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Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Acting·1910–1981·56 films

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.

Filmography

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