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