Frank de Kova
As "Chief Wild Eagle" in F Troop (1965–67)
Born
Frank Campanella

(1910-03-17)March 17, 1910
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 1981(1981-10-15) (aged 71)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, California
OccupationActor
Years active1946–1981

Frank de Kova (March 17, 1910 – October 15, 1981) was an American character actor in films, stage, and TV.

Biography

De Kova was born in New York City. He was a teacher 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.[1]

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.[2]

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 Kiowa Indian who is a friend of Marshal Matt Dillon. He played the Arapaho Medicine Man in "Wagon Train" S1 E18 "The Gabe Carswell Story" which aired 1/14/1958. 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

yearfilmcharacternotes
1951Up FrontItalian Manuncredited
1951The MobCuliouncredited
1952Viva Zapata!Colonel Guajardouncredited
1952Holiday for SinnersThe Wiry Man
1952The Big SkyMolefaceuncredited
1952Pony SoldierCustinuncredited
1953Split SecondDummy
1953The Desert SongMindar
1953Raiders of the Seven SeasCapt.Romero
1953ArrowheadChief Chattez
1953The RobeSlave Dealeruncredited
1953All the Brothers Were ValiantStevenson
1953Fighter AttackBenedetto
1953King of the Khyber RiflesAli Nur
1954They Rode WestIsatai
1954Valley of the KingsAkmed Sala, Nomad Guideuncredited
1954PassionMartinez
1954Drum BeatModoc Jim
1955The Man from LaramiePadre
1955Strange Lady in TownAnse Hatlo
1955Hold Back TomorrowPriest
1955Shack Out on 101Prof.Claude Dillon
1956The Lone RangerChief Red Hawk
1956SantiagoJingo
1956Pillars of the SkyZachariah
1956The Ten CommandmentsAbiram
1956The White SquawYellow Elk
1956Reprisal!Charlie Washackle
1957Run of the ArrowRed Cloud
1957Appointment with a ShadowDutch Hayden
1957Ride Out for RevengeChief Yellow Wolf
1958CowboyAlcaide
1958The Brothers KaramazovCapt. Vrublevski
1958Machine-Gun KellyHarry
1958Teenage Cave ManThe Black-Bearded One
1958Apache TerritoryLugo
1959Day of the OutlawDenver, Bruhn's Gang
1959The Jayhawkers!Evans
1960The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond"The Chairman"
1961Portrait of a MobsterAnthony Parazzo
1961Atlantis, the Lost ContinentSonoy the Astrologer
1962Follow That DreamJack
1963The RaidersPawnee Chiefuncredited
1965Those CallowaysNigosh
1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldThe Tormentor
1965The Sword of Ali BabaOld Baba
1967The Legend of the Boy and the EagleNarratorvoice only
1970The Wild CountryTwo Dog
1972The MechanicThe Man
1973Heavy TrafficAngelo "Angie" Corleonevoice only
1973The SlamsCapiello
1973The Don Is DeadGiunta
1974Jive TurkeyBig Tony
1975CoonskinMannigan, Rubyvoice only
1975Johnny FirecloudWhite Eagle
1978Cat in the CageRachid Khan
1980Mafia on the Bounty
1981American PopCrisco
1982Hey Good Lookin'Old Vinnievoice only (final film role)

Television

yearseriescharacterepisode
1956GunsmokeTobeelGreater Love
1956The Ford Television TheatreDelwin SlaterDouble Trouble
1956CrusaderJuan PerezThe Ballot Box
1956Tales of the 77th Bengal LancersThe Hostage
1957GunsmokeMulligan RivesLast Fling
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansOttawa ChiefHawkeye's Homecoming
1957CrossroadsBlack HawkJhonakehunkga called Jim
1957The Adventures of Rin Tin TinOkomaReturn to Fort Apache
1957CheyenneSitting BullThe Broken Pledge
1957The Adventures of Rin Tin TinCulebraMajor Swansons' Choice
1958The Restless GunLupo LazaroDragon for a Day
1958CheyenneSioux ChiefWagon-Tongue North
1959Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPedroSeason 4 Episode 15: "A Personal Matter"
1959BuckskinPotato ManCoup Stick
1959BuckskinPotato ManCoup Stick
1959GunsmokeLeaderTarget
1959Black SaddleRubio CalderoneClient Martinez
1959Peter GunnJoe TaberBreakout
1959U.S. MarshalRed SladeMaryjo Is Missing
1959The UntouchablesJimmy Napoli
Louis Campagna
The Frank Nitti Story
1959The CaliforniansUp-A-MugThe Painless Extractionist (1958)
An Act of Faith (1959)
1959The AlaskansFantonPetticoat Crew
1959Wagon TrainOcheoThe Rodney Lawrence Story
1959The RiflemanChief HostayThe Indian
1959RawhideVillegroIncident at Spanish Rock
1960CheyenneDull KnifeGold, Glory and Custer – Requiem
1960The RiflemanCarl MillerMeeting at Midnight
1960The IslandersCarlos RocaThe Widow from Richmond
1960Johnny StaccatoEddie WaynerightNight of Jeopardy
1960Overland TrailShoshone ChiefWest of Boston
1960Five FingersLandauThe Judas Goat
1960LawmanJed BarkerCornered
1960Wagon TrainIndian ChiefThe Tom Tuckett Story
1961RawhideChief TawyawpS3:E20, Incident of the Boomerang
1961The Tall ManMike Gray EagleThe Cloudbusters
1961The RebelRichard Aloysius "Dick" SturgisShriek of Silence
1961CheyenneChief Spotted BullCross Purpose
1962The UntouchablesTony LambertoA Fist of Five
1962Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeñor VargasSeason 7 Episode 19: "Strange Miracle"
1962CheyenneWhite CloudIndian Gold
1962CheyenneRed KnifePocketful of Stars
1963LaramieTah-saThe Unvanquished
1964Daniel BooneChief TalakumThe Sound of Wings
1965Wagon TrainIsaiah QuickfoxThe Isaiah Quickfox Story
1965F TroopChief Wild Eagle63 episodes (1965-67)
1968Hawaii Five-0Phil KalamaAlong Came Joey
1968The High ChaparralMitchA Way of Justice
1974Police WomanVito AngeloThe Company
1976CannonLucius DelgadoRevenge
1979Little House on the PrairieIndian ChiefThe Halloween Dream
1980The Incredible HulkSam MonteNine Hours

References

  1. Hal Erickson (2014). "Frank de Kova". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014.
  2. Canby, Vincent (February 13, 1981). "'American Pop' Grown-Up Animation". The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
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