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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
168
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-06-17 (116 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Acting
1963
Bye Bye Birdie as Bartender1962
The Beverly Hillbillies as Not available1962
The Virginian as Waiter1962
The Virginian as Bartender1962
Gypsy as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)1960
The Tall Man as Not available1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)1959
Johnny Staccato as Not available1958
The Rifleman as Not available1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Townsman (uncredited)1958
Man from God's Country as Trail Cook (uncredited)1958
The Last Hurrah as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)1958
The Female Animal as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)1957
Leave It to Beaver as Cab Driver1957
Perry Mason as Newspaper Delivery Man1957
Maverick as Not available1957
M Squad as Officer Ed Grady1957
Domino Kid as Not available1957
The Buckskin Lady as Jed1957
A Merry Mix-Up as (uncredited)1957
Rockabilly Baby as Bum1956
Hey, Jeannie! as Officer1956
Hey, Jeannie! as Expressman1956
Friendly Persuasion as Rebel Looter (uncredited)1956
You Can't Run Away from It as Red1956
The Desperados Are in Town as Carl Branch1956
Frontier Gambler as Bartender1956
So You Want to Be Pretty as Harry (uncredited)1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Desk Clerk1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as The Piano Player1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Not available1955
Screen Director's Playhouse as Diner Patron1955
Navy Log as Not available1955
Women's Prison as Not available1955
Apache Ambush as Not available1955
The Naked Street as Not available1955
Seminole Uprising as Not available1955
Fling in the Ring as Big Mike1955
Last of the Desperados as Murder Victim Tim (bit)1955
Jungle Moon Men as Max1955
Blunder Boys as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin as Not available1954
Silver Lode as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher1954
Battle of Rogue River as Pvt. Kohler1954
Ain't It Aggravatin' as Neighbor (uncredited)1953
Bad for Each Other as Tippy Kashko, Townsman1953
Northern Patrol as Bartender1953
Pardon My Backfire as Escaped Convict1953
Spies and Guys as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)1952
Mr. & Mrs. North as Not available1952
Gang Busters as Not available1952
Pat and Mike as Photographer (uncredited)1952
Night Stage to Galveston as Policeman Kelly1952
With a Song in My Heart as Soldier1952
No Room for the Groom as Cousin Luke1952
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder as Harry, the Projectionist1952
Young Man with Ideas as Salesman (uncredited)1952
A Fool and His Honey as Not available1951
I Love Lucy as Delivery Man1951
Dragnet as Not available1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Not available1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Coots Larkin1951
Father's Little Dividend as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)1951
The Red Badge of Courage as Veteran (uncredited)1951
The Tall Target as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)1951
Rhubarb as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)1951
Let's Make It Legal as Laborer (uncredited)1951
Man in the Saddle as Lee Repp1950
The Good Humor Man as Cop (uncredited)1950
The Reformer and the Redhead as Joe (uncredited)1950
Blondie's Hero as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)1950
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey as Looie1950
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Looie1950
Beauty on Parade as Murph1949
Trapped as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Sergeant Matthews1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch as Looie1948
Blondie's Reward as Officer Carney1948
Trapped by Boston Blackie as Sgt. Matthews1948
Gun Smugglers as Corporal Clancy1947
Wild Harvest as Nick1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Sgt. Matthews1946
Renegades as Link1946
One Way to Love as Hopkins1946
Boston Blackie and the Law as Sgt. Matthews1946
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt as Henchman 'Rigger'1946
The Phantom Thief as Detective Sergeant Matthews1946
Dangerous Business as Bert1946
Throw a Saddle on a Star as Lawyer1946
Talk About a Lady as Rocky Jordan1946
The Gentleman Misbehaves as Taxi Driver1946
It's Great to Be Young as Burkett1945
Along Came Jones as Avery de Longpre1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion as Sgt. Matthews1945
Out of the Depths as 'Speed' Brogan1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous as Mathews1945
I Love a Bandleader as Dan Benson1944
Two Girls and a Sailor as Private Adams1944
Secret Command as Shawn1944
The Ghost That Walks Alone as Beppo1944
Bachelor Daze as Ezra's neighbor1943
The More the Merrier as FBI Agent Pike1943
Thousands Cheer as Alan1943
Dangerous Blondes as Detective Joe Henderson1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates as Joe Briggs1943
Murder in Times Square as Benny the Baboon1943
There's Something About a Soldier as Alex Grybinski1943
One Dangerous Night as Hertzog - Henchman1943
Power of the Press as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen as Albert, the Neighbor1942
All Through the Night as Spence1942
Parachute Nurse as Sgt. Peters1942
My Sister Eileen as Jenson1942
Rings on Her Fingers as Not available1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You as Officer Joe Starrett1942
Inside the Law as Jim Burke1942
Lucky Legs as Mugg1942
Sleepytime Gal as Dimples1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad as Mike Paradise1942
Laugh Your Blues Away as Buck1942
The Daring Young Man as Luke1942
A Man's World as Sammy Collins1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Salty1941
Golden Hoofs as Ed Muckle1941
Nice Girl? as Not available1941
She Knew All the Answers as Cop1941
Let's Go Collegiate as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans1941
Private Nurse as Eddie1940
The Grapes of Wrath as Noah1940
The Return of Frank James as Actor1940
City for Conquest as Radio Listener (uncredited)1940
Young People as Jeb1940
The Fighting 69th as Sergeant (uncredited)1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Slapcovitch1940
Women Without Names as Friendly Motorist1940
Castle on the Hudson as Second Prisoner (uncredited)1940
Lillian Russell as Hank1940
He Stayed for Breakfast as Butcher1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis as John Root1940
Cross-Country Romance as Mike1940
Spring Parade as Bert - Shawl Salesman1940
Escape to Glory as Tommy Malone1939
Another Thin Man as Pete (uncredited)1939
Sorority House as The Caterer1939
Second Fiddle as Townsman1939
Some Like It Hot as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse1939
The Great Man Votes as Policeman at Parade1939
The Night of Nights as Taxi Driver (uncredited)1938
Start Cheering as Jimmy1938
Hold That Co-ed as Steve Wurgerski1938
Youth Takes a Fling as Jim1937
Captains Courageous as Taxi Driver (uncredited)1937
Black Legion as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)1937
They Gave Him a Gun as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)1937
Daughter of Shanghai as Jake Kelly1937
White Bondage as Man in Pool Room1937
Criminals of the Air as Not available1937
The Romance Of Robert Burns as Jock Wilson (uncredited)1937
Radio Patrol as Flynn1937
Life Begins in College as Football Player1937
Live, Love and Learn as Marine (uncredited)1936
Fury as Dynamiter (uncredited)1936
Rhythm on the Range as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy1936
Theodora Goes Wild as Clarence (uncredited)1936
Gentle Julia as Mr. Toms1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive as Steve1934
Murder at the Vanities as Not available1934
Caravan as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)