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Frank Sully

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