 9.0
Terror Mountain
Terror Mountain
1928 • as Buddy Roberts
★ 8.0
Junior G-Men of the Air
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942 • as Jack
★ 6.3
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It
1944 • as Radio Listener
★ 6.0
Riding High
Riding High
1950 • as Jockey Williams
★ 6.1
movie
Tyrant of Red Gulch
1928 • as Tip
★ 8.0
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974 • as Studio Guard
★ 5.5
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934 • as Bobbie Riley
★ 5.6
When the Law Rides
When the Law Rides
1928 • as Frankie Ross
★ 7.0
The Merry Frinks
The Merry Frinks
1934 • as Norman Frink
★ 4.8
The Pride of Pawnee
The Pride of Pawnee
1929 • as Jerry Wilson
★ 9.0
Sarge Goes to College
Sarge Goes to College
1947 • as Roy Donne
★ 4.5
The Cowboy Cop
The Cowboy Cop
1926 • as Frankie
★ 7.0
The Cheyenne Cyclone
The Cheyenne Cyclone
1931 • as Orphan McGuire
★ 8.0
Tom and His Pals
Tom and His Pals
1926 • as Frankie Smith
★ 9.0
The People vs. Nancy Preston
★ 10.0
Roaring Rails
Roaring Rails
1924 • as Little Bill
★ 6.9
Mind Your Own Business
Mind Your Own Business
1936 • as Bob
★ 10.0
Stranded
Stranded
1935 • as James 'Jimmy' Rivers
★ 6.0
Up in the Air
Up in the Air
1940 • as Frankie Ryan
★ 5.8
Boys' Reformatory
Boys' Reformatory
1939 • as Tommy Ryan
★ 5.2
3 Kids and a Queen
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 • as Blackie
★ 6.8
The Lightning Warrior
The Lightning Warrior
1931 • as Jimmy Carter
★ 6.3
The Payoff
The Payoff
1935 • as Jimmy Moore
★ 5.5
Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers
1975 • as Lester the Drunk
★ 4.8
The Thrill Hunter
The Thrill Hunter
1926 • as Boy Prince
★ 7.0
Red Hot Tires
Red Hot Tires
1935 • as Johnny
★ 6.0
Moulders of Men
Moulders of Men
1927 • as Sandy Barry
★ 7.0
Let's Go Collegiate
Let's Go Collegiate
1941 • as Frankie Monahan
★ 5.4
Wild to Go
Wild to Go
1926 • as Frankie Blake
★ 8.0
movie
Red Hot Hoofs
1926 • as Frankie Buckley
★ 7.0
Tugboat Annie
Tugboat Annie
1933 • as Alec, as a Child
★ 7.3
Hold That Baby!
Hold That Baby!
1949 • as Bananas Stewart
★ 5.8
Pride of Maryland
Pride of Maryland
1951 • as Steve Loomis
★ 9.0
Irish Luck
Irish Luck
1939 • as Buzzy O'Brien
★ 6.4
The Devil Diamond
The Devil Diamond
1937 • as Lee
★ 4.7
Long Pants
Long Pants
1927 • as Young Harry Shelby (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Chasing Trouble
Chasing Trouble
1940 • as Jimmy O'Brien
★ 5.5
Judgment of the Storm
Judgment of the Storm
1924 • as Heath Twin
★ 8.0
Wanted by the Police
Wanted by the Police
1938 • as Danny Murphy
★ 7.5
Junior Prom
Junior Prom
1946 • as Roy Donne
★ 5.3
Young Dynamite
Young Dynamite
1937 • as Freddie Shields
★ 4.5
movie
★ 9.0
Trouble Makers
Trouble Makers
1948 • as Ben Feathers
★ 6.1
Tough to Handle
Tough to Handle
1937 • as Mike Sanford
★ 6.3
Freddie Steps Out
Freddie Steps Out
1946 • as Roy Donne
★ 4.0
Anything for a Thrill
Anything for a Thrill
1937 • as Dan Mallory
★ 4.0
The Mad Genius
The Mad Genius
1931 • as Fedor as a Boy
★ 6.4
You're Out of Luck
You're Out of Luck
1941 • as Frankie O'Reilly
★ 6.5
Little Men
Little Men
1934 • as Dan
★ 5.7
Confessions of a Queen
Confessions of a Queen
1925 • as Prince Zara
★ 7.3
Fighting the Flames
Fighting the Flames
1925 • as Mickey
Judgement Of The Hills
Judgement Of The Hills
1927 • as Tad Dennison
★ 7.0
Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court
1938 • as Stubby
★ 6.0
So Big
So Big
1924 • as Dirk DeJong (child)
★ 9.0
Vacation Days
Vacation Days
1947 • as Roy Donne
★ 6.5
Sons of New Mexico
Sons of New Mexico
1949 • as Gig Jackson
★ 6.5
Angels' Alley
Angels' Alley
1948 • as Cousin Jimmy
★ 5.2
Heart of Virginia
Heart of Virginia
1948 • as Jimmy Easter
★ 7.0
movie
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942 • as Jack
Fighting Fools
Fighting Fools
1949 • as Johnny Higgins
★ 6.0
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion
1931 • as Jimmie Williams
★ 8.5
On the Spot
On the Spot
1940 • as Frankie 'Doc' Kelly
★ 5.8
Lightning Lariats
Lightning Lariats
1927 • as Alexis, King of Roxenburg
★ 7.0
Headline Crasher
Headline Crasher
1937 • as James 'Jimmy' Forbush Tallant, Jr.
★ 7.0
Black Gold
Black Gold
1936 • as Clifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly
★ 5.3
Tuxedo Junction
Tuxedo Junction
1941 • as Jack 'Sock' Anderson
★ 10.0
Born to Fight
Born to Fight
1936 • as 'Babyface' Madison
★ 10.0
The Cowboy Musketeer
The Cowboy Musketeer
1925 • as Billy Gordon
★ 10.0
The Wolf Dog
The Wolf Dog
1933 • as Frank Courtney
★ 7.4
The Lawless Rider
The Lawless Rider
1954 • as Jim Bascom
★ 6.5
Rainbow Man
Rainbow Man
1929 • as Billy Ryan
★ 10.0
Two Gun Marshal
Two Gun Marshal
1953 • as Clint Slocum
★ 9.0
The Wyoming Wildcat
The Wyoming Wildcat
1925 • as Barnie Finn
★ 8.0
Laughing at Danger
Laughing at Danger
1940 • as Frankie Kelly
★ 9.0
Tom's Gang
Tom's Gang
1927 • as Spuds
★ 7.0
movie
Mike
1926 • as Boy
★ 10.0
The Signal Tower
The Signal Tower
1924 • as Sonny Tolliver
★ 5.8
The Avenging Rider
The Avenging Rider
1928 • as Frankie Sheridan
★ 9.0
Smart Politics
Smart Politics
1948 • as Roy Donne
★ 6.5
The Midnight Flyer
The Midnight Flyer
1925 • as Young Davey
★ 10.0
The Devil Horse
The Devil Horse
1932 • as Frankie Graham - The Wild Boy
★ 5.7
Racing Blood
Racing Blood
1936 • as Frankie Reynolds
★ 7.0
The Circus Kid
The Circus Kid
1928 • as Buddy
★ 9.0
High School Hero
High School Hero
1946 • as Roy Donne
★ 6.5
Women and Gold
Women and Gold
1925 • as Dan Barclay Jr.
★ 9.0
Born to Battle
Born to Battle
1926 • as Birdie
★ 7.0
The Masquerade Bandit
The Masquerade Bandit
1926 • as Tim Marble
★ 9.0
Hearts and Spangles
Hearts and Spangles
1926 • as Bobby
★ 8.0
Blaze o' Glory
Blaze o' Glory
1929 • as Jean Williams
★ 7.0
Racing for Life
Racing for Life
1924 • as Jimmy Danton
★ 9.0