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Born into a show-business family - his parents were circus aerialists - Frankie Darro appeared in his first film at age six. Due to his small size and youthful appearance, he played teenagers well into his 20s. Always a physical performer, Darro often did his own stunts, many times out of necessity - his small stature made it difficult to find stunt doubles his size. He was an accomplished horseman and, in addition to westerns, made several films where he played jockeys. As Darro got older, however, he found it increasingly difficult to secure employment, and by the late 1940s was doing unbilled stunt work and bit parts. He had a recurring role on "The Red Skelton Show" (1951), but after that appeared only sporadically in films.