Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Acting

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 Broadway. One of his first starring roles was in the classic detective play "Detective Story", which…

Filmography

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Hey Good Lookin' ★ 5.6 Hey Good Lookin' 1982 American Pop ★ 6.9 American Pop 1981 Mafia on the Bounty ★ 3.7 Mafia on the Bounty 1980 Cat in the Cage ★ 3.8 Cat in the Cage 1978 The Incredible Hulk ★ 7.2 The Incredible Hulk 1977 The Swiss Family Robinson ★ 6.4 The Swiss Family Robinson 1975 Coonskin ★ 6.1 Coonskin 1975 Johnny Firecloud ★ 5.1 Johnny Firecloud 1975 Crossfire ★ 8.0 Crossfire 1975 Baretta ★ 6.5 Baretta 1975 Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes ★ 3.9 Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes 1974 Police Woman ★ 6.4 Police Woman 1974 The Rockford Files ★ 7.6 The Rockford Files 1974 Little House on the Prairie ★ 7.9 Little House on the Prairie 1974 Run, Joe, Run ★ 6.7 Run, Joe, Run 1974 The Don Is Dead ★ 5.9 The Don Is Dead 1973 Toma ★ 6.8 Toma 1973 The Slams ★ 6.5 The Slams 1973 Heavy Traffic ★ 6.5 Heavy Traffic 1973 Frasier, the Sensuous Lion ★ 6.5 Frasier, the Sensuous Lion 1973 Police Story ★ 7.0 Police Story 1973 The Mechanic ★ 6.7 The Mechanic 1972 Cannon ★ 6.7 Cannon 1971 The Wild Country ★ 6.1 The Wild Country 1970 Love, American Style ★ 6.1 Love, American Style 1969 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968 It Takes a Thief ★ 7.2 It Takes a Thief 1968 The High Chaparral ★ 6.8 The High Chaparral 1967 The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle 1967 The F.B.I. ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965 F Troop ★ 6.3 F Troop 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told ★ 6.4 The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 The Sword of Ali Baba ★ 7.2 The Sword of Ali Baba 1965 Those Calloways ★ 6.4 Those Calloways 1964 Daniel Boone ★ 7.0 Daniel Boone 1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre ★ 6.5 Kraft Suspense Theatre 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth ★ 7.5 The Greatest Show on Earth 1963 The Dakotas ★ 6.5 The Dakotas 1963 The Gallant Men ★ 8.0 The Gallant Men 1962 Follow That Dream ★ 6.1 Follow That Dream 1962 Ben Casey ★ 5.9 Ben Casey 1961 Atlantis: The Lost Continent ★ 5.1 Atlantis: The Lost Continent 1961 Gunslinger ★ 6.3 Gunslinger 1961 The Roaring 20's The Roaring 20's 1960 Route 66 ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960 Surfside 6 ★ 6.3 Surfside 6 1960 The Islanders ★ 8.0 The Islanders 1960 Outlaws ★ 6.7 Outlaws 1960 Thriller ★ 6.7 Thriller 1960 The Tall Man ★ 6.9 The Tall Man 1960 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond ★ 6.1 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond 1960 The Detectives ★ 6.7 The Detectives 1959 The Jayhawkers! ★ 6.1 The Jayhawkers! 1959 The Untouchables ★ 7.9 The Untouchables 1959 Hawaiian Eye ★ 5.6 Hawaiian Eye 1959 The Alaskans ★ 6.7 The Alaskans 1959 The Rebel ★ 5.1 The Rebel 1959 The Third Man ★ 7.2 The Third Man 1959 Laramie ★ 6.7 Laramie 1959 The Deputy ★ 6.5 The Deputy 1959 The Troubleshooters ★ 10.0 The Troubleshooters 1959 Johnny Staccato ★ 5.3 Johnny Staccato 1959 Day of the Outlaw ★ 6.9 Day of the Outlaw 1959 The Lawless Years ★ 7.0 The Lawless Years 1959 Black Saddle ★ 6.2 Black Saddle 1959 Rawhide ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959 77 Sunset Strip ★ 7.1 77 Sunset Strip 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ★ 6.3 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 Lawman ★ 5.8 Lawman 1958 The Rifleman ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958 Peter Gunn ★ 6.6 Peter Gunn 1958 Apache Territory ★ 6.5 Apache Territory 1958 Teenage Cave Man ★ 4.1 Teenage Cave Man 1958 Machine-Gun Kelly ★ 5.9 Machine-Gun Kelly 1958 The Brothers Karamazov ★ 6.6 The Brothers Karamazov 1958 Cowboy ★ 6.5 Cowboy 1958 Ride Out for Revenge ★ 5.7 Ride Out for Revenge 1957 The Walter Winchell File ★ 7.5 The Walter Winchell File 1957 Maverick ★ 6.9 Maverick 1957 Wagon Train ★ 6.6 Wagon Train 1957