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