Frank Dekova
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| Frank Dekova | |
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 Portrayed 'Chief Wild Eagle' in "F Troop" The Television series "F Troop" (c) 1965-1967 by Warner Bros.Pictures Inc. |
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| Born | March 17, 1910 New York, New York |
| Died | October 15, 1981 (aged 71) Sepulveda, CA |
Frank Dekova (born March 17, 1910 in New York City - died October 15, 1981 inSepulveda, CA,) was an Italian-American character actor (taught school (primarily languages) as a school in New York before joining a Shakepeare repertory group.
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[edit] Career
Dekova made his Broadway debut in "Detective Story", and was discovered by director Elia Kazan. Moving to Hollywood, he appeared in "Viva Zapata!" (1952) as the Mexican Colonel, and "The Big Sky" (1952) with Kirk Douglas. He played Abiram in "The Ten Commandments, appeared in "Cowboy" (1958) with Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon and in "The Mechanic" (1972) with Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent. He did a lot of television work, including a role as Mafia hitman Jimmy Napoli in "The Untouchables. Probably his best-known television role was Wild Eagle, chief of the Hekawi tribe, on the Western comedy F Troop (1965-1967). His craggy face was well adapted to the ethnic roles he favored. Frank Dekova died of natural causes at his home in his sleep in 1981.
[edit] Films
| Year | Films | Character | Info |
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| 1951 | The Mob aka: Remember That Face |
Culio | |
| 1952 | Viva Zapata! | Colonel Guajardo | uncredited |
| 1952 | Holiday for Sinner | The Wiry Man | |
| 1952 | The Big Sky | Moleface | uncredited |
| 1952 | Pony Soldier aka: MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties |
Custin | uncredited |
| 1953 | Split Second | Dummy | |
| 1953 | The Desert Song | Mindar | |
| 1953 | Raiders of the Seven Seas | Capt.Romero | |
| 1953 | Arrowhead | Chief Chattez | |
| 1953 | The Robe | Slave Dealer | uncredited |
| 1953 | All the Brothers were Valiant | Stevenson | |
| 1953 | Fighter Attack | Benedetto | |
| 1953 | King of the Khyber Rifles | Ali Nur | |
| 1954 | They Rode West | Isatai | |
| 1954 | Valley of the Kings | Akmed Sala, Nomad Guide | uncredited |
| 1954 | Drum Beat aka: Delmer Daves' Drum Beat |
Modoc Jim | |
| 1954 | Passion | Martinez | |
| 1955 | Strange Lady in Town | Anse Hatlo | |
| 1955 | The Man from Laramie | Padre | |
| 1955 | Hold Back Tomorrow aka: No Tomorrow |
Priest | |
| 1955 | Shack Out On 101 | Prof.Claude Dillon | |
| 1956 | The Lone Ranger | Chief Red Hawk | |
| 1956 | Santiago aka: The Gun Runner |
Jingo | |
| 1956 | Pillars of the Sky aka: The Tomahawk/and the Cross |
Zachariah | |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments (1956 film) | Abiram | |
| 1956 | The White Squaw | Yellow Elk | |
| 1956 | Reprisal! | Charlie Washackle | |
| 1957 | Appointment with a Shadow aka: If I Should Die |
Dutch Hayden | |
| 1957 | Run of the Arrow aka: Hot Lead |
Red Cloud | |
| 1957 | Rideout for Revenge | Chief Yellow Wolf | |
| 1958 | Cowboy | Alcaide | |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov aka: The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov |
Capt. Vrubleuski | |
| 1958 | Machine-Gun Kelly | Harry | |
| 1958 | Teenage Cave Man aka: Out of Darkness aka: Prehistoric World |
The Black-Beared One | |
| 1958 | Apache Territory | Lugo |
[edit] Television
| Year | Television | Character | Episode |
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| 1956 | The Ford Television Theatre aka: Ford Theatre |
Delwin Slater | Double Trouble |
| 1956 | Crusader | Juan Perez | The Ballot Box |
| 1956 | Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers aka: The 77th Bengal Lancers |
The Hostage | |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans aka: Hawkeye aka: Last of the Mohicans |
Ottawa Chief | Hawkeye's Homecoming |
| 1957 | Crossroads | Black Hawk | Jhonakehunkga called Jim |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Okoma | Return to Fort Apache |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Culebra | Major Swansons' Choice |
| 1958 | The Restless Gun | Lupo Lazaro | Dragon for a Day |
| 1959 | Buckskin | Potato Man | Coup Stick |
| 1959 | Black Saddle aka: The Westerners |
Rubio Calderone | Client Martinez |
| 1959 | Peter Gunn | Joe Taber | Breakout |
| 1959 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse aka: Desilu Playhouse |
Jimmy Napoli | The Untouchables (1959 TV series) The Untouchables: Part 1 The Untouchables: Part 2 |
| 1959 | The Californians | Up-A-Mug | An Act of Faith (1959) The Painless Extractionist (1958) |
| 1959 | The Rifleman | Chief Hostay | The Indian |
| 1960 | The Rifleman | Carl Miller | Meeting at Midnight |
[edit] External links
- Frank Dekova at the Internet Movie Database
- Frank Dekova at findagave
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| NAME | Dekova, Frank |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1910-3-17 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York, New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1981-10-15 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sepulveda, CA |
