Person Details
Birthday: 1908-06-17 19:24:39
Death: 1975-12-17 19:24:39
Aliases: Francis Thomas Sullivan , Frank Sullivan
Gender: Male
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Movie Involvements: 68
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
Perry Mason
(1957) Newspaper Delivery ManWanted: Dead or Alive
(1958) Townsman (uncredited)The Virginian
(1962) BartenderAlfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) The Piano PlayerM Squad
(1957) Officer Ed GradyThe Grapes of Wrath
(1940) NoahCaptains Courageous
(1937) Taxi Driver (uncredited)The Return of Frank James
(1940) ActorActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1963 | Bartender | |
1962 | Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited) | |
N/A | ||
Waiter | ||
Bartender | ||
1960 | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) | |
N/A | ||
1959 | N/A | |
1958 | Fire Lieutenant (uncredited) | |
N/A | ||
Townsman (uncredited) | ||
Taxicab Driver (uncredited) | ||
1957 | Bum | |
Cab Driver | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Newspaper Delivery Man | ||
Officer Ed Grady | ||
Jed | ||
(uncredited) | ||
1956 | Rebel Looter (uncredited) | |
Carl Branch | ||
Red | ||
Officer | ||
Expressman | ||
Bartender | ||
Harry (uncredited) | ||
1955 | Murder Victim Tim (bit) | |
N/A | ||
Desk Clerk | ||
The Piano Player | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Max | ||
N/A | ||
Big Mike | ||
1954 | N/A | |
Paul Herbert, Telegrapher | ||
Pvt. Kohler | ||
Neighbor (uncredited) | ||
1953 | Tippy Kashko, Townsman | |
Escaped Convict | ||
Bartender | ||
Enemy Soldier (uncredited) | ||
1952 | N/A | |
Cousin Luke | ||
Photographer (uncredited) | ||
Salesman (uncredited) | ||
Soldier | ||
N/A | ||
Policeman Kelly | ||
Harry, the Projectionist | ||
N/A | ||
1951 | N/A | |
Lee Repp | ||
Laborer (uncredited) | ||
Delivery Man | ||
Coots Larkin | ||
Veteran (uncredited) | ||
Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited) | ||
Telegram Messenger (uncredited) | ||
N/A | ||
Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited) | ||
1950 | Looie | |
Joe (uncredited) | ||
Murph | ||
Cop (uncredited) | ||
Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited) | ||
Looie | ||
1949 | Sam the Bartender (uncredited) | |
Looie | ||
Sergeant Matthews | ||
1948 | Corporal Clancy | |
Officer Carney | ||
Sgt. Matthews | ||
1947 | Nick | |
1946 | Sgt. Matthews | |
Henchman 'Rigger' | ||
Burkett | ||
Bert | ||
Link | ||
Detective Sergeant Matthews | ||
Rocky Jordan | ||
Lawyer | ||
Taxi Driver | ||
Sgt. Matthews | ||
Hopkins | ||
1945 | 'Speed' Brogan | |
Dan Benson | ||
Avery de Longpre | ||
Mathews | ||
Sgt. Matthews | ||
1944 | Shawn | |
Private Adams | ||
Ezra's neighbor | ||
Beppo | ||
1943 | Alex Grybinski | |
Detective Joe Henderson | ||
Alan | ||
Albert, the Neighbor | ||
Joe Briggs | ||
FBI Agent Pike | ||
Benny the Baboon | ||
Mack Gibbons (uncredited) | ||
Hertzog - Henchman | ||
1942 | Buck | |
Officer Joe Starrett | ||
Luke | ||
Mugg | ||
Jenson | ||
Sammy Collins | ||
Sgt. Peters | ||
Jim Burke | ||
Mike Paradise | ||
N/A | ||
Dimples | ||
Spence | ||
1941 | Hercules 'Herk' Bevans | |
Eddie | ||
Cop | ||
Salty | ||
N/A | ||
Ed Muckle | ||
1940 | John Root | |
Bert - Shawl Salesman | ||
Radio Listener (uncredited) | ||
Butcher | ||
Jeb | ||
Actor | ||
Mike | ||
Hank | ||
Tommy Malone | ||
Slapcovitch | ||
Noah | ||
Friendly Motorist | ||
Second Prisoner (uncredited) | ||
Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
1939 | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
Pete (uncredited) | ||
Townsman | ||
Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse | ||
The Caterer | ||
Policeman at Parade | ||
1938 | Jim | |
Steve Wurgerski | ||
Jimmy | ||
1937 | Jake Kelly | |
Marine (uncredited) | ||
Flynn | ||
Football Player | ||
Man in Pool Room | ||
Taxi Driver (uncredited) | ||
Comedy Soldier (uncredited) | ||
Jock Wilson (uncredited) | ||
Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited) | ||
1936 | Clarence (uncredited) | |
Splashed Rodeo Cowboy | ||
Dynamiter (uncredited) | ||
Mr. Toms | ||
1935 | Steve | |
1934 | Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited) | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |