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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 17, 1908
Place of Birth:
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Bye Bye Birdie | Bartender |
| 1962 | Gypsy | Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Fire Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Female Animal | Taxicab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Man from God's Country | Trail Cook (uncredited) |
| 1957 | A Merry Mix-Up | (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Domino Kid | |
| 1957 | Rockabilly Baby | Bum |
| 1957 | The Buckskin Lady | Jed |
| 1956 | Frontier Gambler | Bartender |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Rebel Looter (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Desperados Are in Town | Carl Branch |
| 1956 | So You Want to Be Pretty | Harry (uncredited) |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It | Red |
| 1955 | Fling in the Ring | Big Mike |
| 1955 | Apache Ambush | |
| 1955 | Seminole Uprising | |
| 1955 | Jungle Moon Men | Max |
| 1955 | Last of the Desperados | Murder Victim Tim (bit) |
| 1955 | The Naked Street | |
| 1955 | Women's Prison | |
| 1955 | Blunder Boys | Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Silver Lode | Paul Herbert, Telegrapher |
| 1954 | Battle of Rogue River | Pvt. Kohler |
| 1954 | Ain't It Aggravatin' | Neighbor (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Pardon My Backfire | Escaped Convict |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other | Tippy Kashko, Townsman |
| 1953 | Spies and Guys | Enemy Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Northern Patrol | Bartender |
| 1952 | Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder | Harry, the Projectionist |
| 1952 | With a Song in My Heart | Soldier |
| 1952 | No Room for the Groom | Cousin Luke |
| 1952 | Night Stage to Galveston | Policeman Kelly |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike | Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1952 | A Fool and His Honey | |
| 1951 | Man in the Saddle | Lee Repp |
| 1951 | Father's Little Dividend | Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage | Veteran (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Tall Target | Telegram Messenger (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Rhubarb | Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Let's Make It Legal | Laborer (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Blondie's Hero | Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Beauty on Parade | Murph |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey | Looie |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Looie |
| 1949 | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Sergeant Matthews |
| 1949 | Trapped | Sam the Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Looie |
| 1948 | Trapped by Boston Blackie | Sgt. Matthews |
| 1948 | Gun Smugglers | Corporal Clancy |
| 1948 | Blondie's Reward | Officer Carney |
| 1947 | Wild Harvest | Nick |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Sgt. Matthews |
| 1946 | Boston Blackie and the Law | Sgt. Matthews |
| 1946 | Talk About a Lady | Rocky Jordan |
| 1946 | Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Henchman 'Rigger' |
| 1946 | The Phantom Thief | Detective Sergeant Matthews |
| 1946 | Renegades | Link |
| 1946 | One Way to Love | Hopkins |
| 1946 | Dangerous Business | Bert |
| 1946 | Throw a Saddle on a Star | Lawyer |
| 1946 | The Gentleman Misbehaves | Taxi Driver |
| 1946 | It's Great to Be Young | Burkett |
| 1945 | Boston Blackie's Rendezvous | Mathews |
| 1945 | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Sgt. Matthews |
| 1945 | Along Came Jones | Avery de Longpre |
| 1945 | I Love a Bandleader | Dan Benson |
| 1945 | Out of the Depths | 'Speed' Brogan |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor | Private Adams |
| 1944 | Secret Command | Shawn |
| 1944 | Bachelor Daze | Ezra's neighbor |
| 1944 | The Ghost That Walks Alone | Beppo |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Alan |
| 1943 | Pitchin' in the Kitchen | Albert, the Neighbor |
| 1943 | There's Something About a Soldier | Alex Grybinski |
| 1943 | The More the Merrier | FBI Agent Pike |
| 1943 | Power of the Press | Mack Gibbons (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Joe Briggs |
| 1943 | Dangerous Blondes | Detective Joe Henderson |
| 1943 | Murder in Times Square | Benny the Baboon |
| 1943 | One Dangerous Night | Hertzog - Henchman |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen | Jenson |
| 1942 | Inside the Law | Jim Burke |
| 1942 | All Through the Night | Spence |
| 1942 | The Daring Young Man | Luke |
| 1942 | Parachute Nurse | Sgt. Peters |
| 1942 | Laugh Your Blues Away | Buck |
| 1942 | Two Yanks in Trinidad | Mike Paradise |
| 1942 | Lucky Legs | Mugg |
| 1942 | Sleepytime Gal | Dimples |
| 1942 | Rings on Her Fingers | |
| 1942 | A Man's World | Sammy Collins |
| 1942 | The Boogie Man Will Get You | Officer Joe Starrett |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? | |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Salty |
| 1941 | Let's Go Collegiate | Hercules 'Herk' Bevans |
| 1941 | Private Nurse | Eddie |
| 1941 | Golden Hoofs | Ed Muckle |
| 1941 | She Knew All the Answers | Cop |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Noah |
| 1940 | Young People | Jeb |
| 1940 | Cross-Country Romance | Mike |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Slapcovitch |
| 1940 | Spring Parade | Bert - Shawl Salesman |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James | Actor |
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Hank |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Radio Listener (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Second Prisoner (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Crisis | John Root |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Butcher |
| 1940 | Women Without Names | Friendly Motorist |
| 1940 | Escape to Glory | Tommy Malone |
| 1939 | The Night of Nights | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Some Like It Hot | Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse |
| 1939 | Sorority House | The Caterer |
| 1939 | The Great Man Votes | Policeman at Parade |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | Pete (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Townsman |
| 1938 | Hold That Co-ed | Steve Wurgerski |
| 1938 | Youth Takes a Fling | Jim |
| 1938 | Start Cheering | Jimmy |
| 1937 | Radio Patrol | Flynn |
| 1937 | Live, Love and Learn | Marine (uncredited) |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun | Comedy Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Life Begins in College | Football Player |
| 1937 | Captains Courageous | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1937 | White Bondage | Man in Pool Room |
| 1937 | The Romance Of Robert Burns | Jock Wilson (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Black Legion | Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai | Jake Kelly |
| 1937 | Criminals of the Air | |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild | Clarence (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Fury | Dynamiter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Rhythm on the Range | Splashed Rodeo Cowboy |
| 1936 | Gentle Julia | Mr. Toms |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitive | Steve |
| 1934 | Caravan | Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited) |
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Waiter |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Bartender |
| 1960 | The Tall Man | |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Newspaper Delivery Man |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | Cab Driver |
| 1957 | M Squad | Officer Ed Grady |
| 1957 | Maverick | |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Officer |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Expressman |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Desk Clerk |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | |
| 1955 | Navy Log | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Piano Player |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Diner Patron |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | |
| 1952 | Gang Busters | |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North | |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Delivery Man |
| 1951 | Dragnet | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Coots Larkin |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok |