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
Rockabilly Baby as Bum
Domino Kid
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses as Cop
A Merry Mix-Up as (uncredited)

1956

Hey, Jeannie! as Officer
Friendly Persuasion as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It as Red
Frontier Gambler as Bartender
The Desperados Are in Town as Carl Branch
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
Apache Ambush
Seminole Uprising
Women's Prison
The Naked Street
Fling in the Ring as Big Mike
Jungle Moon Men as Max
Last of the Desperados as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Blunder Boys as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

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
Pardon My Backfire as Escaped Convict
Northern Patrol as Bartender
Spies and Guys as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

1952

The Ford Television Theatre as Policeman
Mr. & Mrs. North
Gang Busters
Pat and Mike as Photographer (uncredited)
With a Song in My Heart as Soldier (uncredited)
No Room for the Groom as Cousin Luke
Young Man with Ideas as Salesman (uncredited)
Night Stage to Galveston as Policeman Kelly
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder as Harry, the Projectionist
A Fool and His Honey
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
The Tall Target as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal as Laborer (uncredited)
Man in the Saddle as Lee Repp
Father's Little Dividend as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage as Veteran (uncredited)
Rhubarb as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
The Big Gusher as Barfly

1950

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

1949

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

1948

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

1947

Wild Harvest as Nick

1946

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

1945

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

1944

Two Girls and a Sailor as Private Adams
Secret Command as Shawn
Bachelor Daze as Ezra's neighbor
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
Murder in Times Square as Benny the Baboon
Good Luck, Mr. Yates as Joe Briggs
Power of the Press as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier as Alex Grybinski
Pitchin' in the Kitchen as Albert, the Neighbor

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

1939

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

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

1936

Fury as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild as Clarence (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
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)