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).
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)
Man from God's Country
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
(1958)
The Female Animal
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
(1957)
The Buckskin Lady
as Jed
(1957)
(1957)
A Merry Mix-Up
as (uncredited)
(1957)
Rockabilly Baby
as Bum
(1956)
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
(1956)
(1956)
The Desperados Are in Town
as Carl Branch
(1956)
Frontier Gambler
as Bartender
(1956)
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Harry (uncredited)
(1955)
(1955)
Last of the Desperados
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
Jungle Moon Men
as Max
(1955)
(1955)
Fling in the Ring
as Big Mike
(1955)
Blunder Boys
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
(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)
Pardon My Backfire
as Escaped Convict
(1953)
Northern Patrol
as Bartender
(1953)
Spies and Guys
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
(1952)
Pat and Mike
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Salesman (uncredited)
(1952)
No Room for the Groom
as Cousin Luke
(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)
(1951)
Father's Little Dividend
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
(1951)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Veteran (uncredited)
(1951)
The Tall Target
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
(1951)
Let's Make It Legal
as Laborer (uncredited)
(1951)
Rhubarb
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
(1951)
Man in the Saddle
as Lee Repp
(1950)
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Joe (uncredited)
(1950)
The Good Humor Man
as Cop (uncredited)
(1950)
Blondie's Hero
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
(1950)
(1950)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Looie
(1950)
Beauty on Parade
as Murph
(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)
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)
Renegades
as Link
(1946)
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Sgt. Matthews
(1946)
Talk About a Lady
as Rocky Jordan
(1946)
Dangerous Business
as Bert
(1946)
The Phantom Thief
as Detective Sergeant Matthews
(1946)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Sgt. Matthews
(1946)
It's Great to Be Young
as Burkett
(1946)
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
as Henchman 'Rigger'
(1946)
One Way to Love
as Hopkins
(1946)
The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Taxi Driver
(1946)
Throw a Saddle on a Star
as Lawyer
(1945)
Along Came Jones
as Avery de Longpre
(1945)
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Sgt. Matthews
(1945)
I Love a Bandleader
as Dan Benson
(1945)
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
as Mathews
(1945)
Out of the Depths
as 'Speed' Brogan
(1944)
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Private Adams
(1944)
Secret Command
as Shawn
(1944)
Bachelor Daze
as Ezra's neighbor
(1944)
The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Beppo
(1943)
The More the Merrier
as FBI Agent Pike
(1943)
Dangerous Blondes
as Detective Joe Henderson
(1943)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Joe Briggs
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Alan
(1943)
One Dangerous Night
as Hertzog - Henchman
(1943)
Power of the Press
as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
(1943)
Murder in Times Square
as Benny the Baboon
(1943)
There's Something About a Soldier
as Alex Grybinski
(1943)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Albert, the Neighbor
(1942)
All Through the Night
as Spence
(1942)
My Sister Eileen
as Jenson
(1942)
(1942)
The Boogie Man Will Get You
as Officer Joe Starrett
(1942)
Laugh Your Blues Away
as Buck
(1942)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Mike Paradise
(1942)
Parachute Nurse
as Sgt. Peters
(1942)
Lucky Legs
as Mugg
(1942)
Sleepytime Gal
as Dimples
(1942)
A Man's World
as Sammy Collins
(1942)
Inside the Law
as Jim Burke
(1942)
The Daring Young Man
as Luke
(1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Salty
(1941)
Golden Hoofs
as Ed Muckle
(1941)
(1941)
Let's Go Collegiate
as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
(1941)
She Knew All the Answers
as Cop
(1941)
Private Nurse
as Eddie
(1940)
The Return of Frank James
as Actor
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Noah
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as John Root
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Hank
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Slapcovitch
(1940)
Spring Parade
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
(1940)
Young People
as Jeb
(1940)
Women Without Names
as Friendly Motorist
(1940)
Cross-Country Romance
as Mike
(1940)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Butcher
(1940)
Escape to Glory
as Tommy Malone
(1939)
Another Thin Man
as Pete (uncredited)
(1939)
Some Like It Hot
as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Townsman
(1939)
The Night of Nights
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1939)
Sorority House
as The Caterer
(1939)
The Great Man Votes
as Policeman at Parade
(1938)
Hold That Co-ed
as Steve Wurgerski
(1938)
Start Cheering
as Jimmy
(1938)
Youth Takes a Fling
as Jim
(1937)
Captains Courageous
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
Black Legion
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
(1937)
Live, Love and Learn
as Marine (uncredited)
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Jake Kelly
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
(1937)
The Romance Of Robert Burns
as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
Radio Patrol
as Flynn
(1937)
Life Begins in College
as Football Player
(1937)
White Bondage
as Man in Pool Room
(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)