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Frank S. Ferguson (born December 25, 1899, Ferndale, California – died September 12, 1978, Los Angeles) was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television.
Ferguson's best known role was as the Swedish ranch handyman, Gus Broeberg, on the CBS television series, My Friend Flicka, based on a novel of the same name. He appeared with Gene Evans, Johnny Washbrook and Anita Louise. At this time, Ferguson also portrayed the Calverton veterinarian in the first several seasons of CBS's Lassie.
He made his film debut in 1939 in Gambling on the High Seas (released in 1940), and appeared in nearly 200 feature films and hundreds of TV episodes subsequently.
Film appearances include: McDougal's House of Horrors (1948), Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952. Television series appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Peyton Place and Perry Mason.
Ferguson died in Los Angeles of cancer on September 12, 1978.
Known For
T-Men
(1947)
Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Newspaper Editor
Fort Apache
(1948)
Newspaperman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
(1953)
Dr. Morton
House of Wax
(1953)
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
(1954)
Marshal Williams
Man of the West
(1958)
Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Preacher
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
Mr. McDougal
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
(1964)
Newspaper Editor
Bend of the River
(1952)
Tom Grundy
Moonfleet
(1955)
Coachman
The Blue Gardenia
(1953)
Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
The Furies
(1950)
Dr. Grieve
Full Filmography
Acting
Father Is A Prince
(1940)
Ben Haley
Gambling on the High Seas
(1940)
The State's District Attorney
At the Stroke of Twelve
(1941)
Prosecuting Attorney
Four Mothers
(1941)
Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich
(1941)
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
(1941)
Professor McAuley (uncredited)
Bullets for O'Hara
(1941)
Prosecutor (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
(1942)
Albert Baker
Broadway
(1942)
Reporter
Spy Ship
(1942)
Burns
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
(1942)
Alden Brown
City of Silent Men
(1942)
Fred Bernard
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
(1942)
Reporter
Grand Central Murder
(1942)
Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
(1942)
Coroner (uncredited)
My Gal Sal
(1942)
Loud Customer (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
(1942)
Snaith (uncredited)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
(1942)
Judge
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
American Newsman (uncredited)
Truck Busters
(1943)
George Havelock
Pilot #5
(1943)
Mr. Tully
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
(1945)
Justin Farley
The Searching Wind
(1946)
Embassy Attendant
Blonde for a Day
(1946)
Walter Bronson
O.S.S.
(1946)
Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
The Man I Love
(1946)
Army Doctor
Lady Chaser
(1946)
Attorney J. T. Vickers
Canyon Passage
(1946)
Preacher (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
(1947)
Mr. Cahill
Variety Girl
(1947)
R.J. O'Connell
Blaze of Noon
(1947)
Cash Jones
Welcome Stranger
(1947)
Crane (uncredited)
Shy Guy
(1947)
Mr. Norton
The Perils of Pauline
(1947)
Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
Danger Street
(1947)
Boward - Police Chief
Cass Timberlane
(1947)
Court Clerk
T-Men
(1947)
Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
Road to Rio
(1947)
Texas Posse Member
Killer at Large
(1947)
Edward Denton
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
Mr. McDougal
Walk a Crooked Mile
(1948)
Carl Bemish
The Vicious Circle
(1948)
Stark
The Hunted
(1948)
Paul Harrison
Fort Apache
(1948)
Newspaperman (uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne
(1948)
Colpeck
The Walls of Jericho
(1948)
Tom Ransome
The Miracle of the Bells
(1948)
Dolan
Rachel and the Stranger
(1948)
Mr. Green
The Bride Goes Wild
(1948)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Inside Story
(1948)
Eph
Follow Me Quietly
(1949)
J.C. McGill
Caught
(1949)
Dr. Hoffman
Roseanna McCoy
(1949)
Ellison Hatfield
Dynamite
(1949)
"Hard Rock" Mason
State Department: File 649
(1949)
Consul Reither
Free For All
(1949)
Hap Ross
Shockproof
(1949)
Logan (Uncredited)
Slightly French
(1949)
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
(1949)
John Sharkey
Homicide
(1949)
Albert Murray
The Barkleys of Broadway
(1949)
Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
The Furies
(1950)
Dr. Grieve
The Good Humor Man
(1950)
Insp. Quint
Frenchie
(1950)
Jim Dobbs
Under Mexicali Stars
(1950)
Counterfeitor Goldie
Tyrant of the Sea
(1950)
Officer (uncredited)
Louisa
(1950)
Park Attendant (uncredited)
The Lawless
(1950)
Carl Green
On Dangerous Ground
(1951)
Willows
Elopement
(1951)
Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman
(1951)
Doc Bethune (uncredited)
Thunder in God's Country
(1951)
Bates
Santa Fe
(1951)
Marshal Bat Masterson
Warpath
(1951)
Marshal
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Preacher
The Winning Team
(1952)
Sam Arrants
Wagons West
(1952)
Cyrus Cook
Oklahoma Annie
(1952)
Eldridge Haskell
It Grows on Trees
(1952)
John Letherby
Room for One More
(1952)
Steve (uncredited)
Boots Malone
(1952)
Private Investigator
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
(1952)
Edward Norton
Million Dollar Mermaid
(1952)
Prosecutor
Rodeo
(1952)
Harry Cartwright
Bend of the River
(1952)
Tom Grundy
Wicked Woman
(1953)
Bill Porter (lawyer)
So This Is Love
(1953)
Commencement Speaker
City of Bad Men
(1953)
Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia
(1953)
Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
Woman They Almost Lynched
(1953)
Bartender
Texas Bad Man
(1953)
Gil
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
(1953)
Dr. Morton
The Marksman
(1953)
Champ Wiley
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
(1953)
John Britton
Trouble Along the Way
(1953)
Mike Edwards
Star of Texas
(1953)
Marshal Bullock
Big Leaguer
(1953)
Wally Mitchell
So Big
(1953)
Ed (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
(1953)
Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
House of Wax
(1953)
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Lone Hand
(1953)
Mr. Dunn
The I Don't Care Girl
(1953)
Ned
Johnny Guitar
(1954)
Marshal Williams
Young at Heart
(1954)
Bartell
The Shanghai Story
(1954)
Mr. Haljerson
The Outcast
(1954)
Chad Polson
Drum Beat
(1954)
Mr. Dyar
Black Tuesday
(1954)
Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Dragonfly Squadron
(1954)
Gen. Conners
New York Confidential
(1955)
Dr. Ludlow
Moonfleet
(1955)
Coachman
City of Shadows
(1955)
District Attorney Hunt
At Gunpoint
(1955)
Marshal George Henderson
The Eternal Sea
(1955)
Admiral L.D.
The McConnell Story
(1955)
Mechanic
The Violent Men
(1955)
Mahoney (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
(1955)
Abe Deland (uncredited)
The Battle of Gettysburg
(1955)
Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
This Could Be the Night
(1957)
Mr. Shea
Gun Duel In Durango
(1957)
Sheriff Howard
The Lawless Eighties
(1957)
Owen Sutter
The Iron Sheriff
(1957)
Holloway
The Phantom Stagecoach
(1957)
Joe Patterson
Terror in a Texas Town
(1958)
Deacon Matt Holmes
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
(1958)
Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
Andy Hardy Comes Home
(1958)
Mayor Benson
Man of the West
(1958)
Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
The Light in the Forest
(1958)
Harry Butler
Sunrise at Campobello
(1960)
Dr. Bennett
Raymie
(1960)
Rex
The Big Night
(1960)
Dave Johnson
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Newspaper Editor
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
(1964)
Newspaper Editor
The Quick Gun
(1964)
Dan Evans
The Great Sioux Massacre
(1965)
General Alfred Howe Terry
Along Came a Spider
(1970)
Dr. Andrew Blake