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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.
Known For
The General
(1926)
Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Potter's Bodyguard
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Bartender (uncredited)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Man-at-Arms (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Soldier #3 (uncredited)
The Big Steal
(1949)
Madden
McLintock!
(1963)
Elmer - Bartender (uncredited)
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Miner (uncredited)
All the King's Men
(1949)
Stark Strong-Arm Man (Uncredited)
The Wild One
(1953)
Official (uncredited)
The Silencers
(1966)
Drunk (uncredited)
3:10 to Yuma
(1957)
Townsman in Contention (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Referee (uncredited)
On the Town
(1949)
Policeman (uncredited)
Donovan's Reef
(1963)
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Anne of Little Smoky
(1921)
Ed Brockton
Go Get 'Em Hutch
(1922)
Payment Through the Nose
(1922)
Al Kennedy (uncredited)
Backbone
(1923)
The Indian
Roaring Rails
(1924)
Red Burley
Galloping Gallagher
(1924)
Joseph Burke
Poison
(1924)
Joe Tracey
The Fighting Sap
(1924)
Nebraska Brent
Lightning Romance
(1924)
Arizona Joe
Hogan's Alley
(1925)
The Battling Savage
Wild Justice
(1925)
Fighting Youth
(1925)
'Murdering' Mooney
Braveheart
(1925)
Ki-Yote
The Ice Flood
(1926)
The General
(1926)
Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
The Two-Gun Man
(1926)
Bowie Bill
The Sea Beast
(1926)
Daggoo
On Your Toes!
(1927)
Mello
The Last Trail
(1927)
Henchman Cal Barker
The Glorious Trail
(1928)
Gus Lynch
Midnight Madness
(1928)
Harris - Childers' Henchman
The Rawhide Kid
(1928)
J. Francis Jackson
Through the Breakers
(1928)
Gamboa
Burning Daylight
(1928)
Johnson
Vultures of the Sea
(1928)
Bull Marlow
The Fight Pest
(1928)
Oh, Yeah!
(1929)
Hot Foot
Masked Emotions
(1929)
Lagune
Captain Lash
(1929)
Bull Hawks
Billy the Kid
(1930)
Bert Grant (uncredited)
River's End
(1930)
Mountie
The Phantom of the West
(1930)
Sheriff Jim H. Ryan
A House Divided
(1931)
Big Bill
No Limit
(1931)
Battling Hannon
Sit Tight
(1931)
Olaf
The Champ
(1931)
Mexican Champ Manuel Quiroga (uncredited)
The Criminal Code
(1931)
Prison Guard in Yard
Hell Bound
(1931)
Hood
Reckless Living
(1931)
Henchman
Ride Him, Cowboy
(1932)
Henry Sims / The Hawk
The Airmail Mystery
(1932)
Moran
You Said a Mouthful
(1932)
Holt's Manager (uncredited)
Tom Brown of Culver
(1932)
Harry - Daffy Diner
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Mike - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Terror Aboard
(1933)
First Mate
Face in the Sky
(1933)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
(1933)
Marine (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
(1933)
Lucius - Josephus' Charioteer (uncredited)
The Chief
(1933)
Fireman
Honor of the Range
(1934)
Boots
The Red Rider
(1934)
Barfly
The Meanest Gal in Town
(1934)
Angry Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Best Man Wins
(1935)
Bouncer
Western Frontier
(1935)
Link
The Daring Young Man
(1935)
Convict
Diamond Jim
(1935)
Mug
The Informer
(1935)
Policeman
Naughty Marietta
(1935)
Mercenary Scout (uncredited)
Thunderbolt
(1935)
Deputy Blackie
Gun Grit
(1936)
Henry Hess - an FBI Chief
Wildcat Trooper
(1936)
Jim Foster
Robin Hood of El Dorado
(1936)
Deputy Phil
Wild Horse Round-Up
(1936)
Steve Clark
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
(1936)
Slout
Here Comes Trouble
(1936)
Ox
Valley of the Lawless
(1936)
Garlow
Ghost-Town Gold
(1936)
Joe Kamatski
Heroes of the Range
(1936)
Lightning Smith
Conflict
(1936)
Mike Malone
Secret Valley
(1937)
Henchman Brodie (uncredited)
Hollywood Cowboy
(1937)
Gillie
Windjammer
(1937)
Slum
Clipped Wings
(1937)
Terrell
Behind The Headlines
(1937)
Gang Member
Madame X
(1937)
Jailer
You Only Live Once
(1937)
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Riders of the Dawn
(1937)
Henchman Butch
Professor Beware
(1938)
Sailor
Stablemates
(1938)
Poolroom Owner
Army Girl
(1938)
Soldier
Walking Down Broadway
(1938)
Baggage Man
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Man-at-Arms (uncredited)
Mandrake the Magician
(1939)
Harris
Devil's Island
(1939)
Guard
Tower of London
(1939)
Soldier (uncredited)
Captain Fury
(1939)
Guard
Timber Stampede
(1939)
Champ - Henchman
Rangers of Fortune
(1940)
Townsman
The Shadow
(1940)
Cranston's Kidnapper
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Bill (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
(1940)
Warehouse Truck Loader
Boom Town
(1940)
Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)
Dark Command
(1940)
Tough Yankee #2
Northwest Passage
(1940)
Capt. Grant
Misbehaving Husbands
(1940)
Gooch Mulligan
Gallant Sons
(1940)
Card Player Who Doesn't Know French (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
(1940)
"Junior" (Antros Henchman) (uncredited)
Son of the Navy
(1940)
Vegetable Truck Driver
Melody Ranch
(1940)
Man Who Asks for Quiet
Midnight Limited
(1940)
Detective Joe O'Neill (Uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity
(1941)
Dugan
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
(1941)
O'Shea
The Lone Rider Rides On
(1941)
Frank Mitchell
The Lone Rider Fights Back
(1941)
George Clarke
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
(1941)
Henchman Marty
The Lone Rider Ambushed
(1941)
Blackie Dawson
Billy the Kid
(1941)
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
(1941)
Henchman
The Corsican Brothers
(1941)
Torture Cell Guard (Uncredited)
The Lady and the Lug
(1941)
One-Punch McGurk (uncredited)
Swamp Woman
(1941)
Guard
Among the Living
(1941)
Desperate Cargo
(1941)
Butch - the Bouncer (uncredited)
Tomorrow We Live
(1942)
Kohler (as Frank S. Hagney)
Texas Man Hunt
(1942)
Walter Jensen
House of Errors
(1942)
Black
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Mug (uncredited)
Tumbleweed Trail
(1942)
Sheriff
In Old California
(1942)
Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob
My Favorite Spy
(1942)
Kelly's Patron
This Time for Keeps
(1942)
Electrical Lineman
Broadway Big Shot
(1942)
Butch
The Glass Key
(1942)
Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
(1942)
Sailor (uncredited)
The Renegade
(1943)
Saunders
Blazing Frontier
(1943)
Sheriff Ward Tragg
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
(1943)
Henchman
Corregidor
(1943)
Lieutenant #2
Crazy House
(1943)
Studio Cop
Swing Fever
(1943)
Bag Puncher (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
(1943)
Engineer (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
(1943)
Second Mate (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem
(1944)
Majordomo (uncredited)
Frenchman's Creek
(1944)
Cornish Man (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross
(1944)
Man on Street (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
(1945)
Morell Henchman (uncredited)
Senorita from the West
(1945)
Moving Man (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
(1945)
Cop (uncredited)
Adventure
(1945)
Boss (uncredited)
The Man in Half Moon Street
(1945)
Bobby
Kitty
(1945)
Stevedore (uncredited)
The Power of the Whistler
(1945)
Man Delivering Cake
Along Came Jones
(1945)
Townsman (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
(1945)
Soule Gang Leader (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Potter's Bodyguard
Two Sisters from Boston
(1946)
Stagehand (uncredited)
Where the North Begins
(1947)
Fergus
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
(1947)
Barfly (uncredited)
Too Many Winners
(1947)
Joe (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
(1948)
Truckman (uncredited)
The Paleface
(1948)
Greg
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Man Reciting Lord's Prayer (uncredited)
The Big Clock
(1948)
Ice Man (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Soldier #3 (uncredited)
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
(1948)
Seaman (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
(1948)
All the King's Men
(1949)
Stark Strong-Arm Man (Uncredited)
I Shot Jesse James
(1949)
Livery Stableman (uncredited)
Reign of Terror
(1949)
Bakery Guard (uncredited)
Grand Canyon
(1949)
Henchman
On the Town
(1949)
Policeman (uncredited)
Tulsa
(1949)
Doorman at Gambling Emporium (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
(1949)
Suspect (uncredited)
The Big Steal
(1949)
Madden
Let's Dance
(1950)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Appointment with Danger
(1950)
Motorcycle Cop
Man in the Saddle
(1951)
Ned Bale (uncredited)
The Scarf
(1951)
Floozy's Boyfriend
The Lady and the Bandit
(1951)
Turpin's Hangman
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
(1951)
Man in a Bar (Uncredited)
The Big Trees
(1952)
Glen (uncredited)
Hangman's Knot
(1952)
Drifter
Limelight
(1952)
Extra in Dress Circle (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
(1952)
Will (uncredited)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
(1953)
Fred
The Wild One
(1953)
Official (uncredited)
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
(1954)
Farmer
King Richard and the Crusaders
(1954)
Mobster (uncredited)
Rose Marie
(1954)
Woodsman
Wichita
(1955)
Barfly / Lookout (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
(1955)
Dingo Brion (uncredited)
A Man Alone
(1955)
Dorfman (uncredited)
Jail Busters
(1955)
Convict Frank, Lannigan's barber
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
(1955)
Usher / Ticket Taker (uncredited)
A Bullet for Joey
(1955)
Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Referee (uncredited)
Crashing Las Vegas
(1956)
Dream Jail Guard
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Zombies of Mora Tau
(1957)
Capt. Jeremy Peters - a Zombie
3:10 to Yuma
(1957)
Townsman in Contention (uncredited)
The Hard Man
(1957)
Posse Man (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
(1957)
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Bartender (uncredited)
The Hanging Tree
(1959)
Townsman (uncredited)
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Miner (uncredited)
McLintock!
(1963)
Elmer - Bartender (uncredited)
Donovan's Reef
(1963)
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
The Silencers
(1966)
Drunk (uncredited)
Crew