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