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Frank Sully

Acting

Born June 17, 1908 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died December 17, 1975

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).

Filmography50+ titles

Spies and Guys

1953as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

I Love Lucy

1951as Delivery Man

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as The Piano Player

The Grapes of Wrath

1940as Noah

Perry Mason

1957as Cop

Fury

1936as Dynamiter (uncredited)

Captains Courageous

1937as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

1958as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Rifleman

1958

Another Thin Man

1939as Pete (uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958as Townsman (uncredited)

Leave It to Beaver

1957as Cab Driver

Blondie's Hero

1950as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

Blondie's Reward

1948as Officer Carney

The More the Merrier

1943as FBI Agent Pike

Castle on the Hudson

1940as Second Prisoner (uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Maverick

1957

City for Conquest

1940as Radio Listener (uncredited)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955as Mr. Miller (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

1956as Rebel Looter (uncredited)

Father Knows Best

1954as Waiter

All Through the Night

1942as Spence

Inside the Law

1942as Jim Burke

Lillian Russell

1940as Hank

Black Legion

1937as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

Theodora Goes Wild

1936as Clarence (uncredited)

The Virginian

1962as Danny

Father's Little Dividend

1951as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

Dragnet

1951

Gypsy

1962as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

Pat and Mike

1952as Photographer (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

1951as Veteran (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James

1940as Actor

The Naked Street

1955

Silver Lode

1954as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

Trapped

1949as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

Bad for Each Other

1953as Tippy Kashko, Townsman

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Bye Bye Birdie

1963as Bartender

Night Stage to Galveston

1952as Policeman Kelly

Rhubarb

1951as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

Along Came Jones

1945as Avery de Longpre

The Fighting 69th

1940as Sergeant (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal

1951as Laborer (uncredited)

Let's Go Collegiate

1941as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

The Helen Morgan Story

1957as Vendor (scenes deleted)

Young People

1940as Jeb

Man from God's Country

1958as Trail Cook (uncredited)

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952