Frank Sully

Person

Frank Sully

Born 17 June 1908 Died 17 December 1975, aged 67 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1934)
29years on screen and counting
15credits in 1955, their busiest year
182dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Bye Bye Birdie poster Age: 54

Bye Bye Birdie

1963
as Bartender
Gypsy poster Age: 54

Gypsy

1962
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph poster Age: 52

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah poster Age: 50

The Last Hurrah

1958
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Man from God's Country poster Age: 49

Man from God's Country

1958
as Trail Cook (uncredited)
The Female Animal poster Age: 49

The Female Animal

1958
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Rockabilly Baby poster Age: 49

Rockabilly Baby

1957
as Bum
The Helen Morgan Story poster Age: 49

The Helen Morgan Story

1957
as Vendor (scenes deleted)
Domino Kid poster Age: 49

Domino Kid

1957
The Buckskin Lady poster Age: 49

The Buckskin Lady

1957
as Jed
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses poster Age: 48

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

1957
as Cop
The Desperados Are in Town poster Age: 48

The Desperados Are in Town

1956
as Carl Branch
Friendly Persuasion poster Age: 48

Friendly Persuasion

1956
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It poster Age: 48

You Can't Run Away from It

1956
as Red
Frontier Gambler poster Age: 48

Frontier Gambler

1956
as Bartender
So You Want to Be Pretty poster Age: 47

So You Want to Be Pretty

1956
as Harry (uncredited)
Blunder Boys poster Age: 47

Blunder Boys

1955
as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Last of the Desperados poster Age: 47

Last of the Desperados

1955
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Apache Ambush poster Age: 47

Apache Ambush

1955
The Naked Street poster Age: 47

The Naked Street

1955
Seminole Uprising poster Age: 46

Seminole Uprising

1955
Jungle Moon Men poster Age: 46

Jungle Moon Men

1955
as Max
Women's Prison poster Age: 46

Women's Prison

1955
Fling in the Ring poster Age: 46

Fling in the Ring

1955
as Big Mike
Silver Lode poster Age: 46

Silver Lode

1954
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Battle of Rogue River poster Age: 45

Battle of Rogue River

1954
as Pvt. Kohler
No poster
Age: 45

Ain't It Aggravatin'

1954
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Bad for Each Other poster Age: 45

Bad for Each Other

1953
as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Pardon My Backfire poster Age: 45

Pardon My Backfire

1953
as Escaped Convict
Northern Patrol poster Age: 45

Northern Patrol

1953
as Bartender
Spies and Guys poster Age: 44

Spies and Guys

1953
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 44

Strop, Look and Listen

1952
as Waiter
No Room for the Groom poster Age: 43

No Room for the Groom

1952
as Cousin Luke
Pat and Mike poster Age: 43

Pat and Mike

1952
as Photographer (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas poster Age: 43

Young Man with Ideas

1952
as Salesman (uncredited)
With a Song in My Heart poster Age: 43

With a Song in My Heart

1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
Night Stage to Galveston poster Age: 43

Night Stage to Galveston

1952
as Policeman Kelly
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder poster Age: 43

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952
as Harry, the Projectionist
A Fool and His Honey poster Age: 43

A Fool and His Honey

1952
Man in the Saddle poster Age: 43

Man in the Saddle

1951
as Lee Repp
Let's Make It Legal poster Age: 43

Let's Make It Legal

1951
as Laborer (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage poster Age: 43

The Red Badge of Courage

1951
as Veteran (uncredited)
Rhubarb poster Age: 43

Rhubarb

1951
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
The Tall Target poster Age: 43

The Tall Target

1951
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
The Big Gusher poster Age: 43

The Big Gusher

1951
as Barfly
Father's Little Dividend poster Age: 42

Father's Little Dividend

1951
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
Rookie Fireman poster Age: 42

Rookie Fireman

1950
as Charlie
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance poster Age: 41

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950
as Looie
No poster
Age: 41

Nursie Behave

1950
as Officer Murphy
The Reformer and the Redhead poster Age: 41

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950
as Joe (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade poster Age: 41

Beauty on Parade

1950
as Murph
The Good Humor Man poster Age: 41

The Good Humor Man

1950
as Cop (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero poster Age: 41

Blondie's Hero

1950
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey poster Age: 41

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950
as Looie
Trapped poster Age: 41

Trapped

1949
as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch poster Age: 41

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949
as Looie
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture poster Age: 40

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949
as Sergeant Matthews
Gun Smugglers poster Age: 40

Gun Smugglers

1948
as Corporal Clancy
Blondie's Reward poster Age: 39

Blondie's Reward

1948
as Officer Carney
Trapped by Boston Blackie poster Age: 39

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948
as Sgt. Matthews
Wild Harvest poster Age: 39

Wild Harvest

1947
as Nick
Boston Blackie and the Law poster Age: 38

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946
as Sgt. Matthews
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt poster Age: 38

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946
as Henchman 'Rigger'
No poster
Age: 38

It's Great to Be Young

1946
as Burkett
Dangerous Business poster Age: 38

Dangerous Business

1946
as Bert
Renegades poster Age: 37

Renegades

1946
as Link
The Phantom Thief poster Age: 37

The Phantom Thief

1946
as Detective Sergeant Matthews
Talk About a Lady poster Age: 37

Talk About a Lady

1946
as Rocky Jordan
Throw a Saddle on a Star poster Age: 37

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946
as Lawyer
The Gentleman Misbehaves poster Age: 37

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946
as Taxi Driver
A Close Call for Boston Blackie poster Age: 37

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946
as Sgt. Matthews
One Way to Love poster Age: 37

One Way to Love

1946
as Hopkins
No poster
Age: 37

Out of the Depths

1945
as 'Speed' Brogan
I Love a Bandleader poster Age: 37

I Love a Bandleader

1945
as Dan Benson
Along Came Jones poster Age: 37

Along Came Jones

1945
as Avery de Longpre
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous poster Age: 37

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945
as Mathews
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion poster Age: 36

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945
as Sgt. Matthews
Secret Command poster Age: 36

Secret Command

1944
as Shawn
Two Girls and a Sailor poster Age: 35

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944
as Private Adams
No poster
Age: 35

Bachelor Daze

1944
as Ezra's neighbor
The Ghost That Walks Alone poster Age: 35

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944
as Beppo
There's Something About a Soldier poster Age: 35

There's Something About a Soldier

1943
as Alex Grybinski
Dangerous Blondes poster Age: 35

Dangerous Blondes

1943
as Detective Joe Henderson
Thousands Cheer poster Age: 35

Thousands Cheer

1943
as Alan
Pitchin' in the Kitchen poster Age: 35

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943
as Albert, the Neighbor
Good Luck, Mr. Yates poster Age: 35

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943
as Joe Briggs
The More the Merrier poster Age: 34

The More the Merrier

1943
as FBI Agent Pike
Murder in Times Square poster Age: 34

Murder in Times Square

1943
as Benny the Baboon
Power of the Press poster Age: 34

Power of the Press

1943
as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
One Dangerous Night poster Age: 34

One Dangerous Night

1943
as Hertzog - Henchman
Laugh Your Blues Away poster Age: 34

Laugh Your Blues Away

1942
as Buck
The Boogie Man Will Get You poster Age: 34

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942
as Officer Joe Starrett
The Daring Young Man poster Age: 34

The Daring Young Man

1942
as Luke
Lucky Legs poster Age: 34

Lucky Legs

1942
as Mugg
My Sister Eileen poster Age: 34

My Sister Eileen

1942
as Jenson
A Man's World poster Age: 34

A Man's World

1942
as Sammy Collins
Parachute Nurse poster Age: 34

Parachute Nurse

1942
as Sgt. Peters
Inside the Law poster Age: 33

Inside the Law

1942
as Jim Burke
Two Yanks in Trinidad poster Age: 33

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942
as Mike Paradise
Rings on Her Fingers poster Age: 33

Rings on Her Fingers

1942
Sleepytime Gal poster Age: 33

Sleepytime Gal

1942
as Dimples
All Through the Night poster Age: 33

All Through the Night

1942
as Spence
Let's Go Collegiate poster Age: 33

Let's Go Collegiate

1941
as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Private Nurse poster Age: 33

Private Nurse

1941
as Eddie
She Knew All the Answers poster Age: 32

She Knew All the Answers

1941
as Cop
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob poster Age: 32

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941
as Salty
Nice Girl? poster Age: 32

Nice Girl?

1941
Golden Hoofs poster Age: 32

Golden Hoofs

1941
as Ed Muckle
Dr. Kildare's Crisis poster Age: 32

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940
as John Root
Spring Parade poster Age: 32

Spring Parade

1940
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
City for Conquest poster Age: 32

City for Conquest

1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Yesterday's Heroes poster Age: 32

Yesterday's Heroes

1940
as Curly Walsh
He Stayed for Breakfast poster Age: 32

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940
as Butcher
Young People poster Age: 32

Young People

1940
as Jeb
The Return of Frank James poster Age: 32

The Return of Frank James

1940
as Actor
Cross-Country Romance poster Age: 32

Cross-Country Romance

1940
as Mike
Lillian Russell poster Age: 31

Lillian Russell

1940
as Hank
Escape to Glory poster Age: 31

Escape to Glory

1940
as Tommy Malone
The Doctor Takes a Wife poster Age: 31

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940
as Slapcovitch
The Grapes of Wrath poster Age: 31

The Grapes of Wrath

1940
as Noah
Women Without Names poster Age: 31

Women Without Names

1940
as Friendly Motorist
Castle on the Hudson poster Age: 31

Castle on the Hudson

1940
as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th poster Age: 31

The Fighting 69th

1940
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Night of Nights poster Age: 31

The Night of Nights

1939
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Another Thin Man poster Age: 31

Another Thin Man

1939
as Pete (uncredited)
Second Fiddle poster Age: 31

Second Fiddle

1939
as Townsman
Some Like It Hot poster Age: 30

Some Like It Hot

1939
as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Sorority House poster Age: 30

Sorority House

1939
as The Caterer (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes poster Age: 30

The Great Man Votes

1939
as Policeman at Parade
Youth Takes a Fling poster Age: 30

Youth Takes a Fling

1938
as Jim
Hold That Co-ed poster Age: 30

Hold That Co-ed

1938
as Steve Wurgerski
Start Cheering poster Age: 29

Start Cheering

1938
as Jimmy
Daughter of Shanghai poster Age: 29

Daughter of Shanghai

1937
as Jake Kelly
Live, Love and Learn poster Age: 29

Live, Love and Learn

1937
as Marine (uncredited)
Radio Patrol poster Age: 29

Radio Patrol

1937
as Flynn
Life Begins in College poster Age: 29

Life Begins in College

1937
as Football Player
White Bondage poster Age: 29

White Bondage

1937
as Man in Pool Room
Captains Courageous poster Age: 29

Captains Courageous

1937
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun poster Age: 28

They Gave Him a Gun

1937
as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air poster Age: 28

Criminals of the Air

1937
The Romance Of Robert Burns poster Age: 28

The Romance Of Robert Burns

1937
as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
Black Legion poster Age: 28

Black Legion

1937
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild poster Age: 28

Theodora Goes Wild

1936
as Clarence (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range poster Age: 28

Rhythm on the Range

1936
as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Fury poster Age: 27

Fury

1936
as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Gentle Julia poster Age: 27

Gentle Julia

1936
as Mr. Toms
Mary Burns, Fugitive poster Age: 27

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935
as Steve
Caravan poster Age: 26

Caravan

1934
as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities poster Age: 25

Murder at the Vanities

1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
The Beverly Hillbillies poster Age: 54

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
The Virginian poster Age: 54

The Virginian

1962
as Waiter
The Virginian poster Age: 54

The Virginian

1962
as Bartender
The Virginian poster Age: 54

The Virginian

1962
as Danny
The Investigators poster Age: 53

The Investigators

1961
The Tall Man poster Age: 52

The Tall Man

1960
Johnny Staccato poster Age: 51

Johnny Staccato

1959
The Rifleman poster Age: 50

The Rifleman

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster Age: 50

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
as Townsman (uncredited)
Leave It to Beaver poster Age: 49

Leave It to Beaver

1957
as Cab Driver
Maverick poster Age: 49

Maverick

1957
Perry Mason poster Age: 49

Perry Mason

1957
as Newspaper Delivery Man
Perry Mason poster Age: 49

Perry Mason

1957
as Cop
M Squad poster Age: 49

M Squad

1957
as Officer Ed Grady
Sugarfoot poster Age: 49

Sugarfoot

1957
as Frank the Bartender (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 48

Hey, Jeannie!

1956
as Officer
No poster
Age: 48

Hey, Jeannie!

1956
as Expressman
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 47

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
Screen Director's Playhouse poster Age: 47

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955
as Diner Patron
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 47

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
as Sergeant
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 47

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Desk Clerk
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 47

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as The Piano Player
Navy Log poster Age: 47

Navy Log

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster Age: 47

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin poster Age: 46

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954
Father Knows Best poster Age: 46

Father Knows Best

1954
as Waiter
Mr. & Mrs. North poster Age: 44

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster Age: 44

The Ford Television Theatre

1952
as Policeman
No poster
Age: 43

Gang Busters

1952
Dragnet poster Age: 43

Dragnet

1951
I Love Lucy poster Age: 43

I Love Lucy

1951
as Delivery Man
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 43

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Coots Larkin
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok poster Age: 42

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951
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