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Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Actor Mar 17 (died age 71) New York City, New York, USA 1947–1982 (35 year career)
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Biography

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 in New York in 1910, DeKova gave up teaching for the stage, and played in many Shakespearean productions before getting work on Bro…

Known For

The Ten Commandments
Film

The Ten Commandments

Abiram
The Man from Laramie
Film

The Man from Laramie

Padre
The Mechanic
Film

The Mechanic

The Man
Kiss of Death
Film

Kiss of Death

Con Library (uncredited)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Film

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The tormentor
American Pop
Film

American Pop

Crisco (voice)
Day of the Outlaw
Film

Day of the Outlaw

Denver, Bruhn's Gang
Coonskin
Film

Coonskin

Managan (voice) / Ruby (voice) (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (115)

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Movies (57)

Hey Good Lookin'

Hey Good Lookin'

1982

as Old Vinnie (voice)

5.5
American Pop

American Pop

1981

as Crisco (voice)

6.9
Mafia on the Bounty

Mafia on the Bounty

1980

as Rupolo

1.0
Cat in the Cage

Cat in the Cage

1978

as Rachid Khan

3.0
Coonskin

Coonskin

1975

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

6.1
Crossfire

Crossfire

1975

as Albert Ambrose

Johnny Firecloud

Johnny Firecloud

1975

as White Eagle

4.8
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes

Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes

1974

as Big Tony (as Frank deKova)

3.7
The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead

1973

as Giunta

5.8
Heavy Traffic

Heavy Traffic

1973

as Angelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)

6.4
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

1973

as The Man

5.7
The Slams

The Slams

1973

as Capiello

6.4
The Mechanic

The Mechanic

1972

as The Man

6.7
The Wild Country

The Wild Country

1970

as Two Dog

6.0
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle

The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle

1967

as Narrator (voice)

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as The tormentor

6.4
The Sword of Ali Baba

The Sword of Ali Baba

1965

as Old Baba

5.8
Those Calloways

Those Calloways

1964

as Nigosh

6.3
Follow That Dream

Follow That Dream

1962

as Jack (as Frank de Kova)

6.1
Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961

as Sonoy the Astrologer

5.2
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960

as Syndicate Chairman

5.8
Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

1959

as Denver, Bruhn's Gang

6.8
The Jayhawkers!

The Jayhawkers!

1959

as Evans

6.0
Teenage Cave Man

Teenage Cave Man

1958

as The Black-Bearded One

3.8
The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov

1958

as Capt. Vrublevski

6.6
Apache Territory

Apache Territory

1958

as Lugo (as Frank deKova)

6.4
Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

as Alcaide

6.3
Machine-Gun Kelly

Machine-Gun Kelly

1958

as Harry

5.8
Ride Out for Revenge

Ride Out for Revenge

1957

as Chief Yellow Wolf

5.5
Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow

1957

as Red Cloud (as Frank De Kova)

6.0
Appointment with a Shadow

Appointment with a Shadow

1957

as Dutch Hayden

5.4
Not One Shall Die

Not One Shall Die

1957

as Egyptian Official

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Abiram

7.8
Johnny Moccasin

Johnny Moccasin

1956

as Brave Scout

Santiago

Santiago

1956

as Jingo

5.2
Reprisal!

Reprisal!

1956

as Charlie Washackle

7.2
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1956

as Chief Red Hawk

6.1
Pillars of the Sky

Pillars of the Sky

1956

as Zachariah

5.2
The White Squaw

The White Squaw

1956

as Yellow Elk

6.6
The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955

as Padre

7.2
Hold Back Tomorrow

Hold Back Tomorrow

1955

as Priest

6.3
Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town

1955

as Anse Hatlo

4.5
Shack Out on 101

Shack Out on 101

1955

as Prof. Claude Dillon

5.9
Drum Beat

Drum Beat

1954

as Modoc Jim

6.0
Passion

Passion

1954

as Martinez (as Frank de Kova)

5.2
Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings

1954

as Akmed Salah (uncredited)

4.6
They Rode West

They Rode West

1954

as Isatai

6.4
Raiders of the Seven Seas

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953

as Captain Romero

5.7
Arrowhead

Arrowhead

1953

as Chief Chattez

5.9
King of the Khyber Rifles

King of the Khyber Rifles

1953

as Ali Nur

5.7
The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1953

as Mindar

6.5
All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953

as Stevenson

5.9
Split Second

Split Second

1953

as Dummy

6.2
Fighter Attack

Fighter Attack

1953

as Benedetto

4.5
Holiday for Sinners

Holiday for Sinners

1952

as The Wiry Man

5.6
The Big Sky

The Big Sky

1952

as Moleface (uncredited)

6.5
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1947

as Con Library (uncredited)

7.1

Television (58)

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1977
7.2
Baretta

Baretta

1975
6.4
The Swiss Family Robinson

The Swiss Family Robinson

1975
6.2
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974
7.9
Police Woman

Police Woman

1974

as Vito Angelo

6.2
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

as Nova (as Frank De Kova)

7.6
Run, Joe, Run

Run, Joe, Run

1974
6.3
Police Story

Police Story

1973
6.9
Toma

Toma

1973
7.8
Cannon

Cannon

1971
6.6
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969
6.1
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

as Phil Kalama

7.1
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967

as Aguirre

6.6
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

as Faber

5.4
F Troop

F Troop

1965

as Chief Wild Eagle

6.2
F Troop

F Troop

1965

as Wild Eagle

6.2
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

as Talakum

7.0
The Dakotas

The Dakotas

1963
5.7
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Edward

5.3
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

as Joseph

5.0
The Gallant Men

The Gallant Men

1962
6.0
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
5.6
Gunslinger

Gunslinger

1961

as Don Ignacio Alesandro

6.0
Route 66

Route 66

1960
6.3
Thriller

Thriller

1960

as Lieutenant Vincoli

6.6
The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960
6.3
The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

1960
Outlaws

Outlaws

1960
6.2
Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960

as Stinger

5.0
The Islanders

The Islanders

1960

as Carlos Roca

8.0
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Villegro

7.2
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

as Jimmy Napoli

7.8
Laramie

Laramie

1959
6.6
The Rebel

The Rebel

1959

as Richard Aloysius Sturgis

4.8
The Alaskans

The Alaskans

1959
5.5
Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

1959

as Pete Dailey

5.2
The Third Man

The Third Man

1959

as Arlatti

6.9
The Detectives

The Detectives

1959

as Nordoff

6.1
Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

1959
5.0
The Deputy

The Deputy

1959

as Cowan

6.2
Black Saddle

Black Saddle

1959

as Calderon

6.0
The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years

1959
7.0
The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

1959

as Nadi

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

as Chief Hostay

7.1
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958

as Jerry Gordon

6.7
Lawman

Lawman

1958

as Jed Barker

5.6
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

as Jimmy Napoli

5.8
Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1958
6.4
Maverick

Maverick

1957
6.9
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957

as True Oak

6.6
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

1957

as Ottawa Chief

4.8
The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

1957

as Stefan

5.0
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

1956
5.0
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955

as Sitting Bull

6.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Pedro

7.8
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Tobeel

6.6
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954
6.9
Martin Kane, Private Eye

Martin Kane, Private Eye

1949

as Thomas Randall

6.0