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Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

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 Bro

Born

Mar 17, 1910

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Oct 15, 1981

Known For

Acting

Movies

57 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 as Abiram
★ 7.8
Cowboy
Cowboy
1958 as Alcaide
★ 6.5
The Mechanic
The Mechanic
1972 as The Man
★ 6.7
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 as The tormentor
★ 6.4
Coonskin
Coonskin
1975 as Managan (voice) / Ruby (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
1953 as Mindar
★ 6.8
Heavy Traffic
Heavy Traffic
1973 as Angelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)
★ 6.5
Drum Beat
Drum Beat
1954 as Modoc Jim
★ 6.1
Passion
Passion
1954 as Martinez (as Frank de Kova)
★ 5.4
Reprisal!
Reprisal!
1956 as Charlie Washackle
★ 6.9
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Johnny Moccasin
1956 as Brave Scout
The Big Sky
The Big Sky
1952 as Moleface (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Raiders of the Seven Seas
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953 as Captain Romero
★ 6.1
Fighter Attack
Fighter Attack
1953 as Benedetto
★ 4.5
Pillars of the Sky
Pillars of the Sky
1956 as Zachariah
★ 5.4
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie
1955 as Padre
★ 7.2
American Pop
American Pop
1981 as Crisco (voice)
★ 6.9
Day of the Outlaw
Day of the Outlaw
1959 as Denver, Bruhn's Gang
★ 6.9
Follow That Dream
Follow That Dream
1962 as Jack (as Frank de Kova)
★ 6.1
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
1956 as Chief Red Hawk
★ 6.3
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
1947 as Con Library (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Wild Country
The Wild Country
1970 as Two Dog
★ 6.1
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960 as Syndicate Chairman
★ 6.1
Hey Good Lookin'
Hey Good Lookin'
1982 as Old Vinnie (voice)
★ 5.6
The Jayhawkers!
The Jayhawkers!
1959 as Evans
★ 6.1
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
1958 as Capt. Vrublevski
★ 6.6
Run of the Arrow
Run of the Arrow
1957 as Red Cloud (as Frank De Kova)
★ 6.1
The Slams
The Slams
1973 as Capiello
★ 6.5
Arrowhead
Arrowhead
1953 as Chief Chattez
★ 6.1
Santiago
Santiago
1956 as Jingo
★ 5.8
Machine-Gun Kelly
Machine-Gun Kelly
1958 as Harry
★ 5.9
Shack Out on 101
Shack Out on 101
1955 as Prof. Claude Dillon
★ 6.0
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961 as Sonoy the Astrologer
★ 5.1
Holiday for Sinners
Holiday for Sinners
1952 as The Wiry Man
★ 6.3
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
1954 as Akmed Salah (uncredited)
★ 4.9
The Sword of Ali Baba
The Sword of Ali Baba
1965 as Old Baba
★ 7.2
Those Calloways
Those Calloways
1964 as Nigosh
★ 6.4
Strange Lady in Town
Strange Lady in Town
1955 as Anse Hatlo
★ 4.9
They Rode West
They Rode West
1954 as Isatai
★ 6.5
Split Second
Split Second
1953 as Dummy
★ 6.3
King of the Khyber Rifles
King of the Khyber Rifles
1953 as Ali Nur
★ 5.9
The Don Is Dead
The Don Is Dead
1973 as Giunta
★ 5.9
Ride Out for Revenge
Ride Out for Revenge
1957 as Chief Yellow Wolf
★ 5.7
Appointment with a Shadow
Appointment with a Shadow
1957 as Dutch Hayden
★ 5.7
The White Squaw
The White Squaw
1956 as Yellow Elk
★ 6.9
Apache Territory
Apache Territory
1958 as Lugo (as Frank deKova)
★ 6.5
All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 as Stevenson
★ 6.1
Teenage Cave Man
Teenage Cave Man
1958 as The Black-Bearded One
★ 4.1
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
1973 as The Man
★ 6.5
Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud
1975 as White Eagle
★ 5.1
Cat in the Cage
Cat in the Cage
1978 as Rachid Khan
★ 3.8
Crossfire
Crossfire
1975 as Albert Ambrose
★ 8.0
Hold Back Tomorrow
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955 as Priest
★ 6.4
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
1974 as Big Tony (as Frank deKova)
★ 3.9
Mafia on the Bounty
Mafia on the Bounty
1980 as Rupolo
★ 3.7
Not One Shall Die
Not One Shall Die
1957 as Egyptian Official
★ 6.5
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
1967 as Narrator (voice)