Frank Sully
June 17, 1908 (116 years old) in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Credits
- 1963 · Bye Bye Birdie as Bartender
- 1962 · Gypsy as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as
- 1962 · The Virginian as Waiter
- 1962 · The Virginian as Bartender
- 1960 · Let No Man Write My Epitaph as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
- 1960 · The Tall Man as
- 1959 · Johnny Staccato as
- 1958 · The Last Hurrah as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1958 · The Female Animal as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
- 1957 · Rockabilly Baby as Bum
- 1957 · Leave It to Beaver as Cab Driver
- 1957 · Domino Kid as
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Newspaper Delivery Man
- 1957 · M Squad as Officer Ed Grady
- 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 · You Can't Run Away from It as Red
- 1956 · Hey, Jeannie! as Officer
- 1956 · Hey, Jeannie! as Expressman
- 1956 · Frontier Gambler as Bartender
- 1956 · So You Want to Be Pretty as Harry (uncredited)
- 1955 · Last of the Desperados as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Diner Patron
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Desk Clerk
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as The Piano Player
- 1955 · Navy Log as
- 1955 · Apache Ambush as
- 1955 · The Naked Street as
- 1955 · Seminole Uprising as
- 1955 · Jungle Moon Men as Max
- 1955 · Women's Prison as
- 1955 · Fling in the Ring as Big Mike
- 1954 · The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin as
- 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 · Mr. & Mrs. North as
- 1952 · Pat and Mike as Photographer (uncredited)
- 1952 · No Room for the Groom as Cousin Luke
- 1952 · Young Man with Ideas as Salesman (uncredited)
- 1952 · With a Song in My Heart as Soldier
- 1952 · Gang Busters as
- 1952 · Night Stage to Galveston as Policeman Kelly
- 1952 · Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder as Harry, the Projectionist
- 1952 · A Fool and His Honey as
- 1951 · Dragnet as
- 1951 · Man in the Saddle as Lee Repp
- 1951 · Let's Make It Legal as Laborer (uncredited)
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Delivery Man
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Coots Larkin
- 1951 · The Red Badge of Courage as Veteran (uncredited)
- 1951 · Rhubarb as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Tall Target as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as
- 1951 · Father's Little Dividend as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
- 1950 · Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Looie
- 1950 · The Reformer and the Redhead as Joe (uncredited)
- 1950 · Beauty on Parade as Murph
- 1950 · The Good Humor Man as Cop (uncredited)
- 1950 · Blondie's Hero as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
- 1950 · Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey as Looie
- 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 · Gun Smugglers as Corporal Clancy
- 1948 · Blondie's Reward as Officer Carney
- 1948 · Trapped by Boston Blackie as Sgt. Matthews
- 1947 · Wild Harvest as Nick
- 1946 · Boston Blackie and the Law as Sgt. Matthews
- 1946 · Crime Doctor's Man Hunt as Henchman 'Rigger'
- 1946 · It's Great to Be Young as Burkett
- 1946 · Dangerous Business as Bert
- 1946 · Renegades as Link
- 1946 · The Phantom Thief as Detective Sergeant Matthews
- 1946 · Talk About a Lady as Rocky Jordan
- 1946 · Throw a Saddle on a Star as Lawyer
- 1946 · The Gentleman Misbehaves as Taxi Driver
- 1946 · A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Sgt. Matthews
- 1946 · One Way to Love as Hopkins
- 1945 · Out of the Depths as 'Speed' Brogan
- 1945 · I Love a Bandleader as Dan Benson
- 1945 · Along Came Jones as Avery de Longpre
- 1945 · Boston Blackie's Rendezvous as Mathews
- 1945 · Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion as Sgt. Matthews
- 1944 · Secret Command as Shawn
- 1944 · Two Girls and a Sailor as Private Adams
- 1944 · Bachelor Daze as Ezra's neighbor
- 1944 · The Ghost That Walks Alone as Beppo
- 1943 · There's Something About a Soldier as Alex Grybinski
- 1943 · Dangerous Blondes as Detective Joe Henderson
- 1943 · Thousands Cheer as Alan
- 1943 · Pitchin' in the Kitchen as Albert, the Neighbor
- 1943 · Good Luck, Mr. Yates as Joe Briggs
- 1943 · The More the Merrier as FBI Agent Pike
- 1943 · Murder in Times Square as Benny the Baboon
- 1943 · Power of the Press as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
- 1943 · One Dangerous Night as Hertzog - Henchman
- 1942 · Laugh Your Blues Away as Buck
- 1942 · The Boogie Man Will Get You as Officer Joe Starrett
- 1942 · The Daring Young Man as Luke
- 1942 · Lucky Legs as Mugg
- 1942 · My Sister Eileen as Jenson
- 1942 · A Man's World as Sammy Collins
- 1942 · Parachute Nurse as Sgt. Peters
- 1942 · Inside the Law as Jim Burke
- 1942 · Two Yanks in Trinidad as Mike Paradise
- 1942 · Rings on Her Fingers as
- 1942 · Sleepytime Gal as Dimples
- 1942 · All Through the Night as Spence
- 1941 · Let's Go Collegiate as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
- 1941 · Private Nurse as Eddie
- 1941 · She Knew All the Answers as Cop
- 1941 · A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Salty
- 1941 · Nice Girl? as
- 1941 · Golden Hoofs as Ed Muckle
- 1940 · Dr. Kildare's Crisis as John Root
- 1940 · Spring Parade as Bert - Shawl Salesman
- 1940 · City for Conquest as Radio Listener (uncredited)
- 1940 · He Stayed for Breakfast as Butcher
- 1940 · Young People as Jeb
- 1940 · The Return of Frank James as Actor
- 1940 · Cross-Country Romance as Mike
- 1940 · Lillian Russell as Hank
- 1940 · Escape to Glory as Tommy Malone
- 1940 · The Doctor Takes a Wife as Slapcovitch
- 1940 · The Grapes of Wrath as Noah
- 1940 · Women Without Names as Friendly Motorist
- 1940 · Castle on the Hudson as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1940 · The Fighting 69th as Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Night of Nights as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1939 · Another Thin Man as Pete (uncredited)
- 1939 · Second Fiddle as Townsman
- 1939 · Some Like It Hot as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
- 1939 · Sorority House as The Caterer
- 1939 · The Great Man Votes as Policeman at Parade
- 1938 · Youth Takes a Fling as Jim
- 1938 · Hold That Co-ed as Steve Wurgerski
- 1938 · Start Cheering as Jimmy
- 1937 · Daughter of Shanghai as Jake Kelly
- 1937 · Live, Love and Learn as Marine (uncredited)
- 1937 · Radio Patrol as Flynn
- 1937 · Life Begins in College as Football Player
- 1937 · White Bondage as Man in Pool Room
- 1937 · Captains Courageous as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1937 · They Gave Him a Gun as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
- 1937 · Criminals of the Air as
- 1937 · The Romance Of Robert Burns as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
- 1937 · Black Legion as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
- 1936 · Theodora Goes Wild as Clarence (uncredited)
- 1936 · Rhythm on the Range as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
- 1936 · Fury as Dynamiter (uncredited)
- 1936 · Gentle Julia as Mr. Toms
- 1935 · Mary Burns, Fugitive as Steve
- 1934 · Caravan as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
- 1934 · Murder at the Vanities as