Frank Hagney

Frank Sidney Hagney (20 March 1884 – 25 June 1973) was an Australian actor. He appeared in over 350 Hollywood movies from 1919 to 1956. Before becoming an actor he successfully and professionally competed in several sports like cycling, boxing and rowing.

Early life Born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1884. Still in Australia, Hagney competed professionally in cycling from 1905 to 1910

Career Hagney appeared in more than 350 Hollywood films between 1919 and 1966. Most of his film roles were small and uncredited. Hagney often played officers or henchmen. He is perhaps best-known as Mr. Potter's silent, wheelchair-pushing valet in Frank Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Hagney was also a guest star on more than 70 television programs such as The Cisco Kid, The Adventures of Kit Carson, The Lone Ranger, The Rifleman, Perry Mason, and Daniel Boone. In 1956 he appeared as a Townsman in an uncredited role in the TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "The Last Train West."

He starred in The Fighting Marine (1926) with Jack Anthony, Joe Bonomo and Walter Miller; The Fighting Sap (1924) with Bob Fleming, Hazel Keener, Wilfred Lucas and Fred Thomson; The Ghost in the Garret (1921), Ghost Town Gold (1936), Go Get 'Em Hutch (1922) with Richard R. Neil; Ride Him Cowboy (1932) with Eddie Gribbon and John Wayne, Valley of the Lawless (1936), and Vultures of the Sea (1928) with Joseph Bennett.

His 42 silent films included The Battler (1919), The Breed of the Border (1924), The Dangerous Coward (1924), Galloping Gallagher (1924), Lighting Romance (1924), The Mask of Lopez (1924), The Silent Stranger (1924), The Wild Bull's Lair (1925), Lone Hand Saunders (1926) and The Two-Gun Man (1926). His 54 sound western film included The Phantom of the West (1931), Fighting Caravans (1931), The Squaw Man (1931), The Golden West (1932), Honor of the Range (1934), Western Frontier, Heroes of the Range (1936), Billy the Kid, The Lone Rider Rides On (1941), Blazing Frontier (1943) and The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947). His last two films were McLintock! (1963) and Come Blow Your Horn (1963).

Personal life Hagney was married to Edna Shephard.

He was also a professional sculler. In 1927 he won a race between Long Beach, California and Santa Catalina Island, which was captured on film.

Death Hagney died in Los Angeles in 1973. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.

Filmography

The Battler (1919) – 'Spike' Kelly The Whirlwind (1920) The Gauntlet (1920) – Buck Higby The Ghost in the Garret (1921) – Crook Anne of Little Smoky (1921) – Ed Brockton Go Get 'Em Hutch (1921) Outcast (1922) Backbone (1923) – The Indian Galloping Gallagher (1924) – Joseph Burke The Mask of Lopez (1924)- Steve Gore / Lopez The Martyr Sex (1924) – Ed Carter The Silent Stranger (1924) – Dick Blackwell The Dangerous Coward (1924) – Wildcat Rex Fight and Win (1924) – Spike McGann – Prizefighting Opponent The Fighting Sap (1924) – Nebraska Brent Poison (1924) – Joe Tracey Hit and Run (1924) – Tough Guy Roaring Rails (1924) – Red Burley Lightning Romance (1924) – Arizona Joe The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924) – Chief Henchman Breed of the Border (1924) – Sheriff Wells Fighting Youth (1925) – 'Murdering' Mooney The Wild Bull's Lair (1925) – Eagle Eye Wild Justice (1925) – Bob Blake, the Villain The New Champion (1925) – 'Knockout' Riley Big Pal (1925) – Bill Hogan Hogan's Alley (1925) – The Battling Savage Braveheart (1925) – Ki-Yote The Sea Beast (1926) – Daggoo The Two-Gun Man (1926) – Bowie Bill The Fighting Marine (1926) Lone Hand Saunders (1926) – Buck The Ice Flood (1926) – Pete the Bully The Winning Wallop (1926) – 'Pug' Brennan Fangs of Justice (1926) – Walter Page The General (1926) – Confederate Recruiter The Last Trail (1927) – Henchman Cal Barker All Aboard (1927) – Ali Ben Ome The Frontiersman (1927) – White Snake One-Round Hogan (1927) – 'Big Joe' Morgan On Your Toes (1927) – Mello Her Wild Oat (1927) – Workman The Rawhide Kid (1928) – J. Francis Jackson Burning Daylight (1928) – Johnson Midnight Madness (1928) – Harris – Childers' Henchman The Charge of the Gauchos (1928) – Goyenecha Free Lips (1928) – Bill Dugan Vultures of the Sea (1928) – Bull Marlow Show Girl (1928) – Private Detective Power (1928) – Job Foreman Through the Breakers (1928) – Gamboa The Glorious Trail (1928) – Gus Lynch Broken Barriers (1928) – James Barker Captain Lash (1929) – Bull Hawks Masked Emotions (1929) – Lagune Oh, Yeah! (1929) – Hot Foot Her Man (1930) – Henchman Hank Billy the Kid (1930) – Bert Grant River's End (1930) – Mountie The Phantom of the West (1931) – Sheriff Jim H. Ryan The Criminal Code (1931) – Prison Guard in Yard No Limit (1931) – Battling Hannon Fighting Caravans (1931) – Renegade Sit Tight (1931) – Olaf Hell Bound (1931) – Hood The Squaw Man (1931) – Deputy Clark I Like Your Nerve (1931) – Rocci – Assassin Reckless Living (1931) – Henchman The Champ (1931) – Manuel Quiroga – Mexican Champ A House Divided (1931) – Big Bill The Airmail Mystery (1932) – Moran The Rider of Death Valley (1932) – Gambler Tom Brown of Culver (1932) – Fight Manager Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) – Henry Sims – aka The Hawk Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) – Doughboy The All American (1932) – Hop McComb The Golden West (1932) – Chief Grey Eagle If I Had a Million (1932) – Mike – Carnival Bouncer You Said a Mouthful (1932) – Holt's Manager Fast Life (1932) – Henchman Face in the Sky (1933) – Minor Role Parachute Jumper (1933) – Marine Terror Aboard (1933) – First Mate Song of the Eagle (1933) – Flynn, a Henchman Hold Your Man (1933) – Policeman Arresting Ruby I Love That Man (1933) – Frank – Label's Henchman Tillie and Gus (1933) – Jury Foreman The Chief (1933) – Fireman Sitting Pretty (1933) – Bar Bouncer Dancing Lady (1933) – Policeman Roman Scandals (1933) – Lucius – Josephus' Charioteer The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) – Angry Truck Driver The House of Rothschild (1934) – Man in 1780 Sequence Honor of the Range (1934) – Boots All Men Are Enemies (1934) – Australian Drunk Green Eyes (1934) – Motorcycle Policeman The Red Rider (1934, Serial) – Barfly (Ch. 1) I Give My Love (1934) – Burly Soldier Treasure Island (1934) – Pirate 6 Day Bike Rider (1934) – Referee The Mighty Barnum (1934) – Teamster The Best Man Wins (1935) – Bouncer Naughty Marietta (1935) – Mercenary Scout Les Misérables (1935) – Galley Prisoner The Informer (1935) – Policeman The Daring Young Man (1935) – Convict Western Frontier (1935) – Link Diamond Jim (1935) – Mug Thunderbolt (1935) – Deputy Blackie The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936, Serial) – Slout Valley of the Lawless (1936) – Garlow Modern Times (1936) – Shipbuilder Here Comes Trouble (1936) – Ox Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) – Deputy Phil Heroes of the Range (1936) – Lightning Smith Gun Grit (1936) – Henry Hess Parole! (1936) – Truck Driver Wildcat Trooper (1936) – Jim Foster Kelly the Second (1936) – Louie Wild Horse Round-Up (1936) – Steve The Black Coin (1936, Serial) – Purcell – Henchman [Chs. 11–14] The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) – Cowboy The Magnificent Brute (1936) – Worker Ghost-Town Gold (1936) – Wild Man Kamatski Wild Horse Round-Up (1936) – Henchman Steve Clark Conflict (1936) – Mike Malone The Plough and the Stars (1936) A Man Betrayed (1936) – Roundhouse Secret Valley (1937) – Brodie – Henchman Woman-Wise (1937) – Fighter You Only Live Once (1937) – Plainclothesman Park Avenue Logger (1937) – Logger Night Key (1937) – Henchman The Prince and the Pauper (1937) – Beggar Behind the Headlines (1937) – Gang Member Hollywood Cowboy (1937) – Gillie – Henchman Riders of the Dawn (1937) – Henchman Butch Windjammer (1937) – Slum Big City (1937) – Comet Cab Driver Madame X (1937) – Jailer Saturday's Heroes (1937) – Trainer Giving Rubdown Clipped Wings (1937) – Terrell Sh! The Octopus (1937) – Sinister Plotter Wise Girl (1937) – Mike's Fight Opponent The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) – Horntoad Walking Down Broadway (1938) – Baggage Man The Secret of Treasure Island (1938, Serial) – Ambulance Driver The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) – Man-at-Arms Professor Beware (1938) – Sailor Army Girl (1938) – Soldier Dick Tracy Returns (1938, Serial) – Silm Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) – Bouncer at Purple Peter Stablemates (1938) – Poolroom Owner The Spider's Web (1938, Serial) – Henchman The Storm (1938) – Brawler Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) – Sharpie Up the River (1938) – Guard Devil's Island (1939) – Guard Flying G-Men (1939, Serial) – Henchman Pardon Our Nerve (1939) – Gunboat Briggs Mandrake the Magician (1939, Serial) – Harris The Kid from Kokomo (1939) – Old Man in Fistfight Unmarried (1939) – Second Referee Captain Fury (1939) – Guard #3 It Could Happen to You (1939) – Burglar Timber Stampede (1939) – Champ – Henchman Tower of London (1939) – Soldier The Shadow (1940, Serial) – Cranston's Kidnapper The Invisible Man Returns (1940) – Bill The Man from Dakota (1940) – Wagon Guard Northwest Passage (1940) – Capt. Grant Midnight Limited (1940) – Detective Joe O'Neill Son of the Navy (1940) – Vegetable Truck Driver Dark Command (1940) – Tough Yankee #2 Boom Town (1940) – Man Abandoned by Whitey Rangers of Fortune (1940) – Townsman Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) – Stranded Ship's Engineer Seven Sinners (1940) – 'Junior' – Antros Henchman Melody Ranch (1940) – Man Who Asks for Quiet Gallant Sons (1940) – Card Player Who Doesn't Know French South of Suez (1940) – Miner Misbehaving Husbands (1940) – Gooch Mulligan The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940, Serial) – Warehouse Truck Loader The Lone Rider Rides On (1941) – Frank Mitchell The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio (1941) – Henchman Marty Mr. District Attorney (1941) – Henchman Federal Fugitives (1941) – Henchman Butch The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941) – O'Shea Billy the Kid (1941) – Man in Saloon The Get-Away (1941) – Prison Guard Bringing Crane to Warden Law of the Range (1941) – Deputy Desperate Cargo (1941) – Butch, the Bouncher Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) – Drunk The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941) – Blackie Dawson The Smiling Ghost (1941) – Ryan Unexpected Uncle (1941) – Truck Driver Man at Large (1941) – Dancehall Patron with Picture Mr. Celebrity (1941) – Patrick J. Dugan – Private Detective The Lone Rider Fights Back (1941) – George Clarke The Corsican Brothers (1941) – Torture Cell Guard Swamp Woman (1941) – Guard Among the Living (1941) – Neighbor Texas Man Hunt (1942) – Walter Jensen Broadway Big Shot (1942) – Butch Captain Midnight (1942, Serial) – Henchman Too Many Women (1942) – Laborer Reap the Wild Wind (1942) – Cutler Man in Barrell Room True to the Army (1942) – Torchy House of Errors (1942) – Black Juke Box Jenny (1942) – Cabbie This Time for Keeps (1942) – Electrical Lineman Sunday Punch (1942) – Dennis Riley – First Referee My Favorite Spy (1942) – Kelly's Patron In Old California (1942) – Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob Men of Texas (1942) – Road Agent Tumbleweed Trail (1942) – Sheriff Timber (1942) – Lumberjack Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942) – Town Tough The Glass Key (1942) – Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss Tomorrow We Live (1942) – Kohler Sin Town (1942) – Bartender Gentleman Jim (1942) – Mug The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942) – Savoy Hotel Doorman Tennessee Johnson (1942) – Heckler Stand by for Action (1942) – Sailor Corregidor (1943) – Lieutenant #2 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943, Serial) – Henchman Muller [Ch. 13] She Has What It Takes (1943) – Trainer Calling Wild Bill Elliott (1943) – Henchman Hitler's Madman (1943) – Engineer Two Tickets to London (1943) – Second Mate The Man from Down Under (1943) – Military Policeman The Renegade (1943) – Henchman Saunders Blazing Frontier (1943) – Sheriff Ward Tragg Crazy House (1943) – Studio Cop Swing Fever (1943) – Bag Puncher The Lodger (1944) – Policeman Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944) – Bouncer The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) – Crew Chief Once Upon a Time (1944) – Assistant Cyclist Detective Kitty O'Day (1944) – Spike Meet the People (1944) – Shipyard Gateman Louisiana Hayride (1944) – Bartender in Film The Seventh Cross (1944) – Man on Street Frenchman's Creek (1944) – Cornishman Lost in a Harem (1944) – Majordomo Music for Millions (1944) – Policeman Destiny (1944) – Third Motorcycle Cop Can't Help Singing (1944) – Gunman The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) – Bobby The Big Show-Off (1945) – Rude Night Club Patron Bring on the Girls (1945) – Flunky The Power of the Whistler (1945) – Man Delivering Cake It's in the Bag (1945) – Nightclub Tough in Fight Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) – Morell Henchman Along Came Jones (1945) – Townsman Scotland Yard Investigator (1945) – Constable Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945) – Cop Senorita from the West (1945) – Moving Man Kitty (1945) – Stevedore Confidential Agent (1945) – Miner Saratoga Trunk (1945) – Soule Gang Leader Adventure (1945) – Boss Girl on the Spot (1946) – Mug The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) – Arena Usher Two Sisters from Boston (1946) – Stagehand Night in Paradise (1946) – Townsperson Easy to Wed (1946) – Truck Driver The Verdict (1946) – Ex-Pugilist Juryman It's a Wonderful Life (1946) – Potter's Bodyguard California (1947) – Stranger The Sea of Grass (1947) – Poker Game Spectator The Imperfect Lady (1947) – Man With Travers Too Many Winners (1947) – Joe Unconquered (1947) – Jake – Bartender Wild Harvest (1947) – Alperson Crew Member The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) – Barfly Road to Rio (1947) – Roustabout The Big Clock (1948) – Ice Man River Lady (1948) – Sands Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) – Townsman Superman (1948, Serial) – Car 1 Henchman The Babe Ruth Story (1948) – Doorman A Southern Yankee (1948) – Horseman Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) – Truckman Johnny Belinda (1948) – Man Reciting Lord's Prayer Harpoon (1948) – Big Red Dorsett An Innocent Affair (1948) – Mover The Three Musketeers (1948) – Executioner of Lyons The Untamed Breed (1948) – Rancher Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) – Seaman Thunder in the Pines (1948) – Lumberjack in Saloon Joan of Arc (1948) – Soldier #3 Whispering Smith (1948) – Frank – Wrecking Crew Member The Paleface (1948) – Greg I Shot Jesse James (1949) – Livery Stableman Knock on Any Door (1949) – Suspect The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) – Soldier Fighting Fools (1949) – Tough Customer Tearing Up Program Tulsa (1949) – Doorman at Gambling Emporium Streets of Laredo (1949) – Texas Ranger Grand Canyon (1949) – Henchman #2 Batman and Robin (1949, Serial) – Plant Guard [Ch. 14] The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) – Hoodlum The Big Steal (1949) – Madden the Guard Reign of Terror (1949) – Bakery Guard All the King's Men (1949) – Stark Strong-Arm Man On the Town (1949) – Policeman Samson and Delilah (1949) – Gristmill Guard The Yellow Cab Man (1950) – Truck Driver Appointment with Danger (1950) – Motorcycle Cop Kill the Umpire (1950) – Guard Lucky Losers (1950) – Joe Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) – Guard Atom Man vs. Superman (1950, Serial) – Impatient Man at Bridge [Ch. 1] Triple Trouble (1950) – Convict Silver Raiders (1950) – Steve – Mine Guard South Sea Sinner (1950) – Minor Role Let's Dance (1950) – Police Sergeant Copper Canyon (1950) – Travis Man Blues Busters (1950) – Joe, the Bouncer Stage to Tucson (1950) – Territorial Townsman Soldiers Three (1951) – Scot Santa Fe (1951) – Railroad Worker The Scarf (1951) – Floozy's Boyfriend The Lady and the Bandit (1951) – Turpin's Hangman Here Comes the Groom (1951) – Passenger on Airplane Anne of the Indies (1951) – Pirate on Molly O'Brien The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) – Man in Bar Man in the Saddle (1951) – Ned Bale Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (1951, Serial) – Henchman [Ch. 14] My Favorite Spy (1951) – Camel-Herder Scandal Sheet (1952) – Onlooker at Murder Scene The Big Trees (1952) – Glen – Lumberman with Rifle The Pace That Thrills (1952) – Race Flagman Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (1952) – Oil Driller The San Francisco Story (1952) – Palmer Cripple Creek (1952) – Gold Smelter The Duel at Silver Creek (1952) – Will Limelight (1952) – Extra in Dress Circle Hangman's Knot (1952) – Drifter Hans Christian Andersen (1952) – Townsman Botany Bay (1952) – Guard Kansas Pacific (1953) – Workman A Perilous Journey (1953) – Miner Hannah Lee (1953) – Fred The Last Posse (1953) – Posse Rider Cord Ride, Vaquero! (1953) – Bartender The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) – Deputy Sheriff The Wild One (1953) – Official Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) – Miner Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) – Convict Roberts Rose Marie (1954) – Woodsman in Saloon Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) – Guard King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) – Mobster Three Hours to Kill (1954) – Cass The Human Jungle (1954) – Minor Role The Silver Chalice (1954) – Ruffian Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) – Usher / Ticket Taker Timberjack (1955) – Barfly Stranger on Horseback (1955) – Bartender Wyoming Renegades (1955) – Jones A Bullet for Joey (1955) – Nightclub Bartender Wichita (1955) – Barfly / Lookout Jail Busters (1955) – Frank – Barber A Man Alone (1955) – Dorfman Lucy Gallant (1955) – Townsman Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955) – Juvenile Court Bailiff The Spoilers (1955) – Sourdough at Hearing A Lawless Street (1955) – Dingo Brion Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) – Townsman Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956) – Townsman Crashing Las Vegas (1956) – Guard The Harder They Fall (1956) – Referee The Rawhide Years (1956) – Riverboat Passenger Gun Brothers (1956) – Trapper Showdown at Abilene (1956) – Roughneck The Ten Commandments (1956) – Hebrew at Golden Calf Friendly Persuasion (1956) – Lemonade Vendor The Desperados Are in Town (1956) – Bartender / Bouncer Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) – Capt. Peters The Phantom Stagecoach (1957) – Rider The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) – Blacksmith The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957) – Townsman Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957) – Convict Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) – Bartender 3:10 to Yuma (1957) – Townsman in Contention Baby Face Nelson (1957) – Plant Guard The Hard Man (1957) – Posse Man Return to Warbow (1958) – Convict Hell's Five Hours (1958) – Guard The Buccaneer (1958) – Baratarian Pirate The Hanging Tree (1959) – Townsman Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) – Craig's Man Waiting in Horseshoe The Jayhawkers! (1959) – Jayhawker Ride the High Country (1962) – Miner Come Blow Your Horn (1963) – Bit Role Donovan's Reef (1963) – Chief Petty Officer McLintock! (1963) – Elmer – Bartender Apache Rifles (1964) – Townsman The Rare Breed (1966) – Cattle Buyer The Silencers (1966) – Drunk The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) – Drunk