Frank Sully
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-06-17
Day of Death
1975-12-17 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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).
Known For
Acting
(1963)
Bye Bye Birdie
as Bartender
(1962)
Gypsy
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
(1960)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
(1958)
The Female Animal
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
(1958)
The Last Hurrah
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
(1958)
Man from God's Country
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
(1957)
(1957)
Rockabilly Baby
as Bum
(1957)
The Buckskin Lady
as Jed
(1957)
A Merry Mix-Up
as (uncredited)
(1956)
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
(1956)
(1956)
Frontier Gambler
as Bartender
(1956)
The Desperados Are in Town
as Carl Branch
(1956)
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Harry (uncredited)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
Blunder Boys
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
(1955)
Jungle Moon Men
as Max
(1955)
Fling in the Ring
as Big Mike
(1955)
(1955)
Last of the Desperados
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
(1954)
Silver Lode
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
(1954)
Battle of Rogue River
as Pvt. Kohler
(1954)
Ain't It Aggravatin'
as Neighbor (uncredited)
(1953)
Bad for Each Other
as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
(1953)
Northern Patrol
as Bartender
(1953)
Pardon My Backfire
as Escaped Convict
(1953)
Spies and Guys
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
(1952)
Pat and Mike
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Salesman (uncredited)
(1952)
With a Song in My Heart
as Soldier
(1952)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
as Harry, the Projectionist
(1952)
Night Stage to Galveston
as Policeman Kelly
(1952)
No Room for the Groom
as Cousin Luke
(1952)
(1951)
Father's Little Dividend
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
(1951)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Veteran (uncredited)
(1951)
Let's Make It Legal
as Laborer (uncredited)
(1951)
Rhubarb
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
(1951)
The Tall Target
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
(1951)
Man in the Saddle
as Lee Repp
(1950)
The Good Humor Man
as Cop (uncredited)
(1950)
Beauty on Parade
as Murph
(1950)
Blondie's Hero
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
(1950)
(1950)
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Joe (uncredited)
(1950)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Looie
(1949)
Trapped
as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
(1949)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Sergeant Matthews
(1949)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Looie
(1948)
Gun Smugglers
as Corporal Clancy
(1948)
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Sgt. Matthews
(1948)
Blondie's Reward
as Officer Carney
(1947)
Wild Harvest
as Nick
(1946)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Sgt. Matthews
(1946)
Renegades
as Link
(1946)
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Sgt. Matthews
(1946)
Throw a Saddle on a Star
as Lawyer
(1946)
It's Great to Be Young
as Burkett
(1946)
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
as Henchman 'Rigger'
(1946)
Dangerous Business
as Bert
(1946)
One Way to Love
as Hopkins
(1946)
Talk About a Lady
as Rocky Jordan
(1946)
The Phantom Thief
as Detective Sergeant Matthews
(1946)
The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Taxi Driver
(1945)
Along Came Jones
as Avery de Longpre
(1945)
Out of the Depths
as 'Speed' Brogan
(1945)
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Sgt. Matthews
(1945)
I Love a Bandleader
as Dan Benson
(1945)
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
as Mathews
(1944)
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Private Adams
(1944)
Secret Command
as Shawn
(1944)
The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Beppo
(1944)
Bachelor Daze
as Ezra's neighbor
(1943)
The More the Merrier
as FBI Agent Pike
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Alan
(1943)
Dangerous Blondes
as Detective Joe Henderson
(1943)
There's Something About a Soldier
as Alex Grybinski
(1943)
Murder in Times Square
as Benny the Baboon
(1943)
One Dangerous Night
as Hertzog - Henchman
(1943)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Joe Briggs
(1943)
Power of the Press
as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
(1943)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Albert, the Neighbor
(1942)
All Through the Night
as Spence
(1942)
(1942)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Mike Paradise
(1942)
My Sister Eileen
as Jenson
(1942)
Parachute Nurse
as Sgt. Peters
(1942)
Lucky Legs
as Mugg
(1942)
A Man's World
as Sammy Collins
(1942)
Inside the Law
as Jim Burke
(1942)
Sleepytime Gal
as Dimples
(1942)
The Boogie Man Will Get You
as Officer Joe Starrett
(1942)
Laugh Your Blues Away
as Buck
(1942)
The Daring Young Man
as Luke
(1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Salty
(1941)
(1941)
Golden Hoofs
as Ed Muckle
(1941)
Private Nurse
as Eddie
(1941)
Let's Go Collegiate
as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
(1941)
She Knew All the Answers
as Cop
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Noah
(1940)
The Return of Frank James
as Actor
(1940)
Spring Parade
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Slapcovitch
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Hank
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
(1940)
Escape to Glory
as Tommy Malone
(1940)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Butcher
(1940)
Young People
as Jeb
(1940)
Women Without Names
as Friendly Motorist
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as John Root
(1940)
Cross-Country Romance
as Mike
(1939)
Another Thin Man
as Pete (uncredited)
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Townsman
(1939)
The Great Man Votes
as Policeman at Parade
(1939)
Some Like It Hot
as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
(1939)
Sorority House
as The Caterer
(1939)
The Night of Nights
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1938)
Youth Takes a Fling
as Jim
(1938)
Hold That Co-ed
as Steve Wurgerski
(1938)
Start Cheering
as Jimmy
(1937)
Captains Courageous
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
Black Legion
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
(1937)
Live, Love and Learn
as Marine (uncredited)
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Jake Kelly
(1937)
(1937)
White Bondage
as Man in Pool Room
(1937)
The Romance Of Robert Burns
as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
(1937)
Life Begins in College
as Football Player
(1937)
Radio Patrol
as Flynn
(1936)
Fury
as Dynamiter (uncredited)
(1936)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Clarence (uncredited)
(1936)
Rhythm on the Range
as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
(1936)
Gentle Julia
as Mr. Toms
(1935)
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Steve
(1934)
Murder at the Vanities
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
(1934)
Caravan
as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)