Men Of Characters Character Actors
Frank Kreig
War Of The Worlds/ Tower Ranger & Fiddler
7 Faces Of Dr. Lao/ Peter Ramsey
All Ashore/ Arthur Barnaby
The House On 42ND Street/ Travel Agent
Here is another Familiar Face. One who is seen in many small roles and many times not credited. And the question is always " I wonder who that is?"
The name that is applied to this face is Frank Kreig.
He was an American character actor whose career in films and TV ran from 1945 to 1967 with 77 credits in these two areas..
There is no information on his birth or death in either IMDB or Wikipedia but it is a certainty that the actor as passed on.
The film roles of Frank Krieg were:
The House On 92nd St. (1945) as Travel Agent
All My Sons (1948) as Foreman
No Minor Vices (1948) as Cab Driver
Thieves' Highway (1949) as Clerk
Love That Brute (1950) as Delivery Man
Lonely Heart Bandits (1950) as Cal
Dallas (1950) as Politician
Half Angel (1951) as Wedding Party Caterer
Love Nest (1951) as Rubbish Man
The Fabulous Senorita (1952) as Cab Driver
With A Song In My Heart (1952) as Waiter
The Sniper (1952) as Jailer
Paula (1952) as Cop
Clash By Night (1952) as Art The Projectionist
All Ashore (1953) as Arthur Barnaby
The Blue Gardenia (1953) as Drunken Reporter
Houdini (1953) as Stagehand
The War Of The Worlds (1953) as Ranger At Lookout Tower/ Fiddler Hawkins
Champ For A Day (1953) as Taxi Driver
So Big (1953) as Man At Auction
A Star Is Born (1954) as Man At Funeral
Daddy Long Legs (1955) as French Farmer
The Naked Street (1955) as Ollie
The Twinkle In God's Eye (1955) as Charlie, The Bartender
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) as Bar Patron
This Could Be The Night (1957) as Drunk
Man On Fire (1957) as Drunk At Party
Raintree County (1957) as Spectator
Jailhouse Rock (1957) as Drunk
Count Your Blessings (1959) as Tourist
These Thousand Hills (1959) as Fatty The Bartender
Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961) as Party Guest
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) as 2nd Deputy
7 Faces Of Dr. Lao (1964) as Peter Ramsey
3 Nuts In Search Of A Bolt (1964) as Bartender
The Great Race (1965) as Starter
A Very Splendid Favor (1965) as Man With Cigar
Gunn (1967) as Barney
Another specialist in bit parts such as cabbies, bartenders and drunks. Well, somebody has to do these roles.
Most of the roles listed above for Mr.Krieg were not credited. But in today's world they would have been.
He also appeared on television in such programs as Fireside Theater, Racket Squad, Rebound, The Red Skelton Hour, Crown Theater With Gloria Swanson, The Lone Wolf, Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars, Dragnet, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Matinee Theater, A Man Called X, Lux Video Theater, Navy Log, Adventures Of Superman, The Adventures Of Jim Bowie, Sugarfoot, Oh Susanna, Bat Masterson, Tombstone Territory, Bachelor Father, World Of Giants, Wanted Dead or Alive, Lawman, Route 66, Stagecoach West, The Detectives, Ben Casey, Hazel, The Real McCoy's, Gunsmoke, The Man From UNCLE, Mission Impossible and Green Acres.
As mentioned before very little information is known for this actor except his credits and it is more than likly that he has passed on.
I did enjoy this actor in the films 7 Faces Of Dr. Lao, The War Of The Worlds, The House On 92nd Street , All Ashore and Gunn.
Louie The Movie Buff