Frank Sully
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Bartender
Gypsy
1962
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Waiter
The Virginian
1962
as Bartender
The Virginian
1962
as Danny
The Investigators
1961
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Tall Man
1960
Johnny Staccato
1959
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Female Animal
1958
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
1958
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
A Merry Mix-Up
1957
as (uncredited)
Domino Kid
1957
Rockabilly Baby
1957
as Bum
The Buckskin Lady
1957
as Jed
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
as Cop
Perry Mason
1957
as Newspaper Delivery Man
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Cab Driver
M Squad
1957
as Officer Ed Grady
Maverick
1957
Sugarfoot
1957
as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
Frontier Gambler
1956
as Bartender
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Carl Branch
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
as Harry (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Red
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Officer
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Expressman
Fling in the Ring
1955
as Big Mike
Apache Ambush
1955
Seminole Uprising
1955
Jungle Moon Men
1955
as Max
Last of the Desperados
1955
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
The Naked Street
1955
Women's Prison
1955
Blunder Boys
1955
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Desk Clerk
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Navy Log
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as The Piano Player
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Diner Patron
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
Silver Lode
1954
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Pvt. Kohler
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954
as Neighbor (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Pardon My Backfire
1953
as Escaped Convict
Bad for Each Other
1953
as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Spies and Guys
1953
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
Northern Patrol
1953
as Bartender
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952
as Harry, the Projectionist
With a Song in My Heart
1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Cousin Luke
Night Stage to Galveston
1952
as Policeman Kelly
Pat and Mike
1952
as Photographer (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Salesman (uncredited)
A Fool and His Honey
1952
Gang Busters
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Man in the Saddle
1951
as Lee Repp
Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Veteran (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Rhubarb
1951
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Laborer (uncredited)
The Big Gusher
1951
as Barfly
I Love Lucy
1951
as Delivery Man
Dragnet
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Coots Larkin
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Blondie's Hero
1950
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Cop (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade
1950
as Murph
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Joe (uncredited)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
as Looie
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
as Looie
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Sergeant Matthews
Trapped
1949
as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
as Looie
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
as Sgt. Matthews
Gun Smugglers
1948
as Corporal Clancy
Blondie's Reward
1948
as Officer Carney
Wild Harvest
1947
as Nick
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
as Sgt. Matthews
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
as Sgt. Matthews
Talk About a Lady
1946
as Rocky Jordan
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946
as Henchman 'Rigger'
The Phantom Thief
1946
as Detective Sergeant Matthews
Renegades
1946
as Link
One Way to Love
1946
as Hopkins
Dangerous Business
1946
as Bert
Throw a Saddle on a Star
1946
as Lawyer
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
as Taxi Driver
It's Great to Be Young
1946
as Burkett
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
as Mathews
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
as Sgt. Matthews
Along Came Jones
1945
as Avery de Longpre
I Love a Bandleader
1945
as Dan Benson
Out of the Depths
1945
as 'Speed' Brogan
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as Private Adams
Secret Command
1944
as Shawn
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Ezra's neighbor
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944
as Beppo
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Alan
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
as Albert, the Neighbor
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
as Alex Grybinski
The More the Merrier
1943
as FBI Agent Pike
Power of the Press
1943
as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
as Joe Briggs
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Detective Joe Henderson
Murder in Times Square
1943
as Benny the Baboon
One Dangerous Night
1943
as Hertzog - Henchman
My Sister Eileen
1942
as Jenson
Inside the Law
1942
as Jim Burke
All Through the Night
1942
as Spence
The Daring Young Man
1942
as Luke
Parachute Nurse
1942
as Sgt. Peters
Laugh Your Blues Away
1942
as Buck
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Mike Paradise
Lucky Legs
1942
as Mugg
Sleepytime Gal
1942
as Dimples
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
A Man's World
1942
as Sammy Collins
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
as Officer Joe Starrett
Nice Girl?
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Salty
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Private Nurse
1941
as Eddie
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Ed Muckle
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as Cop
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Noah
Young People
1940
as Jeb
Cross-Country Romance
1940
as Mike
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Slapcovitch
Spring Parade
1940
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Actor
Lillian Russell
1940
as Hank
City for Conquest
1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as John Root
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Butcher
Women Without Names
1940
as Friendly Motorist
Escape to Glory
1940
as Tommy Malone
Yesterday's Heroes
1940
as Curly Walsh
The Night of Nights
1939
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
1939
as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Sorority House
1939
as The Caterer (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes
1939
as Policeman at Parade
Another Thin Man
1939
as Pete (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939
as Townsman
Hold That Co-ed
1938
as Steve Wurgerski
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as Jim
Start Cheering
1938
as Jimmy
Radio Patrol
1937
as Flynn
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Marine (uncredited)
Life Begins in College
1937
as Football Player
Captains Courageous
1937
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
White Bondage
1937
as Man in Pool Room
The Romance Of Robert Burns
1937
as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
Black Legion
1937
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Jake Kelly
Criminals of the Air
1937
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Clarence (uncredited)
Fury
1936
as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Gentle Julia
1936
as Mr. Toms
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
as Steve
Caravan
1934
as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)