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Frank Sully

Acting

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).

Filmography

Bye Bye Birdie

as Bartender

Gypsy

as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies

Cast

The Virginian

as Waiter

The Investigators

Cast

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

The Tall Man

Cast

Johnny Staccato

Cast

The Last Hurrah

as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Rifleman

Cast

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Townsman (uncredited)

Man from God's Country

as Trail Cook (uncredited)

The Female Animal

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Rockabilly Baby

as Bum

Leave It to Beaver

as Cab Driver

The Helen Morgan Story

as Vendor (scenes deleted)

Domino Kid

Cast

Maverick

Cast

Perry Mason

as Newspaper Delivery Man

M Squad

as Officer Ed Grady

Sugarfoot

as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)

The Buckskin Lady

as Jed

A Merry Mix-Up

as (uncredited)

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

as Cop

The Desperados Are in Town

as Carl Branch

Friendly Persuasion

as Rebel Looter (uncredited)

You Can't Run Away from It

as Red

Hey, Jeannie!

as Officer

Frontier Gambler

as Bartender

So You Want to Be Pretty

as Harry (uncredited)

Blunder Boys

as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

Last of the Desperados

as Murder Victim Tim (bit)

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Cast

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Diner Patron

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Desk Clerk

Navy Log

Cast

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Mr. Miller (uncredited)

Apache Ambush

Cast

The Naked Street

Cast

Seminole Uprising

Cast

Jungle Moon Men

as Max

Women's Prison

Cast

Fling in the Ring

as Big Mike

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Cast

Father Knows Best

as Waiter

Silver Lode

as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

Battle of Rogue River

as Pvt. Kohler

Ain't It Aggravatin'

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Bad for Each Other

as Tippy Kashko, Townsman

Pardon My Backfire

as Escaped Convict

Northern Patrol

as Bartender

Spies and Guys

as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

Strop, Look and Listen

as Waiter

Mr. & Mrs. North

Cast

The Ford Television Theatre

as Policeman

No Room for the Groom

as Cousin Luke

Pat and Mike

as Photographer (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas

as Salesman (uncredited)

With a Song in My Heart

as Soldier (uncredited)

Gang Busters

Cast

Night Stage to Galveston

as Policeman Kelly

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

as Harry, the Projectionist

A Fool and His Honey

Cast

Dragnet

Cast

Man in the Saddle

as Lee Repp

Let's Make It Legal

as Laborer (uncredited)

I Love Lucy

as Delivery Man

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Coots Larkin

The Red Badge of Courage

as Veteran (uncredited)

Rhubarb

as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

The Tall Target

as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

The Big Gusher

as Barfly

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Cast

Father's Little Dividend

as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

Rookie Fireman

as Charlie

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

as Looie

Nursie Behave

as Officer Murphy

The Reformer and the Redhead

as Joe (uncredited)

Beauty on Parade

as Murph

The Good Humor Man

as Cop (uncredited)

Blondie's Hero

as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

as Looie

Trapped

as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

as Looie

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

as Sergeant Matthews

Gun Smugglers

as Corporal Clancy

Blondie's Reward

as Officer Carney

Trapped by Boston Blackie

as Sgt. Matthews

Wild Harvest

as Nick

Boston Blackie and the Law

as Sgt. Matthews

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

as Henchman 'Rigger'

It's Great to Be Young

as Burkett

Dangerous Business

as Bert

Renegades

as Link

The Phantom Thief

as Detective Sergeant Matthews

Talk About a Lady

as Rocky Jordan

Throw a Saddle on a Star

as Lawyer

The Gentleman Misbehaves

as Taxi Driver

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

as Sgt. Matthews

One Way to Love

as Hopkins

Out of the Depths

as 'Speed' Brogan

I Love a Bandleader

as Dan Benson

Along Came Jones

as Avery de Longpre

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

as Mathews

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

as Sgt. Matthews

Secret Command

as Shawn

Two Girls and a Sailor

as Private Adams

Bachelor Daze

as Ezra's neighbor

The Ghost That Walks Alone

as Beppo

There's Something About a Soldier

as Alex Grybinski

Dangerous Blondes

as Detective Joe Henderson

Thousands Cheer

as Alan

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

as Albert, the Neighbor

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

as Joe Briggs

The More the Merrier

as FBI Agent Pike

Murder in Times Square

as Benny the Baboon

Power of the Press

as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

One Dangerous Night

as Hertzog - Henchman

Laugh Your Blues Away

as Buck

The Boogie Man Will Get You

as Officer Joe Starrett

The Daring Young Man

as Luke

Lucky Legs

as Mugg

My Sister Eileen

as Jenson

A Man's World

as Sammy Collins

Parachute Nurse

as Sgt. Peters

Inside the Law

as Jim Burke

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Mike Paradise

Rings on Her Fingers

Cast

Sleepytime Gal

as Dimples

All Through the Night

as Spence

Let's Go Collegiate

as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

Private Nurse

as Eddie

She Knew All the Answers

as Cop

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

as Salty

Nice Girl?

Cast

Golden Hoofs

as Ed Muckle

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as John Root

Spring Parade

as Bert - Shawl Salesman

City for Conquest

as Radio Listener (uncredited)

Yesterday's Heroes

as Curly Walsh

He Stayed for Breakfast

as Butcher

Young People

as Jeb

The Return of Frank James

as Actor

Cross-Country Romance

as Mike

Lillian Russell

as Hank

Escape to Glory

as Tommy Malone

The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Slapcovitch

The Grapes of Wrath

as Noah

Women Without Names

as Friendly Motorist

Castle on the Hudson

as Second Prisoner (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

as Sergeant (uncredited)

The Night of Nights

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Another Thin Man

as Pete (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

as Townsman

Some Like It Hot

as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

Sorority House

as The Caterer (uncredited)

The Great Man Votes

as Policeman at Parade

Youth Takes a Fling

as Jim

Hold That Co-ed

as Steve Wurgerski

Start Cheering

as Jimmy

Daughter of Shanghai

as Jake Kelly

Live, Love and Learn

as Marine (uncredited)

Radio Patrol

as Flynn

Life Begins in College

as Football Player

White Bondage

as Man in Pool Room

Captains Courageous

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun

as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

Criminals of the Air

Cast

The Romance Of Robert Burns

as Jock Wilson (uncredited)

Black Legion

as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

Theodora Goes Wild

as Clarence (uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range

as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

Fury

as Dynamiter (uncredited)

Gentle Julia

as Mr. Toms

Mary Burns, Fugitive

as Steve

Caravan

as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)