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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank S. Hagney (March 20, 1884 – June 25, 1973) was an Australian actor. Born in Sydney in 1884, Hagney appeared in more than 350 Hollywood films between 1919 and 1966. Most of his film roles were small and uncredited. Because of his tall and strong appearance, Hagney often played officers or henchmens. He is perhaps best-known as Mr. Potter's wordless wheelchair pusher in Frank Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Frank Hagney was also a guest star on more than 70 television programs such as The Cisco Kid, The Adventures of Kit Carson, The Lone Ranger, The Rifleman, Perry Mason, and Daniel Boone. He starred in The Fighting Marine (1926) with Jack Anthony, Joe Bonomo and Walter Miller; The Fighting Sap (1924) with Bob Fleming, Hazel Keener, Wilfred Lucas and Fred Thomson; The Ghost in the Garret (1921), Ghost Town Gold (1936), Go Get 'Em Hutch (1922) with Richard R. Neil; Ride Him Cowboy (1932) with Eddie Gribbon and Charles Sellon; Riders of the Dawn (1939), Valley of the Lawless (1936), and Vultures of the Sea (1928) with Joseph Bennett. His 42 silent films included The Battler (1919), The Breed of the Border (1924), The Dangerous Coward (1924), Galloping Gallagher (1924), Lighting Romance (1924), The Mask of Lopez (1924), The Silent Stranger (1924), The Wild Bull's Lair (1925), Lone Hand Saunders (1926) and The Two-Gun Man (1926). His 54 sound western film included The Phantom of the West (1931), Fighting Caravans (1931), The Squaw Man (1931), The Golden West (1932), Honor of the Range (1934), Western Frontier, Heroes of the Range (1936), Billy the Kid, The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941), Blazing Frontier (1943) and The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947). His last two films were McLintock! (1963) and Come Blow Your Horn (1963). Hagney was married to Edna Shephard. He died in Los Angeles in 1973. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
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1966
The Silencers
Movie Drunk (uncredited)
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1966
The Rare Breed
Movie Cattle Buyer (uncredited)
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1964
Daniel Boone
TV show Settler
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1963
McLintock!
Movie Elmer - Bartender (uncredited)
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1963
Donovan's Reef
Movie Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
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1962
Ride the High Country
Movie Miner (uncredited)
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1960
The Westerner
TV show Al
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1959
The Deputy
TV show Bartender
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1959
The Hanging Tree
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
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1958
Lawman
TV show Gang Member (uncredited)
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1958
The Rifleman
TV show Nils Swenson
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1957
The Hard Man
Movie Posse Man (uncredited)
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1957
Perry Mason
TV show Watchman
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1957
Wagon Train
TV show Jail Prisoner
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1957
Sugarfoot
TV show Townsman (uncredited)
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1957
3:10 to Yuma
Movie Townsman in Contention (uncredited)
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1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Movie Bartender (uncredited)
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1957
Public Pigeon No. 1
Movie Convict (uncredited)
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1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Movie Blacksmith (uncredited)
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1957
Zombies of Mora Tau
Movie Capt. Jeremy Peters - a Zombie
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1956
Friendly Persuasion
Movie Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
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1956
The Ten Commandments
Movie Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
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1956
The Harder They Fall
Movie Referee (uncredited)
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1956
Crashing Las Vegas
Movie Dream Jail Guard
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1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
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1955
A Lawless Street
Movie Dingo Brion (uncredited)
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1955
A Man Alone
Movie Dorfman (uncredited)
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1955
Cheyenne
TV show Townsman (uncredited)
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1955
Jail Busters
Movie Convict Frank, Lannigan's barber
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1955
Gunsmoke
TV show Barfly Getting Sheriff (uncredited)
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1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV show Bartender (uncredited)
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1955
Wichita
Movie Barfly / Lookout (uncredited)
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1955
A Bullet for Joey
Movie Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
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1955
Stranger on Horseback
Movie Bartender
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1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Movie Usher / Ticket Taker (uncredited)
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1954
King Richard and the Crusaders
Movie Mobster (uncredited)
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1954
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Movie Farmer
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1954
Public Defender
TV show Guard
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1954
Rose Marie
Movie Woodsman
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1953
The Wild One
Movie Official (uncredited)