Frank McGrath (actor)

Frank McGrath
Frank McGrath in Wagon Train (1962)
Born	Benjamin Franklin McGrath (1903-02-02)February 2, 1903 Mound City, Holt County, Missouri, U.S.
Died	May 13, 1967(1967-05-13) (aged 64) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California
Occupation(s)	Television actor Stunt performer
Years active	1925–1967
Spouse	Libby Quay Buschlen McGrath (?-1967, his death) and
Children	Quay Casey Dillon (stepson)

Benjamin Franklin "Frank" 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^[1] 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.