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