Frank Ferguson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-12-25
Day of Death
1978-09-12 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Ferndale, California, USA
Frank Ferguson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank S. Ferguson (born December 25, 1899, Ferndale, California – died September 12, 1978, Los Angeles) was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television.
Ferguson's best known role was as the Swedish ranch handyman, Gus Broeberg, on the CBS television series, My Friend Flicka, based on a novel of the same name. He appeared with Gene Evans, Johnny Washbrook and Anita Louise. At this time, Ferguson also portrayed the Calverton veterinarian in the first several seasons of CBS's Lassie.
He made his film debut in 1939 in Gambling on the High Seas (released in 1940), and appeared in nearly 200 feature films and hundreds of TV episodes subsequently.
Film appearances include: McDougal's House of Horrors (1948), Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952. Television series appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Peyton Place and Perry Mason.
Ferguson died in Los Angeles of cancer on September 12, 1978.
Known For
Acting
(1976)
The Macahans
as Grandpa
(1970)
Along Came a Spider
as Dr. Andrew Blake
(1965)
The Great Sioux Massacre
as General Alfred Howe Terry
(1964)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
as Newspaper Editor
(1964)
The Quick Gun
as Dan Evans
(1961)
Pocketful of Miracles
as Newspaper Editor
(1960)
Sunrise at Campobello
as Dr. Bennett
(1960)
The Big Night
as Dave Johnson
(1960)
Raymie
as Rex
(1958)
Man of the West
as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
(1958)
The Light in the Forest
as Harry Butler
(1958)
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
(1958)
Terror in a Texas Town
as Deacon Matt Holmes
(1958)
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as Mayor Benson
(1957)
Gun Duel in Durango
as Sheriff Howard
(1957)
The Iron Sheriff
as Holloway
(1957)
This Could Be the Night
as Mr. Shea
(1957)
The Phantom Stagecoach
as Joe Patterson
(1957)
The Lawless Eighties
as Owen Sutter
(1955)
New York Confidential
as Dr. Ludlow
(1955)
The Violent Men
as Mahoney (uncredited)
(1955)
Moonfleet
as Coachman
(1955)
A Lawless Street
as Abe Deland (uncredited)
(1955)
At Gunpoint
as Marshal George Henderson
(1955)
Battle Cry
as Mr. Hector Walker
(1955)
The McConnell Story
as Mechanic
(1955)
The Eternal Sea
as Admiral L.D.
(1955)
The Battle of Gettysburg
as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
(1955)
City of Shadows
as District Attorney Hunt
(1954)
Johnny Guitar
as Marshal Williams
(1954)
A Star Is Born
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
(1954)
Riding Shotgun
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1954)
Drum Beat
as Mr. Dyar
(1954)
The Outcast
as Chad Polson
(1954)
Black Tuesday
as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
(1954)
Young at Heart
as Bartell
(1954)
The Shanghai Story
as Mr. Haljerson
(1954)
Dragonfly Squadron
as Gen. Conners
(1953)
House of Wax
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
(1953)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
as Dr. Morton
(1953)
The Blue Gardenia
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
(1953)
The Lone Hand
as Mr. Dunn
(1953)
Main Street to Broadway
as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
(1953)
So Big
as Ed (uncredited)
(1953)
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Bartender
(1953)
Trouble Along the Way
as Mike Edwards
(1953)
City of Bad Men
as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
(1953)
So This Is Love
as Commencement Speaker
(1953)
Wicked Woman
as Bill Porter (lawyer)
(1953)
The Marksman
as Champ Wiley
(1953)
Big Leaguer
as Wally Mitchell
(1953)
The I Don't Care Girl
as Ned
(1953)
Star of Texas
as Marshal Bullock
(1953)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as John Britton
(1953)
Texas Bad Man
as Gil
(1952)
Rancho Notorious
as Preacher
(1952)
Bend of the River
as Tom Grundy
(1952)
Million Dollar Mermaid
as Prosecutor
(1952)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Edward Norton
(1952)
Room for One More
as Steve (uncredited)
(1952)
Wagons West
as Cyrus Cook
(1952)
It Grows on Trees
as John Letherby
(1952)
Oklahoma Annie
as Eldridge Haskell
(1952)
Rodeo
as Harry Cartwright
(1952)
The Winning Team
as Sam Arrants
(1952)
Boots Malone
as Private Investigator
(1951)
On Dangerous Ground
as Willows
(1951)
Warpath
as Marshal
(1951)
Thunder in God's Country
as Bates
(1951)
Santa Fe
as Marshal Bat Masterson
(1951)
Elopement
as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
(1951)
The Barefoot Mailman
as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
(1950)
The Furies
as Dr. Grieve
(1950)
Tyrant of the Sea
as Officer (uncredited)
(1950)
Louisa
as Park Attendant (uncredited)
(1950)
The Lawless
as Carl Green
(1950)
Frenchie
as Jim Dobbs
(1950)
The Good Humor Man
as Insp. Quint
(1950)
Under Mexicali Stars
as Counterfeitor Goldie
(1949)
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
(1949)
Caught
as Dr. Hoffman
(1949)
Follow Me Quietly
as J.C. McGill
(1949)
Roseanna McCoy
as Ellison Hatfield
(1949)
Dancing in the Dark
as John Sharkey
(1949)
Shockproof
as Logan (Uncredited)
(1949)
State Department: File 649
as Consul Reither
(1949)
Free For All
as Hap Ross
(1949)
Slightly French
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
(1949)
Homicide
as Albert Murray
(1949)
Dynamite
as "Hard Rock" Mason
(1948)
Fort Apache
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
(1948)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as Mr. McDougal
(1948)
The Inside Story
as Eph
(1948)
The Miracle of the Bells
as Dolan
(1948)
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Carl Bemish
(1948)
The Bride Goes Wild
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1948)
The Vicious Circle
as Stark
(1948)
Rachel and the Stranger
as Mr. Green
(1948)
The Walls of Jericho
as Tom Ransome
(1948)
The Hunted
as Paul Harrison
(1948)
Fighting Father Dunne
as Colpeck
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
(1947)
T-Men
as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
(1947)
Blaze of Noon
as Cash Jones
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Texas Posse Member
(1947)
Welcome Stranger
as Crane (uncredited)
(1947)
Variety Girl
as R.J. O'Connell
(1947)
Cass Timberlane
as Court Clerk
(1947)
They Won't Believe Me
as Mr. Cahill
(1947)
Danger Street
as Boward - Police Chief
(1947)
Shy Guy
as Mr. Norton
(1947)
Killer at Large
as Edward Denton
(1946)
Night and Day
as Tina's Father (uncredited)
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Preacher (uncredited)
(1946)
O.S.S.
as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
(1946)
The Man I Love
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
(1946)
The Searching Wind
as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
(1946)
Blonde for a Day
as Walter Bronson
(1946)
Lady Chaser
as Attorney J. T. Vickers
(1945)
Thrill of a Romance
as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1945)
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
as Justin Farley
(1943)
Pilot #5
as Mr. Tully
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as American Newsman (uncredited)
(1943)
Truck Busters
as George Havelock
(1942)
Reap the Wild Wind
as Snaith (uncredited)
(1942)
This Gun for Hire
as Albert Baker
(1942)
My Gal Sal
as Loud Customer (uncredited)
(1942)
Grand Central Murder
as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Alden Brown
(1942)
City of Silent Men
as Fred Bernard
(1942)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as Judge
(1942)
Spy Ship
as Burns
(1942)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1942)
Broadway
as Reporter
(1942)
Broadway
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1942)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Reporter
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
(1941)
You'll Never Get Rich
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1941)
The Body Disappears
as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
(1941)
Four Mothers
as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
(1941)
At the Stroke of Twelve
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1941)
Bullets for O'Hara
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
(1940)
Father Is A Prince
as Ben Haley
(1940)
Gambling on the High Seas
as The State's District Attorney