Frank Sully

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

Perry Mason

Dragnet

The Rifleman

Maverick

The Virginian

All Movies (150)

Bye Bye Birdie1963 · as Bartender
Gypsy1962 · as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph1960 · as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah1958 · as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Man from God's Country1958 · as Trail Cook (uncredited)
The Female Animal1958 · as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Rockabilly Baby1957 · as Bum
The Helen Morgan Story1957 · as Vendor (scenes deleted)
Domino Kid1957
The Buckskin Lady1957 · as Jed
A Merry Mix-Up1957 · as (uncredited)
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses1957 · as Cop
The Desperados Are in Town1956 · as Carl Branch
Friendly Persuasion1956 · as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It1956 · as Red
Frontier Gambler1956 · as Bartender
So You Want to Be Pretty1956 · as Harry (uncredited)
Blunder Boys1955 · as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Last of the Desperados1955 · as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Apache Ambush1955
The Naked Street1955
Seminole Uprising1955
Jungle Moon Men1955 · as Max
Women's Prison1955
Fling in the Ring1955 · as Big Mike
Silver Lode1954 · as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Battle of Rogue River1954 · as Pvt. Kohler
Ain't It Aggravatin'1954 · as Neighbor (uncredited)
Bad for Each Other1953 · as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Pardon My Backfire1953 · as Escaped Convict
Northern Patrol1953 · as Bartender
Spies and Guys1953 · as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
Strop, Look and Listen1952 · as Waiter
No Room for the Groom1952 · as Cousin Luke
Pat and Mike1952 · as Photographer (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas1952 · as Salesman (uncredited)
With a Song in My Heart1952 · as Soldier (uncredited)
Night Stage to Galveston1952 · as Policeman Kelly
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder1952 · as Harry, the Projectionist
A Fool and His Honey1952
Man in the Saddle1951 · as Lee Repp
Let's Make It Legal1951 · as Laborer (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage1951 · as Veteran (uncredited)
Rhubarb1951 · as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
The Tall Target1951 · as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
The Big Gusher1951 · as Barfly
Father's Little Dividend1951 · as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
Rookie Fireman1950 · as Charlie
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance1950 · as Looie
Nursie Behave1950 · as Officer Murphy
The Reformer and the Redhead1950 · as Joe (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade1950 · as Murph
The Good Humor Man1950 · as Cop (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero1950 · as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey1950 · as Looie
Trapped1949 · as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch1949 · as Looie
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture1949 · as Sergeant Matthews
Gun Smugglers1948 · as Corporal Clancy
Blondie's Reward1948 · as Officer Carney
Trapped by Boston Blackie1948 · as Sgt. Matthews
Wild Harvest1947 · as Nick
Boston Blackie and the Law1946 · as Sgt. Matthews
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt1946 · as Henchman 'Rigger'
It's Great to Be Young1946 · as Burkett
Dangerous Business1946 · as Bert
Renegades1946 · as Link
The Phantom Thief1946 · as Detective Sergeant Matthews
Talk About a Lady1946 · as Rocky Jordan
Throw a Saddle on a Star1946 · as Lawyer
The Gentleman Misbehaves1946 · as Taxi Driver
A Close Call for Boston Blackie1946 · as Sgt. Matthews
One Way to Love1946 · as Hopkins
Out of the Depths1945 · as 'Speed' Brogan
I Love a Bandleader1945 · as Dan Benson
Along Came Jones1945 · as Avery de Longpre
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous1945 · as Mathews
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion1945 · as Sgt. Matthews
Secret Command1944 · as Shawn
Two Girls and a Sailor1944 · as Private Adams
Bachelor Daze1944 · as Ezra's neighbor
The Ghost That Walks Alone1944 · as Beppo
There's Something About a Soldier1943 · as Alex Grybinski
Dangerous Blondes1943 · as Detective Joe Henderson
Thousands Cheer1943 · as Alan
Pitchin' in the Kitchen1943 · as Albert, the Neighbor
Good Luck, Mr. Yates1943 · as Joe Briggs
The More the Merrier1943 · as FBI Agent Pike
Murder in Times Square1943 · as Benny the Baboon
Power of the Press1943 · as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
One Dangerous Night1943 · as Hertzog - Henchman
Laugh Your Blues Away1942 · as Buck
The Boogie Man Will Get You1942 · as Officer Joe Starrett
The Daring Young Man1942 · as Luke
Lucky Legs1942 · as Mugg
My Sister Eileen1942 · as Jenson
A Man's World1942 · as Sammy Collins
Parachute Nurse1942 · as Sgt. Peters
Inside the Law1942 · as Jim Burke
Two Yanks in Trinidad1942 · as Mike Paradise
Rings on Her Fingers1942
Sleepytime Gal1942 · as Dimples
All Through the Night1942 · as Spence
Let's Go Collegiate1941 · as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Private Nurse1941 · as Eddie
She Knew All the Answers1941 · as Cop
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941 · as Salty
Nice Girl?1941
Golden Hoofs1941 · as Ed Muckle
Dr. Kildare's Crisis1940 · as John Root
Spring Parade1940 · as Bert - Shawl Salesman
City for Conquest1940 · as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Yesterday's Heroes1940 · as Curly Walsh
He Stayed for Breakfast1940 · as Butcher
Young People1940 · as Jeb
The Return of Frank James1940 · as Actor
Cross-Country Romance1940 · as Mike
Lillian Russell1940 · as Hank
Escape to Glory1940 · as Tommy Malone
The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as Slapcovitch
The Grapes of Wrath1940 · as Noah
Women Without Names1940 · as Friendly Motorist
Castle on the Hudson1940 · as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th1940 · as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Night of Nights1939 · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Another Thin Man1939 · as Pete (uncredited)
Second Fiddle1939 · as Townsman
Some Like It Hot1939 · as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Sorority House1939 · as The Caterer (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes1939 · as Policeman at Parade
Youth Takes a Fling1938 · as Jim
Hold That Co-ed1938 · as Steve Wurgerski
Start Cheering1938 · as Jimmy
Daughter of Shanghai1937 · as Jake Kelly
Live, Love and Learn1937 · as Marine (uncredited)
Radio Patrol1937 · as Flynn
Life Begins in College1937 · as Football Player
White Bondage1937 · as Man in Pool Room
Captains Courageous1937 · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun1937 · as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air1937
The Romance Of Robert Burns1937 · as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
Black Legion1937 · as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild1936 · as Clarence (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range1936 · as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Fury1936 · as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Gentle Julia1936 · as Mr. Toms
Mary Burns, Fugitive1935 · as Steve
Caravan1934 · as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities1934 · as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

All TV Shows (33)

The Beverly Hillbillies1962
The Virginian1962 · as Waiter
The Virginian1962 · as Bartender
The Virginian1962 · as Danny
The Investigators1961
The Tall Man1960
Johnny Staccato1959
The Rifleman1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Townsman (uncredited)
Leave It to Beaver1957 · as Cab Driver
Maverick1957
Perry Mason1957 · as Newspaper Delivery Man
Perry Mason1957 · as Cop
M Squad1957 · as Officer Ed Grady
Sugarfoot1957 · as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
Hey, Jeannie!1956 · as Officer
Hey, Jeannie!1956 · as Expressman
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Diner Patron
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Sergeant
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Desk Clerk
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as The Piano Player
Navy Log1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin1954
Father Knows Best1954 · as Waiter
Mr. & Mrs. North1952
The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Policeman
Gang Busters1952
Dragnet1951
I Love Lucy1951 · as Delivery Man
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Coots Larkin
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951