Frank Sully

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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).

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

17 June 1908, 117 years old

Known For

The Grapes of Wrath

Fury

Captains Courageous

Friendly Persuasion

The Return of Frank James

Another Thin Man

Bye Bye Birdie

The More the Merrier

Gypsy

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Bye Bye Birdie

Bartender

1963

Gypsy

Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

1962

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

1960

The Last Hurrah

Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

1958

Man from God's Country

Trail Cook (uncredited)

1958

The Female Animal

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

1958

Rockabilly Baby

Bum

1957

Domino Kid

1957

The Buckskin Lady

Jed

1957

A Merry Mix-Up

(uncredited)

1957

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

Cop

1957

The Desperados Are in Town

Carl Branch

1956

Friendly Persuasion

Rebel Looter (uncredited)

1956

You Can't Run Away from It

Red

1956

Frontier Gambler

Bartender

1956

So You Want to Be Pretty

Harry (uncredited)

1956

Blunder Boys

Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

1955

Last of the Desperados

Murder Victim Tim (bit)

1955

Apache Ambush

1955

The Naked Street

1955

Seminole Uprising

1955

Jungle Moon Men

Max

1955

Women's Prison

1955

Fling in the Ring

Big Mike

1955

Silver Lode

Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

1954

Battle of Rogue River

Pvt. Kohler

1954

Ain't It Aggravatin'

Neighbor (uncredited)

1954

Bad for Each Other

Tippy Kashko, Townsman

1953

Pardon My Backfire

Escaped Convict

1953

Northern Patrol

Bartender

1953

Spies and Guys

Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

1953

No Room for the Groom

Cousin Luke

1952

Pat and Mike

Photographer (uncredited)

1952

Young Man with Ideas

Salesman (uncredited)

1952

With a Song in My Heart

Soldier (uncredited)

1952

Night Stage to Galveston

Policeman Kelly

1952

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Harry, the Projectionist

1952

A Fool and His Honey

1952

Man in the Saddle

Lee Repp

1951

Let's Make It Legal

Laborer (uncredited)

1951

The Red Badge of Courage

Veteran (uncredited)

1951

Rhubarb

Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

1951

The Tall Target

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

1951

Father's Little Dividend

Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

1951

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

Looie

1950

The Reformer and the Redhead

Joe (uncredited)

1950

Beauty on Parade

Murph

1950

The Good Humor Man

Cop (uncredited)

1950

Blondie's Hero

Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

1950

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

Looie

1950

Trapped

Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

1949

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

Looie

1949

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Sergeant Matthews

1949

Gun Smugglers

Corporal Clancy

1948

Blondie's Reward

Officer Carney

1948

Trapped by Boston Blackie

Sgt. Matthews

1948

Wild Harvest

Nick

1947

Boston Blackie and the Law

Sgt. Matthews

1946

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

Henchman 'Rigger'

1946

It's Great to Be Young

Burkett

1946

Dangerous Business

Bert

1946

Renegades

Link

1946

The Phantom Thief

Detective Sergeant Matthews

1946

Talk About a Lady

Rocky Jordan

1946

Throw a Saddle on a Star

Lawyer

1946

The Gentleman Misbehaves

Taxi Driver

1946

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

Sgt. Matthews

1946

One Way to Love

Hopkins

1946

Out of the Depths

'Speed' Brogan

1945

I Love a Bandleader

Dan Benson

1945

Along Came Jones

Avery de Longpre

1945

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

Mathews

1945

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Sgt. Matthews

1945

Secret Command

Shawn

1944

Two Girls and a Sailor

Private Adams

1944

Bachelor Daze

Ezra's neighbor

1944

The Ghost That Walks Alone

Beppo

1944

There's Something About a Soldier

Alex Grybinski

1943

Dangerous Blondes

Detective Joe Henderson

1943

Thousands Cheer

Alan

1943

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

Albert, the Neighbor

1943

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Joe Briggs

1943

The More the Merrier

FBI Agent Pike

1943

Murder in Times Square

Benny the Baboon

1943

Power of the Press

Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

1943

One Dangerous Night

Hertzog - Henchman

1943

Laugh Your Blues Away

Buck

1942

The Boogie Man Will Get You

Officer Joe Starrett

1942

The Daring Young Man

Luke

1942

Lucky Legs

Mugg

1942

My Sister Eileen

Jenson

1942

A Man's World

Sammy Collins

1942

Parachute Nurse

Sgt. Peters

1942

Inside the Law

Jim Burke

1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Mike Paradise

1942

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

Sleepytime Gal

Dimples

1942

All Through the Night

Spence

1942

Let's Go Collegiate

Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

1941

Private Nurse

Eddie

1941

She Knew All the Answers

Cop

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Salty

1941

Nice Girl?

1941

Golden Hoofs

Ed Muckle

1941

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

John Root

1940

Spring Parade

Bert - Shawl Salesman

1940

City for Conquest

Radio Listener (uncredited)

1940

He Stayed for Breakfast

Butcher

1940

Young People

Jeb

1940

The Return of Frank James

Actor

1940

Cross-Country Romance

Mike

1940

Lillian Russell

Hank

1940

Escape to Glory

Tommy Malone

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Slapcovitch

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Noah

1940

Women Without Names

Friendly Motorist

1940

Castle on the Hudson

Second Prisoner (uncredited)

1940

The Fighting 69th

Sergeant (uncredited)

1940

The Night of Nights

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1939

Another Thin Man

Pete (uncredited)

1939

Second Fiddle

Townsman

1939

Some Like It Hot

Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

1939

Sorority House

The Caterer (uncredited)

1939

The Great Man Votes

Policeman at Parade

1939

Youth Takes a Fling

Jim

1938

Hold That Co-ed

Steve Wurgerski

1938

Start Cheering

Jimmy

1938

Daughter of Shanghai

Jake Kelly

1937

Live, Love and Learn

Marine (uncredited)

1937

Radio Patrol

Flynn

1937

Life Begins in College

Football Player

1937

White Bondage

Man in Pool Room

1937

Captains Courageous

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1937

They Gave Him a Gun

Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

1937

Criminals of the Air

1937

The Romance Of Robert Burns

Jock Wilson (uncredited)

1937

Black Legion

Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

1937

Theodora Goes Wild

Clarence (uncredited)

1936

Rhythm on the Range

Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

1936

Fury

Dynamiter (uncredited)

1936

Gentle Julia

Mr. Toms

1936

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Steve

1935

Caravan

Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

1934

Murder at the Vanities

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

1934