Frank Sully
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).

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

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

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