Benjamin Franklin McGrath (February 2, 1903 – May 13, 1967) was an American television and film actor and stunt performer who played the comical, optimistic cook with the white beard, Charlie B. Wooster, on the western series Wagon Train for five seasons on NBC and then three seasons on ABC. McGrath appeared in all 272 episodes in the eight seasons of the series, which had ended its run only two years before his death. McGrath's Wooster character hence provided the meals and companionship for both fictional trail masters, Ward Bond as Seth Adams and John McIntire as Christopher "Chris" Hale.
McGrath was born in Mound City in Holt County in far northwestern Missouri.
McGrath married Libby Quay Buschlen (1902–1978), a native of Ontario, Canada. He died May 13, 1967 at the age of sixty-four of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California, and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. CLR
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as Mr. Remington
1967
as Ballard Weeks
1967
as Plank
1967
as Bartender
1967
as Uncle Lucius
1967
as Ned Martin
1965
1965
as Pindar
1962
as Neddie Henshaw
1960
1957
as Jim Clark (uncredited)
1957
as Detective (uncredited)
1957
as Charlie Wooster
1956
as Mexican Horseman (uncredited)
1956
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
1955
as John Pike
1953
as Lowes Partner
1953
as Pete
1951
as Outrider (uncredited)
1951
as Jamora (uncredited)
1951
as Captain (uncredited)
1950
as Man (uncredited)
1950
as Barfly
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
1950
as Posse Member (uncredited)
1949
as Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
1948
as Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
1948
as Taxi Driver
1945
as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
1942
as Pirate (uncredited)
1942
as Posse Member (uncredited)
1942
as Outlaw
1941
as Pete
1941
as Posse Rider
1940
as Student in Fight
1932
as Mexican
1932
as Horseman
1930
as Pioneer (uncredited)