Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Known for: Acting

Born: June 17, 1908

Died: December 17, 1975

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).

Known for

Inside the Law
Inside the Law
1942
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
Fling in the Ring
Fling in the Ring
1955
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954
The Ghost That Walks Alone
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944
A Fool and His Honey
A Fool and His Honey
1952
The Gentleman Misbehaves
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
Nursie Behave
1950
Pardon My Backfire
Pardon My Backfire
1953
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones
1945
Bachelor Daze
1944
I Love a Bandleader
I Love a Bandleader
1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
Boston Blackie and the Law
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
The Phantom Thief
The Phantom Thief
1946
There's Something About a Soldier
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
1943
Let's Go Collegiate
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
Dangerous Business
Dangerous Business
1946
Throw a Saddle on a Star
Throw a Saddle on a Star
1946
Parachute Nurse
Parachute Nurse
1942
Out of the Depths
1945
A Man's World
A Man's World
1942
Strop, Look and Listen
1952
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
Talk About a Lady
Talk About a Lady
1946
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
1939
The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man
1942
Escape to Glory
Escape to Glory
1940
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
So You Want to Be Pretty
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
Blunder Boys
Blunder Boys
1955
Night Stage to Galveston
Night Stage to Galveston
1952
Renegades
Renegades
1946
Private Nurse
Private Nurse
1941
Jungle Moon Men
Jungle Moon Men
1955
Spies and Guys
Spies and Guys
1953
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
The Buckskin Lady
The Buckskin Lady
1957
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer
1943
Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
Young People
Young People
1940
A Merry Mix-Up
A Merry Mix-Up
1957
Cross-Country Romance
Cross-Country Romance
1940
Gun Smugglers
Gun Smugglers
1948
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
Beauty on Parade
Beauty on Parade
1950
It's Great to Be Young
1946
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952
One Way to Love
One Way to Love
1946
Battle of Rogue River
Battle of Rogue River
1954
He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
Rockabilly Baby
Rockabilly Baby
1957
The Romance Of Robert Burns
The Romance Of Robert Burns
1937
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Silver Lode
Silver Lode
1954
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952
Secret Command
Secret Command
1944
Laugh Your Blues Away
Laugh Your Blues Away
1942
Northern Patrol
Northern Patrol
1953
The Desperados Are in Town
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
Dangerous Blondes
Dangerous Blondes
1943
Wild Harvest
Wild Harvest
1947
Sleepytime Gal
Sleepytime Gal
1942
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
Rookie Fireman
Rookie Fireman
1950
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen
1942
Trapped
Trapped
1949
Frontier Gambler
Frontier Gambler
1956
Hold That Co-ed
Hold That Co-ed
1938
Man in the Saddle
Man in the Saddle
1951
Golden Hoofs
Golden Hoofs
1941
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart
1952
Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
1953
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
Power of the Press
Power of the Press
1943
Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
One Dangerous Night
One Dangerous Night
1943
The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
Gentle Julia
Gentle Julia
1936
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
Yesterday's Heroes
Yesterday's Heroes
1940
Last of the Desperados
Last of the Desperados
1955
Blondie's Reward
Blondie's Reward
1948
The Big Gusher
The Big Gusher
1951
Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College
1937
Murder in Times Square
Murder in Times Square
1943
Nice Girl?
Nice Girl?
1941
Seminole Uprising
Seminole Uprising
1955
She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers
1941
Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
The Naked Street
The Naked Street
1955
Sorority House
Sorority House
1939
Caravan
Caravan
1934
You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
1942
Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights
1939
Domino Kid
Domino Kid
1957
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James
1940
Blondie's Hero
Blondie's Hero
1950
Criminals of the Air
Criminals of the Air
1937
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
Let's Make It Legal
Let's Make It Legal
1951
The Great Man Votes
The Great Man Votes
1939
The Female Animal
The Female Animal
1958
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
White Bondage
White Bondage
1937
Lucky Legs
Lucky Legs
1942
Women's Prison
Women's Prison
1955
Father's Little Dividend
Father's Little Dividend
1951
Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol
1937
Man from God's Country
Man from God's Country
1958
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
Black Legion
Black Legion
1937
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range
1936
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
1951
The Good Humor Man
The Good Humor Man
1950
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn
1937
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
1937
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
1940
Apache Ambush
Apache Ambush
1955
Spring Parade
Spring Parade
1940
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
Women Without Names
Women Without Names
1940
The Tall Target
The Tall Target
1951
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
Start Cheering
Start Cheering
1938
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man
1939
Fury
Fury
1936
City for Conquest
City for Conquest
1940
Gypsy
Gypsy
1962
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike
1952
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
1951
Dragnet
Dragnet
1951
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
1959
The Tall Man
The Tall Man
1960
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
M Squad
M Squad
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Navy Log
Navy Log
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
1958
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
Gang Busters
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Maverick
Maverick
1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Investigators
The Investigators
1961
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
1957
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best
1954
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
1952