Personal Info
Known Credits
56
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1910-03-17 (115 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
Frank DeKova
Frank De Kova
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 ...
Acting
1982 --
Hey Good Lookin'
| Old Vinnie (voice)
1981 --
American Pop
| Crisco (voice)
1980 --
Mafia on the Bounty
| Rupolo
1978 --
Cat in the Cage
| Rachid Khan
1975 --
Coonskin
| Managan (voice) / Ruby (voice) (uncredited)
1975 --
Johnny Firecloud
| White Eagle
1975 --
Crossfire
| Albert Ambrose
1974 --
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
| Big Tony (as Frank deKova)
1973 --
The Don Is Dead
| Giunta
1973 --
The Slams
| Capiello
1973 --
Heavy Traffic
| Angelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)
1972 --
The Mechanic
| The Man
1970 --
The Wild Country
| Two Dog
1967 --
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
| Narrator (voice)
1965 --
The Greatest Story Ever Told
| The tormentor
1965 --
The Sword of Ali Baba
| Old Baba
1965 --
Those Calloways
| Nigosh
1962 --
Follow That Dream
| Jack (as Frank de Kova)
1961 --
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
| Sonoy the Astrologer
1960 --
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
| Syndicate Chairman
1959 --
The Jayhawkers!
| Evans
1959 --
Day of the Outlaw
| Denver, Bruhn's Gang
1958 --
Apache Territory
| Lugo (as Frank deKova)
1958 --
Teenage Cave Man
| The Black-Bearded One
1958 --
Machine-Gun Kelly
| Harry
1958 --
The Brothers Karamazov
| Capt. Vrublevski
1958 --
Cowboy
| Alcaide
1957 --
Ride Out for Revenge
| Chief Yellow Wolf
1957 --
Run of the Arrow
| Red Cloud (as Frank De Kova)
1957 --
Appointment with a Shadow
| Dutch Hayden
1957 --
Not One Shall Die
| Egyptian Official
1956 --
Reprisal!
| Charlie Washackle
1956 --
The White Squaw
| Yellow Elk
1956 --
The Ten Commandments
| Abiram
1956 --
Pillars of the Sky
| Zachariah
1956 --
Santiago
| Jingo
1956 --
Johnny Moccasin
| Brave Scout
1956 --
The Lone Ranger
| Chief Red Hawk
1955 --
Shack Out on 101
| Prof. Claude Dillon
1955 --
Hold Back Tomorrow
| Priest
1955 --
The Man from Laramie
| Padre
1955 --
Strange Lady in Town
| Anse Hatlo
1954 --
They Rode West
| Isatai
1954 --
Drum Beat
| Modoc Jim
1954 --
Passion
| Martinez (as Frank de Kova)
1954 --
Valley of the Kings
| Akmed Salah (uncredited)
1953 --
King of the Khyber Rifles
| Ali Nur
1953 --
Fighter Attack
| Benedetto
1953 --
All the Brothers Were Valiant
| Stevenson
1953 --
Arrowhead
| Chief Chattez
1953 --
The Desert Song
| Mindar
1953 --
Raiders of the Seven Seas
| Captain Romero
1953 --
Split Second
| Dummy
1952 --
The Big Sky
| Moleface (uncredited)
1952 --
Holiday for Sinners
| The Wiry Man
1947 --
Kiss of Death
| Con Library (uncredited)