Frank Cady died at 96

Frank Cady, 96, died Friday at his home in Wilsonville, Ore., said his daughter, Catherine Turk. No specific cause was given.
He played Hooterville, general-store, proprietor Sam Drucker on the TV sitcoms “Green Acres” and “Petticoat Junction,”.

As Mr. Haney, Eb Dawson, Hank Kimball and Arnold the pig, Cady, Sam Drucker was an actor based on "Green Acres" the lawyer Oliver Wendell Douglas and his wife, socialite, Lisa, played by Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor, who had abandoned the high life in New York for the charms of a farm in Hooterville.

Cady Drucker played for the entire run of "Green Acres" on CBS from 1965 to 1971, when it was canceled. The show continued to air for years in syndication. He also portrayed Drucker on "Petticoat Junction" and "The Beverly Hillbillies", programs that have shared a few minor characters. He reprized the role for the 1990 TV movie "Return to Green Acres."

Cady had a recurring role as Doc Williams on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" and had guest roles in TV series beginning in the 1950s. He also had small roles in films, including Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window", and appeared in stage productions of Southern California.

He was born September 8, 1915, in the town of Susanville in Lassen County and studied drama at Stanford University. After serving in the army during World War II, he worked as a radio announcer before getting temporary jobs.