Frank Hagney
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.
Filmography (248 Appearances)
The Silencers
The Rare Breed
Daniel Boone
McLintock!
Donovan's Reef
Ride the High Country
The Westerner
The Deputy
The Hanging Tree
Lawman
The Rifleman
The Hard Man
Perry Mason
Wagon Train
Sugarfoot
3:10 to Yuma
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Public Pigeon No. 1
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Zombies of Mora Tau
Friendly Persuasion
The Ten Commandments
The Harder They Fall
Crashing Las Vegas
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
A Lawless Street
A Man Alone
Cheyenne
Jail Busters
Gunsmoke
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Wichita
A Bullet for Joey
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
King Richard and the Crusaders
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Public Defender
Rose Marie
The Wild One
Ride, Vaquero!
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Hangman's Knot
Limelight
The Duel at Silver Creek
The Big Trees
Man in the Saddle
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Boston Blackie
The Lady and the Bandit
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Scarf
Let's Dance
Dick Tracy
The Cisco Kid
Appointment with Danger
On the Town
All the King's Men
Reign of Terror
The Lone Ranger
The Big Steal
Grand Canyon
Tulsa
I Shot Jesse James
Knock on Any Door
Joan of Arc
The Paleface
Whispering Smith
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
The Three Musketeers
Harpoon
Johnny Belinda
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
The Big Clock
Where the North Begins
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Too Many Winners
The Sea of Grass
California
It's a Wonderful Life
Two Sisters from Boston
Girl on the Spot
Adventure
Saratoga Trunk
Kitty
Senorita from the West
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Along Came Jones
Flame of Barbary Coast
The Power of the Whistler
The Man in Half Moon Street
Lost in a Harem
Frenchman's Creek
The Seventh Cross
Detective Kitty O'Day
Shine on Harvest Moon
The Lodger
Swing Fever
Crazy House
Blazing Frontier
The Renegade
Two Tickets to London
Hitler's Madman
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Corregidor
Stand by for Action
Gentleman Jim
Tomorrow We Live
The Glass Key
Tumbleweed Trail
My Favorite Spy
In Old California
House of Errors
This Time for Keeps
Broadway Big Shot
Texas Man Hunt
The Lone Rider Fights Back
Among the Living
Swamp Woman
The Corsican Brothers
Mr. Celebrity
The Lone Rider Ambushed
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Desperate Cargo
Billy the Kid
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Mr. District Attorney
The Lady and the Lug
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
The Lone Rider Rides On
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Misbehaving Husbands
Gallant Sons
Seven Sinners
Rangers of Fortune
Melody Ranch
Boom Town
Dark Command
Son of the Navy
Midnight Limited
Northwest Passage
The Invisible Man Returns
The Shadow
Tower of London
Timber Stampede
Captain Fury
Mandrake the Magician
Devil's Island
Stablemates
Army Girl
Professor Beware
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Walking Down Broadway
Clipped Wings
Madame X
Windjammer
Riders of the Dawn
Hollywood Cowboy
Behind The Headlines
You Only Live Once
Secret Valley
Conflict
Wild Horse Round-Up
Ghost Town Gold
Wildcat Trooper
Gun Grit
Heroes of the Range
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Here Comes Trouble
Modern Times
Valley of the Lawless
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Thunderbolt
Diamond Jim
Western Frontier
The Daring Young Man
The Informer
Les Misérables
Naughty Marietta
The Best Man Wins
The Red Rider
Honor of the Range
The Meanest Gal in Town
Roman Scandals
The Chief
Hold Your Man
Terror Aboard
Parachute Jumper
Face in the Sky
You Said a Mouthful
If I Had a Million
Ride Him, Cowboy
Tom Brown of Culver
The Airmail Mystery
A House Divided
The Champ
Reckless Living
The Squaw Man
Hell Bound
Sit Tight
Fighting Caravans
No Limit
The Criminal Code
The Phantom of the West
River's End
Billy the Kid
Oh, Yeah!
Masked Emotions
Captain Lash
Broken Barriers
The Glorious Trail
Through the Breakers
The Fight Pest
Midnight Madness
Burning Daylight
Vultures of the Sea
The Rawhide Kid
On Your Toes!
One-Round Hogan
All Aboard
The Last Trail
The General
The Winning Wallop
The Ice Flood
Lone Hand Saunders
The Fighting Marine
The Two-Gun Man
The Sea Beast
Braveheart
Hogan's Alley
The New Champion
Wild Justice
Fighting Youth
Breed of the Border
Lightning Romance
Roaring Rails
All's Swell on the Ocean
Poison
The Fighting Sap
Fight and Win
The Silent Stranger
Galloping Gallagher
The Mask of Lopez
Backbone
Payment Through the Nose
Go Get 'Em Hutch
Anne of Little Smoky
The Battler