Frank Sully

Personal Info

Birthday

June 17, 1908

Day of Death

1975-12-17

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Francis Thomas Sullivan

Frank Sullivan

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

Perry Mason

The Virginian

Leave It to Beaver

Wanted: Dead or Alive

I Love Lucy

M Squad

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Screen Director's Playhouse

Filmography

1963
Bye Bye Birdie
as Bartender
1962
Gypsy
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
1958
The Last Hurrah
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
The Female Animal
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1957
Rockabilly Baby
as Bum
The Buckskin Lady
as Jed
A Merry Mix-Up
as (uncredited)
1956
The Desperados Are in Town
as Carl Branch
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It
as Red
Frontier Gambler
as Bartender
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Harry (uncredited)
1955
Blunder Boys
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Last of the Desperados
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Jungle Moon Men
as Max
Fling in the Ring
as Big Mike
1954
Silver Lode
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Battle of Rogue River
as Pvt. Kohler
Ain't It Aggravatin'
as Neighbor (uncredited)
1953
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)
1952
Pat and Mike
as Photographer (uncredited)
No Room for the Groom
as Cousin Luke
Young Man with Ideas
as Salesman (uncredited)
With a Song in My Heart
as Soldier
Night Stage to Galveston
as Policeman Kelly
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
as Harry, the Projectionist
1951
Man in the Saddle
as Lee Repp
Let's Make It Legal
as Laborer (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Veteran (uncredited)
Rhubarb
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
The Tall Target
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Father's Little Dividend
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
1950
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Looie
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
1949
Trapped
as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Looie
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Sergeant Matthews
1948
Gun Smugglers
as Corporal Clancy
Blondie's Reward
as Officer Carney
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Sgt. Matthews
1947
Wild Harvest
as Nick
1946
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
1945
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
1944
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
1943
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
1942
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
Sleepytime Gal
as Dimples
All Through the Night
as Spence
1941
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
Golden Hoofs
as Ed Muckle
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as John Root
Spring Parade
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
City for Conquest
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
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)
1939
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
The Great Man Votes
as Policeman at Parade
1938
Youth Takes a Fling
as Jim
Hold That Co-ed
as Steve Wurgerski
Start Cheering
as Jimmy
1937
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)
The Romance Of Robert Burns
as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
Black Legion
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
1936
Theodora Goes Wild
as Clarence (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range
as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Fury
as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Gentle Julia
as Mr. Toms
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Steve
1934
Caravan
as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)