
Acting · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA · Born June 17, 1908
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).
MovieBye Bye Birdie
1963
as Bartender
MovieGypsy
1962
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Waiter
TVThe Investigators
1961
MovieLet No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
TVThe Tall Man
1960
TVJohnny Staccato
1959
MovieThe Last Hurrah
1958
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
TVThe Rifleman
1958
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieMan from God's Country
1958
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
MovieThe Female Animal
1958
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
MovieRockabilly Baby
1957
as Bum
TVLeave It to Beaver
1957
as Cab Driver
MovieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Vendor (scenes deleted)
MovieDomino Kid
1957
TVMaverick
1957
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Newspaper Delivery Man
TVM Squad
1957
as Officer Ed Grady
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
MovieThe Buckskin Lady
1957
as Jed
MovieA Merry Mix-Up
1957
as (uncredited)
MovieSnowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
as Cop
MovieThe Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Carl Branch
MovieFriendly Persuasion
1956
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
MovieYou Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Red
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Officer
MovieFrontier Gambler
1956
as Bartender
MovieSo You Want to Be Pretty
1956
as Harry (uncredited)
MovieBlunder Boys
1955
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
MovieLast of the Desperados
1955
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Diner Patron
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Desk Clerk
TVNavy Log
1955
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
MovieApache Ambush
1955
MovieThe Naked Street
1955
MovieSeminole Uprising
1955
MovieJungle Moon Men
1955
as Max
MovieWomen's Prison
1955
MovieFling in the Ring
1955
as Big Mike
TVThe Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
TVFather Knows Best
1954
as Waiter
MovieSilver Lode
1954
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
MovieBattle of Rogue River
1954
as Pvt. Kohler
MovieAin't It Aggravatin'
1954
as Neighbor (uncredited)
MovieBad for Each Other
1953
as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
MoviePardon My Backfire
1953
as Escaped Convict
MovieNorthern Patrol
1953
as Bartender
MovieSpies and Guys
1953
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
Strop, Look and Listen
1952
as Waiter
TVMr. & Mrs. North
1952
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Policeman
MovieNo Room for the Groom
1952
as Cousin Luke
MoviePat and Mike
1952
as Photographer (uncredited)
MovieYoung Man with Ideas
1952
as Salesman (uncredited)
MovieWith a Song in My Heart
1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
Gang Busters
1952
MovieNight Stage to Galveston
1952
as Policeman Kelly
MovieRainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952
as Harry, the Projectionist
MovieA Fool and His Honey
1952
TVDragnet
1951
MovieMan in the Saddle
1951
as Lee Repp
MovieLet's Make It Legal
1951
as Laborer (uncredited)
TVI Love Lucy
1951
as Delivery Man
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Coots Larkin
MovieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Veteran (uncredited)
MovieRhubarb
1951
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
MovieThe Tall Target
1951
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
MovieThe Big Gusher
1951
as Barfly
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieFather's Little Dividend
1951
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
MovieRookie Fireman
1950
as Charlie
MovieJoe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
as Looie
Nursie Behave
1950
as Officer Murphy
MovieThe Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Joe (uncredited)
MovieBeauty on Parade
1950
as Murph
MovieThe Good Humor Man
1950
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieBlondie's Hero
1950
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
MovieJoe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
as Looie
MovieTrapped
1949
as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
MovieJoe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
as Looie
MovieBoston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Sergeant Matthews
MovieGun Smugglers
1948
as Corporal Clancy
MovieBlondie's Reward
1948
as Officer Carney
MovieTrapped by Boston Blackie
1948
as Sgt. Matthews
MovieWild Harvest
1947
as Nick
MovieBoston Blackie and the Law
1946
as Sgt. Matthews
MovieCrime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946
as Henchman 'Rigger'
It's Great to Be Young
1946
as Burkett
MovieDangerous Business
1946
as Bert
MovieRenegades
1946
as Link
MovieThe Phantom Thief
1946
as Detective Sergeant Matthews
MovieTalk About a Lady
1946
as Rocky Jordan
MovieThrow a Saddle on a Star
1946
as Lawyer
MovieThe Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
as Taxi Driver
MovieA Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
as Sgt. Matthews
MovieOne Way to Love
1946
as Hopkins
Out of the Depths
1945
as 'Speed' Brogan
MovieI Love a Bandleader
1945
as Dan Benson
MovieAlong Came Jones
1945
as Avery de Longpre
MovieBoston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
as Mathews
MovieBoston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
as Sgt. Matthews
MovieSecret Command
1944
as Shawn
MovieTwo Girls and a Sailor
1944
as Private Adams
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Ezra's neighbor
MovieThe Ghost That Walks Alone
1944
as Beppo
MovieThere's Something About a Soldier
1943
as Alex Grybinski
MovieDangerous Blondes
1943
as Detective Joe Henderson
MovieThousands Cheer
1943
as Alan
MoviePitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
as Albert, the Neighbor
MovieGood Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
as Joe Briggs
MovieThe More the Merrier
1943
as FBI Agent Pike
MovieMurder in Times Square
1943
as Benny the Baboon
MoviePower of the Press
1943
as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
MovieOne Dangerous Night
1943
as Hertzog - Henchman
MovieLaugh Your Blues Away
1942
as Buck
MovieThe Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
as Officer Joe Starrett
MovieThe Daring Young Man
1942
as Luke
MovieLucky Legs
1942
as Mugg
MovieMy Sister Eileen
1942
as Jenson
MovieA Man's World
1942
as Sammy Collins
MovieParachute Nurse
1942
as Sgt. Peters
MovieInside the Law
1942
as Jim Burke
MovieTwo Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Mike Paradise
MovieRings on Her Fingers
1942
MovieSleepytime Gal
1942
as Dimples
MovieAll Through the Night
1942
as Spence
MovieLet's Go Collegiate
1941
as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
MoviePrivate Nurse
1941
as Eddie
MovieShe Knew All the Answers
1941
as Cop
MovieA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Salty
MovieNice Girl?
1941
MovieGolden Hoofs
1941
as Ed Muckle
MovieDr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as John Root
MovieSpring Parade
1940
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
MovieCity for Conquest
1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
MovieYesterday's Heroes
1940
as Curly Walsh
MovieHe Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Butcher
MovieYoung People
1940
as Jeb
MovieThe Return of Frank James
1940
as Actor
MovieCross-Country Romance
1940
as Mike
MovieLillian Russell
1940
as Hank
MovieEscape to Glory
1940
as Tommy Malone
MovieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Slapcovitch
MovieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Noah
MovieWomen Without Names
1940
as Friendly Motorist
MovieCastle on the Hudson
1940
as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
MovieThe Fighting 69th
1940
as Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieThe Night of Nights
1939
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieAnother Thin Man
1939
as Pete (uncredited)
MovieSecond Fiddle
1939
as Townsman
MovieSome Like It Hot
1939
as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
MovieSorority House
1939
as The Caterer (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Man Votes
1939
as Policeman at Parade
MovieYouth Takes a Fling
1938
as Jim
MovieHold That Co-ed
1938
as Steve Wurgerski
MovieStart Cheering
1938
as Jimmy
MovieDaughter of Shanghai
1937
as Jake Kelly
MovieLive, Love and Learn
1937
as Marine (uncredited)
MovieRadio Patrol
1937
as Flynn
MovieLife Begins in College
1937
as Football Player
MovieWhite Bondage
1937
as Man in Pool Room
MovieCaptains Courageous
1937
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieThey Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
MovieCriminals of the Air
1937
MovieThe Romance Of Robert Burns
1937
as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
MovieBlack Legion
1937
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
MovieTheodora Goes Wild
1936
as Clarence (uncredited)
MovieRhythm on the Range
1936
as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
MovieFury
1936
as Dynamiter (uncredited)
MovieGentle Julia
1936
as Mr. Toms
MovieMary Burns, Fugitive
1935
as Steve
MovieCaravan
1934
as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
MovieMurder at the Vanities
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)