Acting
Frank Sully
Born 1908-06-17
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Department: 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).
Known For
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The Grapes of Wrath
1940
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Perry Mason
1957
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I Love Lucy
1951
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The Rifleman
1958
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Dragnet
1951
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
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Maverick
1957
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The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
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Father Knows Best
1954
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The Virginian
1962
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (184 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bye Bye Birdie | Bartender | Movie | 1963 |
 | Gypsy | Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited) | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Virginian | Waiter | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Bartender | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Danny | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Investigators | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Tall Man | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Johnny Staccato | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Last Hurrah | Fire Lieutenant (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Rifleman | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Townsman (uncredited) | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Man from God's Country | Trail Cook (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Female Animal | Taxicab Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | Rockabilly Baby | Bum | Movie | 1957 |
 | Leave It to Beaver | Cab Driver | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Helen Morgan Story | Vendor (scenes deleted) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Domino Kid | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Maverick | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Perry Mason | Newspaper Delivery Man | TV Series | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Cop | TV Series | 1957 |
 | M Squad | Officer Ed Grady | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Sugarfoot | Frank the Bartender (uncredited) | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Buckskin Lady | Jed | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Merry Mix-Up | (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses | Cop | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Desperados Are in Town | Carl Branch | Movie | 1956 |
 | Friendly Persuasion | Rebel Looter (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | You Can't Run Away from It | Red | Movie | 1956 |
 | Hey, Jeannie! | Officer | TV Series | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Expressman | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Frontier Gambler | Bartender | Movie | 1956 |
 | So You Want to Be Pretty | Harry (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | Blunder Boys | Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |
 | Last of the Desperados | Murder Victim Tim (bit) | Movie | 1955 |
 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Diner Patron | TV Series | 1955 |
| The 20th Century Fox Hour | Sergeant | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Desk Clerk | TV Series | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Piano Player | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Navy Log | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mr. Miller (uncredited) | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Apache Ambush | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Naked Street | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Seminole Uprising | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Jungle Moon Men | Max | Movie | 1955 |
 | Women's Prison | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Fling in the Ring | Big Mike | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Father Knows Best | Waiter | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Silver Lode | Paul Herbert, Telegrapher | Movie | 1954 |
 | Battle of Rogue River | Pvt. Kohler | Movie | 1954 |
 | Ain't It Aggravatin' | Neighbor (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | Bad for Each Other | Tippy Kashko, Townsman | Movie | 1953 |
 | Pardon My Backfire | Escaped Convict | Movie | 1953 |
 | Northern Patrol | Bartender | Movie | 1953 |
 | Spies and Guys | Enemy Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
| Strop, Look and Listen | Waiter | Movie | 1952 | |
 | Mr. & Mrs. North | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | The Ford Television Theatre | Policeman | TV Series | 1952 |
 | No Room for the Groom | Cousin Luke | Movie | 1952 |
 | Pat and Mike | Photographer (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | Young Man with Ideas | Salesman (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | With a Song in My Heart | Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
| Gang Busters | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 | |
 | Night Stage to Galveston | Policeman Kelly | Movie | 1952 |
 | Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder | Harry, the Projectionist | Movie | 1952 |
 | A Fool and His Honey | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Dragnet | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Man in the Saddle | Lee Repp | Movie | 1951 |
 | Let's Make It Legal | Laborer (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | I Love Lucy | Delivery Man | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Coots Larkin | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Red Badge of Courage | Veteran (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | Rhubarb | Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Tall Target | Telegram Messenger (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Big Gusher | Barfly | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Father's Little Dividend | Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | Rookie Fireman | Charlie | Movie | 1950 |
 | Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Looie | Movie | 1950 |
| Nursie Behave | Officer Murphy | Movie | 1950 | |
 | The Reformer and the Redhead | Joe (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Beauty on Parade | Murph | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Good Humor Man | Cop (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Killer Shark | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Blondie's Hero | Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey | Looie | Movie | 1950 |
 | Trapped | Sam the Bartender (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Looie | Movie | 1949 |
 | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Sergeant Matthews | Movie | 1949 |
 | Gun Smugglers | Corporal Clancy | Movie | 1948 |
 | Blondie's Reward | Officer Carney | Movie | 1948 |
 | Trapped by Boston Blackie | Sgt. Matthews | Movie | 1948 |
 | Wild Harvest | Nick | Movie | 1947 |
 | Boston Blackie and the Law | Sgt. Matthews | Movie | 1946 |
 | Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Henchman 'Rigger' | Movie | 1946 |
| It's Great to Be Young | Burkett | Movie | 1946 | |
 | Dangerous Business | Bert | Movie | 1946 |
 | Renegades | Link | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Phantom Thief | Detective Sergeant Matthews | Movie | 1946 |
 | Talk About a Lady | Rocky Jordan | Movie | 1946 |
 | Throw a Saddle on a Star | Lawyer | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Gentleman Misbehaves | Taxi Driver | Movie | 1946 |
 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Sgt. Matthews | Movie | 1946 |
 | One Way to Love | Hopkins | Movie | 1946 |
| Out of the Depths | 'Speed' Brogan | Movie | 1945 | |
 | I Love a Bandleader | Dan Benson | Movie | 1945 |
 | Along Came Jones | Avery de Longpre | Movie | 1945 |
 | Boston Blackie's Rendezvous | Mathews | Movie | 1945 |
 | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Sgt. Matthews | Movie | 1945 |
 | Secret Command | Shawn | Movie | 1944 |
 | Two Girls and a Sailor | Private Adams | Movie | 1944 |
| Bachelor Daze | Ezra's neighbor | Movie | 1944 | |
 | The Ghost That Walks Alone | Beppo | Movie | 1944 |
 | There's Something About a Soldier | Alex Grybinski | Movie | 1943 |
 | Dangerous Blondes | Detective Joe Henderson | Movie | 1943 |
 | Thousands Cheer | Alan | Movie | 1943 |
 | Pitchin' in the Kitchen | Albert, the Neighbor | Movie | 1943 |
 | Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Joe Briggs | Movie | 1943 |
 | The More the Merrier | FBI Agent Pike | Movie | 1943 |
 | Murder in Times Square | Benny the Baboon | Movie | 1943 |
 | Power of the Press | Mack Gibbons (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | One Dangerous Night | Hertzog - Henchman | Movie | 1943 |
 | Laugh Your Blues Away | Buck | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Boogie Man Will Get You | Officer Joe Starrett | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Daring Young Man | Luke | Movie | 1942 |
 | Lucky Legs | Mugg | Movie | 1942 |
 | My Sister Eileen | Jenson | Movie | 1942 |
 | A Man's World | Sammy Collins | Movie | 1942 |
 | Parachute Nurse | Sgt. Peters | Movie | 1942 |
 | Inside the Law | Jim Burke | Movie | 1942 |
 | Two Yanks in Trinidad | Mike Paradise | Movie | 1942 |
 | Rings on Her Fingers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1942 |
 | Sleepytime Gal | Dimples | Movie | 1942 |
 | All Through the Night | Spence | Movie | 1942 |
 | Let's Go Collegiate | Hercules 'Herk' Bevans | Movie | 1941 |
 | Private Nurse | Eddie | Movie | 1941 |
 | She Knew All the Answers | Cop | Movie | 1941 |
 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Salty | Movie | 1941 |
 | Nice Girl? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1941 |
 | Golden Hoofs | Ed Muckle | Movie | 1941 |
 | Dr. Kildare's Crisis | John Root | Movie | 1940 |
 | Spring Parade | Bert - Shawl Salesman | Movie | 1940 |
 | City for Conquest | Radio Listener (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Yesterday's Heroes | Curly Walsh | Movie | 1940 |
 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Butcher | Movie | 1940 |
 | Young People | Jeb | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Return of Frank James | Actor | Movie | 1940 |
 | Cross-Country Romance | Mike | Movie | 1940 |
 | Lillian Russell | Hank | Movie | 1940 |
 | Escape to Glory | Tommy Malone | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Slapcovitch | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Grapes of Wrath | Noah | Movie | 1940 |
 | Women Without Names | Friendly Motorist | Movie | 1940 |
 | Castle on the Hudson | Second Prisoner (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Fighting 69th | Sergeant (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Night of Nights | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Another Thin Man | Pete (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Second Fiddle | Townsman | Movie | 1939 |
 | Some Like It Hot | Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse | Movie | 1939 |
 | Sorority House | The Caterer (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Great Man Votes | Policeman at Parade | Movie | 1939 |
 | Youth Takes a Fling | Jim | Movie | 1938 |
 | Hold That Co-ed | Steve Wurgerski | Movie | 1938 |
 | Start Cheering | Jimmy | Movie | 1938 |
 | Daughter of Shanghai | Jake Kelly | Movie | 1937 |
 | Live, Love and Learn | Marine (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Radio Patrol | Flynn | Movie | 1937 |
 | Life Begins in College | Football Player | Movie | 1937 |
 | White Bondage | Man in Pool Room | Movie | 1937 |
 | Captains Courageous | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | They Gave Him a Gun | Comedy Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Criminals of the Air | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Romance Of Robert Burns | Jock Wilson (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Black Legion | Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Theodora Goes Wild | Clarence (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Rhythm on the Range | Splashed Rodeo Cowboy | Movie | 1936 |
 | Fury | Dynamiter (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Gentle Julia | Mr. Toms | Movie | 1936 |
 | Mary Burns, Fugitive | Steve | Movie | 1935 |
 | Caravan | Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Murder at the Vanities | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |