Frank Ferguson
Known for Acting · 220 credits
- Born
- 1899-12-25
- Died
- 1978-09-12
- Place of birth
- Ferndale, California, USA
- Also known as
- Franklyn Ferguson · Karen Noel · Frank S. Ferguson
Biography
Frank S. Ferguson was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television. Ferguson's best known role was as the Swedish ranch handyman, Gus Broeberg, on the CBS television series, My Friend Flicka, based on a novel of the same name. He appeared with Gene Evans, Johnny Washbrook and Anita Louise. At this time, Ferguson also portrayed the Calverton veterinarian in the first several seasons of CBS's Lassie.
He made his film debut in 1939 in Gambling on the High Seas (released in 1940), and appeared in nearly 200 feature films and hundreds of TV episodes subsequently. Film appearances include: McDougal's House of Horrors (1948), Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952. Television series appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Peyton Place and Perry Mason.
Known For
Perry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Barnes / Prof. Laiken / Sheriff Orville Ramsey / Walter Coffee
Bonanza
1959
as J.R. Ridley / Abner / Gigger Thurman
Lassie
1954
as Seth Collins
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Sam Lindsey / Wilbur Pine / Mr. Foley
Wagon Train
1957
as Judge Hiram Larkin
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Calder
TV Shows (77)
Perry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Barnes / Prof. Laiken / Sheriff Orville Ramsey / Walter Coffee
Bonanza
1959
as J.R. Ridley / Abner / Gigger Thurman
Lassie
1954
as Seth Collins
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Sam Lindsey / Wilbur Pine / Mr. Foley
Wagon Train
1957
as Judge Hiram Larkin
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Calder
Adam-12
1968
as Fred Tibbles
The Rifleman
1958
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Doc Stuart
Maverick
1957
as Sheriff McPeters / Genessee Jones / Sheriff Luther Hawkins
The Waltons
1972
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Krueger
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Garner
The Virginian
1962
as Tom Dunston
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Ed / Mr. Fielding
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Kincaid
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Sheriff Slim Lydell
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as T.J. Barnett / Paul Parker / Tom Menken
Cheyenne
1955
as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy / Sheriff Allen
Green Acres
1965
as Harvey Jackson / Doc John Stuart
Cannon
1971
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Amos Wilson
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Capt. Joe Taggart
Peter Gunn
1958
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Lester Grey / Oscar Vale
Gunsmoke
1955
as Enoch
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Saul Gantry
Bat Masterson
1958
as Old Billy North / Dick Pierce
Land of the Giants
1968
as Goalby
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Air Force General
Surfside 6
1960
Sugarfoot
1957
as Otto Jardine / Doc Spooner / Judge Bean
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The Texan
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Captain Hoyt
Laramie
1959
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Mr. Frank
Trackdown
1957
as Adam Turner / Judge Tolliver
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Milbanks
Public Defender
1954
as Judge
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Dr. Green
State Trooper
1956
as Frank Cliff / Ralph Barlow
Lock-Up
1959
The Tall Man
1960
Bronco
1958
December Bride
1954
Mr. Lucky
1959
as Hyatt Krausmeyer
Nanny and the Professor
1970
as the Judge
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Alaskans
1959
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Dr. Bryce
Coronado 9
1960
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Chevron Theatre
1952
as Hiram Cooper
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Marc Thatcher / Mr. Creavy
City Detective
1953
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Sheriff Jerry Lea
Topper
1953
as Dr. Lang
Movies (143)
Fort Apache
1948
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Marshal Williams
Battle Cry
1955
as Mr. Hector Walker
House of Wax
1953
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Newspaper Editor
Bend of the River
1952
as Tom Grundy
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Newspaper Editor
A Star Is Born
1954
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Preacher (uncredited)
The Furies
1950
as Dr. Grieve
Night and Day
1946
as Tina's Father (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Burns
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Snaith (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
as Mr. McDougal
The Outcast
1954
as Chad Polson
T-Men
1947
as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
Moonfleet
1955
as Coachman
Man of the West
1958
as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Shockproof
1949
as Logan (Uncredited)
Caught
1949
as Dr. Hoffman
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Edward Norton
The Lawless
1950
as Carl Green
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Dr. Morton
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Preacher
Room for One More
1952
as Steve (uncredited)
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Frenchie
1950
as Jim Dobbs
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Albert Baker
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
The Violent Men
1955
as Mahoney (uncredited)
Road to Rio
1947
as Texas Posse Member (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia
1953
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
The Marksman
1953
as Champ Wiley
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Dolan
Big Leaguer
1953
as Wally Mitchell
A Lawless Street
1955
as Abe Deland (uncredited)
Rodeo
1952
as Harry Cartwright
The Quick Gun
1964
as Dan Evans
Warpath
1951
as Marshal
Black Tuesday
1954
as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground
1951
as Willows
Variety Girl
1947
as R.J. O'Connell
The Macahans
1976
as Grandpa
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Crane (uncredited)
The Man I Love
1946
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Drum Beat
1954
as Mr. Dyar
They Won't Believe Me
1947
as Mr. Cahill
The Winning Team
1952
as Sam Arrants
At Gunpoint
1955
as Marshal George Henderson
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Mike Edwards
O.S.S.
1946
as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as American Newsman (uncredited)
Lady Chaser
1946
as Attorney J. T. Vickers
State Department: File 649
1949
as Consul Reither
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Insp. Quint
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Sheriff Howard
The Lone Hand
1953
as Mr. Dunn
Rachel and the Stranger
1948
as Mr. Green
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952
as Prosecutor
This Could Be the Night
1957
as Mr. Shea
Louisa
1950
as Park Attendant (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Wicked Woman
1953
as Bill Porter (lawyer)
Boots Malone
1952
as Private Investigator
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as J.C. McGill
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
as Dr. Bennett
My Gal Sal
1942
as Loud Customer (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
The Shanghai Story
1954
as Mr. Haljerson
Four Mothers
1941
as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
The Light in the Forest
1958
as Harry Butler
So Big
1953
as Ed (uncredited)
Young at Heart
1954
as Bartell
The McConnell Story
1955
as Mechanic
Elopement
1951
as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
Dragonfly Squadron
1954
as Gen. Conners
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Ben Haley
The Body Disappears
1941
as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Court Clerk
Broadway
1942
as Reporter / Reporter (uncredited)
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
Under Mexicali Stars
1950
as Counterfeitor Goldie
Roseanna McCoy
1949
as Ellison Hatfield
Pilot #5
1943
as Mr. Tully
So This Is Love
1953
as Commencement Speaker
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as General Alfred Howe Terry
Truck Busters
1943
as George Havelock
Santa Fe
1951
as Marshal Bat Masterson
Danger Street
1947
as Boward - Police Chief
Blaze of Noon
1947
as Cash Jones
The Eternal Sea
1955
as Admiral L.D.
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as John Britton
Homicide
1949
as Albert Murray
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Reporter
The Barefoot Mailman
1951
as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Eldridge Haskell
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Colpeck
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
as Deacon Matt Holmes
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Alden Brown
The Battle of Gettysburg
1955
as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958
as Mayor Benson
Dancing in the Dark
1949
as John Sharkey
It Grows on Trees
1952
as John Letherby
The Iron Sheriff
1957
as Holloway
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Tom Ransome
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
Wagons West
1952
as Cyrus Cook
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
as Reporter (uncredited)
City of Bad Men
1953
as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Bartender
Along Came a Spider
1970
as Dr. Andrew Blake
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Coroner (uncredited)
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
Slightly French
1949
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
New York Confidential
1955
as Dr. Ludlow
The Inside Story
1948
as Eph
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
as Carl Bemish
Free For All
1949
as Hap Ross
About Frank Ferguson
Frank S. Ferguson was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television. Ferguson's best known role was as the Swedish ranch handyman, Gus Broeberg, on the CBS television series, My Friend Flicka, based on a novel of the same name. He appeared with Gene Evans, Johnny Washbrook and Anita Louise. At this time, Ferguson also portrayed the Calverton veterinarian in the first several seasons of CBS's Lassie. He made his film debut in 1939 in Gambling on the High Seas (released in 1940), and appeared in nearly 200… With 220 credits spanning from 1940 to 1976, Frank Ferguson has appeared in 143 films and 77 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Ferguson Movies
- Fort Apache (1948) — as Newspaperman (uncredited)
- Johnny Guitar (1954) — as Marshal Williams
- Battle Cry (1955) — as Mr. Hector Walker
- House of Wax (1953) — as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) — as Newspaper Editor
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