1903-02-02 Mound City, Missouri, USA
Benjamin Franklin McGrath (February 2, 1903 – May 13, 1967) was an American television and film actor and stunt performer who played the comical, optimistic cook with the white beard, Charlie B. Wooster, on the western series Wagon Train for five seasons on NBC and then three seasons on ABC. McGrath appeared in all 272 episodes in the eight seasons of the series, which had ended its run only two years before his death. McGrath's Wooster character hence provided the meals and companionship for both fictional trail masters, Ward Bond as Seth Adams and John McIntire as Christopher "Chris" Hale. McGrath was born in Mound City in Holt County in far northwestern Missouri. McGrath married Libby Quay Buschlen (1902–1978), a native of Ontario, Canada. He died May 13, 1967 at the age of sixty-four of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California, and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. CLR From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Shakiest Gun in the West | Mr. Remington | 1968-07-10 |
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The War Wagon | Bartender | 1967-05-26 |
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Tammy and the Millionaire | Uncle Lucius | 1967-05-01 |
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The Reluctant Astronaut | Plank | 1967-09-05 |
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The Last Challenge | Ballard Weeks | 1967-12-22 |
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Gunfight in Abilene | Ned Martin | 1967-02-03 |
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The Sword of Ali Baba | Pindar | 1965-04-01 |
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The Colter Craven Story: | 1960-11-23 | |
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Hell Bound | Detective (uncredited) | 1957-10-01 |
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The First Texan | Mexican Horseman (uncredited) | 1956-06-29 |
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The Searchers | Texas Ranger (uncredited) | 1956-05-16 |
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Hondo | Lowes Partner | 1953-11-26 |
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Ride, Vaquero! | Pete | 1953-07-17 |
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Westward the Women | Outrider (uncredited) | 1951-12-16 |
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Slaughter Trail | Jamora (uncredited) | 1951-10-15 |
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The Milkman | Man (uncredited) | 1950-10-17 |
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Wagon Master | Posse Member (uncredited) | 1950-04-22 |
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The Flame and the Arrow | Guard (uncredited) | 1950-07-07 |
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Broken Arrow | Barfly | 1950-08-01 |
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Bugler / Indian (uncredited) | 1949-10-22 |
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Half Past Midnight | Taxi Driver | 1948-03-01 |
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Fort Apache | Cpl. Derice (uncredited) | 1948-06-14 |
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They Were Expendable | 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited) | 1945-12-07 |
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The Ox-Bow Incident | Posse Member (uncredited) | 1943-03-11 |
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Sundown Jim | Outlaw | 1942-03-27 |
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The Black Swan | Pirate (uncredited) | 1942-12-04 |
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Western Union | Posse Rider | 1941-02-21 |
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Riders of the Purple Sage | Pete | 1941-10-09 |
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High School | Student in Fight | 1940-01-26 |
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Robbers' Roost | Mexican | 1932-12-30 |
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The Rainbow Trail | Horseman | 1932-01-03 |
