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).
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Movies (31)
Bye Bye Birdie
as Bartender
1963
Gypsy
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
1962
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
1960
The Last Hurrah
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
1958
Man from God's Country
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
1958
The Female Animal
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1958
Rockabilly Baby
as Bum
1957
Domino Kid
1957
The Buckskin Lady
as Jed
1957
A Merry Mix-Up
as (uncredited)
1957
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
as Cop
1957
The Desperados Are in Town
as Carl Branch
1956
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
1956
You Can't Run Away from It
as Red
1956
Frontier Gambler
as Bartender
1956
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Harry (uncredited)
1956
Blunder Boys
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
1955
Last of the Desperados
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
1955
Apache Ambush
1955
The Naked Street
1955
Seminole Uprising
1955
Jungle Moon Men
as Max
1955
Women's Prison
1955
Fling in the Ring
as Big Mike
1955
Silver Lode
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
1954
Battle of Rogue River
as Pvt. Kohler
1954
Ain't It Aggravatin'
as Neighbor (uncredited)
1954
Bad for Each Other
as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
1953
Pardon My Backfire
as Escaped Convict
1953
Northern Patrol
as Bartender
1953
Spies and Guys
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
1953
TV Shows (19)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Virginian
as Waiter
1962
The Investigators
1961
The Tall Man
1960
Johnny Staccato
1959
The Rifleman
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Townsman (uncredited)
1958
Leave It to Beaver
as Cab Driver
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
as Newspaper Delivery Man
1957
M Squad
as Officer Ed Grady
1957
Sugarfoot
as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
1957
Hey, Jeannie!
as Officer
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Diner Patron
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Desk Clerk
1955
Navy Log
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954