Frank Sully

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Known For

Acting

Born

1908-06-17

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Frank Sully

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).

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Acting History

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