Frank Ferguson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank S. Ferguson (born December 25, 1899, Ferndale, California – died September 12, 1978, Los Angeles) was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television. Ferguson's best known role was as the Swedish ranch handyman, Gus Broeberg, on the CBS television series, My Friend Flicka, based on a novel of the same name. He appeared with Gene Evans, Johnny Washbrook and Anita Louise. At this time, Ferguson also portrayed the Calverton veterinarian in the first several seasons of CBS's Lassie. He made his film debut in 1939 in Gambling on the High Seas (released in 1940), and appeared in nearly 200 feature films and hundreds of TV episodes subsequently. Film appearances include: McDougal's House of Horrors (1948), Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952. Television series appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Peyton Place and Perry Mason. Ferguson died in Los Angeles of cancer on September 12, 1978.
Known For
Credits
- 1977 · How the West Was Won as Grandpa
- 1976 · The Macahans as Grandpa
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as
- 1972 · Kung Fu as
- 1972 · The Waltons as
- 1972 · Return to Peyton Place as Eli Carson
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · Alias Smith and Jones as
- 1970 · Along Came a Spider as Dr. Andrew Blake
- 1970 · Nanny and the Professor as the Judge
- 1968 · Land of the Giants as Goalby
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Fred Tibbles
- 1965 · Green Acres as
- 1965 · The Great Sioux Massacre as General Alfred Howe Terry
- 1964 · Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte as Newspaper Editor
- 1964 · Peyton Place as
- 1964 · Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Air Force General
- 1964 · Wendy and Me as
- 1964 · The Quick Gun as Dan Evans
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Doc Stuart
- 1963 · Temple Houston as Judge Gurney
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Garner
- 1962 · The Virginian as Tom Dunston
- 1961 · Pocketful of Miracles as Newspaper Editor
- 1961 · Everglades as
- 1961 · Target: The Corruptors! as
- 1961 · The Asphalt Jungle as
- 1960 · The Case of the Dangerous Robin as Walter Henderson
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Sam Lindsey
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Wilbur Pine
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Mr. Foley
- 1960 · The Westerner as Stuart
- 1960 · Sunrise at Campobello as Dr. Bennett
- 1960 · The Tall Man as
- 1960 · Coronado 9 as
- 1960 · Raymie as Rex
- 1960 · The Big Night as Dave Johnson
- 1959 · Mr. Lucky as Hyatt Krausmeyer
- 1959 · Shotgun Slade as Mike Colier
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as Capt. Joe Taggart
- 1959 · Philip Marlowe as
- 1959 · The Alaskans as
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Krueger
- 1959 · Wichita Town as
- 1959 · Lock-Up as
- 1959 · Laramie as
- 1959 · Bonanza as J.R. Ridley
- 1959 · Bonanza as Abner
- 1958 · Andy Hardy Comes Home as Mayor Benson
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Old Billy North
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Dick Pierce
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · The Texan as
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Amos Wilson
- 1958 · Terror in a Texas Town as Deacon Matt Holmes
- 1958 · The Light in the Forest as Harry Butler
- 1958 · Man of the West as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
- 1958 · Cole Younger, Gunfighter as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
- 1957 · Leave It to Beaver as
- 1957 · Trackdown as
- 1957 · Alcoa Theatre as Milbanks
- 1957 · Goodyear Theatre as Milbanks
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Maverick as Sheriff McPeters
- 1957 · Maverick as Genessee Jones
- 1957 · Maverick as Sheriff Luther Hawkins
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Sheriff Barnes
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Prof. Laiken
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Sheriff Orville Ramsey
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Walter Coffee
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Judge Hiram Larkin
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Otto Jardine
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Doc Spooner
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Judge Bean
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Captain Hoyt
- 1957 · The Lawless Eighties as Owen Sutter
- 1957 · This Could Be the Night as Mr. Shea
- 1957 · Gun Duel In Durango as Sheriff Howard
- 1957 · The Iron Sheriff as Holloway
- 1957 · The Phantom Stagecoach as Joe Patterson
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as T.J. Barnett
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Paul Parker
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Tom Menken
- 1956 · State Trooper as
- 1956 · State Trooper as Frank Cliff
- 1955 · At Gunpoint as Marshal George Henderson
- 1955 · The Battle of Gettysburg as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
- 1955 · A Lawless Street as Abe Deland (uncredited)
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as
- 1955 · My Friend Flicka as
- 1955 · The McConnell Story as Mechanic
- 1955 · Cheyenne as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Enoch
- 1955 · The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as
- 1955 · Moonfleet as Coachman
- 1955 · City of Shadows as District Attorney Hunt
- 1955 · The Eternal Sea as Admiral L.D.
- 1955 · New York Confidential as Dr. Ludlow
- 1955 · Battle Cry as Mr. Hector Walker
- 1955 · The Violent Men as Mahoney (uncredited)
- 1954 · Black Tuesday as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
- 1954 · Young at Heart as Bartell
- 1954 · Drum Beat as Mr. Dyar
- 1954 · December Bride as
- 1954 · A Star Is Born as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1954 · Lassie as Seth Collins
- 1954 · The Shanghai Story as Mr. Haljerson
- 1954 · The Outcast as Chad Polson
- 1954 · Johnny Guitar as Marshal Williams
- 1954 · Dragonfly Squadron as Gen. Conners
- 1954 · Public Defender as Judge
- 1953 · Texas Bad Man as Gil
- 1953 · Wicked Woman as Bill Porter (lawyer)
- 1953 · So Big as Ed (uncredited)
- 1953 · Main Street to Broadway as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
- 1953 · Topper as Dr. Lang
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Marc Thatcher
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Mr. Creavy
- 1953 · City of Bad Men as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
- 1953 · City Detective as
- 1953 · Big Leaguer as Wally Mitchell
- 1953 · So This Is Love as Commencement Speaker
- 1953 · Hannah Lee: An American Primitive as John Britton
- 1953 · The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms as Dr. Morton
- 1953 · The Lone Hand as Mr. Dunn
- 1953 · House of Wax as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Marksman as Champ Wiley
- 1953 · Trouble Along the Way as Mike Edwards
- 1953 · The Blue Gardenia as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
- 1953 · Woman They Almost Lynched as Bartender
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Lt. King
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Mack Duncan
- 1953 · The I Don't Care Girl as Ned
- 1953 · Star of Texas as Marshal Bullock
- 1952 · Million Dollar Mermaid as Prosecutor
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Dr. Green
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Ed
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Fielding
- 1952 · Adventures of Superman as Mr. Frank
- 1952 · Hopalong Cassidy as
- 1952 · It Grows on Trees as John Letherby
- 1952 · Wagons West as Cyrus Cook
- 1952 · Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Edward Norton
- 1952 · The Winning Team as Sam Arrants
- 1952 · Oklahoma Annie as Eldridge Haskell
- 1952 · Rodeo as Harry Cartwright
- 1952 · Rancho Notorious as Preacher
- 1952 · Bend of the River as Tom Grundy
- 1952 · Boots Malone as Private Investigator
- 1952 · Room for One More as Steve (uncredited)
- 1952 · Chevron Theatre as Hiram Cooper
- 1952 · Chevron Theatre as
- 1951 · On Dangerous Ground as Willows
- 1951 · The Barefoot Mailman as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
- 1951 · Elopement as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
- 1951 · Warpath as Marshal
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Harlow Finch
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Joe Nelson
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Mike Collier
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · Thunder in God's Country as Bates
- 1951 · Santa Fe as Marshal Bat Masterson
- 1950 · Frenchie as Jim Dobbs
- 1950 · Under Mexicali Stars as Counterfeitor Goldie
- 1950 · Treasury Men in Action as Miller
- 1950 · The Furies as Dr. Grieve
- 1950 · The Lawless as Carl Green
- 1950 · Louisa as Park Attendant (uncredited)
- 1950 · The Good Humor Man as Insp. Quint
- 1950 · Tyrant of the Sea as Officer (uncredited)
- 1949 · Dancing in the Dark as John Sharkey
- 1949 · Free For All as Hap Ross
- 1949 · Roseanna McCoy as Ellison Hatfield
- 1949 · The Lone Ranger as Lester Grey
- 1949 · Follow Me Quietly as J.C. McGill
- 1949 · The Barkleys of Broadway as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
- 1949 · Homicide as Albert Murray
- 1949 · Caught as Dr. Hoffman
- 1949 · State Department: File 649 as Consul Reither
- 1949 · Slightly French as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
- 1949 · Shockproof as Logan (Uncredited)
- 1949 · Dynamite as "Hard Rock" Mason
- 1948 · The Walls of Jericho as Tom Ransome
- 1948 · Rachel and the Stranger as Mr. Green
- 1948 · Walk a Crooked Mile as Carl Bemish
- 1948 · The Vicious Circle as Stark
- 1948 · Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein as Mr. McDougal
- 1948 · Fort Apache as Newspaperman (uncredited)
- 1948 · Fighting Father Dunne as Colpeck
- 1948 · The Hunted as Paul Harrison
- 1948 · The Miracle of the Bells as Dolan
- 1948 · The Inside Story as Eph
- 1948 · The Bride Goes Wild as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1947 · Road to Rio as Texas Posse Member
- 1947 · T-Men as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
- 1947 · Cass Timberlane as Court Clerk
- 1947 · Variety Girl as R.J. O'Connell
- 1947 · Shy Guy as Mr. Norton
- 1947 · They Won't Believe Me as Mr. Cahill
- 1947 · The Perils of Pauline as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
- 1947 · Danger Street as Boward - Police Chief
- 1947 · Welcome Stranger as Crane (uncredited)
- 1947 · Killer at Large as Edward Denton
- 1947 · Blaze of Noon as Cash Jones
- 1946 · The Man I Love as Army Doctor
- 1946 · Lady Chaser as Attorney J. T. Vickers
- 1946 · The Searching Wind as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
- 1946 · Canyon Passage as Preacher (uncredited)
- 1946 · Blonde for a Day as Walter Bronson
- 1946 · O.S.S. as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
- 1945 · Secrets of a Sorority Girl as Justin Farley
- 1945 · Thrill of a Romance as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- 1943 · Pilot #5 as Mr. Tully
- 1943 · Mission to Moscow as American Newsman (uncredited)
- 1943 · Truck Busters as George Havelock
- 1942 · City of Silent Men as Fred Bernard
- 1942 · You Can't Escape Forever as Coroner (uncredited)
- 1942 · The War Against Mrs. Hadley as Reporter
- 1942 · The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Judge
- 1942 · Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Alden Brown
- 1942 · Spy Ship as Burns
- 1942 · Broadway as Reporter
- 1942 · Grand Central Murder as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
- 1942 · My Gal Sal as Loud Customer (uncredited)
- 1942 · This Gun for Hire as Albert Baker
- 1942 · Reap the Wild Wind as Snaith (uncredited)
- 1941 · The Body Disappears as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
- 1941 · They Died with Their Boots On as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1941 · At the Stroke of Twelve as Prosecuting Attorney
- 1941 · You'll Never Get Rich as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- 1941 · Bullets for O'Hara as Prosecutor (uncredited)
- 1941 · Four Mothers as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
- 1940 · Father Is A Prince as Ben Haley
- 1940 · Gambling on the High Seas as The State's District Attorney