Frank Sully

Actor Jun 17 (died age 67) Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 1934–1963 (29 year career)

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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

Film

The Grapes of Wrath

Noah

Film

Fury

Dynamiter (uncredited)

Film

Captains Courageous

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Film

Another Thin Man

Pete (uncredited)

Film

Friendly Persuasion

Rebel Looter (uncredited)

Film

The Return of Frank James

Actor

Film

The More the Merrier

FBI Agent Pike

Film

The Last Hurrah

Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (172)

Movies (147)

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

as Bartender

5.8

Gypsy

1962

as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

6.3

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

5.6

The Last Hurrah

1958

as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

7.2

The Female Animal

1958

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

5.8

Man from God's Country

1958

as Trail Cook (uncredited)

4.8

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

1957

as Cop

The Buckskin Lady

as Jed

Domino Kid

Rockabilly Baby

as Bum

A Merry Mix-Up

as (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

as Rebel Looter (uncredited)

6.7

You Can't Run Away from It

as Red

Frontier Gambler

as Bartender

The Desperados Are in Town

1956

as Carl Branch

So You Want to Be Pretty

1956

as Harry (uncredited)

Fling in the Ring

as Big Mike

Jungle Moon Men

as Max

The Naked Street

Seminole Uprising

Women's Prison

Blunder Boys

as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

7.8

Last of the Desperados

1955

as Murder Victim Tim (bit)

Apache Ambush

Silver Lode

as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

6.1

Battle of Rogue River

1954

as Pvt. Kohler

5.7

Ain't It Aggravatin'

1954

as Neighbor (uncredited)

6.0

Bad for Each Other

1953

as Tippy Kashko, Townsman

Pardon My Backfire

as Escaped Convict

Northern Patrol

as Bartender

Spies and Guys

as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas

1952

as Salesman (uncredited)

4.7

A Fool and His Honey

1952

No Room for the Groom

1952

as Cousin Luke

5.5

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952

as Harry, the Projectionist

With a Song in My Heart

1952

as Soldier (uncredited)

5.9

Pat and Mike

1952

as Photographer (uncredited)

6.3

Night Stage to Galveston

1952

as Policeman Kelly

5.0

Let's Make It Legal

1951

as Laborer (uncredited)

5.6

Father's Little Dividend

1951

as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

6.5

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

as Veteran (uncredited)

Man in the Saddle

as Lee Repp

The Tall Target

as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

6.8

Rhubarb

1951

as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

The Big Gusher

as Barfly

The Good Humor Man

as Cop (uncredited)

Blondie's Hero

as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

6.3

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950

as Joe (uncredited)

6.3

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950

as Looie

4.0

Beauty on Parade

1950

as Murph

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950

as Looie

Rookie Fireman

1950

as Charlie

6.0

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

as Sergeant Matthews

5.6

Trapped

1949

as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

5.9

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

as Looie

Gun Smugglers

1948

as Corporal Clancy

Blondie's Reward

1948

as Officer Carney

6.5

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

as Sgt. Matthews

6.5

Wild Harvest

1947

as Nick

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946

as Lawyer

It's Great to Be Young

1946

as Burkett

Renegades

1946

as Link

5.2

Dangerous Business

1946

as Bert

One Way to Love

as Hopkins

Talk About a Lady

as Rocky Jordan

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946

as Taxi Driver

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946

as Henchman 'Rigger'

5.8

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946

as Sgt. Matthews

4.9

The Phantom Thief

1946

as Detective Sergeant Matthews

5.3

Boston Blackie and the Law

as Sgt. Matthews

Along Came Jones

as Avery de Longpre

I Love a Bandleader

as Dan Benson

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945

as Sgt. Matthews

5.5

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945

as Mathews

4.7

Out of the Depths

1945

as 'Speed' Brogan

Bachelor Daze

1944

as Ezra's neighbor

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

as Private Adams

5.7

The Ghost That Walks Alone

as Beppo

Secret Command

as Shawn

Power of the Press

as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

6.2

One Dangerous Night

1943

as Hertzog - Henchman

Thousands Cheer

as Alan

The More the Merrier

as FBI Agent Pike

Dangerous Blondes

as Detective Joe Henderson

6.0

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

as Joe Briggs

5.8

Murder in Times Square

1943

as Benny the Baboon

4.3

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943

as Albert, the Neighbor

There's Something About a Soldier

as Alex Grybinski

The Daring Young Man

as Luke

Inside the Law

as Jim Burke

Sleepytime Gal

as Dimples

Rings on Her Fingers

My Sister Eileen

as Jenson

Lucky Legs

as Mugg

A Man's World

1942

as Sammy Collins

6.0

All Through the Night

1942

as Spence

6.7

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

as Mike Paradise

2.5

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

as Officer Joe Starrett

6.1

Parachute Nurse

1942

as Sgt. Peters

5.0

Laugh Your Blues Away

1942

as Buck

She Knew All the Answers

as Cop

Nice Girl?

Private Nurse

as Eddie

Golden Hoofs

1941

as Ed Muckle

7.0

Let's Go Collegiate

1941

as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

5.0

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Salty

4.7

Cross-Country Romance

1940

as Mike

6.4

The Return of Frank James

as Actor

Young People

as Jeb

The Grapes of Wrath

as Noah

Escape to Glory

as Tommy Malone

Spring Parade

as Bert - Shawl Salesman

6.7

City for Conquest

1940

as Radio Listener (uncredited)

6.7

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

as Butcher

The Fighting 69th

1940

as Sergeant (uncredited)

5.5

Women Without Names

1940

as Friendly Motorist

4.1

The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Slapcovitch

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as John Root

Castle on the Hudson

as Second Prisoner (uncredited)

Lillian Russell

as Hank

Yesterday's Heroes

as Curly Walsh

Another Thin Man

1939

as Pete (uncredited)

7.1

Some Like It Hot

1939

as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

7.2

The Great Man Votes

1939

as Policeman at Parade

6.1

The Night of Nights

1939

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

1939

as Townsman

4.9

Sorority House

1939

as The Caterer (uncredited)

Start Cheering

as Jimmy

Hold That Co-ed

as Steve Wurgerski

Youth Takes a Fling

as Jim

Live, Love and Learn

as Marine (uncredited)

Daughter of Shanghai

as Jake Kelly

Black Legion

as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

6.6

Captains Courageous

1937

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

7.4

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

6.2

Radio Patrol

1937

as Flynn

White Bondage

as Man in Pool Room

Criminals of the Air

Life Begins in College

1937

as Football Player

The Romance Of Robert Burns

1937

as Jock Wilson (uncredited)

5.5

Rhythm on the Range

1936

as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

4.0

Fury

1936

as Dynamiter (uncredited)

7.5

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

as Clarence (uncredited)

6.5

Gentle Julia

1936

as Mr. Toms

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

as Steve

Caravan

1934

as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

5.0

Murder at the Vanities

1934

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

5.5

Television (25)

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Virginian

as Danny

The Investigators

The Tall Man

Johnny Staccato

The Rifleman

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

as Townsman (uncredited)

6.8

Perry Mason

1957

as Newspaper Delivery Man

Maverick

Leave It to Beaver

as Cab Driver

M Squad

as Officer Ed Grady

Sugarfoot

as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)

4.8

Hey, Jeannie!

1956

as Officer

6.0

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as The Piano Player

7.8

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

as Mr. Miller (uncredited)

6.8

Navy Log

1955

4.5

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

5.4

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

as Diner Patron

6.5

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Mr. & Mrs. North

Gang Busters

I Love Lucy

as Delivery Man

Dragnet

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

5.0

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Coots Larkin

7.2