Person
Frank Sully
Acting · 1908–1975 · 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).
Known for
Perry Mason
Newspaper Delivery Man
Maverick
1957
The Rifleman
1958
Dragnet
1951
Leave It to Beaver
Cab Driver
Father Knows Best
Waiter
The Virginian
Waiter
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
I Love Lucy
Delivery Man
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Mr. Miller (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1963Bye Bye BirdieBartender
- 1962GypsyWichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1962The Beverly Hillbillies
- 1962The VirginianWaiter
- 1961The Investigators
- 1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphDrunk at Bar (uncredited)
- 1960The Tall Man
- 1959Johnny Staccato
- 1958The Last HurrahFire Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1958The Rifleman
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveTownsman (uncredited)
- 1958Man from God's CountryTrail Cook (uncredited)
- 1958The Female AnimalTaxicab Driver (uncredited)
- 1957Rockabilly BabyBum
- 1957Leave It to BeaverCab Driver
- 1957The Helen Morgan StoryVendor (scenes deleted)
- 1957Domino Kid
- 1957Maverick
- 1957Perry MasonNewspaper Delivery Man
- 1957M SquadOfficer Ed Grady
- 1957SugarfootFrank the Bartender (uncredited)
- 1957The Buckskin LadyJed
- 1957A Merry Mix-Up(uncredited)
- 1957Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and HorsesCop
- 1956The Desperados Are in TownCarl Branch
- 1956Friendly PersuasionRebel Looter (uncredited)
- 1956You Can't Run Away from ItRed
- 1956Hey, Jeannie!Officer
- 1956Frontier GamblerBartender
- 1956So You Want to Be PrettyHarry (uncredited)
- 1955Blunder BoysDean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
- 1955Last of the DesperadosMurder Victim Tim (bit)
- 1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseDiner Patron
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDesk Clerk
- 1955Navy Log
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpMr. Miller (uncredited)
- 1955Apache Ambush
- 1955The Naked Street
- 1955Seminole Uprising
- 1955Jungle Moon MenMax
- 1955Women's Prison
- 1955Fling in the RingBig Mike
- 1954The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
- 1954Father Knows BestWaiter
- 1954Silver LodePaul Herbert, Telegrapher
- 1954Battle of Rogue RiverPvt. Kohler
- 1954Ain't It Aggravatin'Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1953Bad for Each OtherTippy Kashko, Townsman
- 1953Pardon My BackfireEscaped Convict
- 1953Northern PatrolBartender
- 1953Spies and GuysEnemy Soldier (uncredited)
- 1952Strop, Look and ListenWaiter
- 1952Mr. & Mrs. North
- 1952The Ford Television TheatrePoliceman
- 1952No Room for the GroomCousin Luke
- 1952Pat and MikePhotographer (uncredited)
- 1952Young Man with IdeasSalesman (uncredited)
- 1952With a Song in My HeartSoldier (uncredited)
- 1952Gang Busters
- 1952Night Stage to GalvestonPoliceman Kelly
- 1952Rainbow 'Round My ShoulderHarry, the Projectionist
- 1952A Fool and His Honey
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951Man in the SaddleLee Repp
- 1951Let's Make It LegalLaborer (uncredited)
- 1951I Love LucyDelivery Man
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCoots Larkin
- 1951The Red Badge of CourageVeteran (uncredited)
- 1951RhubarbBig Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
- 1951The Tall TargetTelegram Messenger (uncredited)
- 1951The Big GusherBarfly
- 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
- 1951Father's Little DividendInfant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
- 1950Rookie FiremanCharlie
- 1950Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a ChanceLooie
- 1950Nursie BehaveOfficer Murphy
- 1950The Reformer and the RedheadJoe (uncredited)
- 1950Beauty on ParadeMurph
- 1950The Good Humor ManCop (uncredited)
- 1950Blondie's HeroMike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
- 1950Joe Palooka Meets HumphreyLooie
- 1949TrappedSam the Bartender (uncredited)
- 1949Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchLooie
- 1949Boston Blackie's Chinese VentureSergeant Matthews
- 1948Gun SmugglersCorporal Clancy
- 1948Blondie's RewardOfficer Carney
- 1948Trapped by Boston BlackieSgt. Matthews
- 1947Wild HarvestNick
- 1946Boston Blackie and the LawSgt. Matthews
- 1946Crime Doctor's Man HuntHenchman 'Rigger'
- 1946It's Great to Be YoungBurkett
- 1946Dangerous BusinessBert
- 1946RenegadesLink
- 1946The Phantom ThiefDetective Sergeant Matthews
- 1946Talk About a LadyRocky Jordan
- 1946Throw a Saddle on a StarLawyer
- 1946The Gentleman MisbehavesTaxi Driver
- 1946A Close Call for Boston BlackieSgt. Matthews
- 1946One Way to LoveHopkins
- 1945Out of the Depths'Speed' Brogan
- 1945I Love a BandleaderDan Benson
- 1945Along Came JonesAvery de Longpre
- 1945Boston Blackie's RendezvousMathews
- 1945Boston Blackie Booked on SuspicionSgt. Matthews
- 1944Secret CommandShawn
- 1944Two Girls and a SailorPrivate Adams
- 1944Bachelor DazeEzra's neighbor
- 1944The Ghost That Walks AloneBeppo
- 1943There's Something About a SoldierAlex Grybinski
- 1943Dangerous BlondesDetective Joe Henderson
- 1943Thousands CheerAlan
- 1943Pitchin' in the KitchenAlbert, the Neighbor
- 1943Good Luck, Mr. YatesJoe Briggs
- 1943The More the MerrierFBI Agent Pike
- 1943Murder in Times SquareBenny the Baboon
- 1943Power of the PressMack Gibbons (uncredited)
- 1943One Dangerous NightHertzog - Henchman
- 1942Laugh Your Blues AwayBuck
- 1942The Boogie Man Will Get YouOfficer Joe Starrett
- 1942The Daring Young ManLuke
- 1942Lucky LegsMugg
- 1942My Sister EileenJenson
- 1942A Man's WorldSammy Collins
- 1942Parachute NurseSgt. Peters
- 1942Inside the LawJim Burke
- 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadMike Paradise
- 1942Rings on Her Fingers
- 1942Sleepytime GalDimples
- 1942All Through the NightSpence
- 1941Let's Go CollegiateHercules 'Herk' Bevans
- 1941Private NurseEddie
- 1941She Knew All the AnswersCop
- 1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobSalty
- 1941Nice Girl?
- 1941Golden HoofsEd Muckle
- 1940Dr. Kildare's CrisisJohn Root
- 1940Spring ParadeBert - Shawl Salesman
- 1940City for ConquestRadio Listener (uncredited)
- 1940Yesterday's HeroesCurly Walsh
- 1940He Stayed for BreakfastButcher
- 1940Young PeopleJeb
- 1940The Return of Frank JamesActor
- 1940Cross-Country RomanceMike
- 1940Lillian RussellHank
- 1940Escape to GloryTommy Malone
- 1940The Doctor Takes a WifeSlapcovitch
- 1940The Grapes of WrathNoah
- 1940Women Without NamesFriendly Motorist
- 1940Castle on the HudsonSecond Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1940The Fighting 69thSergeant (uncredited)
- 1939The Night of NightsTaxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1939Another Thin ManPete (uncredited)
- 1939Second FiddleTownsman
- 1939Some Like It HotSailor Burke / The Living Corpse
- 1939Sorority HouseThe Caterer (uncredited)
- 1939The Great Man VotesPoliceman at Parade
- 1938Youth Takes a FlingJim
- 1938Hold That Co-edSteve Wurgerski
- 1938Start CheeringJimmy
- 1937Daughter of ShanghaiJake Kelly
- 1937Live, Love and LearnMarine (uncredited)
- 1937Radio PatrolFlynn
- 1937Life Begins in CollegeFootball Player
- 1937White BondageMan in Pool Room
- 1937Captains CourageousTaxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1937They Gave Him a GunComedy Soldier (uncredited)
- 1937Criminals of the Air
- 1937The Romance Of Robert BurnsJock Wilson (uncredited)
- 1937Black LegionTruck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
- 1936Theodora Goes WildClarence (uncredited)
- 1936Rhythm on the RangeSplashed Rodeo Cowboy
- 1936FuryDynamiter (uncredited)
- 1936Gentle JuliaMr. Toms
- 1935Mary Burns, FugitiveSteve
- 1934CaravanHungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
- 1934Murder at the VanitiesChorus Boy (uncredited)
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.