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
The Rifleman
1958
Father Knows Best
1954
as Waiter
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Maverick
1957
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Cab Driver
I Love Lucy
1951
as Delivery Man
The Virginian
1962
as Waiter / Bartender / Danny
Dragnet
1951
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Townsman (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Desk Clerk / The Piano Player
The Tall Man
1960
Sugarfoot
1957
as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Sergeant
Navy Log
1955
M Squad
1957
as Officer Ed Grady
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Policeman
Johnny Staccato
1959
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Diner Patron
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Officer / Expressman
The Investigators
1961
Gang Busters
1952
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Coots Larkin
Movies (150)
Start Cheering
1938
as Jimmy
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Noah
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as Private Adams
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Actor
Nursie Behave
1950
as Officer Murphy
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Ezra's neighbor
Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Bartender
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Vendor (scenes deleted)
Along Came Jones
1945
as Avery de Longpre
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Veteran (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Pete (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
1943
as FBI Agent Pike
The Female Animal
1958
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Gypsy
1962
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
Young People
1940
as Jeb
The Naked Street
1955
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
All Through the Night
1942
as Spence
Pardon My Backfire
1953
as Escaped Convict
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Silver Lode
1954
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Red
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Joe (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero
1950
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
as Albert, the Neighbor
Captains Courageous
1937
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Laborer (uncredited)
Fling in the Ring
1955
as Big Mike
Rookie Fireman
1950
as Charlie
Pat and Mike
1952
as Photographer (uncredited)
Man in the Saddle
1951
as Lee Repp
Nice Girl?
1941
The Tall Target
1951
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Fury
1936
as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
1958
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
as Joe Briggs
Talk About a Lady
1946
as Rocky Jordan
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Cousin Luke
It's Great to Be Young
1946
as Burkett
Blondie's Reward
1948
as Officer Carney
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Salesman (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Sergeant (uncredited)
A Man's World
1942
as Sammy Collins
City for Conquest
1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
With a Song in My Heart
1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
A Fool and His Honey
1952
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Cop (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Butcher
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Detective Joe Henderson
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Bad for Each Other
1953
as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Power of the Press
1943
as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
One Way to Love
1946
as Hopkins
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
as Steve
My Sister Eileen
1942
as Jenson
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Clarence (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as John Root
Women's Prison
1955
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Slapcovitch
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Alan
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Marine (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939
as Townsman
Parachute Nurse
1942
as Sgt. Peters
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Jake Kelly
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Sergeant Matthews
The Big Gusher
1951
as Barfly
A Merry Mix-Up
1957
as (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
The Buckskin Lady
1957
as Jed
Lillian Russell
1940
as Hank
One Dangerous Night
1943
as Hertzog - Henchman
Spies and Guys
1953
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
1939
as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Domino Kid
1957
Inside the Law
1942
as Jim Burke
Secret Command
1944
as Shawn
Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Pvt. Kohler
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Murder in Times Square
1943
as Benny the Baboon
Last of the Desperados
1955
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Salty
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
as Taxi Driver
Renegades
1946
as Link
Wild Harvest
1947
as Nick
The Phantom Thief
1946
as Detective Sergeant Matthews
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
as Officer Joe Starrett
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Mike Paradise
Rhubarb
1951
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
Women Without Names
1940
as Friendly Motorist
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
as Sgt. Matthews
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as Cop
Trapped
1949
as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Black Legion
1937
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Private Nurse
1941
as Eddie
Gun Smugglers
1948
as Corporal Clancy
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Ed Muckle
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
as Sgt. Matthews
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
as Mathews
Rockabilly Baby
1957
as Bum
The Great Man Votes
1939
as Policeman at Parade
Blunder Boys
1955
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952
as Harry, the Projectionist
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
as Sgt. Matthews
Spring Parade
1940
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
Night Stage to Galveston
1952
as Policeman Kelly
I Love a Bandleader
1945
as Dan Benson
Yesterday's Heroes
1940
as Curly Walsh
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
as Alex Grybinski
Apache Ambush
1955
Caravan
1934
as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
as Cop
The Night of Nights
1939
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Northern Patrol
1953
as Bartender
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946
as Henchman 'Rigger'
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
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Jimmy
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Noah
- Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) — as Private Adams
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) — as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
- The Return of Frank James (1940) — as Actor
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