Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 25, 1899
Place of Birth:
Ferndale, California, USA
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Frank Ferguson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank S. Ferguson (born December 25, 1899, Ferndale, California – died September 12, 1978, Los Angeles) 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.
Ferguson died in Los Angeles of cancer on September 12, 1978.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Macahans | Grandpa |
| 1970 | Along Came a Spider | Dr. Andrew Blake |
| 1965 | The Great Sioux Massacre | General Alfred Howe Terry |
| 1964 | Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Newspaper Editor |
| 1964 | The Quick Gun | Dan Evans |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Newspaper Editor |
| 1960 | Sunrise at Campobello | Dr. Bennett |
| 1960 | The Big Night | Dave Johnson |
| 1960 | Raymie | Rex |
| 1958 | The Light in the Forest | Harry Butler |
| 1958 | Terror in a Texas Town | Deacon Matt Holmes |
| 1958 | Cole Younger, Gunfighter | Sheriff Ralph Wittrock |
| 1958 | Andy Hardy Comes Home | Mayor Benson |
| 1958 | Man of the West | Crosscut Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1957 | This Could Be the Night | Mr. Shea |
| 1957 | Gun Duel In Durango | Sheriff Howard |
| 1957 | The Lawless Eighties | Owen Sutter |
| 1957 | The Iron Sheriff | Holloway |
| 1957 | The Phantom Stagecoach | Joe Patterson |
| 1955 | New York Confidential | Dr. Ludlow |
| 1955 | Moonfleet | Coachman |
| 1955 | City of Shadows | District Attorney Hunt |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint | Marshal George Henderson |
| 1955 | The Eternal Sea | Admiral L.D. |
| 1955 | The Violent Men | Mahoney (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story | Mechanic |
| 1955 | Battle Cry | Mr. Hector Walker |
| 1955 | A Lawless Street | Abe Deland (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Battle of Gettysburg | Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar | Marshal Williams |
| 1954 | Young at Heart | Bartell |
| 1954 | Dragonfly Squadron | Gen. Conners |
| 1954 | The Shanghai Story | Mr. Haljerson |
| 1954 | Black Tuesday | Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited) |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born | Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Outcast | Chad Polson |
| 1954 | Drum Beat | Mr. Dyar |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence |
| 1953 | Wicked Woman | Bill Porter (lawyer) |
| 1953 | The I Don't Care Girl | Ned |
| 1953 | House of Wax | Medical Examiner (uncredited) |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Commencement Speaker |
| 1953 | City of Bad Men | Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Blue Gardenia | Drunk Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Lone Hand | Mr. Dunn |
| 1953 | Woman They Almost Lynched | Bartender |
| 1953 | Texas Bad Man | Gil |
| 1953 | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | Dr. Morton |
| 1953 | The Marksman | Champ Wiley |
| 1953 | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | John Britton |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Mike Edwards |
| 1953 | Star of Texas | Marshal Bullock |
| 1953 | Big Leaguer | Wally Mitchell |
| 1953 | So Big | Ed (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious | Preacher |
| 1952 | The Winning Team | Sam Arrants |
| 1952 | Wagons West | Cyrus Cook |
| 1952 | Oklahoma Annie | Eldridge Haskell |
| 1952 | It Grows on Trees | John Letherby |
| 1952 | Rodeo | Harry Cartwright |
| 1952 | Bend of the River | Tom Grundy |
| 1952 | Room for One More | Steve (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Boots Malone | Private Investigator |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Edward Norton |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid | Prosecutor |
| 1951 | On Dangerous Ground | Willows |
| 1951 | Warpath | Marshal |
| 1951 | Elopement | Pinkie's Father (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Barefoot Mailman | Doc Bethune (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Thunder in God's Country | Bates |
| 1951 | Santa Fe | Marshal Bat Masterson |
| 1950 | The Furies | Dr. Grieve |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man | Insp. Quint |
| 1950 | Frenchie | Jim Dobbs |
| 1950 | Louisa | Park Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Lawless | Carl Green |
| 1950 | Under Mexicali Stars | Counterfeitor Goldie |
| 1950 | Tyrant of the Sea | Officer (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Follow Me Quietly | J.C. McGill |
| 1949 | Caught | Dr. Hoffman |
| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway | Mr. Perkins (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Roseanna McCoy | Ellison Hatfield |
| 1949 | Dynamite | "Hard Rock" Mason |
| 1949 | State Department: File 649 | Consul Reither |
| 1949 | Free For All | Hap Ross |
| 1949 | Shockproof | Logan (Uncredited) |
| 1949 | Slightly French | Marty Freeman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Dancing in the Dark | John Sharkey |
| 1949 | Homicide | Albert Murray |
| 1948 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | Mr. McDougal |
| 1948 | Walk a Crooked Mile | Carl Bemish |
| 1948 | The Vicious Circle | Stark |
| 1948 | The Hunted | Paul Harrison |
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Newspaperman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Fighting Father Dunne | Colpeck |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho | Tom Ransome |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Dolan |
| 1948 | Rachel and the Stranger | Mr. Green |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Inside Story | Eph |
| 1947 | They Won't Believe Me | Mr. Cahill |
| 1947 | Cass Timberlane | Court Clerk |
| 1947 | T-Men | Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Texas Posse Member |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | R.J. O'Connell |
| 1947 | Blaze of Noon | Cash Jones |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger | Crane (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Shy Guy | Mr. Norton |
| 1947 | Killer at Large | Edward Denton |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Danger Street | Boward - Police Chief |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Preacher (uncredited) |
| 1946 | O.S.S. | Electronics Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Searching Wind | Embassy Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Blonde for a Day | Walter Bronson |
| 1946 | The Man I Love | Army Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Lady Chaser | Attorney J. T. Vickers |
| 1946 | Night and Day | Tina's Father (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Secrets of a Sorority Girl | Justin Farley |
| 1945 | Thrill of a Romance | 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Pilot #5 | Mr. Tully |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | American Newsman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Truck Busters | George Havelock |
| 1942 | The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady | Judge |
| 1942 | This Gun for Hire | Albert Baker |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal | Loud Customer (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Broadway | Reporter |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | Snaith (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Spy Ship | Burns |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Alden Brown |
| 1942 | The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Reporter |
| 1942 | City of Silent Men | Fred Bernard |
| 1942 | Grand Central Murder | Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited) |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | Coroner (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Broadway | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Bullets for O'Hara | Prosecutor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | At the Stroke of Twelve | Prosecuting Attorney |
| 1941 | Four Mothers | Music Foundation Director (uncredited) |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Grant's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get Rich | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Body Disappears | Professor McAuley (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Father Is A Prince | Ben Haley |
| 1940 | Gambling on the High Seas | The State's District Attorney |