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