Frank Sully
Known for Acting · 177 credits
- Born
- 1908-06-17
- Died
- 1975-12-17
- Place of birth
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Francis Thomas Sullivan · Frank Sullivan
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
TV Shows (27)
Perry Mason
1957
as Newspaper Delivery Man / Cop
Dragnet
1951
Maverick
1957
The Rifleman
1958
The Virginian
1962
as Waiter / Bartender / Danny
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
1951
as Delivery Man
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Cab Driver
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Townsman (uncredited)
Father Knows Best
1954
as Waiter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Desk Clerk / The Piano Player
Sugarfoot
1957
as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
M Squad
1957
as Officer Ed Grady
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Sergeant
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Policeman
Navy Log
1955
The Tall Man
1960
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Diner Patron
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Johnny Staccato
1959
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Officer / Expressman
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
The Investigators
1961
Gang Busters
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Coots Larkin
Movies (150)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Noah
Gypsy
1962
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Bartender
Fury
1936
as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
1937
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Veteran (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Vendor (scenes deleted)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Pete (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Actor
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
1943
as FBI Agent Pike
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
Trapped
1949
as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Rhubarb
1951
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
The Naked Street
1955
Pat and Mike
1952
as Photographer (uncredited)
Black Legion
1937
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
All Through the Night
1942
as Spence
City for Conquest
1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
as Sgt. Matthews
Sorority House
1939
as The Caterer (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Salesman (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Alan
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Cousin Luke
My Sister Eileen
1942
as Jenson
The Female Animal
1958
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Silver Lode
1954
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Detective Joe Henderson
Young People
1940
as Jeb
Blondie's Reward
1948
as Officer Carney
Domino Kid
1957
Women's Prison
1955
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
as Officer Joe Starrett
Apache Ambush
1955
Man in the Saddle
1951
as Lee Repp
Caravan
1934
as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Blondie's Hero
1950
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Clarence (uncredited)
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Carl Branch
Rockabilly Baby
1957
as Bum
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as Private Adams
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Salty
Some Like It Hot
1939
as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
as Alex Grybinski
The Night of Nights
1939
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Fling in the Ring
1955
as Big Mike
The Big Gusher
1951
as Barfly
Secret Command
1944
as Shawn
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Red
Along Came Jones
1945
as Avery de Longpre
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Renegades
1946
as Link
Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Laborer (uncredited)
Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Pvt. Kohler
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as John Root
Blunder Boys
1955
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Bad for Each Other
1953
as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as Jim
Dangerous Business
1946
as Bert
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as Cop
Wild Harvest
1947
as Nick
Spring Parade
1940
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Ed Muckle
Northern Patrol
1953
as Bartender
The Great Man Votes
1939
as Policeman at Parade
Frontier Gambler
1956
as Bartender
Man from God's Country
1958
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
One Way to Love
1946
as Hopkins
Seminole Uprising
1955
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Cop (uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938
as Jimmy
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Slapcovitch
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
as Mathews
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
as Sgt. Matthews
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Jake Kelly
Gentle Julia
1936
as Mr. Toms
Criminals of the Air
1937
Talk About a Lady
1946
as Rocky Jordan
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Joe (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Marine (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Butcher
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Mike Paradise
One Dangerous Night
1943
as Hertzog - Henchman
Murder in Times Square
1943
as Benny the Baboon
Night Stage to Galveston
1952
as Policeman Kelly
Second Fiddle
1939
as Townsman
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
as Looie
Out of the Depths
1945
as 'Speed' Brogan
Laugh Your Blues Away
1942
as Buck
A Man's World
1942
as Sammy Collins
With a Song in My Heart
1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Daring Young Man
1942
as Luke
Private Nurse
1941
as Eddie
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
as Steve
Beauty on Parade
1950
as Murph
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
as Sgt. Matthews
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Buckskin Lady
1957
as Jed
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
as Looie
Last of the Desperados
1955
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Sergeant Matthews
Lucky Legs
1942
as Mugg
Cross-Country Romance
1940
as Mike
Hold That Co-ed
1938
as Steve Wurgerski
Women Without Names
1940
as Friendly Motorist
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Sleepytime Gal
1942
as Dimples
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
as Sgt. Matthews
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
as Looie
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952
as Harry, the Projectionist
Pardon My Backfire
1953
as Escaped Convict
Jungle Moon Men
1955
as Max
The Phantom Thief
1946
as Detective Sergeant Matthews
About 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). With 177 credits spanning from 1934 to 1963, Frank Sully has appeared in 150 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Sully Movies
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Noah
- Gypsy (1962) — as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963) — as Bartender
- Fury (1936) — as Dynamiter (uncredited)
- Captains Courageous (1937) — as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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