Frank Yaconelli

Frank Yaconelli
Yaconelli in Western Mail (1942)
Born	(1898-10-02)October 2, 1898 San Biagio, Italy
Died	November 19, 1965(1965-11-19) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1923–1958

Frank Yaconelli (October 2, 1898 – November 19, 1965) was an Italian-born American film actor.

Biography

When he was a child his family emigrated to the United States, settling in Boston. Yaconelli was a character actor playing supporting roles, often Southern European or Mexican immigrants. He was also a noted accordion player, and performed in a number of films. He starred alongside Jack Randall in a series of seven westerns produced by Monogram Pictures.

Selected filmography

• Señor Americano (1929)
• Call of the Flesh (1930)
• Parade of the West (1930)
• Firebrand Jordan (1930)
• A Lady's Morals (1930)
• Strawberry Roan (1933)
• The Man Who Dared (1933)
• It Happened One Night (1934) - Tony (uncredited)
• Flirting with Danger (1934)
• Alice Adams (1935)
• Here Comes Cookie (1935)
• Gun Play (1935)
• Five Bad Men (1935)
• Western Frontier (1935)
• Lawless Riders (1935)
• Down to the Sea (1936)
• The Three Mesquiteers (1936)
• Blazing Justice (1936)
• Romance Rides the Range (1936)
• Lucky Terror (1936)
• It Could Happen to You (1937)
• Wild West Days (1937)
• Wild Horse Canyon (1938)
• Across the Plains (1939)
• Escape to Paradise (1939)
• Trigger Smith (1939)
• Drifting Westward (1939)
• The Cheyenne Kid (1940)
• Dr. Cyclops (1940)
• Torrid Zone (1940)
• Pioneer Days (1940)
• East Side Kids (1940)
• Wild Horse Range (1940)
• Fiesta (1941)
• Lone Star Law Men (1941)
• Two in a Taxi (1941)
• The Driftin' Kid (1941)
• Riding the Sunset Trail (1941)
• They Met in Argentina (1941)
• Forced Landing (1941)
• Western Mail (1942)
• Arizona Roundup (1942)
• Where Trails End (1942)
• Man of Courage (1943)
• Slightly Scandalous (1946)
• Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
• South of Monterey (1946)
• The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
• Wild Horse Mesa (1947)
• Riding the California Trail (1947)
• Madonna of the Desert (1948)
• A Foreign Affair (1948)
• Alias the Champ (1949)
• Borderline (1950)
• September Affair (1950)
• Never a Dull Moment (1950)
• A Place in the Sun (1951)
• The Fighter (1952)
• Hangman's Knot (1952)
• The Racers (1955)
• Serenade (1956)
• Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)
• Santiago (1956)
• The Unholy Wife (1957)
• The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)
• The Black Orchid (1958)

Bibliography

• Drew, Bernard A. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.

External links

• Frank Yaconelli at IMDb