Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Acting
Born Jun 17, 1908
From Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died Dec 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

Filmography — Acting

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Noah

Bye Bye Birdie
5.9
1963

Bye Bye Birdie

Bartender

Gypsy
6.3
1962

Gypsy

Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

Captains Courageous
7.4
1937

Captains Courageous

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James
6.3
1940

The Return of Frank James

Actor

Friendly Persuasion
6.7
1956

Friendly Persuasion

Rebel Looter (uncredited)

Fury
7.5
1936

Fury

Dynamiter (uncredited)

Father's Little Dividend
6.5
1951

Father's Little Dividend

Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

Pat and Mike
6.3
1952

Pat and Mike

Photographer (uncredited)

City for Conquest
6.8
1940

City for Conquest

Radio Listener (uncredited)

Trapped
5.9
1949

Trapped

Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

All Through the Night
6.7
1942

All Through the Night

Spence

Black Legion
6.6
1937

Black Legion

Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

The Tall Target
6.8
1951

The Tall Target

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah
7.2
1958

The Last Hurrah

Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage
6.4
1951

The Red Badge of Courage

Veteran (uncredited)

Another Thin Man
7.1
1939

Another Thin Man

Pete (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
4.9
1939

Second Fiddle

Townsman

The Helen Morgan Story
5.0
1957

The Helen Morgan Story

Vendor (scenes deleted)

Rhubarb
5.3
1951

Rhubarb

Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

Domino Kid
5.7
1957

Domino Kid

Apache Ambush
6.1
1955

Apache Ambush

Thousands Cheer
6.4
1943

Thousands Cheer

Alan

Silver Lode
6.1
1954

Silver Lode

Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

Let's Make It Legal
5.6
1951

Let's Make It Legal

Laborer (uncredited)

Start Cheering
7.0
1938

Start Cheering

Jimmy

Man from God's Country
4.8
1958

Man from God's Country

Trail Cook (uncredited)

Let No Man Write My Epitaph
5.6
1960

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

Young People
4.7
1940

Young People

Jeb

The More the Merrier
6.9
1943

The More the Merrier

FBI Agent Pike

Along Came Jones
5.6
1945

Along Came Jones

Avery de Longpre

The Female Animal
5.8
1958

The Female Animal

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

He Stayed for Breakfast
1940

He Stayed for Breakfast

Butcher

My Sister Eileen
6.9
1942

My Sister Eileen

Jenson

Theodora Goes Wild
6.6
1936

Theodora Goes Wild

Clarence (uncredited)

Wild Harvest
1947

Wild Harvest

Nick

Nice Girl?
5.3
1941

Nice Girl?

Two Yanks in Trinidad
2.5
1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Mike Paradise

Caravan
5.0
1934

Caravan

Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

Man in the Saddle
6.4
1951

Man in the Saddle

Lee Repp

The Naked Street
6.1
1955

The Naked Street

One Dangerous Night
4.4
1943

One Dangerous Night

Hertzog - Henchman

Daughter of Shanghai
5.1
1937

Daughter of Shanghai

Jake Kelly

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Harry, the Projectionist

The Phantom Thief
5.3
1946

The Phantom Thief

Detective Sergeant Matthews

Castle on the Hudson
6.8
1940

Castle on the Hudson

Second Prisoner (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
5.7
1940

The Fighting 69th

Sergeant (uncredited)

Lillian Russell
6.5
1940

Lillian Russell

Hank

Lucky Legs
1942

Lucky Legs

Mugg

She Knew All the Answers
6.5
1941

She Knew All the Answers

Cop

Rings on Her Fingers
6.5
1942

Rings on Her Fingers

The Good Humor Man
6.0
1950

The Good Humor Man

Cop (uncredited)

Battle of Rogue River
5.7
1954

Battle of Rogue River

Pvt. Kohler

You Can't Run Away from It
4.7
1956

You Can't Run Away from It

Red

Live, Love and Learn
5.1
1937

Live, Love and Learn

Marine (uncredited)

With a Song in My Heart
5.9
1952

With a Song in My Heart

Soldier (uncredited)

Frontier Gambler
6.0
1956

Frontier Gambler

Bartender

Two Girls and a Sailor
5.7
1944

Two Girls and a Sailor

Private Adams

Dangerous Blondes
6.0
1943

Dangerous Blondes

Detective Joe Henderson

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
4.7
1945

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

Mathews

The Reformer and the Redhead
7.0
1950

The Reformer and the Redhead

Joe (uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities
5.5
1934

Murder at the Vanities

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Murder in Times Square
4.3
1943

Murder in Times Square

Benny the Baboon

They Gave Him a Gun
6.2
1937

They Gave Him a Gun

Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

No Room for the Groom
5.5
1952

No Room for the Groom

Cousin Luke

Youth Takes a Fling
1.0
1938

Youth Takes a Fling

Jim

Secret Command
6.5
1944

Secret Command

Shawn

Jungle Moon Men
4.7
1955

Jungle Moon Men

Max

A Close Call for Boston Blackie
4.9
1946

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

Sgt. Matthews

Blondie's Hero
6.3
1950

Blondie's Hero

Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

Women's Prison
5.7
1955

Women's Prison

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
4.8
1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Salty

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
6.0
1940

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

John Root

Rhythm on the Range
4.0
1936

Rhythm on the Range

Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
5.6
1949

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Sergeant Matthews

Young Man with Ideas
4.7
1952

Young Man with Ideas

Salesman (uncredited)

Spring Parade
6.7
1940

Spring Parade

Bert - Shawl Salesman

Dangerous Business
1946

Dangerous Business

Bert

Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Steve

Sorority House
6.8
1939

Sorority House

The Caterer (uncredited)

Criminals of the Air
5.5
1937

Criminals of the Air

There's Something About a Soldier
4.8
1943

There's Something About a Soldier

Alex Grybinski

The Boogie Man Will Get You
6.1
1942

The Boogie Man Will Get You

Officer Joe Starrett

Seminole Uprising
5.0
1955

Seminole Uprising

Bad for Each Other
5.7
1953

Bad for Each Other

Tippy Kashko, Townsman

The Desperados Are in Town
1956

The Desperados Are in Town

Carl Branch

Last of the Desperados
6.0
1955

Last of the Desperados

Murder Victim Tim (bit)

The Great Man Votes
6.1
1939

The Great Man Votes

Policeman at Parade

Women Without Names
4.1
1940

Women Without Names

Friendly Motorist

Some Like It Hot
7.2
1939

Some Like It Hot

Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

Renegades
5.2
1946

Renegades

Link

Escape to Glory
6.0
1940

Escape to Glory

Tommy Malone

Inside the Law
5.0
1942

Inside the Law

Jim Burke

Sleepytime Gal
1942

Sleepytime Gal

Dimples

Rockabilly Baby
6.0
1957

Rockabilly Baby

Bum

A Man's World
6.0
1942

A Man's World

Sammy Collins

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.4
1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Slapcovitch

Let's Go Collegiate
5.0
1941

Let's Go Collegiate

Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

1945

Out of the Depths

'Speed' Brogan

Gun Smugglers
1948

Gun Smugglers

Corporal Clancy

The Buckskin Lady
3.8
1957

The Buckskin Lady

Jed

Power of the Press
6.2
1943

Power of the Press

Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

Looie

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
5.5
1945

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Sgt. Matthews

Cross-Country Romance
6.4
1940

Cross-Country Romance

Mike

The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946

The Gentleman Misbehaves

Taxi Driver

One Way to Love
7.0
1946

One Way to Love

Hopkins

Blondie's Reward
6.5
1948

Blondie's Reward

Officer Carney

Golden Hoofs
7.0
1941

Golden Hoofs

Ed Muckle

Trapped by Boston Blackie
6.5
1948

Trapped by Boston Blackie

Sgt. Matthews

Private Nurse
1941

Private Nurse

Eddie

A Merry Mix-Up
5.3
1957

A Merry Mix-Up

(uncredited)

Radio Patrol
1937

Radio Patrol

Flynn

1946

It's Great to Be Young

Burkett

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
5.8
1946

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

Henchman 'Rigger'

The Daring Young Man
4.3
1942

The Daring Young Man

Luke

The Ghost That Walks Alone
3.7
1944

The Ghost That Walks Alone

Beppo

Parachute Nurse
5.0
1942

Parachute Nurse

Sgt. Peters

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

Cop

Night Stage to Galveston
5.0
1952

Night Stage to Galveston

Policeman Kelly

The Night of Nights
1939

The Night of Nights

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

White Bondage
6.0
1937

White Bondage

Man in Pool Room

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
5.8
1943

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Joe Briggs

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

Albert, the Neighbor

Pardon My Backfire
5.6
1953

Pardon My Backfire

Escaped Convict

Boston Blackie and the Law
6.0
1946

Boston Blackie and the Law

Sgt. Matthews

I Love a Bandleader
1945

I Love a Bandleader

Dan Benson

Hold That Co-ed
6.3
1938

Hold That Co-ed

Steve Wurgerski

Gentle Julia
1936

Gentle Julia

Mr. Toms

The Romance Of Robert Burns
5.5
1937

The Romance Of Robert Burns

Jock Wilson (uncredited)

A Fool and His Honey
1952

A Fool and His Honey

Beauty on Parade
1950

Beauty on Parade

Murph

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

Looie

Fling in the Ring
5.2
1955

Fling in the Ring

Big Mike

The Big Gusher
5.0
1951

The Big Gusher

Barfly

Life Begins in College
1937

Life Begins in College

Football Player

So You Want to Be Pretty
1.7
1956

So You Want to Be Pretty

Harry (uncredited)

Laugh Your Blues Away
1942

Laugh Your Blues Away

Buck

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
4.0
1950

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

Looie

Blunder Boys
7.8
1955

Blunder Boys

Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

Northern Patrol
5.5
1953

Northern Patrol

Bartender

Talk About a Lady
3.0
1946

Talk About a Lady

Rocky Jordan

6.0
1954

Ain't It Aggravatin'

Neighbor (uncredited)

1944

Bachelor Daze

Ezra's neighbor

Yesterday's Heroes
1940

Yesterday's Heroes

Curly Walsh

Spies and Guys
1953

Spies and Guys

Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

Throw a Saddle on a Star
1946

Throw a Saddle on a Star

Lawyer

1952

Strop, Look and Listen

Waiter

Rookie Fireman
6.0
1950

Rookie Fireman

Charlie

1950

Nursie Behave

Officer Murphy