Frank Sully
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1908
- Died
- December 17, 1975
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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).
Filmography
Bye Bye Birdie 1963
as Bartender
Gypsy 1962
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah 1958
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Man from God's Country 1958
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
The Female Animal 1958
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Rockabilly Baby 1957
as Bum
The Helen Morgan Story 1957
as Vendor (scenes deleted)
Domino Kid 1957
Actor
The Buckskin Lady 1957
as Jed
A Merry Mix-Up 1957
as (uncredited)
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses 1957
as Cop
The Desperados Are in Town 1956
as Carl Branch
You Can't Run Away from It 1956
as Red
Friendly Persuasion 1956
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
Frontier Gambler 1956
as Bartender
So You Want to Be Pretty 1956
as Harry (uncredited)
Blunder Boys 1955
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Last of the Desperados 1955
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Apache Ambush 1955
Actor
The Naked Street 1955
Actor
Seminole Uprising 1955
Actor
Jungle Moon Men 1955
as Max
Women's Prison 1955
Actor
Fling in the Ring 1955
as Big Mike
Silver Lode 1954
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Battle of Rogue River 1954
as Pvt. Kohler
Ain't It Aggravatin' 1954
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Bad for Each Other 1953
as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Pardon My Backfire 1953
as Escaped Convict
Northern Patrol 1953
as Bartender
Spies and Guys 1953
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
- Strop, Look and Listen
Strop, Look and Listen 1952
as Waiter
Pat and Mike 1952
as Photographer (uncredited)
No Room for the Groom 1952
as Cousin Luke
Young Man with Ideas 1952
as Salesman (uncredited)
With a Song in My Heart 1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
Night Stage to Galveston 1952
as Policeman Kelly
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder 1952
as Harry, the Projectionist
A Fool and His Honey 1952
Actor
Man in the Saddle 1951
as Lee Repp
Let's Make It Legal 1951
as Laborer (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage 1951
as Veteran (uncredited)
Rhubarb 1951
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
The Tall Target 1951
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
The Big Gusher 1951
as Barfly
Father's Little Dividend 1951
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
Rookie Fireman 1950
as Charlie
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance 1950
as Looie
- Nursie Behave
Nursie Behave 1950
as Officer Murphy
The Reformer and the Redhead 1950
as Joe (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade 1950
as Murph
The Good Humor Man 1950
as Cop (uncredited)
Killer Shark 1950
Actor
Blondie's Hero 1950
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey 1950
as Looie
Trapped 1949
as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch 1949
as Looie
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture 1949
as Sergeant Matthews
Gun Smugglers 1948
as Corporal Clancy
Blondie's Reward 1948
as Officer Carney
Trapped by Boston Blackie 1948
as Sgt. Matthews
Wild Harvest 1947
as Nick
Boston Blackie and the Law 1946
as Sgt. Matthews
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt 1946
as Henchman 'Rigger'
- It's Great to Be Young
It's Great to Be Young 1946
as Burkett
Dangerous Business 1946
as Bert
Renegades 1946
as Link
The Phantom Thief 1946
as Detective Sergeant Matthews
Talk About a Lady 1946
as Rocky Jordan
Throw a Saddle on a Star 1946
as Lawyer
The Gentleman Misbehaves 1946
as Taxi Driver
A Close Call for Boston Blackie 1946
as Sgt. Matthews
One Way to Love 1946
as Hopkins
- Out of the Depths
Out of the Depths 1945
as 'Speed' Brogan
I Love a Bandleader 1945
as Dan Benson
Along Came Jones 1945
as Avery de Longpre
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous 1945
as Mathews
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion 1945
as Sgt. Matthews
Secret Command 1944
as Shawn
Two Girls and a Sailor 1944
as Private Adams
- Bachelor Daze
Bachelor Daze 1944
as Ezra's neighbor
The Ghost That Walks Alone 1944
as Beppo
There's Something About a Soldier 1943
as Alex Grybinski
Dangerous Blondes 1943
as Detective Joe Henderson
Thousands Cheer 1943
as Alan
Pitchin' in the Kitchen 1943
as Albert, the Neighbor
Good Luck, Mr. Yates 1943
as Joe Briggs
It's a Great Life 1943
as Elevator Starter (uncredited)
The More the Merrier 1943
as FBI Agent Pike
Murder in Times Square 1943
as Benny the Baboon
Power of the Press 1943
as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
One Dangerous Night 1943
as Hertzog - Henchman
Laugh Your Blues Away 1942
as Buck
The Boogie Man Will Get You 1942
as Officer Joe Starrett
The Daring Young Man 1942
as Luke
Lucky Legs 1942
as Mugg
My Sister Eileen 1942
as Jenson
A Man's World 1942
as Sammy Collins
Parachute Nurse 1942
as Sgt. Peters
Inside the Law 1942
as Jim Burke
Two Yanks in Trinidad 1942
as Mike Paradise
Rings on Her Fingers 1942
Actor
Sleepytime Gal 1942
as Dimples
All Through the Night 1942
as Spence
Let's Go Collegiate 1941
as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Private Nurse 1941
as Eddie
She Knew All the Answers 1941
as Cop
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941
as Salty
Nice Girl? 1941
Actor
Golden Hoofs 1941
as Ed Muckle
Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940
as John Root
Spring Parade 1940
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
City for Conquest 1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Yesterday's Heroes 1940
as Curly Walsh
He Stayed for Breakfast 1940
as Butcher
Young People 1940
as Jeb
The Return of Frank James 1940
as Actor
Cross-Country Romance 1940
as Mike
Lillian Russell 1940
as Hank
Escape to Glory 1940
as Tommy Malone
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940
as Slapcovitch
The Grapes of Wrath 1940
as Noah
Women Without Names 1940
as Friendly Motorist
Castle on the Hudson 1940
as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th 1940
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Night of Nights 1939
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Another Thin Man 1939
as Pete (uncredited)
Second Fiddle 1939
as Townsman
Some Like It Hot 1939
as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Sorority House 1939
as The Caterer (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes 1939
as Policeman at Parade
Youth Takes a Fling 1938
as Jim
Hold That Co-ed 1938
as Steve Wurgerski
Start Cheering 1938
as Jimmy
Daughter of Shanghai 1937
as Jake Kelly
Live, Love and Learn 1937
as Marine (uncredited)
Radio Patrol 1937
as Flynn
Life Begins in College 1937
as Football Player
White Bondage 1937
as Man in Pool Room
Captains Courageous 1937
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun 1937
as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air 1937
Actor
The Romance Of Robert Burns 1937
as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
Black Legion 1937
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild 1936
as Clarence (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range 1936
as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Fury 1936
as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Gentle Julia 1936
as Mr. Toms
Mary Burns, Fugitive 1935
as Steve
Caravan 1934
as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities 1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.