Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1908-06-17
- Day of Death1975-12-17 (67 years)
- Place of BirthSaint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also Known AsFrancis Thomas SullivanFrank Sullivan
Frank Sully
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1963
Bye Bye Birdie
As: Bartender
- 1962
Gypsy
As: Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Waiter
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Bartender
- 1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
As: Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
- 1958
The Last Hurrah
As: Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Townsman (uncredited)
- 1958
The Female Animal
As: Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1957Rockabilly Baby
As: Bum
1957Leave It to Beaver
As: Cab Driver
1957Perry Mason
As: Newspaper Delivery Man
1957M Squad
As: Officer Ed Grady
1957The Buckskin Lady
As: Jed
1957A Merry Mix-Up
As: (uncredited)
1956Friendly Persuasion
As: Rebel Looter (uncredited)
1956The Desperados Are in Town
As: Carl Branch
1956You Can't Run Away from It
As: Red
1956Frontier Gambler
As: Bartender
1955Last of the Desperados
As: Murder Victim Tim (bit)
1955Screen Director's Playhouse
As: Diner Patron
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Desk Clerk
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: The Piano Player
1955Jungle Moon Men
As: Max
1955Fling in the Ring
As: Big Mike
1954Silver Lode
As: Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
1954Battle of Rogue River
As: Pvt. Kohler
1953Bad for Each Other
As: Tippy Kashko, Townsman
1953Pardon My Backfire
As: Escaped Convict
1953Northern Patrol
As: Bartender
1953Spies and Guys
As: Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
1952No Room for the Groom
As: Cousin Luke
1952Pat and Mike
As: Photographer (uncredited)
1952Young Man with Ideas
As: Salesman (uncredited)
1952With a Song in My Heart
As: Soldier
1952Night Stage to Galveston
As: Policeman Kelly
1952Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
As: Harry, the Projectionist
1951Man in the Saddle
As: Lee Repp
1951Let's Make It Legal
As: Laborer (uncredited)
1951I Love Lucy
As: Delivery Man
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Coots Larkin
1951The Red Badge of Courage
As: Veteran (uncredited)
1951Rhubarb
As: Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
1951The Tall Target
As: Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
1951Father's Little Dividend
As: Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
1950Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
As: Looie
1950The Reformer and the Redhead
As: Joe (uncredited)
1950Beauty on Parade
As: Murph
1950The Good Humor Man
As: Cop (uncredited)
1950Blondie's Hero
As: Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
1950Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
As: Looie
1949Trapped
As: Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
1949Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
As: Looie
1949Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
As: Sergeant Matthews
1948Gun Smugglers
As: Corporal Clancy
1948Blondie's Reward
As: Officer Carney
1948Trapped by Boston Blackie
As: Sgt. Matthews
1947Wild Harvest
As: Nick
1946Boston Blackie and the Law
As: Sgt. Matthews
1946Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
As: Henchman 'Rigger'
1946Dangerous Business
As: Bert
1946Renegades
As: Link
1946The Phantom Thief
As: Detective Sergeant Matthews
1946Talk About a Lady
As: Rocky Jordan
1946Throw a Saddle on a Star
As: Lawyer
1946The Gentleman Misbehaves
As: Taxi Driver
1946A Close Call for Boston Blackie
As: Sgt. Matthews
1946One Way to Love
As: Hopkins
1945I Love a Bandleader
As: Dan Benson
1945Along Came Jones
As: Avery de Longpre
1945Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
As: Mathews
1945Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
As: Sgt. Matthews
1944Secret Command
As: Shawn
1944Two Girls and a Sailor
As: Private Adams
1944The Ghost That Walks Alone
As: Beppo
1943There's Something About a Soldier
As: Alex Grybinski
1943Dangerous Blondes
As: Detective Joe Henderson
1943Thousands Cheer
As: Alan
1943Pitchin' in the Kitchen
As: Albert, the Neighbor
1943Good Luck, Mr. Yates
As: Joe Briggs
1943The More the Merrier
As: FBI Agent Pike
1943Murder in Times Square
As: Benny the Baboon
1943Power of the Press
As: Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
1943One Dangerous Night
As: Hertzog - Henchman
1942Laugh Your Blues Away
As: Buck
1942The Boogie Man Will Get You
As: Officer Joe Starrett
1942The Daring Young Man
As: Luke
1942Lucky Legs
As: Mugg
1942My Sister Eileen
As: Jenson
1942A Man's World
As: Sammy Collins
1942Parachute Nurse
As: Sgt. Peters
1942Inside the Law
As: Jim Burke
1942Two Yanks in Trinidad
As: Mike Paradise
1942Sleepytime Gal
As: Dimples
1942All Through the Night
As: Spence
1941Let's Go Collegiate
As: Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
1941Private Nurse
As: Eddie
1941She Knew All the Answers
As: Cop
1941A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
As: Salty
1941Golden Hoofs
As: Ed Muckle
1940Dr. Kildare's Crisis
As: John Root
1940Spring Parade
As: Bert - Shawl Salesman
1940City for Conquest
As: Radio Listener (uncredited)
1940He Stayed for Breakfast
As: Butcher
1940Young People
As: Jeb
- 1940
The Return of Frank James
As: Actor
1940Cross-Country Romance
As: Mike
1940Lillian Russell
As: Hank
1940Escape to Glory
As: Tommy Malone
1940The Doctor Takes a Wife
As: Slapcovitch
- 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
As: Noah
1940Women Without Names
As: Friendly Motorist
1940Castle on the Hudson
As: Second Prisoner (uncredited)
1940The Fighting 69th
As: Sergeant (uncredited)
1939The Night of Nights
As: Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1939
Another Thin Man
As: Pete (uncredited)
1939Second Fiddle
As: Townsman
1939Some Like It Hot
As: Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
1939Sorority House
As: The Caterer
1939The Great Man Votes
As: Policeman at Parade
1938Youth Takes a Fling
As: Jim
1938Hold That Co-ed
As: Steve Wurgerski
1938Start Cheering
As: Jimmy
1937Daughter of Shanghai
As: Jake Kelly
1937Live, Love and Learn
As: Marine (uncredited)
1937Radio Patrol
As: Flynn
1937Life Begins in College
As: Football Player
1937White Bondage
As: Man in Pool Room
- 1937
Captains Courageous
As: Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1937They Gave Him a Gun
As: Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
1937Black Legion
As: Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
1936Theodora Goes Wild
As: Clarence (uncredited)
1936Rhythm on the Range
As: Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
- 1936
Fury
As: Dynamiter (uncredited)
1936Gentle Julia
As: Mr. Toms
1935Mary Burns, Fugitive
As: Steve
1934Caravan
As: Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)