6.9Acting
Frank Sully
- Born
- 1908-06-17
- Died
- 1975-12-17
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Filmography
178 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Bye Bye Birdie
1963 · Movie
Bartender
Gypsy
1962 · Movie
Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · TV Show
Cast
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
Waiter · Bartender · Danny
The Investigators
1961 · TV Show
Cast
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 · Movie
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Tall Man
1960 · TV Show
Cast
Johnny Staccato
1959 · TV Show
Cast
Man from God's Country
1958 · Movie
Trail Cook (uncredited)
The Female Animal
1958 · Movie
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958 · Movie
Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958 · TV Show
Cast
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · TV Show
Townsman (uncredited)
A Merry Mix-Up
1957 · Movie
(uncredited)
Domino Kid
1957 · Movie
Cast
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · TV Show
Cab Driver
M Squad
1957 · TV Show
Officer Ed Grady
Maverick
1957 · TV Show
Cast
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
Newspaper Delivery Man · Cop
Rockabilly Baby
1957 · Movie
Bum
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957 · Movie
Cop
Sugarfoot
1957 · TV Show
Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
The Buckskin Lady
1957 · Movie
Jed
The Helen Morgan Story
1957 · Movie
Vendor (scenes deleted)
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Movie
Rebel Looter (uncredited)
Frontier Gambler
1956 · Movie
Bartender
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · TV Show
Officer · Expressman
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956 · Movie
Harry (uncredited)
The Desperados Are in Town
1956 · Movie
Carl Branch
You Can't Run Away from It
1956 · Movie
Red
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
Desk Clerk · The Piano Player
Apache Ambush
1955 · Movie
Cast
Blunder Boys
1955 · Movie
Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Fling in the Ring
1955 · Movie
Big Mike
Jungle Moon Men
1955 · Movie
Max
Last of the Desperados
1955 · Movie
Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Navy Log
1955 · TV Show
Cast
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · TV Show
Diner Patron
Seminole Uprising
1955 · Movie
Cast
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV Show
Cast · Sergeant
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · TV Show
Mr. Miller (uncredited)
The Naked Street
1955 · Movie
Cast
Women's Prison
1955 · Movie
Cast
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954 · Movie
Neighbor (uncredited)
Battle of Rogue River
1954 · Movie
Pvt. Kohler
Father Knows Best
1954 · TV Show
Waiter
Silver Lode
1954 · Movie
Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954 · TV Show
Cast
Bad for Each Other
1953 · Movie
Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Northern Patrol
1953 · Movie
Bartender
Pardon My Backfire
1953 · Movie
Escaped Convict
Spies and Guys
1953 · Movie
Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
A Fool and His Honey
1952 · Movie
Cast
Gang Busters
1952 · TV Show
Cast
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952 · TV Show
Cast
Night Stage to Galveston
1952 · Movie
Policeman Kelly
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Movie
Cousin Luke
Pat and Mike
1952 · Movie
Photographer (uncredited)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952 · Movie
Harry, the Projectionist
Strop, Look and Listen
1952 · Movie
Waiter
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · TV Show
Policeman
With a Song in My Heart
1952 · Movie
Soldier (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Movie
Salesman (uncredited)
Dragnet
1951 · TV Show
Cast
Father's Little Dividend
1951 · Movie
Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
1951 · TV Show
Delivery Man
Let's Make It Legal
1951 · Movie
Laborer (uncredited)
Man in the Saddle
1951 · Movie
Lee Repp
Rhubarb
1951 · Movie
Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
Coots Larkin
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951 · TV Show
Cast
The Big Gusher
1951 · Movie
Barfly
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Movie
Veteran (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951 · Movie
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade
1950 · Movie
Murph
Blondie's Hero
1950 · Movie
Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950 · Movie
Looie
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950 · Movie
Looie
Killer Shark
1950 · Movie
Cast
Nursie Behave
1950 · Movie
Officer Murphy
Rookie Fireman
1950 · Movie
Charlie
The Good Humor Man
1950 · Movie
Cop (uncredited)
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950 · Movie
Joe (uncredited)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949 · Movie
Sergeant Matthews
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949 · Movie
Looie
Trapped
1949 · Movie
Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Blondie's Reward
1948 · Movie
Officer Carney
Gun Smugglers
1948 · Movie
Corporal Clancy
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948 · Movie
Sgt. Matthews
Wild Harvest
1947 · Movie
Nick
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946 · Movie
Sgt. Matthews
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946 · Movie
Sgt. Matthews
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946 · Movie
Henchman 'Rigger'
Dangerous Business
1946 · Movie
Bert
It's Great to Be Young
1946 · Movie
Burkett
One Way to Love
1946 · Movie
Hopkins
Renegades
1946 · Movie
Link
Talk About a Lady
1946 · Movie
Rocky Jordan
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946 · Movie
Taxi Driver
The Phantom Thief
1946 · Movie
Detective Sergeant Matthews
Throw a Saddle on a Star
1946 · Movie
Lawyer
Along Came Jones
1945 · Movie
Avery de Longpre
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945 · Movie
Sgt. Matthews
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945 · Movie
Mathews
I Love a Bandleader
1945 · Movie
Dan Benson
Out of the Depths
1945 · Movie
'Speed' Brogan
Bachelor Daze
1944 · Movie
Ezra's neighbor
Secret Command
1944 · Movie
Shawn
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944 · Movie
Beppo
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 · Movie
Private Adams
Dangerous Blondes
1943 · Movie
Detective Joe Henderson
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943 · Movie
Joe Briggs
Murder in Times Square
1943 · Movie
Benny the Baboon
One Dangerous Night
1943 · Movie
Hertzog - Henchman
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943 · Movie
Albert, the Neighbor
Power of the Press
1943 · Movie
Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
1943 · Movie
FBI Agent Pike
There's Something About a Soldier
1943 · Movie
Alex Grybinski
Thousands Cheer
1943 · Movie
Alan
A Man's World
1942 · Movie
Sammy Collins
All Through the Night
1942 · Movie
Spence
Inside the Law
1942 · Movie
Jim Burke
Laugh Your Blues Away
1942 · Movie
Buck
Lucky Legs
1942 · Movie
Mugg
My Sister Eileen
1942 · Movie
Jenson
Parachute Nurse
1942 · Movie
Sgt. Peters
Rings on Her Fingers
1942 · Movie
Cast
Sleepytime Gal
1942 · Movie
Dimples
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942 · Movie
Officer Joe Starrett
The Daring Young Man
1942 · Movie
Luke
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942 · Movie
Mike Paradise
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 · Movie
Salty
Golden Hoofs
1941 · Movie
Ed Muckle
Let's Go Collegiate
1941 · Movie
Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Nice Girl?
1941 · Movie
Cast
Private Nurse
1941 · Movie
Eddie
She Knew All the Answers
1941 · Movie
Cop
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Movie
Second Prisoner (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940 · Movie
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance
1940 · Movie
Mike
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940 · Movie
John Root
Escape to Glory
1940 · Movie
Tommy Malone
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940 · Movie
Butcher
Lillian Russell
1940 · Movie
Hank
Spring Parade
1940 · Movie
Bert - Shawl Salesman
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Movie
Slapcovitch
The Fighting 69th
1940 · Movie
Sergeant (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Movie
Noah
The Return of Frank James
1940 · Movie
Actor
Women Without Names
1940 · Movie
Friendly Motorist
Yesterday's Heroes
1940 · Movie
Curly Walsh
Young People
1940 · Movie
Jeb
Another Thin Man
1939 · Movie
Pete (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939 · Movie
Townsman
Some Like It Hot
1939 · Movie
Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Sorority House
1939 · Movie
The Caterer (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes
1939 · Movie
Policeman at Parade
The Night of Nights
1939 · Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Hold That Co-ed
1938 · Movie
Steve Wurgerski
Start Cheering
1938 · Movie
Jimmy
Youth Takes a Fling
1938 · Movie
Jim
Black Legion
1937 · Movie
Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
1937 · Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air
1937 · Movie
Cast
Daughter of Shanghai
1937 · Movie
Jake Kelly
Life Begins in College
1937 · Movie
Football Player
Live, Love and Learn
1937 · Movie
Marine (uncredited)
Radio Patrol
1937 · Movie
Flynn
The Romance Of Robert Burns
1937 · Movie
Jock Wilson (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
1937 · Movie
Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
White Bondage
1937 · Movie
Man in Pool Room
Fury
1936 · Movie
Dynamiter (uncredited)
Gentle Julia
1936 · Movie
Mr. Toms
Rhythm on the Range
1936 · Movie
Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 · Movie
Clarence (uncredited)
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935 · Movie
Steve
Caravan
1934 · Movie
Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Movie
Chorus Boy (uncredited)