Frank de Kova
Born March 17, 1910
New York City, U.S.
Died October 15, 1981 (aged 71)
Sepulveda, California, U.S.
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, California
Occupation Actor
Frank de Kova (March 17, 1910 – October 15, 1981) was an Italian-American character actor in films, stage, and TV.
De Kova was born in New York City and taught at a school in New York before joining a Shakespeare repertory group. He made his Broadway debut in Detective Story, and was discovered by director Elia Kazan.
Moving to Hollywood, he appeared in Viva Zapata! (1952) as the Mexican Colonel, and The Big Sky (1952) with Kirk Douglas. He played Abiram in The Ten Commandments, appeared in Cowboy (1958) with Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon, and in The Mechanic (1972) with Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent and the Ralph Bakshi film American Pop
He did much television work, including a role as Mafia hitman Jimmy Napoli in the ABC crime drama, The Untouchables, and an occasional recurring role in Gunsmoke as “Tobeel”, a Kiawah Indian who is a friend of Marshal Matt Dillon. His best-known television role was as “Chief Wild Eagle”, chief of the Hekawi tribe, on the western comedy F Troop (1965–1967). He also guest-starred in the ABC/Warner Brothers drama, The Roaring 20s. He appeared as Phil Kalama in “Along Came Joey” on Hawaii Five-O in 1968.
In 1981, de Kova died of heart failure in his sleep at his home in North Hills, California. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.
Films
1951 Up Front Italian Man Uncredited
1951 The Mob
a.k.a. Remember That Face Culio Uncredited
1952 Viva Zapata! Colonel Guajardo Uncredited
1952 Holiday for Sinners The Wiry Man
1952 The Big Sky Moleface Uncredited
1952 Pony Soldier
a.k.a. MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties Custin Uncredited
1953 Split Second Dummy
1953 The Desert Song Mindar
1953 Raiders of the Seven Seas Capt.Romero
1953 Arrowhead Chief Chattez
1953 The Robe Slave Dealer Uncredited
1953 All the Brothers were Valiant Stevenson
1953 Fighter Attack Benedetto
1953 King of the Khyber Rifles Ali Nur
1954 They Rode West Isatai
1954 Valley of the Kings Akmed Sala, Nomad Guide Uncredited
1954 Passion Martinez
1954 Drum Beat
a.k.a. Delmer Daves’ Drum Beat Modoc Jim
1955 The Man from Laramie Padre
1955 Strange Lady in Town Anse Hatlo
1955 Hold Back Tomorrow
a.k.a. No Tomorrow Priest
1955 Shack Out on 101 Prof.Claude Dillon
1956 The Lone Ranger Chief Red Hawk
1956 Santiago
a.k.a. The Gun Runner Jingo
1956 Pillars of the Sky
a.k.a. The Tomahawk and the Cross Zachariah
1956 The Ten Commandments Abiram
1956 The White Squaw Yellow Elk
1956 Reprisal! Charlie Washackle
1957 Run of the Arrow
a.k.a. Hot Lead Red Cloud
1957 Appointment with a Shadow
a.k.a. If I Should Die Dutch Hayden
1957 Rideout for Revenge Chief Yellow Wolf
1958 Cowboy Alcaide
1958 The Brothers Karamazov
a.k.a. The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov Capt. Vrubleuski
1958 Machine-Gun Kelly Harry
1958 Teenage Cave Man
a.k.a. Out of Darkness
a.k.a. Prehistoric World The Black-Bearded One
1958 Apache Territory Lugo
1959 Day of the Outlaw Denver, Bruhn’s Gang
1959 The Jayhawkers! Evans
1960 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond “The Chairman”
1961 Portrait of a Mobster Anthony Parazzo
1961 Atlantis, the Lost Continent Sonoy the Astrologer
1962 Follow That Dream Jack
1963 The Raiders Pawnee Chief Uncredited
1965 Those Calloways Nigosh
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told The Tormentor
1965 The Sword of Ali Baba Old Baba
1967 The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle Narrator Voice
1970 The Wild Country Two Dog
1972 The Mechanic The Man
1973 Heavy Traffic Angelo “Angie” Corleone Voice
1973 The Slams Capiello
1973 The Don Is Dead Giunta
1974 Jive Turkey Big Tony
1975 Coonskin Madigan uncredited
1978 Cat in the Cage Rachid Khan
1980 Mafia on the Bounty
1981 American Pop Crisco
1982 Hey Good Lookin’ Old Vinnie Voice, (final film role)
Television
1956 The Ford Television Theatre
a.k.a. Ford Theatre Delwin Slater Double Trouble
1956 Crusader Juan Perez The Ballot Box
1956 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
a.k.a. The 77th Bengal Lancers The Hostage
1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
a.k.a. Hawkeye
a.k.a. Last of the Mohicans Ottawa Chief Hawkeye’s Homecoming
1957 Crossroads Black Hawk Jhonakehunkga called Jim
1957 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Okoma Return to Fort Apache
1957 Cheyenne Sitting Bull The Broken Pledge
1957 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Culebra Major Swansons’ Choice
1958 The Restless Gun Lupo Lazaro Dragon for a Day
1958 Cheyenne Sioux Chief Wagon-Tongue North
1959 Buckskin Potato Man Coup Stick
1959 The Lawless Years Harry the Horse The Poison Ivy Story
1959 Black Saddle
a.k.a. The Westerners Rubio Calderone Client Martinez
1959 Peter Gunn Joe Taber Breakout
1959 U.S. Marshal Red Slade Maryjo Is Missing
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
a.k.a. Desilu Playhouse Jimmy Napoli
Louis Campagna
The Untouchables (1959 TV series)
The Untouchables: Part 1
The Untouchables: Part 2
The Frank Nitti Story
1959 The Californians Up-A-Mug An Act of Faith (1959)
The Painless Extractionist (1958)
1959 The Alaskans Fanton Petticoat Crew
1959 Wagon Train Ocheo The Rodney Lawrence Story
1959 The Rifleman Chief Hostay The Indian
1959 Rawhide Villegro Incident at Spanish Rock, S2, Ep12, Airdate: Dec. 18, 1959
1960 Cheyenne Dull Knife Gold, Glory and Custer – Requiem
1960 The Rifleman Carl Miller Meeting at Midnight
1960 The Islanders Carlos Roca The Widow from Richmond
1960 Johnny Staccato Eddie Wayneright Night of Jeopardy
1960 Overland Trail Shoshone Chief West of Boston
1960 Five Fingers Landau The Judas Goat
1960 Lawman Jed Barker Cornered
1960 Wagon Train Indian Chief The Tom Tuckett Story
1961 The Tall Man Mike Gray Eagle “The Cloudbusters”
1961 The Rebel Richard Aloysius “Dick” Sturgis “Shriek of Silence”
1961 Cheyenne Chief Spotted Bull Cross Purpose
1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Señor Vargas Season 7 / Episode 19 “Strange Miracle”
1962 Cheyenne White Cloud Indian Gold
1964 Daniel Boone Chief Talakum The Sound of Wings
1965-67 F Troop Chief Wild Eagle
1968 Hawaii Five-0 episode “Along Came Joey”
1974 Police Woman Vito Angelo Season 1 / Episode 19 “The Company”
1976 Cannon Lucius Delgado Season 5 / Episode 18 “Revenge”
1980 The Incredible Hulk Sam Monte Season 3 / Episode 22 “Nine Hours”
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