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Frank De Kova

Bio: 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: Thu, Mar 17 1910

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Death: Thu, Oct 15 1981

Frank De Kova is 71 years old

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Hey Good Lookin'

Frank De Kova would have been no older than

71 in Hey Good Lookin'

as 'Old Vinnie (voice)'.

Fri, Oct 01 1982

American Pop

Frank De Kova was

70 in American Pop

as 'Crisco (voice)'.

Fri, Feb 13 1981

Mafia on the Bounty

Frank De Kova was

69 in Mafia on the Bounty

as 'Rupolo'.

Fri, Mar 07 1980

Cat in the Cage

Frank De Kova was

68 in Cat in the Cage

as 'Rachid Khan'.

Wed, Aug 02 1978

Coonskin

Frank De Kova was

65 in Coonskin

as 'Managan (voice) / Ruby (voice) (uncredited)'.

Wed, Aug 20 1975

Johnny Firecloud

Frank De Kova was

65 in Johnny Firecloud

as 'White Eagle'.

Fri, Aug 01 1975

Crossfire

Frank De Kova was

65 in Crossfire

as 'Albert Ambrose'.

Mon, Mar 24 1975

Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes

Frank De Kova was

64 in Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes

as 'Big Tony (as Frank deKova)'.

Fri, Nov 01 1974

The Don Is Dead

Frank De Kova was

63 in The Don Is Dead

as 'Giunta'.

Wed, Nov 14 1973

The Slams

Frank De Kova was

63 in The Slams

as 'Capiello'.

Wed, Sep 26 1973

Heavy Traffic

Frank De Kova was

63 in Heavy Traffic

as 'Angelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)'.

Wed, Aug 08 1973

The Mechanic

Frank De Kova was

62 in The Mechanic

as 'The Man'.

Fri, Oct 06 1972

The Wild Country

Frank De Kova was

60 in The Wild Country

as 'Two Dog'.

Wed, Dec 16 1970

The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle

Frank De Kova was

57 in The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle

as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Wed, Jun 21 1967

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Frank De Kova was

55 in The Greatest Story Ever Told

as 'The tormentor'.

Fri, Apr 09 1965

The Sword of Ali Baba

Frank De Kova was

55 in The Sword of Ali Baba

as 'Old Baba'.

Thu, Apr 01 1965

Those Calloways

Frank De Kova was

54 in Those Calloways

as 'Nigosh'.

Thu, Jan 28 1965

Follow That Dream

Frank De Kova was

52 in Follow That Dream

as 'Jack (as Frank de Kova)'.

Wed, Apr 11 1962

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Frank De Kova was

51 in Atlantis: The Lost Continent

as 'Sonoy the Astrologer'.

Wed, May 03 1961

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Frank De Kova was

49 in The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

as 'Syndicate Chairman'.

Wed, Feb 03 1960

The Jayhawkers!

Frank De Kova was

49 in The Jayhawkers!

as 'Evans'.

Thu, Oct 15 1959

Day of the Outlaw

Frank De Kova was

49 in Day of the Outlaw

as 'Denver, Bruhn's Gang'.

Wed, Jul 01 1959

Apache Territory

Frank De Kova was

48 in Apache Territory

as 'Lugo (as Frank deKova)'.

Mon, Sep 01 1958

Teenage Cave Man

Frank De Kova was

48 in Teenage Cave Man

as 'The Black-Bearded One'.

Tue, Jul 01 1958

Machine-Gun Kelly

Frank De Kova was

48 in Machine-Gun Kelly

as 'Harry'.

Thu, May 01 1958

The Brothers Karamazov

Frank De Kova was

47 in The Brothers Karamazov

as 'Capt. Vrublevski'.

Thu, Feb 20 1958

Cowboy

Frank De Kova was

47 in Cowboy

as 'Alcaide'.

Thu, Jan 23 1958

Ride Out for Revenge

Frank De Kova was

47 in Ride Out for Revenge

as 'Chief Yellow Wolf'.

Thu, Oct 31 1957

Run of the Arrow

Frank De Kova was

47 in Run of the Arrow

as 'Red Cloud (as Frank De Kova)'.

Thu, Sep 05 1957

Appointment with a Shadow

Frank De Kova was

47 in Appointment with a Shadow

as 'Dutch Hayden'.

Sun, Sep 01 1957

Not One Shall Die

Frank De Kova was

46 in Not One Shall Die

as 'Egyptian Official'.

Tue, Jan 01 1957

Reprisal!

Frank De Kova was

46 in Reprisal!

as 'Charlie Washackle'.

Fri, Nov 02 1956

The White Squaw

Frank De Kova was

46 in The White Squaw

as 'Yellow Elk'.

Thu, Nov 01 1956

The Ten Commandments

Frank De Kova was

46 in The Ten Commandments

as 'Abiram'.

Fri, Oct 05 1956

Pillars of the Sky

Frank De Kova was

46 in Pillars of the Sky

as 'Zachariah'.

Fri, Sep 14 1956

Santiago

Frank De Kova was

46 in Santiago

as 'Jingo'.

Fri, Jul 13 1956

Johnny Moccasin

Frank De Kova was

46 in Johnny Moccasin

as 'Brave Scout'.

Wed, Jun 06 1956

The Lone Ranger

Frank De Kova was

45 in The Lone Ranger

as 'Chief Red Hawk'.

Sat, Feb 25 1956

Shack Out on 101

Frank De Kova was

45 in Shack Out on 101

as 'Prof. Claude Dillon'.

Sun, Dec 04 1955

Hold Back Tomorrow

Frank De Kova was

45 in Hold Back Tomorrow

as 'Priest'.

Tue, Nov 01 1955

The Man from Laramie

Frank De Kova was

45 in The Man from Laramie

as 'Padre'.

Fri, Aug 19 1955

Strange Lady in Town

Frank De Kova was

45 in Strange Lady in Town

as 'Anse Hatlo'.

Tue, Apr 12 1955

They Rode West

Frank De Kova was

44 in They Rode West

as 'Isatai'.

Sat, Dec 04 1954

Drum Beat

Frank De Kova was

44 in Drum Beat

as 'Modoc Jim'.

Wed, Nov 10 1954

Passion

Frank De Kova was

44 in Passion

as 'Martinez (as Frank de Kova)'.

Wed, Oct 06 1954

King of the Khyber Rifles

Frank De Kova was

43 in King of the Khyber Rifles

as 'Ali Nur'.

Wed, Dec 23 1953

Fighter Attack

Frank De Kova was

43 in Fighter Attack

as 'Benedetto'.

Sun, Nov 29 1953

All the Brothers Were Valiant

Frank De Kova was

43 in All the Brothers Were Valiant

as 'Stevenson'.

Fri, Nov 13 1953

Arrowhead

Frank De Kova was

43 in Arrowhead

as 'Chief Chattez'.

Mon, Aug 03 1953

The Desert Song

Frank De Kova was

43 in The Desert Song

as 'Mindar'.

Sat, May 30 1953

Raiders of the Seven Seas

Frank De Kova was

43 in Raiders of the Seven Seas

as 'Captain Romero'.

Wed, May 27 1953

Split Second

Frank De Kova was

43 in Split Second

as 'Dummy'.

Sat, May 02 1953

The Big Sky

Frank De Kova was

42 in The Big Sky

as 'Moleface (uncredited)'.

Tue, Aug 19 1952

Holiday for Sinners

Frank De Kova was

42 in Holiday for Sinners

as 'The Wiry Man'.

Fri, Jul 25 1952

Kiss of Death

Frank De Kova was

37 in Kiss of Death

as 'Con Library (uncredited)'.

Wed, Aug 27 1947

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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The Incredible Hulk

Frank De Kova was

67+ in The Incredible Hulk

First Air Date
Fri, Nov 04 1977

The Swiss Family Robinson

Frank De Kova was

65+ in The Swiss Family Robinson

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 14 1975

Baretta

Frank De Kova was

64+ in Baretta

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 17 1975

The Rockford Files

Frank De Kova was

64+ in The Rockford Files

as 'Nova (as Frank De Kova)'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Police Woman

Frank De Kova was

64+ in Police Woman

as ', Vito Angelo'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Little House on the Prairie

Frank De Kova was

64+ in Little House on the Prairie

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 11 1974

Run, Joe, Run

Frank De Kova was

64+ in Run, Joe, Run

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 07 1974

Toma

Frank De Kova was

63+ in Toma

First Air Date
Wed, Mar 21 1973

Police Story

Frank De Kova was

63+ in Police Story

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973

Cannon

Frank De Kova was

61+ in Cannon

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971

Hawaii Five-O

Frank De Kova was

58+ in Hawaii Five-O

as 'Phil Kalama'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968

The High Chaparral

Frank De Kova was

57+ in The High Chaparral

as 'Aguirre'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 10 1967

The F.B.I.

Frank De Kova was

55+ in The F.B.I.

as 'Faber, Dracus'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965

F Troop

Frank De Kova was

55+ in F Troop

as 'Chief Wild Eagle, Wild Eagle'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1965

Daniel Boone

Frank De Kova was

54+ in Daniel Boone

as 'Talakum, Saugus'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Frank De Kova was

53+ in Kraft Suspense Theatre

as 'Edward'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 10 1963

The Greatest Show on Earth

Frank De Kova was

53+ in The Greatest Show on Earth

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1963

The Dakotas

Frank De Kova was

52+ in The Dakotas

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 07 1963

The Gallant Men

Frank De Kova was

52+ in The Gallant Men

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1962

Ben Casey

Frank De Kova was

51+ in Ben Casey

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1961

The Roaring 20's

Frank De Kova was

50+ in The Roaring 20's

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 15 1960

Route 66

Frank De Kova was

50+ in Route 66

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 07 1960

Surfside 6

Frank De Kova was

50+ in Surfside 6

as 'Stinger'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 06 1960

The Islanders

Frank De Kova was

50+ in The Islanders

as 'Carlos Roca'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1960

Outlaws

Frank De Kova was

50+ in Outlaws

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 26 1960

Thriller

Frank De Kova was

50+ in Thriller

as 'Lieutenant Vincoli'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1960

The Tall Man

Frank De Kova was

50+ in The Tall Man

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1960

The Detectives

Frank De Kova was

49+ in The Detectives

as 'Nordoff'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 16 1959

The Untouchables

Frank De Kova was

49+ in The Untouchables

as 'Louis 'Little New York' Campagna, Anthony 'Tough Tony' Lamberto, Louis Campagne, Jimmy Napoli, Louie Campagna, The Man'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 15 1959

Hawaiian Eye

Frank De Kova was

49+ in Hawaiian Eye

as 'Pete Dailey'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 07 1959

The Alaskans

Frank De Kova was

49+ in The Alaskans

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959

The Rebel

Frank De Kova was

49+ in The Rebel

as 'Richard Aloysius Sturgis'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959

The Third Man

Frank De Kova was

49+ in The Third Man

as 'Arlatti'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

Laramie

Frank De Kova was

49+ in Laramie

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 15 1959

The Deputy

Frank De Kova was

49+ in The Deputy

as 'Cowan'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 12 1959

Johnny Staccato

Frank De Kova was

49+ in Johnny Staccato

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 10 1959

The Lawless Years

Frank De Kova was

49+ in The Lawless Years

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 16 1959

Black Saddle

Frank De Kova was

48+ in Black Saddle

as 'Calderon'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 10 1959

Rawhide

Frank De Kova was

48+ in Rawhide

as 'Chief Tawyawp'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959

77 Sunset Strip

Frank De Kova was

48+ in 77 Sunset Strip

as ', Jack Bent, Jerry Gordon'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958

The Rifleman

Frank De Kova was

48+ in The Rifleman

as ', Chief Hostay'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958

Peter Gunn

Frank De Kova was

48+ in Peter Gunn

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 22 1958

The Walter Winchell File

Frank De Kova was

47+ in The Walter Winchell File

as 'Stefan'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 02 1957

Maverick

Frank De Kova was

47+ in Maverick

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1957

Wagon Train

Frank De Kova was

47+ in Wagon Train

as 'Obuki, Isaiah Quickfox, Ocheo'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 18 1957

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Frank De Kova was

47+ in Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as 'Ottawa Chief'.

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 03 1957

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

Frank De Kova was

46+ in Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 21 1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Frank De Kova was

45+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as 'Pedro, Senor Vargas'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955

Cheyenne

Frank De Kova was

45+ in Cheyenne

as ', Spotted Bull, Sitting Bull, Dull Knife'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1955

Gunsmoke

Frank De Kova was

45+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Tobeel, Mulligan Rives, Leader'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Frank De Kova was

44+ in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 15 1954

Martin Kane, Private Eye

Frank De Kova was

39+ in Martin Kane, Private Eye

as 'Thomas Randall'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 01 1949