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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Grapes of Wrath
as Noah
1940
Theodora Goes Wild
as Clarence (uncredited)
1936
Bye Bye Birdie
as Bartender
1963
My Sister Eileen
as Jenson
1942
Silver Lode
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
1954
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
as Harry, the Projectionist
1952
Thousands Cheer
as Alan
1943
Blondie's Hero
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
1950
With a Song in My Heart
as Soldier (uncredited)
1952
Pardon My Backfire
as Escaped Convict
1953
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Sgt. Matthews
1946
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
as Mathews
1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Sgt. Matthews
1945
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Sgt. Matthews
1946
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Sergeant Matthews
1949
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Sgt. Matthews
1948
Nice Girl?
1941
Talk About a Lady
as Rocky Jordan
1946
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Private Adams
1944
Secret Command
as Shawn
1944
TV Appearances
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
I Love Lucy
as Delivery Man
1951
Dragnet
1951
Perry Mason
as Newspaper Delivery Man
1957
Johnny Staccato
1959
The Tall Man
1960
Leave It to Beaver
as Cab Driver
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Desk Clerk
1955
The Virginian
as Waiter
1962
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Coots Larkin
1951
M Squad
as Officer Ed Grady
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955