Birthday:
Jun 17, 1908
Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Frank Sully
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Grapes of Wrath | Noah | 1940 |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Bartender | 1963 |
| My Sister Eileen | Jenson | 1942 |
| Silver Lode | Paul Herbert, Telegrapher | 1954 |
| Thousands Cheer | Alan | 1943 |
| With a Song in My Heart | Soldier | 1952 |
| Pardon My Backfire | Escaped Convict | 1953 |
| Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Sergeant Matthews | 1949 |
| Boston Blackie's Rendezvous | Mathews | 1945 |
| Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Sgt. Matthews | 1945 |
| A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Sgt. Matthews | 1946 |
| Boston Blackie and the Law | Sgt. Matthews | 1946 |
| Trapped by Boston Blackie | Sgt. Matthews | 1948 |
| Two Girls and a Sailor | Private Adams | 1944 |
| Secret Command | Shawn | 1944 |
| Along Came Jones | Avery de Longpre | 1945 |
| Bad for Each Other | Tippy Kashko, Townsman | 1953 |
| Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Henchman 'Rigger' | 1946 |
| Young People | Jeb | 1940 |
| The Phantom Thief | Detective Sergeant Matthews | 1946 |
| Fling in the Ring | Big Mike | 1955 |
| Night Stage to Galveston | Policeman Kelly | 1952 |
| Some Like It Hot | Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse | 1939 |
| Frontier Gambler | Bartender | 1956 |
| A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Salty | 1941 |
| Inside the Law | Jim Burke | 1942 |
| All Through the Night | Spence | 1942 |
| Hold That Co-ed | Steve Wurgerski | 1938 |
| There's Something About a Soldier | Alex Grybinski | 1943 |
| The More the Merrier | FBI Agent Pike | 1943 |
| Rockabilly Baby | Bum | 1957 |
| Let's Go Collegiate | Hercules 'Herk' Bevans | 1941 |
| Cross-Country Romance | Mike | 1940 |
| One Way to Love | Hopkins | 1946 |
| Bachelor Daze | Ezra's neighbor | 1944 |
| The Doctor Takes a Wife | Slapcovitch | 1940 |
| Radio Patrol | Flynn | 1937 |
| Youth Takes a Fling | Jim | 1938 |
| They Gave Him a Gun | Comedy Soldier (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Live, Love and Learn | Marine (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Sorority House | The Caterer | 1939 |
| The Daring Young Man | Luke | 1942 |
| I Love a Bandleader | Dan Benson | 1945 |
| Start Cheering | Jimmy | 1938 |
| Man in the Saddle | Lee Repp | 1951 |
| Renegades | Link | 1946 |
| The Great Man Votes | Policeman at Parade | 1939 |
| Caravan | Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited) | 1934 |
| Another Thin Man | Pete (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Second Fiddle | Townsman | 1939 |
| Jungle Moon Men | Max | 1955 |
| Battle of Rogue River | Pvt. Kohler | 1954 |
| Spies and Guys | Enemy Soldier (uncredited) | 1953 |
| Spring Parade | Bert - Shawl Salesman | 1940 |
| Fury | Dynamiter (uncredited) | 1936 |
| The Fighting 69th | Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Life Begins in College | Football Player | 1937 |
| The Good Humor Man | Cop (uncredited) | 1950 |
| Power of the Press | Mack Gibbons (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Ain't It Aggravatin' | Neighbor (uncredited) | 1954 |
| Parachute Nurse | Sgt. Peters | 1942 |
| The Ghost That Walks Alone | Beppo | 1944 |
| Captains Courageous | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Gun Smugglers | Corporal Clancy | 1948 |
| The Return of Frank James | Actor | 1940 |
| Mary Burns, Fugitive | Steve | 1935 |
| White Bondage | Man in Pool Room | 1937 |
| Escape to Glory | Tommy Malone | 1940 |
| Lillian Russell | Hank | 1940 |
| Castle on the Hudson | Second Prisoner (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare's Crisis | John Root | 1940 |
| Two Yanks in Trinidad | Mike Paradise | 1942 |
| Women Without Names | Friendly Motorist | 1940 |
| He Stayed for Breakfast | Butcher | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Radio Listener (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Rhythm on the Range | Splashed Rodeo Cowboy | 1936 |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Joe Briggs | 1943 |
| Lucky Legs | Mugg | 1942 |
| Out of the Depths | 'Speed' Brogan | 1945 |
| Throw a Saddle on a Star | Lawyer | 1946 |
| Northern Patrol | Bartender | 1953 |
| The Desperados Are in Town | Carl Branch | 1956 |
| Beauty on Parade | Murph | 1950 |
| Last of the Desperados | Murder Victim Tim (bit) | 1955 |
| The Reformer and the Redhead | Joe (uncredited) | 1950 |
| Golden Hoofs | Ed Muckle | 1941 |
| The Buckskin Lady | Jed | 1957 |
| Dangerous Blondes | Detective Joe Henderson | 1943 |
| She Knew All the Answers | Cop | 1941 |
| Wild Harvest | Nick | 1947 |
| Sleepytime Gal | Dimples | 1942 |
| The Romance Of Robert Burns | Jock Wilson (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Looie | 1949 |
| Young Man with Ideas | Salesman (uncredited) | 1952 |
| Rings on Her Fingers | 1942 | |
| The Tall Target | Telegram Messenger (uncredited) | 1951 |
| Black Legion | Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Murder in Times Square | Benny the Baboon | 1943 |
| A Fool and His Honey | 1952 | |
| The Gentleman Misbehaves | Taxi Driver | 1946 |
| Daughter of Shanghai | Jake Kelly | 1937 |
| It's Great to Be Young | Burkett | 1946 |
| A Man's World | Sammy Collins | 1942 |
| Rhubarb | Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited) | 1951 |
| One Dangerous Night | Hertzog - Henchman | 1943 |
| So You Want to Be Pretty | Harry (uncredited) | 1956 |
| Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Looie | 1950 |
| Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey | Looie | 1950 |
| Blondie's Reward | Officer Carney | 1948 |
| You Can't Run Away from It | Red | 1956 |
| The Female Animal | Taxicab Driver (uncredited) | 1958 |
| The Naked Street | 1955 | |
| Women's Prison | 1955 | |
| Let's Make It Legal | Laborer (uncredited) | 1951 |
| The Boogie Man Will Get You | Officer Joe Starrett | 1942 |
| Gentle Julia | Mr. Toms | 1936 |
| Theodora Goes Wild | Clarence (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder | Harry, the Projectionist | 1952 |
| Blondie's Hero | Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited) | 1950 |
| Nice Girl? | 1941 | |
| No Room for the Groom | Cousin Luke | 1952 |
| Trapped | Sam the Bartender (uncredited) | 1949 |
| A Merry Mix-Up | (uncredited) | 1957 |
| Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) | 1960 |
| Private Nurse | Eddie | 1941 |
| Dangerous Business | Bert | 1946 |
| Gypsy | Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited) | 1962 |
| The Last Hurrah | Fire Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1958 |
| Laugh Your Blues Away | Buck | 1942 |
| Talk About a Lady | Rocky Jordan | 1946 |
| The Night of Nights | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Pitchin' in the Kitchen | Albert, the Neighbor | 1943 |
| Seminole Uprising | 1955 | |
| Apache Ambush | 1955 | |
| Domino Kid | 1957 | |
| Father's Little Dividend | Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited) | 1951 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Dragnet | 1951 | |
| Perry Mason | Newspaper Delivery Man | 1957 |
| Johnny Staccato | 1959 | |
| The Tall Man | 1960 | |
| The Virginian | Waiter | 1962 |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Coots Larkin | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | 1951 | |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Townsman (uncredited) | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | 1958 | |
| Gang Busters | 1952 | |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | 1952 | |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1962 | |
| I Love Lucy | Delivery Man | 1951 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Desk Clerk | 1955 |
| The 20th Century Fox Hour | 1955 | |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | 1954 | |
| M Squad | Officer Ed Grady | 1957 |
| Navy Log | 1955 | |
| Leave It to Beaver | Cab Driver | 1957 |
| Maverick | 1957 | |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Officer | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Expressman | 1956 |
| The Virginian | Bartender | 1962 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Piano Player | 1955 |
