Frank Sully

Born: 1908-06-17 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died: 1975-12-17

Known For: Acting

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).

Filmography

1963

Bye Bye Birdie as Bartender

1962

The Virginian as Waiter
The Beverly Hillbillies
Gypsy as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

1958

The Rifleman
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Townsman (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Female Animal as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Man from God's Country as Trail Cook (uncredited)

1957

Perry Mason as Newspaper Delivery Man
Maverick
Leave It to Beaver as Cab Driver
Sugarfoot as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
M Squad as Officer Ed Grady
The Helen Morgan Story as Vendor (scenes deleted)
The Buckskin Lady as Jed
Domino Kid
A Merry Mix-Up as (uncredited)
Rockabilly Baby as Bum
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses as Cop

1956

Hey, Jeannie! as Officer
Friendly Persuasion as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It as Red
The Desperados Are in Town as Carl Branch
Frontier Gambler as Bartender
So You Want to Be Pretty as Harry (uncredited)

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Desk Clerk
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Navy Log
Screen Director's Playhouse as Diner Patron
The Naked Street
Women's Prison
Apache Ambush
Fling in the Ring as Big Mike
Seminole Uprising
Last of the Desperados as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Blunder Boys as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Jungle Moon Men as Max

1954

Father Knows Best as Waiter
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Silver Lode as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Battle of Rogue River as Pvt. Kohler
Ain't It Aggravatin' as Neighbor (uncredited)

1953

Bad for Each Other as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Spies and Guys as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
Pardon My Backfire as Escaped Convict
Northern Patrol as Bartender

1952

The Ford Television Theatre as Policeman
Mr. & Mrs. North
Gang Busters
Pat and Mike as Photographer (uncredited)
No Room for the Groom as Cousin Luke
Young Man with Ideas as Salesman (uncredited)
With a Song in My Heart as Soldier (uncredited)
A Fool and His Honey
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder as Harry, the Projectionist
Night Stage to Galveston as Policeman Kelly
Strop, Look and Listen as Waiter

1951

Dragnet
I Love Lucy as Delivery Man
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Coots Larkin
Father's Little Dividend as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
The Tall Target as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Man in the Saddle as Lee Repp
The Red Badge of Courage as Veteran (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal as Laborer (uncredited)
The Big Gusher as Barfly
Rhubarb as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

1950

Blondie's Hero as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
Rookie Fireman as Charlie
The Good Humor Man as Cop (uncredited)
The Reformer and the Redhead as Joe (uncredited)
Nursie Behave as Officer Murphy
Beauty on Parade as Murph
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey as Looie
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Looie

1949

Trapped as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Sergeant Matthews
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch as Looie

1948

Blondie's Reward as Officer Carney
Trapped by Boston Blackie as Sgt. Matthews
Gun Smugglers as Corporal Clancy

1947

Wild Harvest as Nick

1946

Renegades as Link
It's Great to Be Young as Burkett
The Gentleman Misbehaves as Taxi Driver
Talk About a Lady as Rocky Jordan
Boston Blackie and the Law as Sgt. Matthews
One Way to Love as Hopkins
The Phantom Thief as Detective Sergeant Matthews
A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Sgt. Matthews
Dangerous Business as Bert
Throw a Saddle on a Star as Lawyer
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt as Henchman 'Rigger'

1945

Along Came Jones as Avery de Longpre
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous as Mathews
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion as Sgt. Matthews
Out of the Depths as 'Speed' Brogan
I Love a Bandleader as Dan Benson

1944

Two Girls and a Sailor as Private Adams
Bachelor Daze as Ezra's neighbor
Secret Command as Shawn
The Ghost That Walks Alone as Beppo

1943

The More the Merrier as FBI Agent Pike
Thousands Cheer as Alan
Dangerous Blondes as Detective Joe Henderson
One Dangerous Night as Hertzog - Henchman
Good Luck, Mr. Yates as Joe Briggs
There's Something About a Soldier as Alex Grybinski
Murder in Times Square as Benny the Baboon
Power of the Press as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen as Albert, the Neighbor

1942

All Through the Night as Spence
A Man's World as Sammy Collins
My Sister Eileen as Jenson
The Boogie Man Will Get You as Officer Joe Starrett
Rings on Her Fingers
Inside the Law as Jim Burke
Lucky Legs as Mugg
Parachute Nurse as Sgt. Peters
Two Yanks in Trinidad as Mike Paradise
Sleepytime Gal as Dimples
Laugh Your Blues Away as Buck
The Daring Young Man as Luke

1941

Nice Girl?
She Knew All the Answers as Cop
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Salty
Let's Go Collegiate as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Golden Hoofs as Ed Muckle
Private Nurse as Eddie

1940

The Grapes of Wrath as Noah
Young People as Jeb
City for Conquest as Radio Listener (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James as Actor
Castle on the Hudson as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th as Sergeant (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis as John Root
Lillian Russell as Hank
Cross-Country Romance as Mike
Spring Parade as Bert - Shawl Salesman
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Slapcovitch
Women Without Names as Friendly Motorist
Escape to Glory as Tommy Malone
Yesterday's Heroes as Curly Walsh
He Stayed for Breakfast as Butcher

1939

Another Thin Man as Pete (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Second Fiddle as Townsman
Sorority House as The Caterer (uncredited)
The Night of Nights as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes as Policeman at Parade

1938

Start Cheering as Jimmy
Hold That Co-ed as Steve Wurgerski
Youth Takes a Fling as Jim

1937

Captains Courageous as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Black Legion as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn as Marine (uncredited)
Life Begins in College as Football Player
Radio Patrol as Flynn
Criminals of the Air
Daughter of Shanghai as Jake Kelly
White Bondage as Man in Pool Room
The Romance Of Robert Burns as Jock Wilson (uncredited)

1936

Fury as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Theodora Goes Wild as Clarence (uncredited)
Gentle Julia as Mr. Toms

1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive as Steve

1934

Murder at the Vanities as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Caravan as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)