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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-06-17 (116 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Frank Sully

Biography:

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

Acting

1963

Bye Bye Birdie as Bartender

1962

Gypsy as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
The Virginian as Waiter
The Virginian as Bartender

1960

Let No Man Write My Epitaph as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

1959

1958

The Last Hurrah as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Female Animal as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Man from God's Country as Trail Cook (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Townsman (uncredited)

1957

A Merry Mix-Up as (uncredited)
Perry Mason as Newspaper Delivery Man
Leave It to Beaver as Cab Driver
M Squad as Officer Ed Grady

1956

Frontier Gambler as Bartender
Friendly Persuasion as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Pretty as Harry (uncredited)
Hey, Jeannie! as Officer
Hey, Jeannie! as Expressman

1955

Fling in the Ring as Big Mike
Last of the Desperados as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Blunder Boys as Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as The Piano Player

1954

Silver Lode as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Battle of Rogue River as Pvt. Kohler
Ain't It Aggravatin' as Neighbor (uncredited)

1953

Pardon My Backfire as Escaped Convict
Bad for Each Other as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Spies and Guys as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
Northern Patrol as Bartender

1952

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder as Harry, the Projectionist
No Room for the Groom as Cousin Luke
Night Stage to Galveston as Policeman Kelly
Pat and Mike as Photographer (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas as Salesman (uncredited)

1951

Man in the Saddle as Lee Repp
Father's Little Dividend as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage as Veteran (uncredited)
The Tall Target as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Rhubarb as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal as Laborer (uncredited)
I Love Lucy as Delivery Man

1950

Blondie's Hero as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man as Cop (uncredited)
The Reformer and the Redhead as Joe (uncredited)

1949

Trapped as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

1948

Trapped by Boston Blackie as Sgt. Matthews
Gun Smugglers as Corporal Clancy
Blondie's Reward as Officer Carney

1947

Wild Harvest as Nick

1946

Talk About a Lady as Rocky Jordan
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt as Henchman 'Rigger'
The Phantom Thief as Detective Sergeant Matthews
Renegades as Link
One Way to Love as Hopkins

1945

Along Came Jones as Avery de Longpre
I Love a Bandleader as Dan Benson
Out of the Depths as 'Speed' Brogan

1944

Two Girls and a Sailor as Private Adams
Bachelor Daze as Ezra's neighbor

1943

Pitchin' in the Kitchen as Albert, the Neighbor
The More the Merrier as FBI Agent Pike
Power of the Press as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates as Joe Briggs
Dangerous Blondes as Detective Joe Henderson
Murder in Times Square as Benny the Baboon
One Dangerous Night as Hertzog - Henchman

1942

Inside the Law as Jim Burke
Parachute Nurse as Sgt. Peters
Two Yanks in Trinidad as Mike Paradise
Lucky Legs as Mugg
Sleepytime Gal as Dimples
A Man's World as Sammy Collins
The Boogie Man Will Get You as Officer Joe Starrett

1941

Let's Go Collegiate as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Private Nurse as Eddie
Golden Hoofs as Ed Muckle

1940

Spring Parade as Bert - Shawl Salesman
The Fighting 69th as Sergeant (uncredited)
City for Conquest as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
Women Without Names as Friendly Motorist
Escape to Glory as Tommy Malone

1939

The Night of Nights as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Sorority House as The Caterer
The Great Man Votes as Policeman at Parade
Another Thin Man as Pete (uncredited)
Second Fiddle as Townsman

1938

Hold That Co-ed as Steve Wurgerski

1937

Radio Patrol as Flynn
They Gave Him a Gun as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn as Marine (uncredited)
Life Begins in College as Football Player
Captains Courageous as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
White Bondage as Man in Pool Room
The Romance Of Robert Burns as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
Black Legion as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai as Jake Kelly

1936

Theodora Goes Wild as Clarence (uncredited)
Fury as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Gentle Julia as Mr. Toms

1935

1934

Caravan as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)