Frank Yaconelli

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)