Frank Sully
Acting
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Frank Sully
Filmography
Acting (151)
1963
Bye Bye Birdieas Bartender
5.9
1962
Gypsyas Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
6.3
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaphas Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
5.9
1958
The Last Hurrahas Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
7.2
1958
Man from God's Countryas Trail Cook (uncredited)
5.0
1958
The Female Animalas Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
6.0
1957
Rockabilly Babyas Bum
6.3
1957
The Helen Morgan Storyas Vendor (scenes deleted)
5.3
1957
5.8
1957
The Buckskin Ladyas Jed
4.3
1957
A Merry Mix-Upas (uncredited)
5.9
1957
1956
The Desperados Are in Townas Carl Branch
8.0
1956
Friendly Persuasionas Rebel Looter (uncredited)
6.6
1956
5.4
1956
Frontier Gambleras Bartender
6.5
1956
So You Want to Be Prettyas Harry (uncredited)
4.0
1955
Blunder Boysas Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
8.2
1955
Last of the Desperadosas Murder Victim Tim (bit)
7.5
1955
6.3
1955
6.2
5.0
1955
Jungle Moon Menas Max
5.4
1955
5.8
1955
Fling in the Ringas Big Mike
6.0
1954
Silver Lodeas Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
6.2
1954
Battle of Rogue Riveras Pvt. Kohler
6.0
1954
Ain't It Aggravatin'as Neighbor (uncredited)
6.0
1953
Bad for Each Otheras Tippy Kashko, Townsman
6.2
1953
Pardon My Backfireas Escaped Convict
6.1
1953
Northern Patrolas Bartender
7.0
1953
Spies and Guysas Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
10.0
1952
Strop, Look and Listenas Waiter
8.0
1952
No Room for the Groomas Cousin Luke
5.8
1952
Pat and Mikeas Photographer (uncredited)
6.4
1952
Young Man with Ideasas Salesman (uncredited)
5.2
1952
With a Song in My Heartas Soldier (uncredited)
6.1
1952
Night Stage to Galvestonas Policeman Kelly
5.8
1952
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulderas Harry, the Projectionist
10.0
1951
Man in the Saddleas Lee Repp
6.6
1951
Let's Make It Legalas Laborer (uncredited)
5.6
1951
The Red Badge of Courageas Veteran (uncredited)
6.4
1951
Rhubarbas Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
5.8
1951
The Tall Targetas Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
6.8
1951
The Big Gusheras Barfly
7.0
1951
Father's Little Dividendas Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
6.5
1950
Rookie Firemanas Charlie
7.5
1950
7.0
1950
Nursie Behaveas Officer Murphy
8.0
1950
The Reformer and the Redheadas Joe (uncredited)
7.6
1950
Beauty on Paradeas Murph
9.0
1950
The Good Humor Manas Cop (uncredited)
6.3
1950
6.4
1950
Blondie's Heroas Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
6.8
1950
Joe Palooka Meets Humphreyas Looie
5.3
1949
Trappedas Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
6.0
1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunchas Looie
9.0
1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Ventureas Sergeant Matthews
6.1
1948
Gun Smugglersas Corporal Clancy
6.7
1948
Blondie's Rewardas Officer Carney
6.8
1948
Trapped by Boston Blackieas Sgt. Matthews
6.9
1947
Wild Harvestas Nick
7.0
1946
Boston Blackie and the Lawas Sgt. Matthews
6.6
1946
Crime Doctor's Man Huntas Henchman 'Rigger'
6.6
1946
It's Great to Be Youngas Burkett
9.0
1946
Dangerous Businessas Bert
9.0
1946
Renegadesas Link
5.8
1946
The Phantom Thiefas Detective Sergeant Matthews
6.4
1946
Talk About a Ladyas Rocky Jordan
5.0
1946
Throw a Saddle on a Staras Lawyer
7.0
1946
The Gentleman Misbehavesas Taxi Driver
8.0
1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackieas Sgt. Matthews
5.4
1946
One Way to Loveas Hopkins
7.0
1945
Out of the Depthsas 'Speed' Brogan
7.0
1945
I Love a Bandleaderas Dan Benson
8.0
1945
Along Came Jonesas Avery de Longpre
5.8
1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvousas Mathews
5.0
1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicionas Sgt. Matthews
5.8
1944
Secret Commandas Shawn
6.6
1944
Two Girls and a Sailoras Private Adams
5.8
1944
Bachelor Dazeas Ezra's neighbor
8.0
1944
The Ghost That Walks Aloneas Beppo
4.8
1943
There's Something About a Soldieras Alex Grybinski
5.4
1943
Dangerous Blondesas Detective Joe Henderson
6.3
1943
Thousands Cheeras Alan
6.4
1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchenas Albert, the Neighbor
7.0
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yatesas Joe Briggs
6.5
1943
The More the Merrieras FBI Agent Pike
7.0
1943
Murder in Times Squareas Benny the Baboon
4.7
1943
Power of the Pressas Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
6.5
1943
One Dangerous Nightas Hertzog - Henchman
5.1
1942
Laugh Your Blues Awayas Buck
10.0
1942
The Boogie Man Will Get Youas Officer Joe Starrett
6.2
1942
The Daring Young Manas Luke
5.0
1942
Lucky Legsas Mugg
9.0
1942
My Sister Eileenas Jenson
6.8
1942
A Man's Worldas Sammy Collins
7.0
1942
Parachute Nurseas Sgt. Peters
7.0
1942
Inside the Lawas Jim Burke
6.7
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidadas Mike Paradise
4.0
6.8
1942
Sleepytime Galas Dimples
9.0
1942
All Through the Nightas Spence
6.7
1941
Let's Go Collegiateas Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
5.4
1941
Private Nurseas Eddie
7.0
1941
She Knew All the Answersas Cop
6.6
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gobas Salty
5.5
1941
6.4
1941
Golden Hoofsas Ed Muckle
8.0
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisisas John Root
6.7
1940
Spring Paradeas Bert - Shawl Salesman
6.9
1940
City for Conquestas Radio Listener (uncredited)
6.9
1940
Yesterday's Heroesas Curly Walsh
10.0
1940
He Stayed for Breakfastas Butcher
8.0
1940
Young Peopleas Jeb
5.3
1940
The Return of Frank Jamesas Actor
6.4
1940
Cross-Country Romanceas Mike
6.7
1940
Lillian Russellas Hank
6.6
1940
Escape to Gloryas Tommy Malone
7.5
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wifeas Slapcovitch
6.8
1940
The Grapes of Wrathas Noah
7.8
1940
Women Without Namesas Friendly Motorist
4.7
1940
Castle on the Hudsonas Second Prisoner (uncredited)
7.0
1940
The Fighting 69thas Sergeant (uncredited)
5.8
1939
The Night of Nightsas Taxi Driver (uncredited)
8.0
1939
Another Thin Manas Pete (uncredited)
7.1
1939
Second Fiddleas Townsman
5.1
1939
Some Like It Hotas Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
7.6
1939
Sorority Houseas The Caterer (uncredited)
7.3
1939
The Great Man Votesas Policeman at Parade
6.4
1938
Youth Takes a Flingas Jim
5.5
1938
Hold That Co-edas Steve Wurgerski
6.7
1938
Start Cheeringas Jimmy
6.9
1937
Daughter of Shanghaias Jake Kelly
5.4
1937
Live, Love and Learnas Marine (uncredited)
5.6
1937
Radio Patrolas Flynn
10.0
1937
Life Begins in Collegeas Football Player
8.0
1937
White Bondageas Man in Pool Room
6.8
1937
Captains Courageousas Taxi Driver (uncredited)
7.4
1937
They Gave Him a Gunas Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
6.7
6.3
1937
The Romance Of Robert Burnsas Jock Wilson (uncredited)
6.8
1937
Black Legionas Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
6.6
1936
Theodora Goes Wildas Clarence (uncredited)
6.6
1936
Rhythm on the Rangeas Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
5.5
1936
Furyas Dynamiter (uncredited)
7.5
1936
Gentle Juliaas Mr. Toms
7.0
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Steve
9.0
1934
Caravanas Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
6.5
1934
Murder at the Vanitiesas Chorus Boy (uncredited)
5.6