
Acting · Ferndale, California, USA · Born December 25, 1899
Frank S. Ferguson 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.
MovieThe Macahans
1976
as Grandpa
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
as Calder
TVKung Fu
1972
as Bissell
TVThe Waltons
1972
Return to Peyton Place
1972
as Eli Carson
TVCannon
1971
TVAlias Smith and Jones
1971
MovieAlong Came a Spider
1970
as Dr. Andrew Blake
TVNanny and the Professor
1970
as the Judge
TVLand of the Giants
1968
as Goalby
TVAdam-12
1968
as Fred Tibbles
TVGreen Acres
1965
as Harvey Jackson
MovieThe Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as General Alfred Howe Terry
MovieHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Newspaper Editor
TVPeyton Place
1964
TVWendy and Me
1964
TVVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Air Force General
MovieThe Quick Gun
1964
as Dan Evans
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Doc Stuart
TVTemple Houston
1963
as Judge Gurney
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Garner
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Tom Dunston
MoviePocketful of Miracles
1961
as Newspaper Editor
TVEverglades
1961
TVTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
TVThe Asphalt Jungle
1961
TVThe Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Walter Henderson
TVSurfside 6
1960
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Sam Lindsey
TVThe Westerner
1960
as Stuart
MovieSunrise at Campobello
1960
as Dr. Bennett
TVThe Tall Man
1960
TVCoronado 9
1960
MovieRaymie
1960
as Rex
MovieThe Big Night
1960
as Dave Johnson
TVShotgun Slade
1959
as Mike Colier
TVMr. Lucky
1959
as Hyatt Krausmeyer
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
as Capt. Joe Taggart
TVPhilip Marlowe
1959
TVThe Alaskans
1959
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Krueger
TVWichita Town
1959
TVLock-Up
1959
TVLaramie
1959
TVBonanza
1959
as J.R. Ridley
MovieAndy Hardy Comes Home
1958
as Mayor Benson
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Saul Gantry
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Old Billy North
MovieMan of the West
1958
as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
TVThe Rifleman
1958
TVThe Texan
1958
TVBronco
1958
TVPeter Gunn
1958
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Amos Wilson
MovieTerror in a Texas Town
1958
as Deacon Matt Holmes
MovieThe Light in the Forest
1958
as Harry Butler
MovieCole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
TVLeave It to Beaver
1957
TVTrackdown
1957
as Adam Turner
Goodyear Theatre
1957
as Milbanks
TVAlcoa Theatre
1957
as Milbanks
TVMaverick
1957
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Barnes
TVWagon Train
1957
as Judge Hiram Larkin
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Otto Jardine
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Kincaid
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Captain Hoyt
MovieThe Lawless Eighties
1957
as Owen Sutter
MovieThis Could Be the Night
1957
as Mr. Shea
MovieGun Duel in Durango
1957
as Sheriff Howard
MovieThe Iron Sheriff
1957
as Holloway
MovieThe Phantom Stagecoach
1957
as Joe Patterson
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as T.J. Barnett
State Trooper
1956
MovieAt Gunpoint
1955
as Marshal George Henderson
MovieThe Battle of Gettysburg
1955
as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
MovieA Lawless Street
1955
as Abe Deland (uncredited)
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TVMy Friend Flicka
1955
MovieThe McConnell Story
1955
as Mechanic
TVCheyenne
1955
as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Enoch
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Sheriff Slim Lydell
MovieMoonfleet
1955
as Coachman
MovieCity of Shadows
1955
as District Attorney Hunt
MovieThe Eternal Sea
1955
as Admiral L.D.
MovieNew York Confidential
1955
as Dr. Ludlow
MovieBattle Cry
1955
as Mr. Hector Walker
MovieThe Violent Men
1955
as Mahoney (uncredited)
MovieBlack Tuesday
1954
as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
MovieYoung at Heart
1954
as Bartell
MovieDrum Beat
1954
as Mr. Dyar
TVDecember Bride
1954
MovieA Star Is Born
1954
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
TVLassie
1954
MovieThe Shanghai Story
1954
as Mr. Haljerson
MovieThe Outcast
1954
as Chad Polson
MovieJohnny Guitar
1954
as Marshal Williams
TVThe Lone Wolf
1954
as Sheriff Jerry Lea
MovieRiding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieDragonfly Squadron
1954
as Gen. Conners
TVPublic Defender
1954
as Judge
MovieTexas Bad Man
1953
as Gil
MovieWicked Woman
1953
as Bill Porter (lawyer)
MovieSo Big
1953
as Ed (uncredited)
MovieMain Street to Broadway
1953
as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
TVTopper
1953
as Dr. Lang
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Dr. Bryce
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Marc Thatcher
MovieCity of Bad Men
1953
as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
TVCity Detective
1953
MovieBig Leaguer
1953
as Wally Mitchell
MovieSo This Is Love
1953
as Commencement Speaker
MovieHannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as John Britton
MovieThe Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Dr. Morton
MovieThe Lone Hand
1953
as Mr. Dunn
MovieHouse of Wax
1953
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
MovieThe Marksman
1953
as Champ Wiley
MovieTrouble Along the Way
1953
as Mike Edwards
MovieThe Blue Gardenia
1953
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
MovieWoman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Bartender
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Lt. King
MovieThe I Don't Care Girl
1953
as Ned
MovieStar of Texas
1953
as Marshal Bullock
MovieMillion Dollar Mermaid
1952
as Prosecutor
TVCavalcade of America
1952
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Ed
TVHopalong Cassidy
1952
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
as Mr. Frank
MovieIt Grows on Trees
1952
as John Letherby
MovieWagons West
1952
as Cyrus Cook
MovieHas Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Edward Norton
MovieThe Winning Team
1952
as Sam Arrants
MovieRancho Notorious
1952
as Preacher
MovieOklahoma Annie
1952
as Eldridge Haskell
MovieRodeo
1952
as Harry Cartwright
MovieBend of the River
1952
as Tom Grundy
MovieBoots Malone
1952
as Private Investigator
MovieRoom for One More
1952
as Steve (uncredited)
Chevron Theatre
1952
as Hiram Cooper
MovieOn Dangerous Ground
1951
as Willows
MovieThe Barefoot Mailman
1951
as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
MovieElopement
1951
as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
MovieWarpath
1951
as Marshal
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Harlow Finch
MovieThunder in God's Country
1951
as Bates
MovieSanta Fe
1951
as Marshal Bat Masterson
MovieFrenchie
1950
as Jim Dobbs
MovieUnder Mexicali Stars
1950
as Counterfeitor Goldie
TVTreasury Men in Action
1950
as Miller
MovieThe Furies
1950
as Dr. Grieve
MovieThe Lawless
1950
as Carl Green
MovieLouisa
1950
as Park Attendant (uncredited)
MovieThe Good Humor Man
1950
as Insp. Quint
MovieTyrant of the Sea
1950
as Officer (uncredited)
MovieDancing in the Dark
1949
as John Sharkey
MovieFree For All
1949
as Hap Ross
MovieRoseanna McCoy
1949
as Ellison Hatfield
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Lester Grey
MovieFollow Me Quietly
1949
as J.C. McGill
MovieThe Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
MovieHomicide
1949
as Albert Murray
MovieCaught
1949
as Dr. Hoffman
MovieState Department: File 649
1949
as Consul Reither
MovieSlightly French
1949
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
MovieShockproof
1949
as Logan (Uncredited)
MovieDynamite
1949
as "Hard Rock" Mason
MovieThe Walls of Jericho
1948
as Tom Ransome
MovieRachel and the Stranger
1948
as Mr. Green
MovieWalk a Crooked Mile
1948
as Carl Bemish
MovieThe Vicious Circle
1948
as Stark
MovieBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
as Mr. McDougal
MovieFort Apache
1948
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
MovieFighting Father Dunne
1948
as Colpeck
MovieThe Hunted
1948
as Paul Harrison
MovieThe Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Dolan
MovieThe Inside Story
1948
as Eph
MovieThe Bride Goes Wild
1948
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieRoad to Rio
1947
as Texas Posse Member (uncredited)
MovieT-Men
1947
as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
MovieCass Timberlane
1947
as Court Clerk
MovieVariety Girl
1947
as R.J. O'Connell
MovieShy Guy
1947
as Mr. Norton
MovieThey Won't Believe Me
1947
as Mr. Cahill
MovieThe Perils of Pauline
1947
as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
MovieDanger Street
1947
as Boward - Police Chief
MovieWelcome Stranger
1947
as Crane (uncredited)
MovieKiller at Large
1947
as Edward Denton
MovieBlaze of Noon
1947
as Cash Jones
MovieThe Man I Love
1946
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
MovieLady Chaser
1946
as Attorney J. T. Vickers
MovieThe Searching Wind
1946
as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
MovieCanyon Passage
1946
as Preacher (uncredited)
MovieNight and Day
1946
as Tina's Father (uncredited)
MovieBlonde for a Day
1946
as Walter Bronson
MovieO.S.S.
1946
as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
MovieSecrets of a Sorority Girl
1945
as Justin Farley
MovieThrill of a Romance
1945
as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
MoviePilot #5
1943
as Mr. Tully
MovieMission to Moscow
1943
as American Newsman (uncredited)
MovieTruck Busters
1943
as George Havelock
City of Silent Men
1942
as Fred Bernard
MovieYou Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Coroner (uncredited)
MovieThe War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Reporter
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942
as Judge
MovieTen Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Alden Brown
MovieSpy Ship
1942
as Burns
MovieBroadway
1942
as Reporter
MovieGrand Central Murder
1942
as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
MovieMy Gal Sal
1942
as Loud Customer (uncredited)
MovieThis Gun for Hire
1942
as Albert Baker
MovieReap the Wild Wind
1942
as Snaith (uncredited)
MovieThe Body Disappears
1941
as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
MovieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
MovieAt the Stroke of Twelve
1941
as Prosecuting Attorney
MovieYou'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
MovieBullets for O'Hara
1941
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
MovieFour Mothers
1941
as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
MovieFather Is A Prince
1940
as Ben Haley
MovieGambling on the High Seas
1940
as The State's District Attorney