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Frank Sully

Acting

Frank Sully

Born June 17, 1908 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA · Died December 17, 1975

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

The Grapes of Wrath

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The Grapes of Wrath

Noah

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Desk Clerk, The Piano Player

I Love Lucy

90IMDb8.5

I Love Lucy

Delivery Man

Fury

85IMDb7.8

Fury

Dynamiter (uncredited)

Captains Courageous

86IMDb7.9

Captains Courageous

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

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Friendly Persuasion

Rebel Looter (uncredited)

Another Thin Man

73IMDb7.3

Another Thin Man

Pete (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James

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The Return of Frank James

Actor

Perry Mason

84IMDb8.3

Perry Mason

Newspaper Delivery Man, Cop

The Beverly Hillbillies

48IMDb7.3

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 · Series

Bye Bye Birdie

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Bye Bye Birdie

Bartender

The More the Merrier

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The More the Merrier

FBI Agent Pike

Leave It to Beaver

60IMDb7.6

Leave It to Beaver

Cab Driver

Gypsy

63IMDb7.1

Gypsy

Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

Pat and Mike

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Pat and Mike

Photographer (uncredited)

All Through the Night

75IMDb7.1

All Through the Night

Spence

Father's Little Dividend

65IMDb6.5

Father's Little Dividend

Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

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The Red Badge of Courage

Veteran (uncredited)

Silver Lode

59IMDb6.8

Silver Lode

Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

The Last Hurrah

70IMDb7.3

The Last Hurrah

Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

Filmography

  1. 1963Bye Bye BirdieBartenderMovie
  2. 1962GypsyWichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)Movie
  3. 1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeries
  4. 1962The VirginianWaiter, Bartender, DannySeries
  5. 1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphDrunk at Bar (uncredited)Movie
  6. 1960The Tall ManSeries
  7. 1959Johnny StaccatoSeries
  8. 1958The Last HurrahFire Lieutenant (uncredited)Movie
  9. 1958The RiflemanSeries
  10. 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveTownsman (uncredited)Series
  11. 1958Man from God's CountryTrail Cook (uncredited)Movie
  12. 1958The Female AnimalTaxicab Driver (uncredited)Movie
  13. 1957Leave It to BeaverCab DriverSeries
  14. 1957The Helen Morgan StoryVendor (scenes deleted)Movie
  15. 1957Domino KidMovie
  16. 1957MaverickSeries
  17. 1957Perry MasonNewspaper Delivery Man, CopSeries
  18. 1957M SquadOfficer Ed GradySeries
  19. 1957SugarfootFrank the Bartender (uncredited)Series
  20. 1957The Buckskin LadyJedMovie
  21. 1957A Merry Mix-Up(uncredited)Movie
  22. 1956Friendly PersuasionRebel Looter (uncredited)Movie
  23. 1956You Can't Run Away from ItRedMovie
  24. 1956So You Want to Be PrettyHarry (uncredited)Movie
  25. 1955Blunder BoysDean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)Movie
  26. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries
  27. 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseDiner PatronSeries
  28. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDesk Clerk, The Piano PlayerSeries
  29. 1955Navy LogSeries
  30. 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpMr. Miller (uncredited)Series
  31. 1955Apache AmbushMovie
  32. 1955The Naked StreetMovie
  33. 1955Seminole UprisingMovie
  34. 1955Jungle Moon MenMaxMovie
  35. 1955Women's PrisonMovie
  36. 1955Fling in the RingBig MikeMovie
  37. 1954The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeries
  38. 1954Father Knows BestWaiterSeries
  39. 1954Silver LodePaul Herbert, TelegrapherMovie
  40. 1954Battle of Rogue RiverPvt. KohlerMovie
  41. 1953Bad for Each OtherTippy Kashko, TownsmanMovie
  42. 1953Pardon My BackfireEscaped ConvictMovie
  43. 1952Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries
  44. 1952Pat and MikePhotographer (uncredited)Movie
  45. 1952No Room for the GroomCousin LukeMovie
  46. 1952Young Man with IdeasSalesman (uncredited)Movie
  47. 1952With a Song in My HeartSoldier (uncredited)Movie
  48. 1952Night Stage to GalvestonPoliceman KellyMovie
  49. 1951DragnetSeries
  50. 1951Man in the SaddleLee ReppMovie
  51. 1951Let's Make It LegalLaborer (uncredited)Movie
  52. 1951I Love LucyDelivery ManSeries
  53. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCoots LarkinSeries
  54. 1951The Red Badge of CourageVeteran (uncredited)Movie
  55. 1951RhubarbBig Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)Movie
  56. 1951The Tall TargetTelegram Messenger (uncredited)Movie
  57. 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries
  58. 1951Father's Little DividendInfant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)Movie
  59. 1950The Reformer and the RedheadJoe (uncredited)Movie
  60. 1950The Good Humor ManCop (uncredited)Movie
  61. 1950Killer SharkMovie
  62. 1950Blondie's HeroMike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)Movie
  63. 1949TrappedSam the Bartender (uncredited)Movie
  64. 1949Boston Blackie's Chinese VentureSergeant MatthewsMovie
  65. 1948Blondie's RewardOfficer CarneyMovie
  66. 1948Trapped by Boston BlackieSgt. MatthewsMovie
  67. 1946Boston Blackie and the LawSgt. MatthewsMovie
  68. 1946Crime Doctor's Man HuntHenchman 'Rigger'Movie
  69. 1946RenegadesLinkMovie
  70. 1946The Phantom ThiefDetective Sergeant MatthewsMovie
  71. 1946A Close Call for Boston BlackieSgt. MatthewsMovie
  72. 1945Along Came JonesAvery de LongpreMovie
  73. 1945Boston Blackie's RendezvousMathewsMovie
  74. 1945Boston Blackie Booked on SuspicionSgt. MatthewsMovie
  75. 1944Secret CommandShawnMovie
  76. 1944Two Girls and a SailorPrivate AdamsMovie
  77. 1943There's Something About a SoldierAlex GrybinskiMovie
  78. 1943Dangerous BlondesDetective Joe HendersonMovie
  79. 1943Thousands CheerAlanMovie
  80. 1943The More the MerrierFBI Agent PikeMovie
  81. 1943Murder in Times SquareBenny the BaboonMovie
  82. 1943Power of the PressMack Gibbons (uncredited)Movie
  83. 1943One Dangerous NightHertzog - HenchmanMovie
  84. 1942The Boogie Man Will Get YouOfficer Joe StarrettMovie
  85. 1942The Daring Young ManLukeMovie
  86. 1942My Sister EileenJensonMovie
  87. 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadMike ParadiseMovie
  88. 1942Rings on Her FingersMovie
  89. 1942All Through the NightSpenceMovie
  90. 1941Let's Go CollegiateHercules 'Herk' BevansMovie
  91. 1941She Knew All the AnswersCopMovie
  92. 1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobSaltyMovie
  93. 1941Nice Girl?Movie
  94. 1940Dr. Kildare's CrisisJohn RootMovie
  95. 1940Spring ParadeBert - Shawl SalesmanMovie
  96. 1940City for ConquestRadio Listener (uncredited)Movie
  97. 1940Young PeopleJebMovie
  98. 1940The Return of Frank JamesActorMovie
  99. 1940Cross-Country RomanceMikeMovie
  100. 1940Lillian RussellHankMovie
  101. 1940The Doctor Takes a WifeSlapcovitchMovie
  102. 1940The Grapes of WrathNoahMovie
  103. 1940Women Without NamesFriendly MotoristMovie
  104. 1940Castle on the HudsonSecond Prisoner (uncredited)Movie
  105. 1940The Fighting 69thSergeant (uncredited)Movie
  106. 1939Another Thin ManPete (uncredited)Movie
  107. 1939Second FiddleTownsmanMovie
  108. 1939Some Like It HotSailor Burke / The Living CorpseMovie
  109. 1939Sorority HouseThe Caterer (uncredited)Movie
  110. 1939The Great Man VotesPoliceman at ParadeMovie
  111. 1938Hold That Co-edSteve WurgerskiMovie
  112. 1938Start CheeringJimmyMovie
  113. 1937Daughter of ShanghaiJake KellyMovie
  114. 1937Live, Love and LearnMarine (uncredited)Movie
  115. 1937Captains CourageousTaxi Driver (uncredited)Movie
  116. 1937They Gave Him a GunComedy Soldier (uncredited)Movie
  117. 1937Black LegionTruck Driver's Helper (uncredited)Movie
  118. 1936Theodora Goes WildClarence (uncredited)Movie
  119. 1936FuryDynamiter (uncredited)Movie
  120. 1934Murder at the VanitiesChorus Boy (uncredited)Movie