Frank Sully

Jun 17, 1908 - Dec 17, 1975 (67 years old) in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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

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The Beverly Hillbillies

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I Love Lucy

Delivery Man

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Perry Mason

Newspaper Delivery Man

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Dragnet

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Leave It to Beaver

Cab Driver

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Maverick

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The Rifleman

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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

Townsman (uncredited)

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The Virginian

Waiter

Credits

Bye Bye Birdie 1963

Bartender

★ 5.9
Gypsy 1962

Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

★ 6.4
The Beverly Hillbillies 1962

★ 6.8
The Virginian 1962

Waiter

★ 6.5
Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960

Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

★ 6.1
The Tall Man 1960

★ 6.3
Johnny Staccato 1959

★ 5.6
The Last Hurrah 1958

Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

★ 7.1
The Rifleman 1958

★ 7
Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958

Townsman (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Man from God's Country 1958

Trail Cook (uncredited)

★ 4.8
The Female Animal 1958

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Rockabilly Baby 1957

Bum

★ 6
Leave It to Beaver 1957

Cab Driver

★ 7
Domino Kid 1957

★ 5.7
Maverick 1957

★ 6.8
Perry Mason 1957

Newspaper Delivery Man

★ 7.7
M Squad 1957

Officer Ed Grady

★ 5.2
The Buckskin Lady 1957

Jed

★ 4.2
A Merry Mix-Up 1957

(uncredited)

★ 5
Friendly Persuasion 1956

Rebel Looter (uncredited)

★ 6.6
The Desperados Are in Town 1956

Carl Branch

★ NR
You Can't Run Away from It 1956

Red

★ 4.7
Hey, Jeannie! 1956

Officer

★ 5.5
Frontier Gambler 1956

Bartender

★ 6
So You Want to Be Pretty 1956

Harry (uncredited)

★ 2
Blunder Boys 1955

Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

★ 8
Last of the Desperados 1955

Murder Victim Tim (bit)

★ 6
The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955

★ 5.4
Screen Director's Playhouse 1955

Diner Patron

★ 6.5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955

Desk Clerk

★ 7.7
Navy Log 1955

★ 4.5
Apache Ambush 1955

★ 5.6
The Naked Street 1955

★ 6.1
Seminole Uprising 1955

★ 4.9
Jungle Moon Men 1955

Max

★ 4.7
Women's Prison 1955

★ 5.7
Fling in the Ring 1955

Big Mike

★ 5.8
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954

★ 6.9
Silver Lode 1954

Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

★ 6.1
Battle of Rogue River 1954

Pvt. Kohler

★ 5.7
Ain't It Aggravatin' 1954

Neighbor (uncredited)

★ 6
Bad for Each Other 1953

Tippy Kashko, Townsman

★ 5.7
Pardon My Backfire 1953

Escaped Convict

★ 5.6
Northern Patrol 1953

Bartender

★ 5.5
Spies and Guys 1953

Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

★ NR
Mr. & Mrs. North 1952

★ 4.3
No Room for the Groom 1952

Cousin Luke

★ 5.6
Pat and Mike 1952

Photographer (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Young Man with Ideas 1952

Salesman (uncredited)

★ 4.7
With a Song in My Heart 1952

Soldier

★ 5.9
Gang Busters 1952

★ NR
Night Stage to Galveston 1952

Policeman Kelly

★ 4.7
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder 1952

Harry, the Projectionist

★ NR
A Fool and His Honey 1952

★ NR
Dragnet 1951

★ 6.4
Man in the Saddle 1951

Lee Repp

★ 6.5
Let's Make It Legal 1951

Laborer (uncredited)

★ 6.3
I Love Lucy 1951

Delivery Man

★ 7.9
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951

Coots Larkin

★ 7.3
The Red Badge of Courage 1951

Veteran (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Rhubarb 1951

Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

★ 5.5
The Tall Target 1951

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951

★ 4.5
Father's Little Dividend 1951

Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance 1950

Looie

★ NR
The Reformer and the Redhead 1950

Joe (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Beauty on Parade 1950

Murph

★ NR
The Good Humor Man 1950

Cop (uncredited)

★ 6
Blondie's Hero 1950

Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey 1950

Looie

★ 4
Trapped 1949

Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch 1949

Looie

★ NR
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture 1949

Sergeant Matthews

★ 5.6
Gun Smugglers 1948

Corporal Clancy

★ NR
Blondie's Reward 1948

Officer Carney

★ 6.5
Trapped by Boston Blackie 1948

Sgt. Matthews

★ 6.5
Wild Harvest 1947

Nick

★ NR
Boston Blackie and the Law 1946

Sgt. Matthews

★ 6
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt 1946

Henchman 'Rigger'

★ 5.8
It's Great to Be Young 1946

Burkett

★ NR
Dangerous Business 1946

Bert

★ NR
Renegades 1946

Link

★ 5.8
The Phantom Thief 1946

Detective Sergeant Matthews

★ 5.3
Talk About a Lady 1946

Rocky Jordan

★ 3
Throw a Saddle on a Star 1946

Lawyer

★ NR
The Gentleman Misbehaves 1946

Taxi Driver

★ NR
A Close Call for Boston Blackie 1946

Sgt. Matthews

★ 4.9
One Way to Love 1946

Hopkins

★ 7
Out of the Depths 1945

'Speed' Brogan

★ NR
I Love a Bandleader 1945

Dan Benson

★ NR
Along Came Jones 1945

Avery de Longpre

★ 5.7
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous 1945

Mathews

★ 4.7
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion 1945

Sgt. Matthews

★ 5.5
Secret Command 1944

Shawn

★ 6.8
Two Girls and a Sailor 1944

Private Adams

★ 5.7
Bachelor Daze 1944

Ezra's neighbor

★ NR
The Ghost That Walks Alone 1944

Beppo

★ 3.7
There's Something About a Soldier 1943

Alex Grybinski

★ 4.8
Dangerous Blondes 1943

Detective Joe Henderson

★ 6
Thousands Cheer 1943

Alan

★ 6.4
Pitchin' in the Kitchen 1943

Albert, the Neighbor

★ NR
Good Luck, Mr. Yates 1943

Joe Briggs

★ 5.8
The More the Merrier 1943

FBI Agent Pike

★ 6.8
Murder in Times Square 1943

Benny the Baboon

★ 4.6
Power of the Press 1943

Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

★ 6.2
One Dangerous Night 1943

Hertzog - Henchman

★ 5
Laugh Your Blues Away 1942

Buck

★ NR
The Boogie Man Will Get You 1942

Officer Joe Starrett

★ 6.3
The Daring Young Man 1942

Luke

★ 4.3
Lucky Legs 1942

Mugg

★ NR
My Sister Eileen 1942

Jenson

★ 6.7
A Man's World 1942

Sammy Collins

★ 6
Parachute Nurse 1942

Sgt. Peters

★ 5
Inside the Law 1942

Jim Burke

★ 5
Two Yanks in Trinidad 1942

Mike Paradise

★ 2
Rings on Her Fingers 1942

★ 6.5
Sleepytime Gal 1942

Dimples

★ NR
All Through the Night 1942

Spence

★ 7
Let's Go Collegiate 1941

Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

★ 5
Private Nurse 1941

Eddie

★ NR
She Knew All the Answers 1941

Cop

★ 6.3
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941

Salty

★ 4.7
Nice Girl? 1941

★ 5.3
Golden Hoofs 1941

Ed Muckle

★ 7
Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940

John Root

★ 6
Spring Parade 1940

Bert - Shawl Salesman

★ 6.7
City for Conquest 1940

Radio Listener (uncredited)

★ 6.8
He Stayed for Breakfast 1940

Butcher

★ NR
Young People 1940

Jeb

★ 4.6
The Return of Frank James 1940

Actor

★ 6.3
Cross-Country Romance 1940

Mike

★ 6.4
Lillian Russell 1940

Hank

★ 6.1
Escape to Glory 1940

Tommy Malone

★ 6
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940

Slapcovitch

★ 6.5
The Grapes of Wrath 1940

Noah

★ 7.8
Women Without Names 1940

Friendly Motorist

★ 4.8
Castle on the Hudson 1940

Second Prisoner (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Fighting 69th 1940

Sergeant (uncredited)

★ 5.4
The Night of Nights 1939

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

★ NR
Another Thin Man 1939

Pete (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Second Fiddle 1939

Townsman

★ 4.9
Some Like It Hot 1939

Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

★ 7.2
Sorority House 1939

The Caterer

★ 6.8
The Great Man Votes 1939

Policeman at Parade

★ 6.1
Youth Takes a Fling 1938

Jim

★ 1
Hold That Co-ed 1938

Steve Wurgerski

★ 6.3
Start Cheering 1938

Jimmy

★ 7
Daughter of Shanghai 1937

Jake Kelly

★ 5.4
Live, Love and Learn 1937

Marine (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Radio Patrol 1937

Flynn

★ NR
Life Begins in College 1937

Football Player

★ NR
White Bondage 1937

Man in Pool Room

★ 6
Captains Courageous 1937

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

★ 7.4
They Gave Him a Gun 1937

Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Criminals of the Air 1937

★ 5.5
The Romance Of Robert Burns 1937

Jock Wilson (uncredited)

★ 5.5
Black Legion 1937

Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Theodora Goes Wild 1936

Clarence (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Rhythm on the Range 1936

Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

★ 4
Fury 1936

Dynamiter (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Gentle Julia 1936

Mr. Toms

★ NR
Mary Burns, Fugitive 1935

Steve

★ NR
Caravan 1934

Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

★ 5
Murder at the Vanities 1934

★ 5.4