Frank De Kova
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Hey Good Lookin'
1982
as Old Vinnie (voice)
American Pop
1981
as Crisco (voice)
Mafia on the Bounty
1980
as Rupolo
Cat in the Cage
1978
as Rachid Khan
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Crossfire
1975
as Albert Ambrose
Johnny Firecloud
1975
as White Eagle
Coonskin
1975
as Managan (voice) / Ruby (voice) (uncredited)
Baretta
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
1974
as Big Tony (as Frank deKova)
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Chief Kilowatt
Run, Joe, Run
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
as Nova
Police Woman
1974
as Vito Angelo
Heavy Traffic
1973
as Angelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)
The Slams
1973
as Capiello
The Don Is Dead
1973
as Giunta
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
1973
as The Man
Police Story
1973
Toma
1973
The Mechanic
1972
as The Man
Cannon
1971
The Wild Country
1970
as Two Dog
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Phil Kalama
Love, American Style
1969
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Gen. Tashkov
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
1967
as Narrator (voice)
The High Chaparral
1967
as Aguirre
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as The tormentor
The Sword of Ali Baba
1965
as Old Baba
F Troop
1965
as Chief Wild Eagle
The F.B.I.
1965
as Faber
F Troop
1965
as Wild Eagle
The F.B.I.
1965
as Dracus
Those Calloways
1964
as Nigosh
Daniel Boone
1964
as Talakum
Daniel Boone
1964
as Saugus
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Edward
The Dakotas
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Joseph
Follow That Dream
1962
as Jack (as Frank de Kova)
The Gallant Men
1962
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Sonoy the Astrologer
Ben Casey
1961
Gunslinger
1961
as Don Ignacio Alesandro
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960
as Syndicate Chairman
Route 66
1960
Surfside 6
1960
as Stinger
The Islanders
1960
as Carlos Roca
The Tall Man
1960
Outlaws
1960
Thriller
1960
as Lieutenant Vincoli
The Roaring 20's
1960
The Jayhawkers!
1959
as Evans
Day of the Outlaw
1959
as Denver, Bruhn's Gang
Johnny Staccato
1959
The Lawless Years
1959
Rawhide
1959
as Chief Tawyawp
The Alaskans
1959
Black Saddle
1959
as Calderon
The Rebel
1959
as Richard Aloysius Sturgis
Laramie
1959
The Detectives
1959
as Nordoff
The Untouchables
1959
as Louis 'Little New York' Campagna
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Pete Dailey
The Untouchables
1959
as Anthony 'Tough Tony' Lamberto
The Untouchables
1959
as Louis Campagne
The Third Man
1959
as Arlatti
The Deputy
1959
as Cowan
The Untouchables
1959
as Louie Campagna
The Untouchables
1959
as The Man
The Third Man
1959
as Juan Rodriguez
The Troubleshooters
1959
as Nadi
Laramie
1959
as Tah-Za
The Untouchables
1959
as Bugs Donovan
Rawhide
1959
as Villegro
Machine-Gun Kelly
1958
as Harry
The Brothers Karamazov
1958
as Capt. Vrublevski
Teenage Cave Man
1958
as The Black-Bearded One
Cowboy
1958
as Alcaide
Apache Territory
1958
as Lugo (as Frank deKova)
Peter Gunn
1958
The Rifleman
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Jack Bent
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Jerry Gordon
The Rifleman
1958
as Chief Hostay
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Dino Malatesta
Lawman
1958
as Jed Barker
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Jimmy Napoli
Appointment with a Shadow
1957
as Dutch Hayden
Ride Out for Revenge
1957
as Chief Yellow Wolf
Run of the Arrow
1957
as Red Cloud (as Frank De Kova)
Not One Shall Die
1957
as Egyptian Official
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957
as Ottawa Chief
Maverick
1957
Wagon Train
1957
as Obuki
The Walter Winchell File
1957
as Stefan
Wagon Train
1957
as Isaiah Quickfox
Wagon Train
1957
as Ocheo
Wagon Train
1957
as True Oak
Wagon Train
1957
as Indian Chief
The Californians
1957
as Ug-A-Mug
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Abiram
The Lone Ranger
1956
as Chief Red Hawk
Pillars of the Sky
1956
as Zachariah
The White Squaw
1956
as Yellow Elk
Johnny Moccasin
1956
as Brave Scout
Reprisal!
1956
as Charlie Washackle
Santiago
1956
as Jingo
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Shack Out on 101
1955
as Prof. Claude Dillon
The Man from Laramie
1955
as Padre
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955
as Priest
Strange Lady in Town
1955
as Anse Hatlo
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Tobeel
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Pedro
Cheyenne
1955
as Spotted Bull
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mulligan Rives
Cheyenne
1955
as Sitting Bull
Gunsmoke
1955
as Leader
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Senor Vargas
Cheyenne
1955
as Dull Knife
Cheyenne
1955
as Chief Johnny Cake
Cheyenne
1955
as War Cloud
Cheyenne
1955
as Red Knife
Drum Beat
1954
as Modoc Jim
They Rode West
1954
as Isatai
Passion
1954
as Martinez (as Frank de Kova)
Valley of the Kings
1954
as Akmed Salah (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Split Second
1953
as Dummy
Arrowhead
1953
as Chief Chattez
King of the Khyber Rifles
1953
as Ali Nur
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953
as Captain Romero
Fighter Attack
1953
as Benedetto
The Desert Song
1953
as Mindar
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Stevenson
Holiday for Sinners
1952
as The Wiry Man
The Big Sky
1952
as Moleface (uncredited)
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949
as Thomas Randall
Kiss of Death
1947
as Con Library (uncredited)