From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Frank S Hagney March 20 1884 June 25 1973 was an Australian actor Born in Sydney in 1884 Hagney appeared in more than 350 Hollywood films between 1919 and 1966 Most of his film roles were small and uncredited Because of his tall and strong appearance Hagney often played officers or henchmens He is perhaps bestknown as Mr Potters wordless wheelchair pusher in Frank Capras classic Its a Wonderful Life 1946 Frank Hagney was also a guest star on more than 70 television programs such as The Cisco Kid The Adventures of Kit Carson The Lone Ranger The Rifleman Perry Mason and Daniel Boone He starred in The Fighting Marine 1926 with Jack Anthony Joe Bonomo and Walter Miller The Fighting Sap 1924 with Bob Fleming Hazel Keener Wilfred Lucas and Fred Thomson The Ghost in the Garret 1921 Ghost Town Gold 1936 Go Get Em Hutch 1922 with Richard R Neil Ride Him Cowboy 1932 with Eddie Gribbon and Charles Sellon Riders of the Dawn 1939 Valley of the Lawless 1936 and Vultures of the Sea 1928 with Joseph Bennett His 42 silent films included The Battler 1919 The Breed of the Border 1924 The Dangerous Coward 1924 Galloping Gallagher 1924 Lighting Romance 1924 The Mask of Lopez 1924 The Silent Stranger 1924 The Wild Bulls Lair 1925 Lone Hand Saunders 1926 and The TwoGun Man 1926 His 54 sound western film included The Phantom of the West 1931 Fighting Caravans 1931 The Squaw Man 1931 The Golden West 1932 Honor of the Range 1934 Western Frontier Heroes of the Range 1936 Billy the Kid The Lone Rider Ambushed 1941 Blazing Frontier 1943 and The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947 His last two films were McLintock 1963 and Come Blow Your Horn 1963 Hagney was married to Edna Shephard He died in Los Angeles in 1973 He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale