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).
Filmography
all 171
Movies 149
TV Shows 22
Stage driver MacArdle
Legends of the Old West: Stories of the Century (2004)
Movie
Bartender
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Movie
Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
Gypsy (1962)
Movie
Bartender / Waiter
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
Movie
Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Female Animal (1958)
Movie
Cab Driver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
TV
Newspaper Delivery Man
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Officer Ed Grady
M Squad (1957)
TV
Sheriff
Guns A Poppin (1957)
Movie
Rebel Looter (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Movie
Carl Branch
The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
Movie
Bartender
Frontier Gambler (1956)
Movie
Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Last of the Desperados (1955)
Movie
Desk Clerk / The Piano Player
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Big Mike
Fling in the Ring (1955)
Movie
Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Silver Lode (1954)
Movie
Pvt. Kohler
Battle of Rogue River (1954)
Movie
Neighbor
Ain't It Aggravatin' (1954)
Movie
Stage driver MacArdle
Stories of the Century (1954)
TV
Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Bad for Each Other (1953)
Movie
Algernon, Escaped Convict
Pardon My Backfire (1953)
Movie
Bartender
Northern Patrol (1953)
Movie
Enemy Soldier
Spies and Guys (1953)
Movie
Photographer (uncredited)
Pat and Mike (1952)
Movie
Cousin Luke
No Room for the Groom (1952)
Movie
Albert, the Neighbor
The Gink at the Sink (1952)
Movie
Salesman (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
Movie
Harry, the Projectionist
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952)
Movie
Herman - Jealous Boyfriend
A Fool and His Honey (1952)
Movie
Lee Repp
Man in the Saddle (1951)
Movie
Laborer (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
Movie
Delivery Man
I Love Lucy (1951)
TV
7.33
Coots Larkin
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Veteran (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Movie
Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
Rhubarb (1951)
Movie
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
The Tall Target (1951)
Movie
Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Movie
Officer Murphy
Nursie Behave (1950)
Movie
Joe (uncredited)
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
Movie
Cop (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man (1950)
Movie
Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero (1950)
Movie
Jack - Fifi's Husband
French Fried Frolic (1949)
Movie
'Killer' Cassidy
Bodyhold (1949)
Movie
Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Trapped (1949)
Movie
Sergeant Matthews
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
Movie
Corporal Clancy
Gun Smugglers (1948)
Movie
Officer Carney
Blondie's Reward (1948)
Movie
Sgt. Matthews
Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
Movie
Sergeant Matthews
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
Movie
Detective Sergeant Matthews
The Phantom Thief (1946)
Movie
Rocky Jordan
Talk About a Lady (1946)
Movie
Taxi Driver
The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)
Movie
Sergeant Matthews
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
Movie
5.63
Hopkins
One Way to Love (1946)
Movie
'Speed' Brogan
Out of the Depths (1945)
Movie
Jerry Knox
Calling All Fibbers (1945)
Movie
Dan Benson
I Love a Bandleader (1945)
Movie
Avery de Longpre
Along Came Jones (1945)
Movie
Detective Sgt. Matthews
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
Movie
Sergeant Matthews
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945)
Movie
Private Adams
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
Movie
Ezra's Neighbor
Bachelor Daze (1944)
Movie
Alex Grybinski
There's Something About a Soldier (1943)
Movie
Detective Joe Henderson
Dangerous Blondes (1943)
Movie
Albert, the Neighbor
Pitchin' in the Kitchen (1943)
Movie
Joe Briggs
Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
Movie
FBI Agent Pike
The More the Merrier (1943)
Movie
6
Benny the Baboon
Murder in Times Square (1943)
Movie
Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
Power of the Press (1943)
Movie
6.5
Hertzog - Henchman
One Dangerous Night (1943)
Movie
Officer Joe Starrett
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
Movie
6
Johnny's Friend
Kiss and Wake Up (1942)
Movie
Sammy Collins
A Man's World (1942)
Movie
Sgt. Peters
Parachute Nurse (1942)
Movie
Jim Burke
Inside the Law (1942)
Movie
Mike Paradise
Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942)
Movie
Dimples
Sleepytime Gal (1942)
Movie
Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Let's Go Collegiate (1941)
Movie
Bill Jackson
Mountain Moonlight (1941)
Movie
Ed Muckle
Golden Hoofs (1941)
Movie
John Root
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
Movie
Bert - Shawl Salesman
Spring Parade (1940)
Movie
Radio Listener (uncredited)
City for Conquest (1940)
Movie
Mike (motorcycle cop #2)
Cross-Country Romance (1940)
Movie
Tommy Malone
Escape to Glory (1940)
Movie
Slapcovitch
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
Movie
Friendly Motorist
Women Without Names (1940)
Movie
Second Prisoner (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
Movie
Sergeant (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th (1940)
Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Night of Nights (1939)
Movie
Pete (uncredited)
Another Thin Man (1939)
Movie
5.6
Townsman
Second Fiddle (1939)
Movie
Sailor Burke
Some Like It Hot (1939)
Movie
The Caterer
Sorority House (1939)
Movie
Policeman at Parade
The Great Man Votes (1939)
Movie
Steve Wurgerski
Hold That Co-ed (1938)
Movie
Jake Kelly
Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
Movie
Marine (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn (1937)
Movie
Football Player
Life Begins in College (1937)
Movie
Man in Pool Room
White Bondage (1937)
Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Movie
5
Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Movie
Jock Wilson
The Romance Of Robert Burns (1937)
Movie
Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Black Legion (1937)
Movie
6
Clarence (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
Movie
6
Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
Movie
Dynamiter (uncredited)
Fury (1936)
Movie
3.67
Mr. Toms
Gentle Julia (1936)
Movie
Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Caravan (1934)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1908-06-17
Deathday1975-12-17 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceSaint Louis, Missouri, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsFrancis Thomas Sullivan, Frank Sullivan
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