Frankie Darro | |
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![]() Darro in Let's Go Collegiate (1941) | |
Born | Frank Johnson, Jr. December 22, 1917 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | December 25, 1976 | (aged 59)
Other names | Frankie Darrow |
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Years active | 1924–1976 |
Notable work | Voice of Romeo "Lampwick" in Disney's Pinocchio (1940) Eddie Smith in Wild Boys of the Road (1933) |
Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles in adventure, western, dramatic, and comedy films, and later became a character actor and voice-over artist. He is perhaps best known for his role as Lampwick, the unlucky boy who turns into a donkey in Walt Disney's second animated feature, Pinocchio (1940). In early credits, his last name was spelled Darrow.[1]