
Also known as: Francis Thomas Sullivan, Frank Sullivan
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).
Acting
June 17, 1908
December 17, 1975
67 years old
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Bye Bye Birdie
Bartender

Gypsy
Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Virginian
Waiter

The Investigators

Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

The Tall Man

Johnny Staccato

The Last Hurrah
Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Female Animal
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Man from God's Country
Trail Cook (uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Townsman (uncredited)

The Rifleman

A Merry Mix-Up
(uncredited)

Domino Kid

Rockabilly Baby
Bum

The Buckskin Lady
Jed

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Cop

The Helen Morgan Story
Vendor (scenes deleted)

Perry Mason
Newspaper Delivery Man

Leave It to Beaver
Cab Driver

M Squad
Officer Ed Grady

Maverick

Sugarfoot
Frank the Bartender (uncredited)

Frontier Gambler
Bartender

Friendly Persuasion
Rebel Looter (uncredited)

The Desperados Are in Town
Carl Branch

So You Want to Be Pretty
Harry (uncredited)

You Can't Run Away from It
Red

Hey, Jeannie!
Officer

Fling in the Ring
Big Mike

Apache Ambush

Seminole Uprising

Jungle Moon Men
Max

Last of the Desperados
Murder Victim Tim (bit)

The Naked Street

Women's Prison

Blunder Boys
Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Desk Clerk

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Navy Log

Screen Director's Playhouse
Diner Patron

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Mr. Miller (uncredited)

Silver Lode
Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

Battle of Rogue River
Pvt. Kohler

Ain't It Aggravatin'
Neighbor (uncredited)

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Father Knows Best
Waiter

Pardon My Backfire
Escaped Convict

Bad for Each Other
Tippy Kashko, Townsman

Spies and Guys
Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

Northern Patrol
Bartender

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Harry, the Projectionist

With a Song in My Heart
Soldier (uncredited)

No Room for the Groom
Cousin Luke

Night Stage to Galveston
Policeman Kelly

Pat and Mike
Photographer (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas
Salesman (uncredited)

A Fool and His Honey
Strop, Look and Listen
Waiter
Gang Busters

Mr. & Mrs. North

The Ford Television Theatre
Policeman

Man in the Saddle
Lee Repp

Father's Little Dividend
Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage
Veteran (uncredited)

The Tall Target
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

Rhubarb
Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal
Laborer (uncredited)

The Big Gusher
Barfly

I Love Lucy
Delivery Man

Dragnet

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Coots Larkin

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Blondie's Hero
Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man
Cop (uncredited)

Beauty on Parade
Murph

The Reformer and the Redhead
Joe (uncredited)

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Looie

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Looie

Rookie Fireman
Charlie
Nursie Behave
Officer Murphy

Killer Shark

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Sergeant Matthews

Trapped
Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Looie

Trapped by Boston Blackie
Sgt. Matthews

Gun Smugglers
Corporal Clancy

Blondie's Reward
Officer Carney

Wild Harvest
Nick

A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Sgt. Matthews

Boston Blackie and the Law
Sgt. Matthews

Talk About a Lady
Rocky Jordan

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Henchman 'Rigger'

The Phantom Thief
Detective Sergeant Matthews

Renegades
Link

One Way to Love
Hopkins

Dangerous Business
Bert

Throw a Saddle on a Star
Lawyer

The Gentleman Misbehaves
Taxi Driver
It's Great to Be Young
Burkett

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Mathews

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Sgt. Matthews

Along Came Jones
Avery de Longpre

I Love a Bandleader
Dan Benson
Out of the Depths
'Speed' Brogan

Two Girls and a Sailor
Private Adams

Secret Command
Shawn
Bachelor Daze
Ezra's neighbor

The Ghost That Walks Alone
Beppo

Thousands Cheer
Alan

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Albert, the Neighbor

There's Something About a Soldier
Alex Grybinski

The More the Merrier
FBI Agent Pike

Power of the Press
Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Joe Briggs

Dangerous Blondes
Detective Joe Henderson

Murder in Times Square
Benny the Baboon

One Dangerous Night
Hertzog - Henchman

My Sister Eileen
Jenson

Inside the Law
Jim Burke

All Through the Night
Spence

The Daring Young Man
Luke

Parachute Nurse
Sgt. Peters

Laugh Your Blues Away
Buck

Two Yanks in Trinidad
Mike Paradise

Lucky Legs
Mugg

Sleepytime Gal
Dimples

Rings on Her Fingers

A Man's World
Sammy Collins

The Boogie Man Will Get You
Officer Joe Starrett

Nice Girl?

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Salty

Let's Go Collegiate
Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

Private Nurse
Eddie

Golden Hoofs
Ed Muckle

She Knew All the Answers
Cop

The Grapes of Wrath
Noah

Young People
Jeb

Cross-Country Romance
Mike

The Doctor Takes a Wife
Slapcovitch

Spring Parade
Bert - Shawl Salesman

The Fighting 69th
Sergeant (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James
Actor

Lillian Russell
Hank

City for Conquest
Radio Listener (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
Second Prisoner (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
John Root

He Stayed for Breakfast
Butcher

Women Without Names
Friendly Motorist

Escape to Glory
Tommy Malone

Yesterday's Heroes
Curly Walsh

The Night of Nights
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot
Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

Sorority House
The Caterer (uncredited)

The Great Man Votes
Policeman at Parade

Another Thin Man
Pete (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
Townsman

Hold That Co-ed
Steve Wurgerski

Youth Takes a Fling
Jim

Start Cheering
Jimmy

Radio Patrol
Flynn

Live, Love and Learn
Marine (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun
Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

Life Begins in College
Football Player

Captains Courageous
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

White Bondage
Man in Pool Room

The Romance Of Robert Burns
Jock Wilson (uncredited)

Black Legion
Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

Daughter of Shanghai
Jake Kelly

Criminals of the Air

Theodora Goes Wild
Clarence (uncredited)

Fury
Dynamiter (uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range
Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

Gentle Julia
Mr. Toms

Mary Burns, Fugitive
Steve

Caravan
Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities
Chorus Boy (uncredited)