Portrait of Frank De Kova

Acting

Frank De Kova

Career

Active from 1953 to 1981, busiest in 1956 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Heavy Traffic
Heavy Traffic
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 81 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank De Kova Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Gang Warfare 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

116
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles · average score 63
Hey Good Lookin'
Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

as Old Vinnie (voice)

American Pop
American Pop (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

as Crisco (voice)

Mafia on the Bounty
Mafia on the Bounty (1980)

as Rupolo

1970s

21 titles · average score 62
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Baretta
Baretta (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

as Big Tony (as Frank deKova)

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Chief Kilowatt

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Nova

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Vito Angelo

Heavy Traffic
Heavy Traffic (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Angelo "Angie" Corleone (voice)

The Slams
The Slams (1973)
GoodWatch score 51

as Capiello

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Mechanic
The Mechanic (1972)
GoodWatch score 58

as The Man

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Wild Country
The Wild Country (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Two Dog

1960s

27 titles · average score 60
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Phil Kalama

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Gen. Tashkov

The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle (1967)

as Narrator (voice)

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Aguirre

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dracus / Faber

F Troop
F Troop (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Wild Eagle / Chief Wild Eagle

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Talakum / Saugus

Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sonoy the Astrologer

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Lieutenant Vincoli

1950s

63 titles · average score 63
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Chief Tawyawp / Villegro

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Louie Campagna / The Man

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Chief Hostay

Machine-Gun Kelly
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
GoodWatch score 54

as Harry

Teenage Cave Man
Teenage Cave Man (1958)
GoodWatch score 27

as The Black-Bearded One

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Isaiah Quickfox / Ocheo

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Abiram

Hold Back Tomorrow
Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Priest

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Pedro / Senor Vargas

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Mulligan Rives / Leader

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Red Knife / Chief Johnny Cake

1940s

2 titles · average score 72
Martin Kane, Private Eye
Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949)

TV show · as Thomas Randall

Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death (1947)
GoodWatch score 72

as Con Library (uncredited)