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