Frank Sully

Frank Sully

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).

Acting

1963

1962

Gypsy

Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

1962

1962

1962

The Virginian

Bartender

1962

1961

1960

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

1960

1959

1958

The Last Hurrah

Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

1958

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Townsman (uncredited)

1958

Man from God's Country

Trail Cook (uncredited)

1958

The Female Animal

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

1957

1957

Maverick

Unknown

1957

Perry Mason

Newspaper Delivery Man

1957

M Squad

Officer Ed Grady

1957

1956

Friendly Persuasion

Rebel Looter (uncredited)

1956

1956

Hey, Jeannie!

Expressman

1956

1956

1956

So You Want to Be Pretty

Harry (uncredited)

1955

Blunder Boys

Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

1955

1955

1955

1955

1955

Navy Log

Unknown

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Mr. Miller (uncredited)

1955

1955

1955

1955

1955

1954

1954

Silver Lode

Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

1954

1953

Bad for Each Other

Tippy Kashko, Townsman

1953

Pardon My Backfire

Escaped Convict

1953

1952

1952

Pat and Mike

Photographer (uncredited)

1952

With a Song in My Heart

Soldier (uncredited)

1952

1952

1951

Dragnet

Unknown

1951

Let's Make It Legal

Laborer (uncredited)

1951

I Love Lucy

Delivery Man

1951

1951

The Red Badge of Courage

Veteran (uncredited)

1951

Rhubarb

Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

1951

The Tall Target

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

1951

1951

Father's Little Dividend

Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

1949

Trapped

Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

1947

1946

1946

1946

Talk About a Lady

Rocky Jordan

1946

1945

Out of the Depths

'Speed' Brogan

1945

Along Came Jones

Avery de Longpre

1944

1944

1943

1943

The More the Merrier

FBI Agent Pike

1943

Murder in Times Square

Benny the Baboon

1943

One Dangerous Night

Hertzog - Henchman

1942

The Boogie Man Will Get You

Officer Joe Starrett

1942

1942

1942

A Man's World

Sammy Collins

1942

Parachute Nurse

Sgt. Peters

1942

1942

1941

1941

1941

1940

Spring Parade

Bert - Shawl Salesman

1940

City for Conquest

Radio Listener (uncredited)

1940

1940

1940

1940

1940

Castle on the Hudson

Second Prisoner (uncredited)

1940

The Fighting 69th

Sergeant (uncredited)

1939

Another Thin Man

Pete (uncredited)

1939

1939

Some Like It Hot

Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

1939

Sorority House

The Caterer (uncredited)

1937

1937

Live, Love and Learn

Marine (uncredited)

1937

1937

White Bondage

Man in Pool Room

1937

Captains Courageous

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1937

They Gave Him a Gun

Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

1937

The Romance Of Robert Burns

Jock Wilson (uncredited)

1937

Black Legion

Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

1936

Theodora Goes Wild

Clarence (uncredited)

1936

Rhythm on the Range

Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

1936

Fury

Dynamiter (uncredited)

1934

Caravan

Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

1934

Murder at the Vanities

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Infos

Full Name
Frank Sully
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
6/17/1908
Date of Death
12/17/1975
Also Known As

Francis Thomas Sullivan

Frank Sullivan