Frank Sully
Acting
Born: 1908-06-17 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: 1975-12-17
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).
🎬 Movies (30)
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
Bartender
Gypsy
1962
Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Female Animal
1958
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
1958
Trail Cook (uncredited)
A Merry Mix-Up
1957
(uncredited)
Domino Kid
1957
Rockabilly Baby
1957
Bum
The Buckskin Lady
1957
Jed
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
Cop
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
Vendor (scenes deleted)
Frontier Gambler
1956
Bartender
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Rebel Looter (uncredited)
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
Carl Branch
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
Harry (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
Red
Fling in the Ring
1955
Big Mike
Apache Ambush
1955
Seminole Uprising
1955
Jungle Moon Men
1955
Max
Last of the Desperados
1955
Murder Victim Tim (bit)
The Naked Street
1955
Women's Prison
1955
Blunder Boys
1955
Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Silver Lode
1954
Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Battle of Rogue River
1954
Pvt. Kohler
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954
Neighbor (uncredited)
Pardon My Backfire
1953
Escaped Convict
Bad for Each Other
1953
Tippy Kashko, Townsman
📺 TV Shows (27)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Virginian
1962
Danny
The Investigators
1961
The Tall Man
1960
Johnny Staccato
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Townsman (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
Perry Mason
1957
Cop
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Cab Driver
M Squad
1957
Officer Ed Grady
Maverick
1957
Sugarfoot
1957
Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
Expressman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Piano Player
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Sergeant
Navy Log
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Diner Patron
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Mr. Miller (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Father Knows Best
1954
Waiter
Gang Busters
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Policeman
I Love Lucy
1951
Delivery Man
Dragnet
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Coots Larkin
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951