Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Deceased · Born: Jun 17, 1908 · Died: Dec 17, 1975

Personal Details

Born Jun 17, 1908 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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).

Career

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Stories of the Century
Stories of the Century as Stage driver MacArdle
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1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Desk Clerk
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1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
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1957
The Buckskin Lady
The Buckskin Lady as Jed
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A Merry Mix-up
A Merry Mix-up
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Guns a Poppin!
Guns a Poppin! as Sheriff
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Rockabilly Baby
Rockabilly Baby as Bum
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Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver as Cab Driver
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1956
Dragnet
Dragnet
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1955
Jungle Moon Men
Jungle Moon Men as Max
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Fling in the Ring
Fling in the Ring as Big Mike
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1954
Battle of Rogue River
Battle of Rogue River as Pvt. Kohler
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1953
Pardon My Backfire
Pardon My Backfire as Escaped Convict
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1952
Night Stage to Galveston
Night Stage to Galveston as Policeman Kelly
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No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom as Cousin Luke
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1951
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy as Delivery Man
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1950
Beauty on Parade
Beauty on Parade as Murph
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1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Sergeant Matthews
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Bodyhold
Bodyhold as 'Killer' Cassidy
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1948
Gun Smugglers
Gun Smugglers as Corporal Clancy
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Trapped by Boston Blackie
Trapped by Boston Blackie as Sgt. Matthews
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1946
Dangerous Business
Dangerous Business as Bert
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The Phantom Thief
The Phantom Thief as Detective Sergeant Matthews
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Talk About a Lady
Talk About a Lady as Rocky Jordan
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Throw a Saddle on a Star
Throw a Saddle on a Star as Lawyer
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The Gentleman Misbehaves
The Gentleman Misbehaves as Taxi Driver
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Renegades
Renegades as Link
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A Close Call for Boston Blackie
A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Sgt. Matthews
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Boston Blackie and the Law
Boston Blackie and the Law as Sgt. Matthews
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It's Great to Be Young
It's Great to Be Young as Burkett
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Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt as Henchman 'Rigger'
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One Way to Love
One Way to Love as Hopkins
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1945
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones as Avery de Longpre
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Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous as Mathews
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I Love a Bandleader
I Love a Bandleader as Dan Benson
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Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion as Sgt. Matthews
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1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor as Private Adams
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The Ghost That Walks Alone
The Ghost That Walks Alone as Beppo
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1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates as Joe Briggs
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There's Something About a Soldier
There's Something About a Soldier as Alex Grybinski
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Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer as Alan
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The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier as FBI Agent Pike
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1942
A Man's World
A Man's World as Sammy Collins
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The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man as Luke
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Two Yanks in Trinidad
Two Yanks in Trinidad as Mike Paradise
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Inside the Law
Inside the Law as Jim Burke
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Parachute Nurse
Parachute Nurse as Sgt. Peters
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1941
Let's Go Collegiate
Let's Go Collegiate as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
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Mountain Moonlight
Mountain Moonlight as Bill Jackson
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Private Nurse
Private Nurse as Eddie
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1940
Escape to Glory
Escape to Glory as Tommy Malone
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He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast as Butcher
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Young People
Young People as Jeb
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The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Slapcovitch
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Cross-Country Romance
Cross-Country Romance as Mike
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1939
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
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1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive as Steve
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