Frank Sully

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).

Known For

Photos

Frank Sully photoFrank Sully photo

Filmography

1963
Bye Bye Birdie poster

Bye Bye Birdie

Movie · as Bartender

1962
Gypsy poster

Gypsy

Movie · as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Waiter, Bartender, Danny · 1 ep

1961
The Investigators poster

The Investigators

TV · 1 ep

1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph poster

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Movie · as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

1960
The Tall Man poster

The Tall Man

TV · 1 ep

1959
Johnny Staccato poster

Johnny Staccato

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Last Hurrah poster

The Last Hurrah

Movie · as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

1958
The Female Animal poster

The Female Animal

Movie · as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

1958
Man from God's Country poster

Man from God's Country

Movie · as Trail Cook (uncredited)

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

TV · as Townsman (uncredited) · 2 eps

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · 1 ep

1957
A Merry Mix-Up poster

A Merry Mix-Up

Movie · as (uncredited)

1957
Domino Kid poster

Domino Kid

Movie

1957
Rockabilly Baby poster

Rockabilly Baby

Movie · as Bum

1957
The Buckskin Lady poster

The Buckskin Lady

Movie · as Jed

1957
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses poster

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

Movie · as Cop

1957
The Helen Morgan Story poster

The Helen Morgan Story

Movie · as Vendor (scenes deleted)

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Newspaper Delivery Man, Cop · 1 ep

1957
Leave It to Beaver poster

Leave It to Beaver

TV · as Cab Driver · 3 eps

1957
M Squad poster

M Squad

TV · as Officer Ed Grady · 1 ep

1957
Maverick poster

Maverick

TV · 1 ep

1957
Sugarfoot poster

Sugarfoot

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

1956
Frontier Gambler poster

Frontier Gambler

Movie · as Bartender

1956
Friendly Persuasion poster

Friendly Persuasion

Movie · as Rebel Looter (uncredited)

1956
The Desperados Are in Town poster

The Desperados Are in Town

Movie · as Carl Branch

1956
So You Want to Be Pretty poster

So You Want to Be Pretty

Movie · as Harry (uncredited)

1956
You Can't Run Away from It poster

You Can't Run Away from It

Movie · as Red

1956
Hey, Jeannie! poster

Hey, Jeannie!

TV · as Officer, Expressman · 1 ep

1955
Fling in the Ring poster

Fling in the Ring

Movie · as Big Mike

1955
Apache Ambush poster

Apache Ambush

Movie

1955
Seminole Uprising poster

Seminole Uprising

Movie

1955
Jungle Moon Men poster

Jungle Moon Men

Movie · as Max

1955
Last of the Desperados poster

Last of the Desperados

Movie · as Murder Victim Tim (bit)

1955
The Naked Street poster

The Naked Street

Movie

1955
Women's Prison poster

Women's Prison

Movie

1955
Blunder Boys poster

Blunder Boys

Movie · as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Desk Clerk, The Piano Player · 1 ep

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV · as Sergeant · 2 eps

1955
Navy Log poster

Navy Log

TV · 1 ep

1955
Screen Director's Playhouse poster

Screen Director's Playhouse

TV · as Diner Patron · 1 ep

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

TV · as Mr. Miller (uncredited) · 1 ep

1954
Silver Lode poster

Silver Lode

Movie · as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

1954
Battle of Rogue River poster

Battle of Rogue River

Movie · as Pvt. Kohler

1954
Ain't It Aggravatin' poster

Ain't It Aggravatin'

Movie · as Neighbor (uncredited)

1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin poster

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

TV · 1 ep

1954
Father Knows Best poster

Father Knows Best

TV · as Waiter · 1 ep

1953
Pardon My Backfire poster

Pardon My Backfire

Movie · as Escaped Convict

1953
Bad for Each Other poster

Bad for Each Other

Movie · as Tippy Kashko, Townsman

1953
Spies and Guys poster

Spies and Guys

Movie · as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

1953
Northern Patrol poster

Northern Patrol

Movie · as Bartender

1952
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder poster

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Movie · as Harry, the Projectionist

1952
With a Song in My Heart poster

With a Song in My Heart

Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)

1952
No Room for the Groom poster

No Room for the Groom

Movie · as Cousin Luke

1952
Night Stage to Galveston poster

Night Stage to Galveston

Movie · as Policeman Kelly

1952
Pat and Mike poster

Pat and Mike

Movie · as Photographer (uncredited)

1952
Young Man with Ideas poster

Young Man with Ideas

Movie · as Salesman (uncredited)

1952
A Fool and His Honey poster

A Fool and His Honey

Movie

1952
Strop, Look and Listen

Strop, Look and Listen

Movie · as Waiter

1952
Gang Busters

Gang Busters

TV · 2 eps

1952
Mr. & Mrs. North poster

Mr. & Mrs. North

TV · 1 ep

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster

The Ford Television Theatre

TV · as Policeman · 1 ep

1951
Man in the Saddle poster

Man in the Saddle

Movie · as Lee Repp

1951
Father's Little Dividend poster

Father's Little Dividend

Movie · as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

1951
The Red Badge of Courage poster

The Red Badge of Courage

Movie · as Veteran (uncredited)

1951
The Tall Target poster

The Tall Target

Movie · as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

1951
Rhubarb poster

Rhubarb

Movie · as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

1951
Let's Make It Legal poster

Let's Make It Legal

Movie · as Laborer (uncredited)

1951
The Big Gusher poster

The Big Gusher

Movie · as Barfly

1951
I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy

TV · as Delivery Man · 1 ep

1951
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · 2 eps

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Coots Larkin · 1 ep

1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

TV · 1 ep

1950
Blondie's Hero poster

Blondie's Hero

Movie · as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

1950
The Good Humor Man poster

The Good Humor Man

Movie · as Cop (uncredited)

1950
Beauty on Parade poster

Beauty on Parade

Movie · as Murph

1950
The Reformer and the Redhead poster

The Reformer and the Redhead

Movie · as Joe (uncredited)

1950
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey poster

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

Movie · as Looie

1950
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance poster

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

Movie · as Looie

1950
Rookie Fireman poster

Rookie Fireman

Movie · as Charlie

1950
Nursie Behave

Nursie Behave

Movie · as Officer Murphy

1950
Killer Shark poster

Killer Shark

Movie

1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture poster

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Movie · as Sergeant Matthews

1949
Trapped poster

Trapped

Movie · as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch poster

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

Movie · as Looie

1948
Trapped by Boston Blackie poster

Trapped by Boston Blackie

Movie · as Sgt. Matthews

1948
Gun Smugglers poster

Gun Smugglers

Movie · as Corporal Clancy

1948
Blondie's Reward poster

Blondie's Reward

Movie · as Officer Carney

1947
Wild Harvest poster

Wild Harvest

Movie · as Nick

1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie poster

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

Movie · as Sgt. Matthews

1946
Boston Blackie and the Law poster

Boston Blackie and the Law

Movie · as Sgt. Matthews

1946
Talk About a Lady poster

Talk About a Lady

Movie · as Rocky Jordan

1946
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt poster

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

Movie · as Henchman 'Rigger'

1946
The Phantom Thief poster

The Phantom Thief

Movie · as Detective Sergeant Matthews

1946
Renegades poster

Renegades

Movie · as Link

1946
One Way to Love poster

One Way to Love

Movie · as Hopkins

1946
Dangerous Business poster

Dangerous Business

Movie · as Bert

1946
Throw a Saddle on a Star poster

Throw a Saddle on a Star

Movie · as Lawyer

1946
The Gentleman Misbehaves poster

The Gentleman Misbehaves

Movie · as Taxi Driver

1946
It's Great to Be Young

It's Great to Be Young

Movie · as Burkett

1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous poster

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

Movie · as Mathews

1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion poster

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Movie · as Sgt. Matthews

1945
Along Came Jones poster

Along Came Jones

Movie · as Avery de Longpre

1945
I Love a Bandleader poster

I Love a Bandleader

Movie · as Dan Benson

1945
Out of the Depths

Out of the Depths

Movie · as 'Speed' Brogan

1944
Two Girls and a Sailor poster

Two Girls and a Sailor

Movie · as Private Adams

1944
Secret Command poster

Secret Command

Movie · as Shawn

1944
Bachelor Daze

Bachelor Daze

Movie · as Ezra's neighbor

1944
The Ghost That Walks Alone poster

The Ghost That Walks Alone

Movie · as Beppo

1943
Thousands Cheer poster

Thousands Cheer

Movie · as Alan

1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen poster

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

Movie · as Albert, the Neighbor

1943
There's Something About a Soldier poster

There's Something About a Soldier

Movie · as Alex Grybinski

1943
The More the Merrier poster

The More the Merrier

Movie · as FBI Agent Pike

1943
Power of the Press poster

Power of the Press

Movie · as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates poster

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Movie · as Joe Briggs

1943
Dangerous Blondes poster

Dangerous Blondes

Movie · as Detective Joe Henderson

1943
Murder in Times Square poster

Murder in Times Square

Movie · as Benny the Baboon

1943
One Dangerous Night poster

One Dangerous Night

Movie · as Hertzog - Henchman

1943
It's a Great Life poster

It's a Great Life

Movie · as Elevator Starter (uncredited)

1942
My Sister Eileen poster

My Sister Eileen

Movie · as Jenson

1942
Inside the Law poster

Inside the Law

Movie · as Jim Burke

1942
All Through the Night poster

All Through the Night

Movie · as Spence

1942
The Daring Young Man poster

The Daring Young Man

Movie · as Luke

1942
Parachute Nurse poster

Parachute Nurse

Movie · as Sgt. Peters

1942
Laugh Your Blues Away poster

Laugh Your Blues Away

Movie · as Buck

1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad poster

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Movie · as Mike Paradise

1942
Lucky Legs poster

Lucky Legs

Movie · as Mugg

1942
Sleepytime Gal poster

Sleepytime Gal

Movie · as Dimples

1942
Rings on Her Fingers poster

Rings on Her Fingers

Movie

1942
A Man's World poster

A Man's World

Movie · as Sammy Collins

1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You poster

The Boogie Man Will Get You

Movie · as Officer Joe Starrett

1941
Nice Girl? poster

Nice Girl?

Movie

1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob poster

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Movie · as Salty

1941
Let's Go Collegiate poster

Let's Go Collegiate

Movie · as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

1941
Private Nurse poster

Private Nurse

Movie · as Eddie

1941
Golden Hoofs poster

Golden Hoofs

Movie · as Ed Muckle

1941
She Knew All the Answers poster

She Knew All the Answers

Movie · as Cop

1940
The Grapes of Wrath poster

The Grapes of Wrath

Movie · as Noah

1940
Young People poster

Young People

Movie · as Jeb

1940
Cross-Country Romance poster

Cross-Country Romance

Movie · as Mike

1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife poster

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Movie · as Slapcovitch

1940
Spring Parade poster

Spring Parade

Movie · as Bert - Shawl Salesman

1940
The Fighting 69th poster

The Fighting 69th

Movie · as Sergeant (uncredited)

1940
The Return of Frank James poster

The Return of Frank James

Movie · as Actor

1940
Lillian Russell poster

Lillian Russell

Movie · as Hank

1940
City for Conquest poster

City for Conquest

Movie · as Radio Listener (uncredited)

1940
Castle on the Hudson poster

Castle on the Hudson

Movie · as Second Prisoner (uncredited)

1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis poster

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Movie · as John Root

1940
He Stayed for Breakfast poster

He Stayed for Breakfast

Movie · as Butcher

1940
Women Without Names poster

Women Without Names

Movie · as Friendly Motorist

1940
Escape to Glory poster

Escape to Glory

Movie · as Tommy Malone

1940
Yesterday's Heroes poster

Yesterday's Heroes

Movie · as Curly Walsh

1939
The Night of Nights poster

The Night of Nights

Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1939
Some Like It Hot poster

Some Like It Hot

Movie · as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

1939
Sorority House poster

Sorority House

Movie · as The Caterer (uncredited)

1939
The Great Man Votes poster

The Great Man Votes

Movie · as Policeman at Parade

1939
Another Thin Man poster

Another Thin Man

Movie · as Pete (uncredited)

1939
Second Fiddle poster

Second Fiddle

Movie · as Townsman

1938
Hold That Co-ed poster

Hold That Co-ed

Movie · as Steve Wurgerski

1938
Youth Takes a Fling poster

Youth Takes a Fling

Movie · as Jim

1938
Start Cheering poster

Start Cheering

Movie · as Jimmy

1937
Radio Patrol poster

Radio Patrol

Movie · as Flynn

1937
Live, Love and Learn poster

Live, Love and Learn

Movie · as Marine (uncredited)

1937
They Gave Him a Gun poster

They Gave Him a Gun

Movie · as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

1937
Life Begins in College poster

Life Begins in College

Movie · as Football Player

1937
Captains Courageous poster

Captains Courageous

Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1937
White Bondage poster

White Bondage

Movie · as Man in Pool Room

1937
The Romance Of Robert Burns poster

The Romance Of Robert Burns

Movie · as Jock Wilson (uncredited)

1937
Black Legion poster

Black Legion

Movie · as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

1937
Daughter of Shanghai poster

Daughter of Shanghai

Movie · as Jake Kelly

1937
Criminals of the Air poster

Criminals of the Air

Movie

1936
Theodora Goes Wild poster

Theodora Goes Wild

Movie · as Clarence (uncredited)

1936
Fury poster

Fury

Movie · as Dynamiter (uncredited)

1936
Rhythm on the Range poster

Rhythm on the Range

Movie · as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

1936
Gentle Julia poster

Gentle Julia

Movie · as Mr. Toms

1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive poster

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Movie · as Steve

1934
Caravan poster

Caravan

Movie · as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

1934
Murder at the Vanities poster

Murder at the Vanities

Movie · as Chorus Boy (uncredited)