Frank Sully

Known For: Acting
Born: June 17, 1908
Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: December 17, 1975

Frank Sully

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

Bye Bye Birdie

1963 · Bartender

Gypsy

1962 · Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

The Virginian

1962 · Waiter, Bartender, Danny

The Investigators

1961

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960 · Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

The Tall Man

1960

Johnny Staccato

1959

The Last Hurrah

1958 · Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Rifleman

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958 · Townsman (uncredited)

Man from God's Country

1958 · Trail Cook (uncredited)

The Female Animal

1958 · Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Rockabilly Baby

1957 · Bum

Leave It to Beaver

1957 · Cab Driver

The Helen Morgan Story

1957 · Vendor (scenes deleted)

Domino Kid

1957

Maverick

1957

Perry Mason

1957 · Newspaper Delivery Man, Cop

M Squad

1957 · Officer Ed Grady

Sugarfoot

1957 · Frank the Bartender (uncredited)

The Buckskin Lady

1957 · Jed

A Merry Mix-Up

1957 · (uncredited)

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

1957 · Cop

The Desperados Are in Town

1956 · Carl Branch

Friendly Persuasion

1956 · Rebel Looter (uncredited)

You Can't Run Away from It

1956 · Red

Hey, Jeannie!

1956 · Officer, Expressman

Frontier Gambler

1956 · Bartender

So You Want to Be Pretty

1956 · Harry (uncredited)

Blunder Boys

1955 · Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

Last of the Desperados

1955 · Murder Victim Tim (bit)

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · , Sergeant

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955 · Diner Patron

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Desk Clerk, The Piano Player

Navy Log

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955 · Mr. Miller (uncredited)

Apache Ambush

1955

The Naked Street

1955

Seminole Uprising

1955

Jungle Moon Men

1955 · Max

Women's Prison

1955

Fling in the Ring

1955 · Big Mike

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954

Father Knows Best

1954 · Waiter

Silver Lode

1954 · Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

Battle of Rogue River

1954 · Pvt. Kohler

Ain't It Aggravatin'

1954 · Neighbor (uncredited)

Bad for Each Other

1953 · Tippy Kashko, Townsman

Pardon My Backfire

1953 · Escaped Convict

Northern Patrol

1953 · Bartender

Spies and Guys

1953 · Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

Strop, Look and Listen

Strop, Look and Listen

1952 · Waiter

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 · Policeman

No Room for the Groom

1952 · Cousin Luke

Pat and Mike

1952 · Photographer (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas

1952 · Salesman (uncredited)

With a Song in My Heart

1952 · Soldier (uncredited)

Gang Busters

1952

Night Stage to Galveston

1952 · Policeman Kelly

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952 · Harry, the Projectionist

A Fool and His Honey

1952

Dragnet

1951

Man in the Saddle

1951 · Lee Repp

Let's Make It Legal

1951 · Laborer (uncredited)

I Love Lucy

1951 · Delivery Man

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Coots Larkin

The Red Badge of Courage

1951 · Veteran (uncredited)

Rhubarb

1951 · Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

The Tall Target

1951 · Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

The Big Gusher

1951 · Barfly

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

Father's Little Dividend

1951 · Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

Rookie Fireman

1950 · Charlie

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950 · Looie

Nursie Behave

1950 · Officer Murphy

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950 · Joe (uncredited)

Beauty on Parade

1950 · Murph

The Good Humor Man

1950 · Cop (uncredited)

Blondie's Hero

1950 · Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950 · Looie

Trapped

1949 · Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949 · Looie

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949 · Sergeant Matthews

Gun Smugglers

1948 · Corporal Clancy

Blondie's Reward

1948 · Officer Carney

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948 · Sgt. Matthews

Wild Harvest

1947 · Nick

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946 · Sgt. Matthews

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946 · Henchman 'Rigger'

It's Great to Be Young

It's Great to Be Young

1946 · Burkett

Dangerous Business

1946 · Bert

Renegades

1946 · Link

The Phantom Thief

1946 · Detective Sergeant Matthews

Talk About a Lady

1946 · Rocky Jordan

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946 · Lawyer

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946 · Taxi Driver

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946 · Sgt. Matthews

One Way to Love

1946 · Hopkins

Out of the Depths

Out of the Depths

1945 · 'Speed' Brogan

I Love a Bandleader

1945 · Dan Benson

Along Came Jones

1945 · Avery de Longpre

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945 · Mathews

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945 · Sgt. Matthews

Secret Command

1944 · Shawn

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944 · Private Adams

Bachelor Daze

1944 · Ezra's neighbor

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944 · Beppo

There's Something About a Soldier

1943 · Alex Grybinski

Dangerous Blondes

1943 · Detective Joe Henderson

Thousands Cheer

1943 · Alan

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943 · Albert, the Neighbor

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943 · Joe Briggs

The More the Merrier

1943 · FBI Agent Pike

Murder in Times Square

1943 · Benny the Baboon

Power of the Press

1943 · Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

One Dangerous Night

1943 · Hertzog - Henchman

Laugh Your Blues Away

1942 · Buck

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942 · Officer Joe Starrett

The Daring Young Man

1942 · Luke

Lucky Legs

1942 · Mugg

My Sister Eileen

1942 · Jenson

A Man's World

1942 · Sammy Collins

Parachute Nurse

1942 · Sgt. Peters

Inside the Law

1942 · Jim Burke

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942 · Mike Paradise

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

Sleepytime Gal

1942 · Dimples

All Through the Night

1942 · Spence

Let's Go Collegiate

1941 · Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

Private Nurse

1941 · Eddie

She Knew All the Answers

1941 · Cop

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941 · Salty

Nice Girl?

1941

Golden Hoofs

1941 · Ed Muckle

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940 · John Root

Spring Parade

1940 · Bert - Shawl Salesman

City for Conquest

1940 · Radio Listener (uncredited)

Yesterday's Heroes

1940 · Curly Walsh

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940 · Butcher

Young People

1940 · Jeb

The Return of Frank James

1940 · Actor

Cross-Country Romance

1940 · Mike

Lillian Russell

1940 · Hank

Escape to Glory

1940 · Tommy Malone

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 · Slapcovitch

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 · Noah

Women Without Names

1940 · Friendly Motorist

Castle on the Hudson

1940 · Second Prisoner (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

1940 · Sergeant (uncredited)

The Night of Nights

1939 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Another Thin Man

1939 · Pete (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

1939 · Townsman

Some Like It Hot

1939 · Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

Sorority House

1939 · The Caterer (uncredited)

The Great Man Votes

1939 · Policeman at Parade

Youth Takes a Fling

1938 · Jim

Hold That Co-ed

1938 · Steve Wurgerski

Start Cheering

1938 · Jimmy

Daughter of Shanghai

1937 · Jake Kelly

Live, Love and Learn

1937 · Marine (uncredited)

Radio Patrol

1937 · Flynn

Life Begins in College

1937 · Football Player

White Bondage

1937 · Man in Pool Room

Captains Courageous

1937 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun

1937 · Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

Criminals of the Air

1937

The Romance Of Robert Burns

1937 · Jock Wilson (uncredited)

Black Legion

1937 · Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

Theodora Goes Wild

1936 · Clarence (uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range

1936 · Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

Fury

1936 · Dynamiter (uncredited)

Gentle Julia

1936 · Mr. Toms

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935 · Steve

Caravan

1934 · Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities

1934 · Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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