Frank Sully
Known for
Acting
Life
1908 – 1975 (aged 67)
Born in
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Credits
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Biography
Francis Thomas Sullivan, aka Frank Sully, was an American character actor. Beefy and square-jawed, he was usually cast as rustic types or dumb heavies. He was a regular feature in Three Stooges shorts. Sully started his career as a comedian in vaudeville and appeared on Broadway from the late 1920s. He is known for the films The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The More the Merrier (1943) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963).
Known For
The Grapes of Wrath
15 Mar 1940
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
I Love Lucy
15 Oct 1951
Fury
05 Jun 1936
Captains Courageous
25 Jun 1937
Another Thin Man
17 Nov 1939
The Return of Frank James
10 Aug 1940
Friendly Persuasion
30 Oct 1956
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Filmography
1963
- Bye Bye Birdieas Bartender
1962
- Gypsyas Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
- The Beverly Hillbillies1 episode
- The Virginianas Danny2 episodes
1961
- The Investigators1 episode
1960
- Let No Man Write My Epitaphas Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
- The Tall Man1 episode
1959
- Johnny Staccato1 episode
1958
- The Last Hurrahas Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
- The Rifleman1 episode
- Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Townsman (uncredited)2 episodes
- Man from God's Countryas Trail Cook (uncredited)
- The Female Animalas Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1957
- Rockabilly Babyas Bum
- Leave It to Beaveras Cab Driver3 episodes
- The Helen Morgan Storyas Vendor (scenes deleted)
- Domino Kid
- Maverick1 episode
- Perry Masonas Cop1 episode
- M Squadas Officer Ed Grady1 episode
- Sugarfootas Frank the Bartender (uncredited)1 episode
- The Buckskin Ladyas Jed
- A Merry Mix-Upas (uncredited)
- Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horsesas Cop
1956
- The Desperados Are in Townas Carl Branch
- Friendly Persuasionas Rebel Looter (uncredited)
- You Can't Run Away from Itas Red
- Hey, Jeannie!as Expressman1 episode
- Frontier Gambleras Bartender
- So You Want to Be Prettyas Harry (uncredited)
1955
- Blunder Boysas Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
- Last of the Desperadosas Murder Victim Tim (bit)
- The 20th Century Fox Houras Sergeant1 episode
- Screen Director's Playhouseas Diner Patron1 episode
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas The Piano Player1 episode
- Navy Log1 episode
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Mr. Miller (uncredited)1 episode
- Apache Ambush
- The Naked Street
- Seminole Uprising
- Jungle Moon Menas Max
- Women's Prison
- Fling in the Ringas Big Mike
1954
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin1 episode
- Father Knows Bestas Waiter1 episode
- Silver Lodeas Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
- Battle of Rogue Riveras Pvt. Kohler
- Ain't It Aggravatin'as Neighbor (uncredited)
1953
- Bad for Each Otheras Tippy Kashko, Townsman
- Pardon My Backfireas Escaped Convict
- Northern Patrolas Bartender
- Spies and Guysas Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
1952
- Strop, Look and Listenas Waiter
- Mr. & Mrs. North1 episode
- The Ford Television Theatreas Policeman1 episode
- No Room for the Groomas Cousin Luke
- Pat and Mikeas Photographer (uncredited)
- Young Man with Ideasas Salesman (uncredited)
- With a Song in My Heartas Soldier (uncredited)
- Gang Busters2 episodes
- Night Stage to Galvestonas Policeman Kelly
- Rainbow 'Round My Shoulderas Harry, the Projectionist
- A Fool and His Honey
1951
- Dragnet2 episodes
- Man in the Saddleas Lee Repp
- Let's Make It Legalas Laborer (uncredited)
- I Love Lucyas Delivery Man1 episode
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Coots Larkin1 episode
- The Red Badge of Courageas Veteran (uncredited)
- Rhubarbas Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
- The Tall Targetas Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
- The Big Gusheras Barfly
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1 episode
- Father's Little Dividendas Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
1950
- Rookie Firemanas Charlie
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chanceas Looie
- Nursie Behaveas Officer Murphy
- The Reformer and the Redheadas Joe (uncredited)
- Beauty on Paradeas Murph
- The Good Humor Manas Cop (uncredited)
- Killer Shark
- Blondie's Heroas Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
- Joe Palooka Meets Humphreyas Looie
1949
- Trappedas Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
- Joe Palooka in the Counterpunchas Looie
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Ventureas Sergeant Matthews
1948
- Gun Smugglersas Corporal Clancy
- Blondie's Rewardas Officer Carney
- Trapped by Boston Blackieas Sgt. Matthews
1947
- Wild Harvestas Nick
1946
- Boston Blackie and the Lawas Sgt. Matthews
- Crime Doctor's Man Huntas Henchman 'Rigger'
- It's Great to Be Youngas Burkett
- Dangerous Businessas Bert
- Renegadesas Link
- The Phantom Thiefas Detective Sergeant Matthews
- Talk About a Ladyas Rocky Jordan
- Throw a Saddle on a Staras Lawyer
- The Gentleman Misbehavesas Taxi Driver
- A Close Call for Boston Blackieas Sgt. Matthews
- One Way to Loveas Hopkins
1945
- Out of the Depthsas 'Speed' Brogan
- I Love a Bandleaderas Dan Benson
- Along Came Jonesas Avery de Longpre
- Boston Blackie's Rendezvousas Mathews
- Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicionas Sgt. Matthews
1944
- Secret Commandas Shawn
- Two Girls and a Sailoras Private Adams
- Bachelor Dazeas Ezra's neighbor
- The Ghost That Walks Aloneas Beppo
1943
- There's Something About a Soldieras Alex Grybinski
- Dangerous Blondesas Detective Joe Henderson
- Thousands Cheeras Alan
- Pitchin' in the Kitchenas Albert, the Neighbor
- Good Luck, Mr. Yatesas Joe Briggs
- The More the Merrieras FBI Agent Pike
- Murder in Times Squareas Benny the Baboon
- Power of the Pressas Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
- One Dangerous Nightas Hertzog - Henchman
1942
- Laugh Your Blues Awayas Buck
- The Boogie Man Will Get Youas Officer Joe Starrett
- The Daring Young Manas Luke
- Lucky Legsas Mugg
- My Sister Eileenas Jenson
- A Man's Worldas Sammy Collins
- Parachute Nurseas Sgt. Peters
- Inside the Lawas Jim Burke
- Two Yanks in Trinidadas Mike Paradise
- Rings on Her Fingers
- Sleepytime Galas Dimples
- All Through the Nightas Spence
1941
- Let's Go Collegiateas Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
- Private Nurseas Eddie
- She Knew All the Answersas Cop
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gobas Salty
- Nice Girl?
- Golden Hoofsas Ed Muckle
1940
- Dr. Kildare's Crisisas John Root
- Spring Paradeas Bert - Shawl Salesman
- City for Conquestas Radio Listener (uncredited)
- Yesterday's Heroesas Curly Walsh
- He Stayed for Breakfastas Butcher
- Young Peopleas Jeb
- The Return of Frank Jamesas Actor
- Cross-Country Romanceas Mike
- Lillian Russellas Hank
- Escape to Gloryas Tommy Malone
- The Doctor Takes a Wifeas Slapcovitch
- The Grapes of Wrathas Noah
- Women Without Namesas Friendly Motorist
- Castle on the Hudsonas Second Prisoner (uncredited)
- The Fighting 69thas Sergeant (uncredited)
1939
- The Night of Nightsas Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Another Thin Manas Pete (uncredited)
- Second Fiddleas Townsman
- Some Like It Hotas Sailor Burke
- Sorority Houseas The Caterer (uncredited)
- The Great Man Votesas Policeman at Parade
1938
- Youth Takes a Flingas Jim
- Hold That Co-edas Steve Wurgerski
- Start Cheeringas Jimmy
1937
- Daughter of Shanghaias Jake Kelly
- Live, Love and Learnas Marine (uncredited)
- Radio Patrolas Flynn
- Life Begins in Collegeas Football Player
- White Bondageas Man in Pool Room
- Captains Courageousas Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- They Gave Him a Gunas Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
- Criminals of the Air
- The Romance Of Robert Burnsas Jock Wilson (uncredited)
- Black Legionas Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
1936
- Theodora Goes Wildas Clarence (uncredited)
- Rhythm on the Rangeas Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
- Furyas Dynamiter (uncredited)
- Gentle Juliaas Mr. Toms
1935
- Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Steve
1934
- Caravanas Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
- Murder at the Vanitiesas Chorus Boy (uncredited)