Frank Sully

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 17, 1908

died

December 17, 1975

place of birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

also known as

Francis Thomas Sullivan · Frank Sullivan

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

1940as Noah
Bye Bye Birdie
5.9

Bye Bye Birdie

1963as Bartender
Gypsy
6.3

Gypsy

1962as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
6.7

Friendly Persuasion

1956as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
7.4

Captains Courageous

1937as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Fury
7.5

Fury

1936as Dynamiter (uncredited)
Father's Little Dividend
6.5

Father's Little Dividend

1951as Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
7.0

The More the Merrier

1943as FBI Agent Pike
Black Legion
6.6

Black Legion

1937as Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
City for Conquest
6.9

City for Conquest

1940as Radio Listener (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
6.4

The Red Badge of Courage

1951as Veteran (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
6.3

The Return of Frank James

1940as Actor
Man in the Saddle
6.5

Man in the Saddle

1951as Lee Repp
The Tall Target
6.9

The Tall Target

1951as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
7.1

Another Thin Man

1939as Pete (uncredited)
All Through the Night
6.7

All Through the Night

1942as Spence
Trapped
6.1

Trapped

1949as Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal
5.7

Let's Make It Legal

1951as Laborer (uncredited)
Silver Lode
6.2

Silver Lode

1954as Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
The Last Hurrah
7.2

The Last Hurrah

1958as Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Apache Ambush
6.3

Apache Ambush

1955
Pat and Mike
6.4

Pat and Mike

1952as Photographer (uncredited)
The Female Animal
6.0

The Female Animal

1958as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
5.3

The Helen Morgan Story

1957as Vendor (scenes deleted)
Man from God's Country
5.0

Man from God's Country

1958as Trail Cook (uncredited)
Seminole Uprising
5.0

Seminole Uprising

1955
Bad for Each Other
6.0

Bad for Each Other

1953as Tippy Kashko, Townsman
The Good Humor Man
6.3

The Good Humor Man

1950as Cop (uncredited)
No Room for the Groom
5.8

No Room for the Groom

1952as Cousin Luke
Second Fiddle
5.1

Second Fiddle

1939as Townsman
Along Came Jones
5.8

Along Came Jones

1945as Avery de Longpre
The Naked Street
6.2

The Naked Street

1955
Women Without Names
4.7

Women Without Names

1940as Friendly Motorist
Lillian Russell
6.7

Lillian Russell

1940as Hank
Caravan
6.5

Caravan

1934as Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
6.4

Thousands Cheer

1943as Alan
You Can't Run Away from It
5.1

You Can't Run Away from It

1956as Red
The Fighting 69th
5.8

The Fighting 69th

1940as Sergeant (uncredited)
Frontier Gambler
6.5

Frontier Gambler

1956as Bartender
One Dangerous Night
5.1

One Dangerous Night

1943as Hertzog - Henchman
Daughter of Shanghai
5.4

Daughter of Shanghai

1937as Jake Kelly
Mary Burns, Fugitive
9.0

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935as Steve
My Sister Eileen
6.8

My Sister Eileen

1942as Jenson
The Phantom Thief
6.5

The Phantom Thief

1946as Detective Sergeant Matthews
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
6.2

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949as Sergeant Matthews
Battle of Rogue River
6.0

Battle of Rogue River

1954as Pvt. Kohler
Rhubarb
5.8

Rhubarb

1951as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
Domino Kid
5.8

Domino Kid

1957
Dangerous Blondes
6.3

Dangerous Blondes

1943as Detective Joe Henderson
Start Cheering
6.9

Start Cheering

1938as Jimmy