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