Frank Sully

Frank Sully

  • Birthday: 1908-06-17
  • Deathday: 1975-12-17
  • Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Also know as: Francis Thomas Sullivan

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).

Filmography

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

As Noah

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

As Bartender

My Sister Eileen

1942

As Jenson

Silver Lode

1954

As Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

Thousands Cheer

1943

As Alan

With a Song in My Heart

1952

As Soldier

Pardon My Backfire

1953

As Escaped Convict

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946

As Sgt. Matthews

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

As Sergeant Matthews

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946

As Sgt. Matthews

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

As Sgt. Matthews

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

As Private Adams

Secret Command

1944

As Shawn

Along Came Jones

1945

As Avery de Longpre

Bad for Each Other

1953

As Tippy Kashko, Townsman

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946

As Henchman 'Rigger'

Young People

1940

As Jeb

The Phantom Thief

1946

As Detective Sergeant Matthews

Fling in the Ring

1955

As Big Mike

Night Stage to Galveston

1952

As Policeman Kelly

Some Like It Hot

1939

As Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

Frontier Gambler

1956

As Bartender

Inside the Law

1942

As Jim Burke

All Through the Night

1942

As Spence

Hold That Co-ed

1938

As Steve Wurgerski

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

As Alex Grybinski

The More the Merrier

1943

As FBI Agent Pike

Rockabilly Baby

1957

As Bum

Let's Go Collegiate

1941

As Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

One Way to Love

1946

As Hopkins

Bachelor Daze

1944

As Ezra's neighbor

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

As Slapcovitch

Radio Patrol

1937

As Flynn

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

As Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

Live, Love and Learn

1937

As Marine (uncredited)

Sorority House

1939

As The Caterer

I Love a Bandleader

1945

As Dan Benson

Start Cheering

1938

As Jimmy

Man in the Saddle

1951

As Lee Repp

Renegades

1946

As Link

The Great Man Votes

1939

As Policeman at Parade

Caravan

1934

As Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

Another Thin Man

1939

As Pete (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

1939

As Townsman

Jungle Moon Men

1955

As Max

Battle of Rogue River

1954

As Pvt. Kohler

Spies and Guys

1953

As Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

Spring Parade

1940

As Bert - Shawl Salesman

Fury

1936

As Dynamiter (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

1940

As Sergeant (uncredited)

Life Begins in College

1937

As Football Player

The Good Humor Man

1950

As Cop (uncredited)

Power of the Press

1943

As Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

Ain't It Aggravatin'

1954

As Neighbor (uncredited)

Parachute Nurse

1942

As Sgt. Peters

Captains Courageous

1937

As Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Gun Smugglers

1948

As Corporal Clancy

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

As Steve

White Bondage

1937

As Man in Pool Room

Escape to Glory

1940

As Tommy Malone

Lillian Russell

1940

As Hank

Castle on the Hudson

1940

As Second Prisoner (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940

As John Root

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

As Mike Paradise

Women Without Names

1940

As Friendly Motorist

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

As Butcher

City for Conquest

1940

As Radio Listener (uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range

1936

As Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

As Joe Briggs

Lucky Legs

1942

As Mugg

Out of the Depths

1945

As 'Speed' Brogan

Northern Patrol

1953

As Bartender

The Desperados Are in Town

1956

As Carl Branch

Beauty on Parade

1950

As Murph

Last of the Desperados

1955

As Murder Victim Tim (bit)

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950

As Joe (uncredited)

Golden Hoofs

1941

As Ed Muckle

The Buckskin Lady

1957

As Jed

Dangerous Blondes

1943

As Detective Joe Henderson

Wild Harvest

1947

As Nick

Sleepytime Gal

1942

As Dimples

The Romance Of Robert Burns

1937

As Jock Wilson (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas

1952

As Salesman (uncredited)

The Tall Target

1951

As Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

Black Legion

1937

As Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

Murder in Times Square

1943

As Benny the Baboon

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946

As Taxi Driver

Daughter of Shanghai

1937

As Jake Kelly

A Man's World

1942

As Sammy Collins

It's Great to Be Young

1946

As Burkett

Rhubarb

1951

As Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

One Dangerous Night

1943

As Hertzog - Henchman

So You Want to Be Pretty

1956

As Harry (uncredited)

Blondie's Reward

1948

As Officer Carney

The Female Animal

1958

As Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal

1951

As Laborer (uncredited)

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

As Officer Joe Starrett

Gentle Julia

1936

As Mr. Toms

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

As Clarence (uncredited)

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952

As Harry, the Projectionist

Blondie's Hero

1950

As Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

Nice Girl?

1941

As

No Room for the Groom

1952

As Cousin Luke

Trapped

1949

As Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

A Merry Mix-Up

1957

As (uncredited)

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

As Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

Private Nurse

1941

As Eddie

Dangerous Business

1946

As Bert

Gypsy

1962

As Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

1958

As Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

Talk About a Lady

1946

As Rocky Jordan

The Night of Nights

1939

As Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943

As Albert, the Neighbor

Domino Kid

1957

As

Father's Little Dividend

1951

As Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

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