
Frank Sully
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1908
- Died
- December 17, 1975 (aged 67)
- 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).
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Filmography

Bye Bye Birdie
Movie · as Bartender

Gypsy
Movie · as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · 1 ep

The Virginian
TV · as Waiter, Bartender, Danny · 1 ep

The Investigators
TV · 1 ep

Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Movie · as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

The Tall Man
TV · 1 ep

Johnny Staccato
TV · 1 ep

The Last Hurrah
Movie · as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Female Animal
Movie · as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Man from God's Country
Movie · as Trail Cook (uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Townsman (uncredited) · 2 eps

The Rifleman
TV · 1 ep

A Merry Mix-Up
Movie · as (uncredited)

Domino Kid
Movie

Rockabilly Baby
Movie · as Bum

The Buckskin Lady
Movie · as Jed

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Movie · as Cop

The Helen Morgan Story
Movie · as Vendor (scenes deleted)

Perry Mason
TV · as Newspaper Delivery Man, Cop · 1 ep

Leave It to Beaver
TV · as Cab Driver · 3 eps

M Squad
TV · as Officer Ed Grady · 1 ep

Maverick
TV · 1 ep

Sugarfoot
TV · as Frank the Bartender (uncredited) · 1 ep

Frontier Gambler
Movie · as Bartender

Friendly Persuasion
Movie · as Rebel Looter (uncredited)

The Desperados Are in Town
Movie · as Carl Branch

So You Want to Be Pretty
Movie · as Harry (uncredited)

You Can't Run Away from It
Movie · as Red

Hey, Jeannie!
TV · as Officer, Expressman · 1 ep

Fling in the Ring
Movie · as Big Mike

Apache Ambush
Movie

Seminole Uprising
Movie

Jungle Moon Men
Movie · as Max

Last of the Desperados
Movie · as Murder Victim Tim (bit)

The Naked Street
Movie

Women's Prison
Movie

Blunder Boys
Movie · as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Desk Clerk, The Piano Player · 1 ep

The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Sergeant · 2 eps

Navy Log
TV · 1 ep

Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Diner Patron · 1 ep

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · as Mr. Miller (uncredited) · 1 ep

Silver Lode
Movie · as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

Battle of Rogue River
Movie · as Pvt. Kohler

Ain't It Aggravatin'
Movie · as Neighbor (uncredited)

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TV · 1 ep

Father Knows Best
TV · as Waiter · 1 ep

Pardon My Backfire
Movie · as Escaped Convict

Bad for Each Other
Movie · as Tippy Kashko, Townsman

Spies and Guys
Movie · as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

Northern Patrol
Movie · as Bartender

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Movie · as Harry, the Projectionist

With a Song in My Heart
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)

No Room for the Groom
Movie · as Cousin Luke

Night Stage to Galveston
Movie · as Policeman Kelly

Pat and Mike
Movie · as Photographer (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas
Movie · as Salesman (uncredited)

A Fool and His Honey
Movie
Strop, Look and Listen
Movie · as Waiter
Gang Busters
TV · 2 eps

Mr. & Mrs. North
TV · 1 ep

The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Policeman · 1 ep

Man in the Saddle
Movie · as Lee Repp

Father's Little Dividend
Movie · as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage
Movie · as Veteran (uncredited)

The Tall Target
Movie · as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

Rhubarb
Movie · as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal
Movie · as Laborer (uncredited)

The Big Gusher
Movie · as Barfly

I Love Lucy
TV · as Delivery Man · 1 ep

Dragnet
TV · 2 eps

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Coots Larkin · 1 ep

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 1 ep

Blondie's Hero
Movie · as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)

Beauty on Parade
Movie · as Murph

The Reformer and the Redhead
Movie · as Joe (uncredited)

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Movie · as Looie

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Movie · as Looie

Rookie Fireman
Movie · as Charlie
Nursie Behave
Movie · as Officer Murphy

Killer Shark
Movie

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Movie · as Sergeant Matthews

Trapped
Movie · as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Movie · as Looie

Trapped by Boston Blackie
Movie · as Sgt. Matthews

Gun Smugglers
Movie · as Corporal Clancy

Blondie's Reward
Movie · as Officer Carney

Wild Harvest
Movie · as Nick

A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Movie · as Sgt. Matthews

Boston Blackie and the Law
Movie · as Sgt. Matthews

Talk About a Lady
Movie · as Rocky Jordan

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Movie · as Henchman 'Rigger'

The Phantom Thief
Movie · as Detective Sergeant Matthews

Renegades
Movie · as Link

One Way to Love
Movie · as Hopkins

Dangerous Business
Movie · as Bert

Throw a Saddle on a Star
Movie · as Lawyer

The Gentleman Misbehaves
Movie · as Taxi Driver
It's Great to Be Young
Movie · as Burkett

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Movie · as Mathews

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Movie · as Sgt. Matthews

Along Came Jones
Movie · as Avery de Longpre

I Love a Bandleader
Movie · as Dan Benson
Out of the Depths
Movie · as 'Speed' Brogan

Two Girls and a Sailor
Movie · as Private Adams

Secret Command
Movie · as Shawn
Bachelor Daze
Movie · as Ezra's neighbor

The Ghost That Walks Alone
Movie · as Beppo

Thousands Cheer
Movie · as Alan

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Movie · as Albert, the Neighbor

There's Something About a Soldier
Movie · as Alex Grybinski

The More the Merrier
Movie · as FBI Agent Pike

Power of the Press
Movie · as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Movie · as Joe Briggs

Dangerous Blondes
Movie · as Detective Joe Henderson

Murder in Times Square
Movie · as Benny the Baboon

One Dangerous Night
Movie · as Hertzog - Henchman

It's a Great Life
Movie · as Elevator Starter (uncredited)

My Sister Eileen
Movie · as Jenson

Inside the Law
Movie · as Jim Burke

All Through the Night
Movie · as Spence

The Daring Young Man
Movie · as Luke

Parachute Nurse
Movie · as Sgt. Peters

Laugh Your Blues Away
Movie · as Buck

Two Yanks in Trinidad
Movie · as Mike Paradise

Lucky Legs
Movie · as Mugg

Sleepytime Gal
Movie · as Dimples

Rings on Her Fingers
Movie

A Man's World
Movie · as Sammy Collins

The Boogie Man Will Get You
Movie · as Officer Joe Starrett

Nice Girl?
Movie

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Movie · as Salty

Let's Go Collegiate
Movie · as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

Private Nurse
Movie · as Eddie

Golden Hoofs
Movie · as Ed Muckle

She Knew All the Answers
Movie · as Cop

The Grapes of Wrath
Movie · as Noah

Young People
Movie · as Jeb

Cross-Country Romance
Movie · as Mike

The Doctor Takes a Wife
Movie · as Slapcovitch

Spring Parade
Movie · as Bert - Shawl Salesman

The Fighting 69th
Movie · as Sergeant (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James
Movie · as Actor

Lillian Russell
Movie · as Hank

City for Conquest
Movie · as Radio Listener (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
Movie · as Second Prisoner (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Movie · as John Root

He Stayed for Breakfast
Movie · as Butcher

Women Without Names
Movie · as Friendly Motorist

Escape to Glory
Movie · as Tommy Malone

Yesterday's Heroes
Movie · as Curly Walsh

The Night of Nights
Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot
Movie · as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

Sorority House
Movie · as The Caterer (uncredited)

The Great Man Votes
Movie · as Policeman at Parade

Another Thin Man
Movie · as Pete (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
Movie · as Townsman

Hold That Co-ed
Movie · as Steve Wurgerski

Youth Takes a Fling
Movie · as Jim

Start Cheering
Movie · as Jimmy

Radio Patrol
Movie · as Flynn

Live, Love and Learn
Movie · as Marine (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun
Movie · as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

Life Begins in College
Movie · as Football Player

Captains Courageous
Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

White Bondage
Movie · as Man in Pool Room

The Romance Of Robert Burns
Movie · as Jock Wilson (uncredited)

Black Legion
Movie · as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

Daughter of Shanghai
Movie · as Jake Kelly

Criminals of the Air
Movie

Theodora Goes Wild
Movie · as Clarence (uncredited)

Fury
Movie · as Dynamiter (uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range
Movie · as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

Gentle Julia
Movie · as Mr. Toms

Mary Burns, Fugitive
Movie · as Steve

Caravan
Movie · as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities
Movie · as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

