Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Acting

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

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Bye Bye Birdie ★ 5.9 Bye Bye Birdie 1963 Gypsy ★ 6.4 Gypsy 1962 The Beverly Hillbillies ★ 6.9 The Beverly Hillbillies 1962 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 The Investigators ★ 6.0 The Investigators 1961 Let No Man Write My Epitaph ★ 5.9 Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960 The Tall Man ★ 6.9 The Tall Man 1960 Johnny Staccato ★ 5.3 Johnny Staccato 1959 The Last Hurrah ★ 7.2 The Last Hurrah 1958 The Rifleman ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ★ 7.0 Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958 Man from God's Country ★ 5.0 Man from God's Country 1958 The Female Animal ★ 6.0 The Female Animal 1958 Rockabilly Baby ★ 6.3 Rockabilly Baby 1957 Leave It to Beaver ★ 7.0 Leave It to Beaver 1957 The Helen Morgan Story ★ 5.3 The Helen Morgan Story 1957 Domino Kid ★ 5.8 Domino Kid 1957 Maverick ★ 6.9 Maverick 1957 Perry Mason ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957 M Squad ★ 5.4 M Squad 1957 Sugarfoot ★ 5.2 Sugarfoot 1957 The Buckskin Lady ★ 4.3 The Buckskin Lady 1957 A Merry Mix-Up ★ 5.9 A Merry Mix-Up 1957 Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses 1957 The Desperados Are in Town ★ 8.0 The Desperados Are in Town 1956 Friendly Persuasion ★ 6.7 Friendly Persuasion 1956 You Can't Run Away from It ★ 5.1 You Can't Run Away from It 1956 Hey, Jeannie! ★ 6.3 Hey, Jeannie! 1956 Frontier Gambler ★ 6.5 Frontier Gambler 1956 So You Want to Be Pretty ★ 3.3 So You Want to Be Pretty 1956 Blunder Boys ★ 8.2 Blunder Boys 1955 Last of the Desperados ★ 7.5 Last of the Desperados 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ★ 6.0 The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 Screen Director's Playhouse ★ 7.0 Screen Director's Playhouse 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Navy Log ★ 5.2 Navy Log 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ★ 6.8 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955 Apache Ambush ★ 6.3 Apache Ambush 1955 The Naked Street ★ 6.2 The Naked Street 1955 Seminole Uprising ★ 5.0 Seminole Uprising 1955 Jungle Moon Men ★ 5.4 Jungle Moon Men 1955 Women's Prison ★ 5.8 Women's Prison 1955 Fling in the Ring ★ 6.0 Fling in the Ring 1955 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin ★ 7.0 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954 Father Knows Best ★ 6.7 Father Knows Best 1954 Silver Lode ★ 6.2 Silver Lode 1954 Battle of Rogue River ★ 6.0 Battle of Rogue River 1954 Ain't It Aggravatin' ★ 6.0 Ain't It Aggravatin' 1954 Bad for Each Other ★ 6.0 Bad for Each Other 1953 Pardon My Backfire ★ 6.1 Pardon My Backfire 1953 Northern Patrol ★ 7.0 Northern Patrol 1953 Spies and Guys ★ 10.0 Spies and Guys 1953 Strop, Look and Listen ★ 8.0 Strop, Look and Listen 1952 Mr. & Mrs. North ★ 5.0 Mr. & Mrs. North 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ★ 7.8 The Ford Television Theatre 1952 No Room for the Groom ★ 5.8 No Room for the Groom 1952 Pat and Mike ★ 6.4 Pat and Mike 1952 Young Man with Ideas ★ 5.2 Young Man with Ideas 1952 With a Song in My Heart ★ 6.1 With a Song in My Heart 1952 Gang Busters ★ 7.0 Gang Busters 1952 Night Stage to Galveston ★ 5.8 Night Stage to Galveston 1952 Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder ★ 10.0 Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder 1952 A Fool and His Honey A Fool and His Honey 1952 Dragnet ★ 6.5 Dragnet 1951 Man in the Saddle ★ 6.5 Man in the Saddle 1951 Let's Make It Legal ★ 5.7 Let's Make It Legal 1951 I Love Lucy ★ 7.9 I Love Lucy 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 The Red Badge of Courage ★ 6.4 The Red Badge of Courage 1951 Rhubarb ★ 5.8 Rhubarb 1951 The Tall Target ★ 6.9 The Tall Target 1951 The Big Gusher ★ 7.0 The Big Gusher 1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ★ 5.3 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951 Father's Little Dividend ★ 6.5 Father's Little Dividend 1951 Rookie Fireman ★ 7.5 Rookie Fireman 1950 Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance ★ 7.0 Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance 1950 Nursie Behave ★ 8.0 Nursie Behave 1950 The Reformer and the Redhead ★ 7.6 The Reformer and the Redhead 1950 Beauty on Parade ★ 9.0 Beauty on Parade 1950 The Good Humor Man ★ 6.3 The Good Humor Man 1950