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
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Newspaper Delivery Man
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Average
7

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(1958) Townsman (uncredited)
The Virginian
Average
6

The Virginian

(1962) Bartender
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) The Piano Player
M Squad
Average
5

M Squad

(1957) Officer Ed Grady
The Grapes of Wrath
Average
8

The Grapes of Wrath

(1940) Noah
Captains Courageous
Average
7

Captains Courageous

(1937) Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
Average
6

Acting

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

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