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