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