Frank Yaconelli
Born: 1898-10-02 in San Biagio, Italy
Died: 1965-11-19
Known For: Acting
Biography
Frank Yaconelli (October 2, 1898 – November 19, 1965) was an Italian-born American film actor. 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. From Wikipedia.
Filmography
1957
- Zorro as Pancho
1956
- Serenade as Giuseppe (uncredited)
- No Right to Kill as The Singer
1953
- Cash Stashers as Joe the Junk Dealer (uncredited)
1952
- Hangman's Knot as Drifter
1951
- A Place in the Sun as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1950
- September Affair as Mr. Peppino
- Cody of the Pony Express as Blacksmith (uncredited)
1949
- The Walking Hills
- Alias the Champ as Headwaiter
1948
- A Foreign Affair as Accordion Player (uncredited)
- Madonna of the Desert as Peppo
1947
- Wild Horse Mesa as Clemente
- Riding the California Trail as Baby
1946
- Beauty and the Bandit as Baby
- South of Monterey as Baby
1943
- Power of the Press as Tony Angelo (uncredited)
1942
- Where Trails End as Pierre La Fair - Tom's Sidekick
- Arizona Round-Up as Pierre La Farge
- Flying with Music as Spanish Waiter
- Western Mail as Lopez Mendoza
1941
- Forbidden Trails as Poker Player Tony
- Fiesta as Pablo
- Our Wife as Hat Vender (uncredited)
- Forced Landing as Zomar - the Grocer
- The Driftin' Kid as Lopez Mendoza
- Lone Star Law Men as Lopez Mendoza
- Riding the Sunset Trail as Lopez Mendoza
1940
- The Mark of Zorro as Don Alejandro's Servant (uncredited)
- Dr. Cyclops as Pedro
- Stranger on the Third Floor as Jack, Coffee Shop Owner (uncredited)
- Torrid Zone as Lopez
- Down Argentine Way as Horserace Loser at Fiesta (uncredited)
- Mexican Spitfire as Waiter in Mexico
- Pioneer Days as Manuel Gonzales Julian Ramariez
- East Side Kids as Tony
- The Cheyenne Kid as Manuel
- Wild Horse Range as Sidekick Manny
1939
- Union Pacific as Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
- Let Us Live as Norman Cameron (uncredited)
- The Girl from Mexico as Hotel Proprietor
- Streets of New York as Flower Vendor (uncredited)
- Across the Plains as Lopez
- Escape to Paradise as Manuel, Taxi Driver
- Trigger Smith as Lopez
- Drifting Westward as Lopez
1938
- Wild Horse Canyon as Lopez Valdesto
1937
- You Can't Have Everything as Accordion Player (uncredited)
- It Could Happen to You as Greek
- Wild West Days as Mike Morales
1936
- Robin Hood of El Dorado as Peón
- Wanted: Jane Turner as Spumoni - Dog Catcher (uncredited)
- Down to the Sea as Pete
- Lucky Terror as Anthony 'Tony' Giribaldi
- Blazing Justice as Rusty, Guitar Player
- Romance Rides the Range as Tony
- The Three Mesquiteers as Pete
1935
- Pursuit as Tony, a Sick Dog's Master
- Here Comes Cookie as Specialty Act (as "Moro and Yaconelli") (uncredited)
- The Best Man Wins as Waiter
- Lawless Riders as Pedro
- Western Frontier as Hawhaw
- Gun Play as Frank Gorman
1934
- It Happened One Night as Tony (uncredited)
- Death Takes a Holiday as Flower Vendor (uncredited)
- Girl in Danger as Waiter (uncredited)
- Perfectly Mismated
1933
- Strawberry Roan as Shanty
1930
- Parade of the West as Sicily Joe
- Call of the Flesh as Fruit Vendor (uncredited)
- Firebrand Jordan as Tony
1929
- Navy Blues as Organ Grinder
- Señor Americano as Mañana
1926
- Vanishing Millions ... (Producer)