Frank Darien
Acting1876New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Frank Darien was an American actor. He appeared in 225 films and between 1915 and 1951.
Known For
The Grapes of Wrath
Uncle John
Little Women
Old Crony at Grace's Store (uncredited)
Jezebel
Bookkeeper (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Judge Quarles (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Hollywood Bowl Janitor (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Anxious Man (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Autopsy Surgeon (Uncredited)
Baby Face
Paris Bank Agent (uncredited)
Acting History
1952
Crossroads - U.S.A.
as Mr. Cooper
1951
The Whip Hand
as Luther Adams
1950
The Flying Saucer
as Matt Mitchell
1949
Alias Nick Beal
as Assistant Tailor
Little Women
as Old Crony at Grace's Store (uncredited)
The Accused
as Jerry (uncredited)
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Judge Quarles (uncredited)
Belle Starr's Daughter
as Old Man
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Old Man (Uncredited)
1947
The Woman on the Beach
as Lars
The Sea of Grass
as Minister (uncredited)
Magic Town
as Quincy
That's My Man
as Hotel Clerk
A Likely Story
as Messenger (uncredited)
1946
The Secret Heart
as Mr. Wiggins
The Fabulous Suzanne
as Mr. Tuttle
A Stolen Life
as Elevator operator (uncredited)
Bad Bascomb
as Moab McCabe
Gallant Journey
as Doctor (uncredited)
1945
Tarzan and the Amazons
as Dinghy Skipper (uncredited)
Kiss and Tell
as Elmer K. Waldo (uncredited)
The Great American Mug
as Old Time Barber (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
as Hollywood Bowl Janitor (uncredited)
The Last Installment
as Dad Pilkington (uncredited)
1944
Bluebeard
as Inquiry Judge (Uncredited)
Gentle Annie
as Jake
None Shall Escape
as Old Man (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Toy Shop Clerk
1943
The Gang's All Here
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Missionary
1942
Meet the Stewarts
as Waiter (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
as Constable
The Mummy's Tomb
as Old Townsman (uncredited)
Jackass Mail
as Postmaster
The Panther's Claw
as Samuel Wilkins
Roxie Hart
as Michael Finnegan (uncredited)
1941
Wide Open Town
as Pop
Hellzapoppin'
as Man Calling for Mrs. Jones
Arkansas Judge
as Henry Marden
King of the Texas Rangers
as Pop Evans
Hurricane Smith
as 'Pop' Wessell
Appointment for Love
as Station Agent (uncredited)
Sis Hopkins
as Jud
Under Fiesta Stars
as Benjamin Peabody
1940
Viva Cisco Kid
as Express Agent
The Grapes of Wrath
as Uncle John
Arizona
as Joe
Lillian Russell
as Coachman
The Way of All Flesh
as Second Director
Blame It on Love
as Pop
1939
Here I Am a Stranger
as Western Union Messenger
Sabotage
as Smitty
At the Circus
as Telegrapher (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Old Jailer (uncredited)
Panama Patrol
as Sam
The Long Shot
as Zeb Jenkins
Dark Victory
as Anxious Man (uncredited)
Blackmail
as Ramey's Oil-Well Watchman (uncredited)
Maisie
as Pops (Uncredited)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Freddie
Babes in Arms
as Mr. Parks - Druggist (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
as Mr. Daniels, Cumberland Hotel
Two Thoroughbreds
as Mr. Beal - the Mailman
1938
Cassidy of Bar 20
as Pappy
Jezebel
as Bookkeeper (uncredited)
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Mr. Barnes
Prison Break
as Cappy
Born to Be Wild
as Farmer (uncredited)
Western Jamboree
as Dad Haskell
1937
The Good Old Soak
as Jasper
Big Town Girl
as Farmer
That Certain Woman
as Night Porter (uncredited)
Trapped by G-Men
as Dad Higbee
Wine, Women and Horses
as Mr. Schultz
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Pete
Time Out for Romance
as Telegraph Operator
Fair Warning
as Hotel Doctor
1936
Undercover Man
as Dizzy Slocum
The Walking Dead
as Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
Captain January
as Slocum
Satan Met a Lady
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Brides Are Like That
as Clem Brown
Trouble for Two
as Ambassador's Aide (Uncredited)
Early to Bed
as Pop - a Clerk
Sutter's Gold
as Missouri Trader
1935
Nurse to You!
as Mr. Case
Public Hero Number 1
as Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)
The Little Colonel
as Nebler
Mad Love
as Lavin, Waxwork Proprietor (Uncredited)
The Perfect Clue
as Stationmaster
Here Comes Cookie
as Clyde
Life Begins at Forty
as Abercrombie's Friend
Dr. Socrates
as Sam - a Druggist
Behind the Evidence
as Herbert
Here Comes the Band
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1934
Marie Galante
as Ellsworth
His Greatest Gamble
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Anne of Green Gables
as Angus the Station Master (uncredited)
Smarty
as Court Spectator (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
as Jules
The Secret Bride
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Service with a Smile
as Customer
Journal of a Crime
as Stage Manager
The Gay Bride
as Mr. Bartlett (uncredited)
Dames
as Druggist #1 (uncredited)
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Autopsy Surgeon (Uncredited)
From Headquarters
as Manley
The Story of Temple Drake
as Gas Station Manager (uncredited)
Professional Sweetheart
as Appleby
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Man Identifying Daughter's Photo (uncredited)
Female
as Ed, Comptroller (Uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Baby Face
as Paris Bank Agent (uncredited)
Lilly Turner
as Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Hello, Everybody!
as Henry Thompson
1932
Union Depot
as Doctor / Little Boy's Father (uncredited)
The Miracle Man
as Hiram Higgins
Prosperity
as Ezra Higgins
Okay, America!
as O'Toole (uncredited)
Life Begins
as Harry (uncredited)
Now We'll Tell One
as Professor Darien
1931
Big Business Girl
as Luke C. Winters
The Tip-Off
as Edna's Uncle (uncredited)
The Public Defender
as The Waiter
Way Back Home
as Station Master (uncredited)
The Big Shot
as Herb, the Postmaster
Bad Girl
as Lathrop
Everything’s Rosie
as Sam Hall
I Take This Woman
as Station Agent
1926
Old Ironsides
as Seaman (uncredited)