Frank 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

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Bonanza

Bonanza

The Andy Griffith Show

All Movies (144)

• The Macahans1976 · as Grandpa
• Along Came a Spider1970 · as Dr. Andrew Blake
• The Great Sioux Massacre1965 · as General Alfred Howe Terry
• Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964 · as Newspaper Editor
• The Quick Gun1964 · as Dan Evans
• Pocketful of Miracles1961 · as Newspaper Editor
• Sunrise at Campobello1960 · as Dr. Bennett
• Raymie1960 · as Rex
• The Big Night1960 · as Dave Johnson
• Andy Hardy Comes Home1958 · as Mayor Benson
• Man of the West1958 · as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
• Terror in a Texas Town1958 · as Deacon Matt Holmes
• The Light in the Forest1958 · as Harry Butler
• Cole Younger, Gunfighter1958 · as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
• The Lawless Eighties1957 · as Owen Sutter
• This Could Be the Night1957 · as Mr. Shea
• Gun Duel in Durango1957 · as Sheriff Howard
• The Iron Sheriff1957 · as Holloway
• The Phantom Stagecoach1957 · as Joe Patterson
• At Gunpoint1955 · as Marshal George Henderson
• The Battle of Gettysburg1955 · as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
• A Lawless Street1955 · as Abe Deland (uncredited)
• The McConnell Story1955 · as Mechanic
• Moonfleet1955 · as Coachman
• City of Shadows1955 · as District Attorney Hunt
• The Eternal Sea1955 · as Admiral L.D.
• New York Confidential1955 · as Dr. Ludlow
• Battle Cry1955 · as Mr. Hector Walker
• The Violent Men1955 · as Mahoney (uncredited)
• Black Tuesday1954 · as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
• Young at Heart1954 · as Bartell
• Drum Beat1954 · as Mr. Dyar
• A Star Is Born1954 · as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
• The Shanghai Story1954 · as Mr. Haljerson
• The Outcast1954 · as Chad Polson
• Johnny Guitar1954 · as Marshal Williams
• Riding Shotgun1954 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Dragonfly Squadron1954 · as Gen. Conners
• Texas Bad Man1953 · as Gil
• Wicked Woman1953 · as Bill Porter (lawyer)
• So Big1953 · as Ed (uncredited)
• Main Street to Broadway1953 · as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
• City of Bad Men1953 · as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
• Big Leaguer1953 · as Wally Mitchell
• So This Is Love1953 · as Commencement Speaker
• Hannah Lee: An American Primitive1953 · as John Britton
• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms1953 · as Dr. Morton
• The Lone Hand1953 · as Mr. Dunn
• House of Wax1953 · as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
• The Marksman1953 · as Champ Wiley
• Trouble Along the Way1953 · as Mike Edwards
• The Blue Gardenia1953 · as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
• Woman They Almost Lynched1953 · as Bartender
• The I Don't Care Girl1953 · as Ned
• Star of Texas1953 · as Marshal Bullock
• Million Dollar Mermaid1952 · as Prosecutor
• It Grows on Trees1952 · as John Letherby
• Wagons West1952 · as Cyrus Cook
• Has Anybody Seen My Gal?1952 · as Edward Norton
• The Winning Team1952 · as Sam Arrants
• Rancho Notorious1952 · as Preacher
• Oklahoma Annie1952 · as Eldridge Haskell
• Rodeo1952 · as Harry Cartwright
• Bend of the River1952 · as Tom Grundy
• Boots Malone1952 · as Private Investigator
• Room for One More1952 · as Steve (uncredited)
• On Dangerous Ground1951 · as Willows
• The Barefoot Mailman1951 · as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
• Elopement1951 · as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
• Warpath1951 · as Marshal
• Thunder in God's Country1951 · as Bates
• Santa Fe1951 · as Marshal Bat Masterson
• Frenchie1950 · as Jim Dobbs
• Under Mexicali Stars1950 · as Counterfeitor Goldie
• The Furies1950 · as Dr. Grieve
• The Lawless1950 · as Carl Green
• Louisa1950 · as Park Attendant (uncredited)
• The Good Humor Man1950 · as Insp. Quint
• Tyrant of the Sea1950 · as Officer (uncredited)
• Dancing in the Dark1949 · as John Sharkey
• Free For All1949 · as Hap Ross
• Roseanna McCoy1949 · as Ellison Hatfield
• Follow Me Quietly1949 · as J.C. McGill
• The Barkleys of Broadway1949 · as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
• Homicide1949 · as Albert Murray
• Caught1949 · as Dr. Hoffman
• State Department: File 6491949 · as Consul Reither
• Slightly French1949 · as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
• Shockproof1949 · as Logan (Uncredited)
• Dynamite1949 · as "Hard Rock" Mason
• The Walls of Jericho1948 · as Tom Ransome
• Rachel and the Stranger1948 · as Mr. Green
• Walk a Crooked Mile1948 · as Carl Bemish
• The Vicious Circle1948 · as Stark
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein1948 · as Mr. McDougal
• Fort Apache1948 · as Newspaperman (uncredited)
• Fighting Father Dunne1948 · as Colpeck
• The Hunted1948 · as Paul Harrison
• The Miracle of the Bells1948 · as Dolan
• The Inside Story1948 · as Eph
• The Bride Goes Wild1948 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Road to Rio1947 · as Texas Posse Member (uncredited)
• T-Men1947 · as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
• Cass Timberlane1947 · as Court Clerk
• Variety Girl1947 · as R.J. O'Connell
• Shy Guy1947 · as Mr. Norton
• They Won't Believe Me1947 · as Mr. Cahill
• The Perils of Pauline1947 · as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
• Danger Street1947 · as Boward - Police Chief
• Welcome Stranger1947 · as Crane (uncredited)
• Killer at Large1947 · as Edward Denton
• Blaze of Noon1947 · as Cash Jones
• The Man I Love1946 · as Army Doctor (uncredited)
• Lady Chaser1946 · as Attorney J. T. Vickers
• The Searching Wind1946 · as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
• Canyon Passage1946 · as Preacher (uncredited)
• Night and Day1946 · as Tina's Father (uncredited)
• Blonde for a Day1946 · as Walter Bronson
• O.S.S.1946 · as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
• Secrets of a Sorority Girl1945 · as Justin Farley
• Thrill of a Romance1945 · as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• Pilot #51943 · as Mr. Tully
• Mission to Moscow1943 · as American Newsman (uncredited)
• Truck Busters1943 · as George Havelock
• City of Silent Men1942 · as Fred Bernard
• You Can't Escape Forever1942 · as Coroner (uncredited)
• The War Against Mrs. Hadley1942 · as Reporter
• The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady1942 · as Judge
• Ten Gentlemen from West Point1942 · as Alden Brown
• Spy Ship1942 · as Burns
• Broadway1942 · as Reporter
• Broadway1942 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Grand Central Murder1942 · as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
• My Gal Sal1942 · as Loud Customer (uncredited)
• This Gun for Hire1942 · as Albert Baker
• Reap the Wild Wind1942 · as Snaith (uncredited)
• The Body Disappears1941 · as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
• At the Stroke of Twelve1941 · as Prosecuting Attorney
• You'll Never Get Rich1941 · as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
• Bullets for O'Hara1941 · as Prosecutor (uncredited)
• Four Mothers1941 · as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
• Father Is A Prince1940 · as Ben Haley
• Gambling on the High Seas1940 · as The State's District Attorney

All TV Shows (108)

• Little House on the Prairie1974 · as Calder
• Kung Fu1972 · as Bissell
• The Waltons1972
• Return to Peyton Place1972 · as Eli Carson
• Cannon1971
• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• Nanny and the Professor1970 · as the Judge
• Land of the Giants1968 · as Goalby
• Adam-121968 · as Fred Tibbles
• Green Acres1965 · as Harvey Jackson
• Green Acres1965 · as Doc John Stuart
• Peyton Place1964
• Wendy and Me1964
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1964 · as Air Force General
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Doc Stuart
• Temple Houston1963 · as Judge Gurney
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Garner
• The Virginian1962 · as Tom Dunston
• Everglades1961
• Target: The Corruptors!1961
• The Asphalt Jungle1961
• The Case of the Dangerous Robin1960 · as Walter Henderson
• Surfside 61960
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Sam Lindsey
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Wilbur Pine
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Mr. Foley
• The Westerner1960 · as Stuart
• The Tall Man1960
• Coronado 91960
• Shotgun Slade1959 · as Mike Colier
• Mr. Lucky1959 · as Hyatt Krausmeyer
• Hawaiian Eye1959 · as Capt. Joe Taggart
• Philip Marlowe1959
• The Alaskans1959
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Krueger
• Wichita Town1959
• Lock-Up1959
• Laramie1959
• Bonanza1959 · as J.R. Ridley
• Bonanza1959 · as Abner
• Bonanza1959 · as Gigger Thurman
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Saul Gantry
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Old Billy North
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Dick Pierce
• The Rifleman1958
• The Texan1958
• Bronco1958
• Peter Gunn1958
• Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Amos Wilson
• Leave It to Beaver1957
• Trackdown1957 · as Adam Turner
• Trackdown1957 · as Judge Tolliver
• Goodyear Theatre1957 · as Milbanks
• Alcoa Theatre1957 · as Milbanks
• Maverick1957
• Maverick1957 · as Sheriff McPeters
• Maverick1957 · as Genessee Jones
• Maverick1957 · as Sheriff Luther Hawkins
• Perry Mason1957 · as Sheriff Barnes
• Perry Mason1957 · as Prof. Laiken
• Perry Mason1957 · as Sheriff Orville Ramsey
• Perry Mason1957 · as Walter Coffee
• Wagon Train1957 · as Judge Hiram Larkin
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Otto Jardine
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Doc Spooner
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Judge Bean
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Kincaid
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957 · as Captain Hoyt
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as T.J. Barnett
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Paul Parker
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Tom Menken
• State Trooper1956
• State Trooper1956 · as Frank Cliff
• State Trooper1956 · as Ralph Barlow
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
• My Friend Flicka1955
• Cheyenne1955 · as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy
• Cheyenne1955 · as Sheriff Allen
• Cheyenne1955 · as Eli Zachary
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Enoch
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · as Sheriff Slim Lydell
• December Bride1954
• Lassie1954
• Lassie1954 · as Seth Collins
• The Lone Wolf1954 · as Sheriff Jerry Lea
• Public Defender1954 · as Judge
• Topper1953 · as Dr. Lang
• The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse1953 · as Dr. Bryce
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Marc Thatcher
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Mr. Creavy
• City Detective1953
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Lt. King
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Mack Duncan
• Cavalcade of America1952
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Dr. Green
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Ed
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Mr. Fielding
• Hopalong Cassidy1952
• Adventures of Superman1952 · as Mr. Frank
• Chevron Theatre1952 · as Hiram Cooper
• Chevron Theatre1952
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Harlow Finch
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Joe Nelson
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Mike Collier
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Treasury Men in Action1950 · as Miller
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Lester Grey
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Oscar Vale