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
| Birth Location | Saint Louis, Missouri, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908-06-17 |
| Died | 1975-12-17 |
Movies
Bye Bye Birdie
as Bartender
1963
Gypsy
as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
1962
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
1960
The Last Hurrah
as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
1958
The Female Animal
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1958
Rockabilly Baby
as Bum
1957
1957
The Buckskin Lady
as Jed
1957
A Merry Mix-Up
as (uncredited)
1957
The Desperados Are in Town
as Carl Branch
1956
You Can't Run Away from It
as Red
1956
Frontier Gambler
as Bartender
1956
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Harry (uncredited)
1956
Last of the Desperados
as Murder Victim Tim (bit)
1955
1955
1955
1955
Jungle Moon Men
as Max
1955
1955
Fling in the Ring
as Big Mike
1955
Silver Lode
as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
1954
Battle of Rogue River
as Pvt. Kohler
1954
Ain't It Aggravatin'
as Neighbor (uncredited)
1954
Bad for Each Other
as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
1953
Pardon My Backfire
as Escaped Convict
1953
Northern Patrol
as Bartender
1953
Spies and Guys
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
1953
Pat and Mike
as Photographer (uncredited)
1952
No Room for the Groom
as Cousin Luke
1952
Young Man with Ideas
as Salesman (uncredited)
1952
With a Song in My Heart
as Soldier
1952
Night Stage to Galveston
as Policeman Kelly
1952
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
as Harry, the Projectionist
1952
1952
Man in the Saddle
as Lee Repp
1951
Let's Make It Legal
as Laborer (uncredited)
1951
Rhubarb
as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
1951
The Tall Target
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
1951
Father's Little Dividend
as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
1951
1950
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Joe (uncredited)
1950
Beauty on Parade
as Murph
1950
The Good Humor Man
as Cop (uncredited)
1950
Blondie's Hero
as Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
1950
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Looie
1950
Trapped
as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Looie
1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Sergeant Matthews
1949
Gun Smugglers
as Corporal Clancy
1948
Blondie's Reward
as Officer Carney
1948
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Sgt. Matthews
1948
Wild Harvest
as Nick
1947
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Sgt. Matthews
1946
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
as Henchman 'Rigger'
1946
It's Great to Be Young
as Burkett
1946
Dangerous Business
as Bert
1946
Renegades
as Link
1946
The Phantom Thief
as Detective Sergeant Matthews
1946
Talk About a Lady
as Rocky Jordan
1946
Throw a Saddle on a Star
as Lawyer
1946
The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Taxi Driver
1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Sgt. Matthews
1946
One Way to Love
as Hopkins
1946
Out of the Depths
as 'Speed' Brogan
1945
I Love a Bandleader
as Dan Benson
1945
Along Came Jones
as Avery de Longpre
1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
as Mathews
1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Sgt. Matthews
1945
Secret Command
as Shawn
1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Private Adams
1944
Bachelor Daze
as Ezra's neighbor
1944
The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Beppo
1944
There's Something About a Soldier
as Alex Grybinski
1943
Dangerous Blondes
as Detective Joe Henderson
1943
Thousands Cheer
as Alan
1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Albert, the Neighbor
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Joe Briggs
1943
The More the Merrier
as FBI Agent Pike
1943
Murder in Times Square
as Benny the Baboon
1943
Power of the Press
as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
1943
One Dangerous Night
as Hertzog - Henchman
1943
Laugh Your Blues Away
as Buck
1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You
as Officer Joe Starrett
1942
The Daring Young Man
as Luke
1942
Lucky Legs
as Mugg
1942
My Sister Eileen
as Jenson
1942
A Man's World
as Sammy Collins
1942
Parachute Nurse
as Sgt. Peters
1942
Inside the Law
as Jim Burke
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Mike Paradise
1942
1942
Sleepytime Gal
as Dimples
1942
All Through the Night
as Spence
1942
Let's Go Collegiate
as Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
1941
Private Nurse
as Eddie
1941
She Knew All the Answers
as Cop
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Salty
1941
1941
Golden Hoofs
as Ed Muckle
1941
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as John Root
1940
Spring Parade
as Bert - Shawl Salesman
1940
City for Conquest
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
1940
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Butcher
1940
Young People
as Jeb
1940
The Return of Frank James
as Actor
1940
Cross-Country Romance
as Mike
1940
Lillian Russell
as Hank
1940
Escape to Glory
as Tommy Malone
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Slapcovitch
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
as Noah
1940
Women Without Names
as Friendly Motorist
1940
Castle on the Hudson
as Second Prisoner (uncredited)
1940
The Fighting 69th
as Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
The Night of Nights
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1939
Another Thin Man
as Pete (uncredited)
1939
Second Fiddle
as Townsman
1939
Some Like It Hot
as Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
1939
Sorority House
as The Caterer
1939
The Great Man Votes
as Policeman at Parade
1939
Youth Takes a Fling
as Jim
1938
Hold That Co-ed
as Steve Wurgerski
1938
Start Cheering
as Jimmy
1938
Daughter of Shanghai
as Jake Kelly
1937
Live, Love and Learn
as Marine (uncredited)
1937
Radio Patrol
as Flynn
1937
Life Begins in College
as Football Player
1937
White Bondage
as Man in Pool Room
1937
Captains Courageous
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1937
They Gave Him a Gun
as Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
1937
The Romance Of Robert Burns
as Jock Wilson (uncredited)
1937
Black Legion
as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
1937
Theodora Goes Wild
as Clarence (uncredited)
1936
Rhythm on the Range
as Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
1936
Fury
as Dynamiter (uncredited)
1936
Gentle Julia
as Mr. Toms
1936
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Steve
1935
Caravan
as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
1934
Frank Sully hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
