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Frankie Darro 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.
Birth Name
Frank Johnson
Born
Saturday, 22 December 1917
Died
Saturday, 25 December 1976
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
The Girl on the Late, Late Show | Studio Guard | 1974 |
Hook, Line and Sinker | Delivery Man | 1969 |
The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968 |
The Guns of Will Sonnett | Bartender | 1967 |
Batman | Newsman | 1966 |
The Disorderly Orderly | Board Member | 1964 |
The Addams Family | Delivery Boy | 1964 |
The Carpetbaggers | Bellhop | 1964 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
The Girl on the Late, Late Show | Studio Guard | 1974 |
Hook, Line and Sinker | Delivery Man | 1969 |
The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968 |
The Guns of Will Sonnett | Bartender | 1967 |
Batman | Newsman | 1966 |
The Disorderly Orderly | Board Member | 1964 |
The Addams Family | Delivery Boy | 1964 |
The Carpetbaggers | Bellhop | 1964 |
Hollywood and the Stars | Stubby (clip from Juvenile Court (1938)) | 1963 |
Going My Way | Elevator Operator | 1962 |
The Bob Newhart Show | Self | 1961 |
Mister Ed | Henry | 1961 |
Checkmate | Fred aka Sonny | 1960 |
Operation Petticoat | Pharmacist Mate Dooley / Dooley | 1959 |
Mr. Lucky | Jockey | 1959 |
The Untouchables | News Vendor | 1959 |
The Perfect Furlough | Soldier in Hospital in Cast | 1958 |
Bat Masterson | Edward 'Snapper' Garrison | 1958 |
Peter Gunn | Billy Arnet | 1958 |
Perry Mason | Messenger / Elevator Operator | 1957 |
Have Gun - Will Travel | Mickey | 1957 |
Mr. Adams and Eve | Tout | 1957 |
The Ten Commandments | Slave | 1956 |
The Sheriff of Cochise | Ken Jackson | 1956 |
Hey, Jeannie! | First Caddy | 1956 |
Forbidden Planet | Robby the Robot | 1956 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Boots / Little Dandy Dorf | 1955 |
MGM Parade | Robby the Robot | 1955 |
Judge Roy Bean | Hugh Lonagan aka Cross Draw Kid / Cass Tolan | 1955 |
The Johnny Carson Show | Pilot | 1953 |
December Bride | Sonny Williams | 1954 |
The Lineup | Grady | 1954 |
Living It Up | Bellboy Captain | 1954 |
The Lawless Rider | Jim Bascom | 1954 |
Public Defender | Johnny Hatton / Jake South / Brown | 1954 |
Racing Blood | Ben, a Jockey | 1954 |
Two Gun Marshal | Clint Slocum | 1953 |
Siren of Bagdad | Man in Camp After Raid | 1953 |
I Married Joan | Shorty | 1952 |
Pat and Mike | Caddy | 1952 |
The Sellout | Little Jake | 1952 |
Westward the Women | Jean's Awaiting Groom | 1951 |
Across the Wide Missouri | Cadet | 1951 |
The Red Skelton Hour | Wife (in drag) / Silent Spot / Whistler's Mother / Shrimpy / Park Caretaker / Mobster / Maw Kadiddlehopper (in drag) / Little Old Lady / in drag / Grandma (in drag) / Dental Patient | 1951 |
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Clint Slocum | 1951 |
Pride of Maryland | Steve Loomis | 1951 |
The Jack Benny Program | Self Stagehand | 1950 |
Wyoming Mail | Rufe | 1950 |
A Life of Her Own | Bellboy | 1950 |
The Next Voice You Hear... | Newsboy | 1950 |
Riding High | Jockey Williams | 1950 |
Sons of New Mexico | Gig Jackson | 1949 |
Hold That Baby! | Bananas Stewart | 1949 |
Fighting Fools | Johnny Higgins | 1949 |
Trouble Makers | Ben Feathers | 1948 |
The Babe Ruth Story | Newsboy | 1948 |
Heart of Virginia | Jimmy Easter | 1948 |
Angels' Alley | Jimmy / Cousin Jimmy | 1948 |
Smart Politics | Roy Donne | 1948 |
That's My Man | Jockey | 1947 |
Sarge Goes to College | Roy Donne | 1947 |
Vacation Days | Roy Donne | 1947 |
High School Hero | Roy Donne | 1946 |
Chick Carter, Detective | Creeper | 1946 |
Freddie Steps Out | Roy Donne | 1946 |
Junior Prom | Roy Donne | 1946 |
Take It or Leave It | Radio Listener | 1944 |
Junior G-Men of the Air | Jack | 1942 |
Tuxedo Junction | Jack 'Sock' Anderson | 1941 |
Let's Go Collegiate | Frankie Monahan | 1941 |
The Gang's All Here | Frankie O'Malley | 1941 |
You're Out of Luck | Frankie O'Reilly | 1941 |
Up in the Air | Frankie Ryan | 1940 |
Laughing at Danger | Frankie Kelly | 1940 |
On the Spot | Frankie 'Doc' Kelly | 1940 |
Men with Steel Faces | Frankie Baxter | 1940 |
Pinocchio | Lampwick | 1940 |
Chasing Trouble | Jimmy O'Brien | 1940 |
Irish Luck | Buzzy O'Brien | 1939 |
Boys' Reformatory | Tommy Ryan | 1939 |
Tough Kid | 'Skipper' Murphy | 1938 |
Wanted by the Police | Danny Murphy | 1938 |
Juvenile Court | Stubby | 1938 |
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Jerry, aka Little Brave Heart / Jerry | 1938 |
Reformatory | Louie Miller | 1938 |
Young Dynamite | Freddie Shields | 1937 |
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry | 'Dink' Reid / "Dink" Reid | 1937 |
Saratoga | Dixie Gordon | 1937 |
Anything for a Thrill | Dan Mallory | 1937 |
A Day at the Races | Morgan's Jockey | 1937 |
Tough to Handle | Mike Sanford | 1937 |
Headline Crasher | James 'Jimmy' Forbush Tallant, Jr. | 1937 |
The Devil Diamond | Lee / Lee aka Kid Harris | 1937 |
Mind Your Own Business | Bob | 1936 |
Racing Blood | Frankie Reynolds | 1936 |
Born to Fight | 'Babyface' Madison | 1936 |
Charlie Chan at the Race Track | 'Tip' Collins / 'Tip' Collins, Jockey | 1936 |
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | Himself / Self | 1936 |
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Spike Salisbury | 1936 |
Black Gold | Clifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly | 1936 |
The Payoff | Jimmy / Jimmy Moore | 1935 |
3 Kids and a Queen | Blackie | 1935 |
Valley of Wanted Men | Slivers Sanderson | 1935 |
Men of Action | Johnny Morgan | 1935 |
Stranded | James 'Jimmy' Rivers | 1935 |
The Unwelcome Stranger | Charlie Anderson | 1935 |
The Phantom Empire | Frankie Baxter | 1935 |
Red Hot Tires | Johnny | 1935 |
Little Men | Dan | 1934 |
Broadway Bill | Ted Williams | 1934 |
Burn 'Em Up Barnes | Bobbie Riley | 1934 |
The Merry Frinks | Norman Frink | 1934 |
No Greater Glory | Feri Ats | 1934 |
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | Self | 1934 |
The Big Race | Knobby | 1933 |
Wild Boys of the Road | Eddie Smith | 1933 |
The Wolf Dog | Frank Courtney | 1933 |
Tugboat Annie | Alec, as a Child / Alec - as a Child | 1933 |
Laughing at Life | Chango | 1933 |
The Mayor of Hell | Jimmy / James 'Jimmie' Smith | 1933 |
The Devil Horse | Frankie Graham - The Wild Boy | 1932 |
Three on a Match | Bobby | 1932 |
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 | Self | 1932 |
Amateur Daddy | Pete Smith | 1932 |
The Cheyenne Cyclone | 'Orphan' McGuire | 1932 |
The Lightning Warrior | Jimmy Carter | 1931 |
Way Back Home | Robbie | 1931 |
The Mad Genius | Fedor as a Boy | 1931 |
The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Larry Claudet - as a Boy | 1931 |
The Vanishing Legion | Jimmie Williams | 1931 |
The Public Enemy | Matt as a Boy | 1931 |
The Pride of Pawnee | Jerry Wilson | 1929 |
The Rainbow Man | Billy Ryan | 1929 |
Idaho Red | Tadpole | 1929 |
Gun Law | Buster Brown | 1929 |
Trail of the Horse Thieves | Buddy | 1929 |
Tyrant of Red Gulch | 'Tip' | 1928 |
The Circus Kid | Buddy | 1928 |
Terror Mountain | Buddy Roberts | 1928 |
When the Law Rides | Frankie Ross | 1928 |
The Texas Tornado | Buddy Martin | 1928 |
Little Mickey Grogan | Mickey Grogan | 1927 |
The Flying U Ranch | Chip Jr | 1927 |
Judgment of the Hills | Tad Dennison | 1927 |
Tom's Gang | Spuds | 1927 |
Cyclone of the Range | Frankie Butler | 1927 |
Long Pants | Young Harry Shelby | 1927 |
Moulders of Men | Sandy Barry | 1927 |
Lightning Lariats | Alexis, King of Roxenburg | 1927 |
Her Father Said No | Matt Doe | 1927 |
Flesh and the Devil | Boy Who Dances with Hertha | 1926 |
Red Hot Hoofs | Frankie Buckley | 1926 |
Out of the West | Frankie O'Connor | 1926 |
Tom and His Pals | Frankie Smith | 1926 |
The Phantom Express | 'Daddles' Lane - Nora's Brother | 1926 |
The Carnival Girl | Nanette's Brother | 1926 |
Wandering Footsteps | Billy | 1926 |
The Masquerade Bandit | Tim Marble | 1926 |
Wild to Go | Frankie Blake | 1926 |
Kiki | Pierre | 1926 |
Memory Lane | Urchin | 1926 |
Mike | Boy | 1926 |
The Cowboy Musketeer | Billy Gordon | 1925 |
The Midnight Flyer | Young Davey | 1925 |
The People vs. Nancy Preston | Bubsy | 1925 |
Let's Go, Gallagher | Little Joey | 1925 |
Fighting the Flames | Mickey | 1925 |
Confessions of a Queen | Prince Zara | 1925 |
The Fearless Lover | Frankie | 1925 |
Women and Gold | Dan Barclay Jr. | 1925 |
Roaring Rails | Little Bill | 1924 |
The Signal Tower | Sonny Tolliver / Sonny Taylor | 1924 |
Half-a-Dollar Bill | Half-a-Dollar Bill | 1924 |
Judgment of the Storm | Heath Twin | 1924 |