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Frankie Darro

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Early life
Acting career
Later life
Death
Selected filmography
References
Further reading
External links

{{Infobox person
| name = Frankie Darro
| image = Frankie Darro 1935.jpg
| caption = Darro in 1935
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|12|22}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|12|25|1917|12|22}}
| death_place = Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
|resting_place = Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean
| occupation = Actor, stuntman
|notable_works = Voice of Romeo "Lampwick" in Disney's Pinocchio (1940)
Eddie Smith in Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
| spouse = Aloha Wray (divorced)
{{marriage|Betty Marie|1943|1951|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage|Dorothy Carroll|1951|1976|reason=his death}}
| children = 1
| parents = The Flying Johnsons
| bgcolour =
| birthname = Frank Johnson, Jr.
| other_names = Frankie Darrow
| yearsactive = 1924–1976
}}Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles in adventure, western, dramatic, and comedy films, and later became a character actor and voice-over artist. He is perhaps best known for his role as Lampwick, the unlucky boy who turns into a donkey in Walt Disney's second animated feature, Pinocchio (1940). In early credits, his last name was spelled Darrow.^[1]

Early life

Frankie Darro was born on Saturday, December 22, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, as Frank Johnson, Jr. His parents, Frank Johnson, Sr. and his wife Ada, were known as The Flying Johnsons, a flying circus act with the Sells Floto Circus; it was a profession that his father attempted to train him in, and he cured Frankie's fear of heights by having him walk on a length of wire, gradually raising the height of it until his son had mastered the trick.

In 1922, while the circus was in California, his parents divorced, and their circus act ended along with their marriage. The growing film industry, however, found a use for a small child who could do his own stunts, and the young Johnson, renamed "Frankie Darro," appeared in his first film at the age of six.^[2]

Acting career

As a child actor, he appeared in many silent adventure, western, and serial pictures of the 1920s, becoming a very prolific actor as an adolescent. His convincing delivery of dialogue and his obvious comfort before the cameras kept him steadily employed. His most important role during the 1930s was as the lead in Wild Boys of the Road, director William Wellman's indictment of aimless teens vagabonding across America during the Depression; he also appeared in Mervyn LeRoy's Three on a Match in 1932 and was the principal character in the James Cagney feature The Mayor of Hell (1933). Darro remained popular in serials and co-starred with Gene Autry in Autry's first starring role, in the serial The Phantom Empire.

Darro's name grew in stature, but he himself didn't: he stood only five feet three inches, limiting his potential as a leading man. His wiry, athletic frame and relatively short stature often typecast him as jockeys; Darro played crooked riders in Charlie Chan at the Race Track and A Day at the Races. In 1938 Darro joined Monogram Pictures to star in a series of action melodramas. Darro's flair for comedy gradually increased the laugh content in these films, and by 1940 Mantan Moreland was hired to play his sidekick. The Frankie Darro series was so successful that Monogram used it as a haven for performers whose own series had been discontinued: Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, and Keye Luke joined Darro and Moreland in 1940, and Gale Storm was added in 1941. Darro may be most familiar to modern audiences as the voice of the unlucky Lampwick in Disney's Pinocchio.

Darro served in the US Navy Hospital Corps during World War II, wherein he contracted malaria. Upon his return to civilian life, Monogram welcomed him back and cast the perennially youthful Darro in its "Teen Agers" campus comedies. When that series ended, the studio gave Darro four featured roles in its popular Bowery Boys comedies. He was an accomplished athlete and performed various stunts for other actors in various films. Because of his size and fitness, he was cast in his most famous (but anonymous) big screen role: as the actor/operator inside the now iconic 7-foot-tall "Robby the Robot" walking screen prop that debuted in the classic MGM science fiction film Forbidden Planet (1956).^[3]

Later life

Later in life, Darro appeared on television in The Red Skelton Show, Bat Masterson, Have Gun—Will Travel, The Untouchables, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Batman (episodes 9 and 10); he also did voice-over work for various projects.

His recurring malaria symptoms caused him to increase his alcohol intake for pain management, and this affected his career. As film and TV roles became fewer, Darro opened his own tavern, naming it "Try Later" after the answer he most often received when he asked Central Casting for work. This proved unwise, however, given Darro's heavy drinking. By the mid 1950s, he had become too risky for producers to hire steadily, although he did continue to play small parts well into the 1960s.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

Death

While visiting one of his ex-wives, step-daughter Christy and friends in Huntington Beach, California, Frankie Darro died of a heart attack on Christmas Day 1976, three days after his 59th birthday. His remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.

Selected filmography

The Judgment of the Storm (1924) as Heath Twin (first role)
Half-A-Dollar-Bill (1924) as Half-A-Dollar-Bill
The Signal Tower (1924) as Sonny Taylor
Racing for Life (1924) as Jimmy Danton
Roaring Rails (1924) as Little Bill
So Big (1924) as Dirk DeJong (child)
Women and Gold (1925) as Dan Barclay Jr.
The Fearless Lover (1925) as Frankie
Her Husband's Secret (1925) as Young Elliot Owen
Confessions of a Queen (1925) as Prince Zara
Fighting the Flames (1925) as Mickey
Let's Go, Gallagher (1925) as Little Joey
Wandering Footsteps (1925) as Billy
The Wyoming Wildcat (1925) as Barnie Finn
The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925) as Bubsy
The Phantom Express (1925) as 'Daddles' Lane - Nora's Brother
The Midnight Flyer (1925) as Young Davey
The Cowboy Musketeer (1925) as Billy Gordon
Mike (1926) as Boy
Born to Battle (1926) as Birdie
The Thrill Hunter (1926) as Boy Prince
Memory Lane (1926) as Urchin
The Arizona Streak (1926) as Mike
Kiki (1926) as Pierre
Wild to Go (1926) as Frankie Blake
The Masquerade Bandit (1926) as Tim Marble
Hearts and Spangles (1926) as Bobby
The Cowboy Cop (1926) as Frankie
The Carnival Girl (1926) as Her Brother
Tom and His Pals (1926) as Frankie Smith
Out of the West (1926) as Frankie O'Connor
Red Hot Hoofs (1926) as Frankie Buckley
Flesh and the Devil (1926) as Boy Who Dances with Hertha (uncredited)
Her Father Said No (1927) as Matt Doe
Enemies of Society (1927) as Sandy Barry
Long Pants (1927) as Young Harry Shelby (uncredited)
Cyclone of the Range (1927) as Frankie Butler
Tom's Gang (1927) as Spuds
Judgment of the Hills (1927) as Tad Dennison
The Flying U Ranch (1927) as Chip Jr
The Desert Pirate (1927) as Jimmy Rand
Little Mickey Grogan (1927) as Mickey Grogan
The Texas Tornado (1928) as Buddy Martin
When the Law Rides (1928) as Frankie Ross
Phantom of the Range (1928) as Spuds O'Brien
Terror Mountain (1928) as Buddy Roberts
The Circus Kid (1928) as Buddy
The Avenging Rider (1928) as Frankie Sheridan
Tyrant of Red Gulch (1928) as 'Tip'
Trail of the Horse Thieves (1929) as Buddy
Gun Law (1929) as Buster Brown
Idaho Red (1929) as Tadpole
The Rainbow Man (1929) as Billy Ryan
The Pride of Pawnee (1929) as Jerry Wilson
Blaze o'Glory (1929) as Jean Williams
The Public Enemy (1931) as the young Matt Doyle (uncredited)
The Vanishing Legion (1931, Serial) as Jimmie Williams
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) as Larry Claudet - as a Boy (uncredited)
The Lightning Warrior (1931, Serial) as Jimmy Carter
The Mad Genius (1931) as the young Fedor Ivanoff
Way Back Home (1931) as Robbie
The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931) as 'Orphan' McGuire
Amateur Daddy (1932) as Pete Smith
Three on a Match (1932) as Bobby
The Devil Horse (1932, Serial) as Frankie Graham - The Wild Boy
The Mayor of Hell (1933) as James 'Jimmy' Smith
Laughing at Life (1933) as Chango
Tugboat Annie (1933) as Alec, as a Child
Wild Boys of the Road (1933) as Edward 'Eddie' Smith
The Wolf Dog (1933, Serial) as Frank Courtney
The Big Race (1934) as Knobby
No Greater Glory (1934) as Feri Ats
The Merry Frinks (1934) as Norman Frink
Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934, Serial) as Bobbie Riley
Broadway Bill (1934) as Ted Williams
Little Men (1934) as Dan
Red Hot Tires (1935) as Johnny
The Phantom Empire (1935, Serial) as Frankie Baxter
The Unwelcome Stranger (1935) as Charlie Anderson
Stranded (1935) as James 'Jimmy' Rivers
Men of Action (1935) as Johnny Morgan
Valley of Wanted Men (1935) as Slivers Sanderson
3 Kids and a Queen (1935) as Blackie
The Payoff (1935) as Jimmy Moore
Black Gold (1936) as Clifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) as Spike Salisbury (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) as 'Tip' Collins, Jockey
Born to Fight (1936) as 'Babyface' Madison
Racing Blood (1936) as Frankie Reynolds
Mind Your Own Business (1936) as Bob
The Devil Diamond (1937) as Lee aka Kid Harris
Headline Crasher (1937) as James 'Jimmy' Forbush Tallant, Jr.
Tough to Handle (1937) as Mike Sanford
A Day at the Races (1937) as Morgan's jockey (uncredited)
Anything for a Thrill (1937) as Dan Mallory
Saratoga (1937) as Dixie Gordon
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) as 'Dink' Reid
Young Dynamite (1937) as Freddie Shields
Reformatory (1938) as Louie Miller
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938, Serial) as Jerry, aka Little Brave Heart
Juvenile Court (1938) as Stubby
Wanted by the Police (1938) as Danny Murphy
Tough Kid (1938) as 'Skipper' Murphy
Boys' Reformatory (1939) as Tommy Ryan
Irish Luck (1939) (1st film with Mantan Moreland) as Buzzy O'Brien
Chasing Trouble (1940) (with Mantan Moreland) as Frankie "Cupid" O'Brien
Pinocchio (1940) as Lampwick (voice, uncredited)
On the Spot (1940) (with Mantan Moreland) as Frankie Kelly
Laughing at Danger (1940) (with Mantan Moreland) as Frankie Kelly
Up in the Air (1940) (with Mantan Moreland) as Frankie Ryan
You're Out of Luck (1941) (with Mantan Moreland) as Frankie O'Reilly
The Gang's All Here (1941) (with Mantan Moreland) as Frankie O'Malley
Let's Go Collegiate (1941) (with Mantan Moreland) as Frankie Monahan
Tuxedo Junction (1941) as Jack 'Sock' Anderson
Junior G-Men of the Air (1942, Serial) as Jack (last before joining the US Navy)
Take It or Leave It (1944) as Radio Listener
Junior Prom (1946) as Roy Donne (first after World War II and first of the TeenAgers series)
Freddie Steps Out (1946) as Roy Donne
Chick Carter, Detective (1946, Serial) as Thug (uncredited)
High School Hero (1946) as Roy Donne
Sarge Goes to College (1947) as Roy Donne
That's My Man (1947) as Jockey
Smart Politics (1948) as Roy Donne
Angels' Alley (1948) as Jimmy
Heart of Virginia (1948) as Jimmy Easter
The Babe Ruth Story (1948) as Newsboy (uncredited)
Trouble Makers (1948) as Ben Feathers
Fighting Fools (1949) as Johnny Higgins
Hold That Baby! (1949) as Bananas Stewart
Sons of New Mexico (1949) as Gig Jackson
Riding High (1950) as Jockey Williams
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) as Newsboy (uncredited)
A Life of Her Own (1950) as Bellboy (uncredited)
Wyoming Mail (1950) as Rufe
The Red Skelton Show (1951, TV Series) as the Little Old Lady
Pride of Maryland (1951) as Steve Loomis
Across the Wide Missouri (1951) as Cadet (uncredited)
Westward the Women (1951) as Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
The Sellout (1952) as Little Jake (uncredited)
Pat and Mike (1952) as Caddy (uncredited)
Siren of Bagdad (1953) as Man in Camp after Raid (uncredited)
Racing Blood (1954) as Ben, a Jockey
The Lawless Rider (1954) as Jim Bascom
Living It Up (1954) as Bellboy Captain (uncredited)
Forbidden Planet (1956) as Robby the Robot (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments (1956) as Slave (uncredited)
The Perfect Furlough (1958) as Soldier in Hospital in Cast (uncredited)
Operation Petticoat (1959) as Pharmacists Mate 3rd Class Dooley, USN
The Untouchables (1960, TV Series) as News Vendor
The Carpetbaggers (1964) as Bellhop (uncredited)
The Disorderly Orderly (1964) as Board Member (uncredited)
Batman (1966, TV Series) as Newsman
Fugitive Lovers (1975) as Lester, the town drunk (Darro's final film role)

References

1. ^{{cite book |last1=Monush |first1=Barry |title=Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965 |date=2003 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=9781557835512 |page=174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=toTIb1Ek2WwC&pg=PA174&dq=%22Frankie+Darro%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNo4y-k93fAhUDYKwKHZKoBsgQ6AEIMDAB#v=onepage&q=%22Frankie%20Darro%22&f=false |accessdate=8 January 2019 |language=en}}
2. ^Frankie Darro biography at (re)Search my Trash, retrieved 28 May 2007
3. ^Weaver, Tom Robert Dix Interview Earth Vs. The Sci-Fi Filmmakers: 20 Interviews, p. 72, McFarland, July 30, 2005.

External links

{{Find a Grave|6274585}}
{{IMDb name|id=0201660|name=Frankie Darro}}
Frankie Darro - Biography on (re)Search my Trash
Frankie Darro Homepage
"Frankie Darro" in the New York Times
Tough Kid: The Life and Films of Frankie Darro

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