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Frank De Kova
Born March 17, 1910Died October 15, 1981
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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 ga...
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Filmography
Actor (140 credits)
Movies
Hey Good Lookin'Old Vinnie (voice)
1982
American PopCrisco (voice)
1981
Mafia on the BountyRupolo
1980
Cat in the CageRachid Khan
1978
CrossfireAlbert Ambrose
1975
Johnny FirecloudWhite Eagle
1975
CoonskinManagan (voice) / Ruby (voice) (uncredited)
1975
Baby Needs a New Pair of ShoesBig Tony (as Frank deKova)
1974
Heavy TrafficAngelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)
1973
The SlamsCapiello
1973
The Don Is DeadGiunta
1973
Frasier, the Sensuous LionThe Man
1973
The MechanicThe Man
1972
The Wild CountryTwo Dog
1970
The Legend of the Boy and the EagleNarrator (voice)
1967
The Greatest Story Ever ToldThe tormentor
1965
The Sword of Ali BabaOld Baba
1965
Those CallowaysNigosh
1964
Follow That DreamJack (as Frank de Kova)
1962
Atlantis: The Lost ContinentSonoy the Astrologer
1961
The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondSyndicate Chairman
1960
The Jayhawkers!Evans
1959
Day of the OutlawDenver, Bruhn's Gang
1959
Machine-Gun KellyHarry
1958
The Brothers KaramazovCapt. Vrublevski
1958
Teenage Cave ManThe Black-Bearded One
1958
CowboyAlcaide
1958
Apache TerritoryLugo (as Frank deKova)
1958
Appointment with a ShadowDutch Hayden
1957
Ride Out for RevengeChief Yellow Wolf
1957
Run of the ArrowRed Cloud (as Frank De Kova)
1957
Not One Shall DieEgyptian Official
1957
The Ten CommandmentsAbiram
1956
The Lone RangerChief Red Hawk
1956
Pillars of the SkyZachariah
1956
The White SquawYellow Elk
1956
Johnny MoccasinBrave Scout
1956
Reprisal!Charlie Washackle
1956
SantiagoJingo
1956
Shack Out on 101Prof. Claude Dillon
1955
The Man from LaramiePadre
1955
Hold Back TomorrowPriest
1955
Strange Lady in TownAnse Hatlo
1955
Drum BeatModoc Jim
1954
They Rode WestIsatai
1954
PassionMartinez (as Frank de Kova)
1954
Valley of the KingsAkmed Salah (uncredited)
1954
Split SecondDummy
1953
ArrowheadChief Chattez
1953
King of the Khyber RiflesAli Nur
1953
Raiders of the Seven SeasCaptain Romero
1953
Fighter AttackBenedetto
1953
The Desert SongMindar
1953
All the Brothers Were ValiantStevenson
1953
Holiday for SinnersThe Wiry Man
1952
The Big SkyMoleface (uncredited)
1952
Kiss of DeathCon Library (uncredited)
1947
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The Incredible Hulk
1977
Baretta
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Run, Joe, Run
1974
Police Woman
1974
The Rockford FilesNova (as Frank De Kova)
1974
Police WomanVito Angelo
1974
Police Story
1973
Toma
1973
Cannon
1971
Love, American Style
1969
Hawaii Five-OPhil Kalama
1968
The High ChaparralAguirre
1967
F TroopChief Wild Eagle
1965
The F.B.I.Faber
1965
F TroopWild Eagle
1965
The F.B.I.Dracus
1965
Daniel BooneTalakum
1964
Daniel BooneSaugus
1964
Kraft Suspense TheatreEdward
1963
The Dakotas
1963
The Greatest Show on EarthJoseph
1963
The Gallant Men
1962
Ben Casey
1961
GunslingerDon Ignacio Alesandro
1961
Route 66
1960
Surfside 6Stinger
1960
The IslandersCarlos Roca
1960
The Tall Man
1960
Outlaws
1960
ThrillerLieutenant Vincoli
1960
The Roaring 20's
1960
Johnny Staccato
1959
The Lawless Years
1959
RawhideChief Tawyawp
1959
The Alaskans
1959
Black SaddleCalderon
1959
The RebelRichard Aloysius Sturgis
1959
Laramie
1959
The DetectivesNordoff
1959
The UntouchablesLouis 'Little New York' Campagna
1959
Hawaiian EyePete Dailey
1959
The UntouchablesAnthony 'Tough Tony' Lamberto
1959
The UntouchablesLouis Campagne
1959
The Third ManArlatti
1959
The DeputyCowan
1959
The UntouchablesLouie Campagna
1959
The UntouchablesThe Man
1959
The Third ManJuan Rodriguez
1959
The TroubleshootersNadi
1959
LaramieTah-Za
1959
The UntouchablesBugs Donovan
1959
Peter Gunn
1958
The Rifleman
1958
77 Sunset StripJack Bent
1958
77 Sunset StripJerry Gordon
1958
The RiflemanChief Hostay
1958
77 Sunset StripDino Malatesta
1958
LawmanJed Barker
1958
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseJimmy Napoli
1958
Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansOttawa Chief
1957
Maverick
1957
Wagon TrainObuki
1957
The Walter Winchell FileStefan
1957
Wagon TrainIsaiah Quickfox
1957
Wagon TrainOcheo
1957
Wagon TrainTrue Oak
1957
Wagon TrainIndian Chief
1957
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Cheyenne
1955
GunsmokeTobeel
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPedro
1955
CheyenneSpotted Bull
1955
GunsmokeMulligan Rives
1955
CheyenneSitting Bull
1955
GunsmokeLeader
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSenor Vargas
1955
CheyenneDull Knife
1955
CheyenneChief Johnny Cake
1955
CheyenneWar Cloud
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Martin Kane, Private EyeThomas Randall
1949