Frank Sully

Known for

Acting

Born

June 17, 1908

Birthplace

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died

December 17, 1975 (aged 67)

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 Birdie (1963).

Best known work

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

I Love Lucy

1951

Fury

1936

Captains Courageous

1937

Friendly Persuasion

1956

The Return of Frank James

1940

Another Thin Man

1939

Perry Mason

1957

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Filmography

1963
Bye Bye Birdie
as Bartender
1962
Gypsy
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
1962
The Beverly HillbilliesTV
1962
The VirginianTV
as Waiter (1 episode), as Bartender (2 episodes), as Danny (2 episodes)
1961
The InvestigatorsTV
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
1960
The Tall ManTV
1959
Johnny StaccatoTV
1958
The Last Hurrah
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
1958
The RiflemanTV
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveTV
as Townsman (uncredited) (2 episodes)
1958
Man from God's Country
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
1958
The Female Animal
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1957
Rockabilly Baby
as Bum
1957
Leave It to BeaverTV
as Cab Driver (3 episodes)
1957
The Helen Morgan Story
as Vendor (scenes deleted)
1957
Domino Kid
1957
MaverickTV
1957
Perry MasonTV
as Newspaper Delivery Man (1 episode), as Cop (1 episode)
1957
M SquadTV
as Officer Ed Grady (1 episode)
1957
SugarfootTV
as Frank the Bartender (uncredited) (1 episode)
1957
The Buckskin Lady
as Jed
1957
A Merry Mix-Up
as (uncredited)
1957
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
as Cop
1956
The Desperados Are in Town
as Carl Branch