Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro

actor (1917-1976)

Frankie Darro 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 animated feature Pinocchio (1940). In early credits, his last name was spelled Darrow.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 40 films (1925–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1925 CONFESSIONS OF A QUEEN. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1925 THE PEOPLE VS. NANCY PRESTON Cinema Corp. of America 7 reels B&W
1925 WANDERING FOOTSTEPS. Banner Productions Inc. 6 reels B&W
1925 WOMEN AND GOLD. Lumas Film Corp. 6 reels
1926 HEARTS AND SPANGLES. Lumas Film Corp. 6 reels B&W
1926 THE DEVIL HORSE. Pathe Exchange Inc. 16mm B&W Sound
1927 LITTLE MICKEY GROGAN. F. B. O. Productions Inc. 6 reels B&W
1928 THE CIRCUS KID. F. B. O. Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1929 THE RAINBOW MAN. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 10 reels B&W
1931 The Lightning Warrior Armand Schaefer, Benjamin H. Kline 16mm B&W Sound
1931 THE MAD GENIUS. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 Wild Boys of the Road ▶ William A. Wellman 67 min B&W
1933 WILD BOYS OF THE ROAD. Vitaphone Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 BURN-'EM-UP BARNES. Nat Levine 2 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1934 NO GREATER GLORY. Columbia Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1935 Men of Action Alan James 6 reels 16mm Sound
1935 Valley of Wanted Men Alan James 6 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1936 Charlie Chan at the Race Track H. Bruce Humberstone 70 min 16mm B&W
1936 THE EX-MRS. BRADFORD. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1937 Anything for a Thrill Leslie Goodwins 6 reels 16mm Sound
1937 Headline Crasher Leslie Goodwins 6 reels 16mm Sound
1937 The Devil Diamond Leslie Goodwins 6 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1937 Tough to Handle S. Roy Luby 6 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1937 Young Dynamite Leslie Goodwins 6 reels 16mm Sound
1938 THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF WILD BILL HICKOK. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1938 WANTED BY THE POLICE. Monogram Pictures Corp. 6 reels 16mm Sound
1939 Boys' Reformatory Howard Bretherton B&W
1939 TOUGH KID. Monogram Pictures Corp. 6 reels 16mm Sound
1940 Chasing Trouble. Howard Bretherton 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1941 Let's Go Collegiate. Jean Yarbrough 6 reels B&W
1941 The Gang's All Here. Jean Yarbrough 6 reels
1948 The Babe Ruth Story. Roy Del Ruth 106 min 35mm B&W sound
1948 Trouble Makers. Reginald LeBorg 61 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Fighting Fools. Reginald LeBorg 69 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Hold That Baby. Reginald LeBorg 64 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Wyoming Mail. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 87 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 RACING BLOOD. Twentieth Century-Fox Corp. 76 min. 35mm Color sound
1958 The Perfect Furlough. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 93 min. 35mm Color sound
1959 Operation Petticoat. Granart Co. 124 min 35mm Color sound
Vanishing Legion 26 reels 16mm Sound