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Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Born on June 17th, 1908

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died on December 17th, 1975

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).

Filmography

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

Bartender

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Gypsy

1962

Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

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Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

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The Last Hurrah

1958

Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Man from God's Country

1958

Trail Cook (uncredited)

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The Female Animal

1958

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

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Rockabilly Baby

1957

Bum

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Domino Kid

1957

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The Buckskin Lady

1957

Jed

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A Merry Mix-Up

1957

(uncredited)

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Friendly Persuasion

1956

Rebel Looter (uncredited)

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The Desperados Are in Town

1956

Carl Branch

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You Can't Run Away from It

1956

Red

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Frontier Gambler

1956

Bartender

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So You Want to Be Pretty

1956

Harry (uncredited)

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Blunder Boys

1955

Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)

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Last of the Desperados

1955

Murder Victim Tim (bit)

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Apache Ambush

1955

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The Naked Street

1955

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Seminole Uprising

1955

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Jungle Moon Men

1955

Max

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Women's Prison

1955

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Fling in the Ring

1955

Big Mike

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Silver Lode

1954

Paul Herbert, Telegrapher

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Battle of Rogue River

1954

Pvt. Kohler

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Ain't It Aggravatin'

1954

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Bad for Each Other

1953

Tippy Kashko, Townsman

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Pardon My Backfire

1953

Escaped Convict

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Northern Patrol

1953

Bartender

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Spies and Guys

1953

Enemy Soldier (uncredited)

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No Room for the Groom

1952

Cousin Luke

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Pat and Mike

1952

Photographer (uncredited)

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Young Man with Ideas

1952

Salesman (uncredited)

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With a Song in My Heart

1952

Soldier

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Night Stage to Galveston

1952

Policeman Kelly

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Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952

Harry, the Projectionist

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A Fool and His Honey

1952

Character TBA

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Man in the Saddle

1951

Lee Repp

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Let's Make It Legal

1951

Laborer (uncredited)

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The Red Badge of Courage

1951

Veteran (uncredited)

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Rhubarb

1951

Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

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The Tall Target

1951

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

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Father's Little Dividend

1951

Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)

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Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950

Looie

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The Reformer and the Redhead

1950

Joe (uncredited)

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Beauty on Parade

1950

Murph

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The Good Humor Man

1950

Cop (uncredited)

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Blondie's Hero

1950

Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)

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Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950

Looie

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Trapped

1949

Sam the Bartender (uncredited)

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Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

Looie

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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

Sergeant Matthews

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Gun Smugglers

1948

Corporal Clancy

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Blondie's Reward

1948

Officer Carney

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Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

Sgt. Matthews

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Wild Harvest

1947

Nick

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Boston Blackie and the Law

1946

Sgt. Matthews

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Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946

Henchman 'Rigger'

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It's Great to Be Young

1946

Burkett

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Dangerous Business

1946

Bert

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Renegades

1946

Link

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The Phantom Thief

1946

Detective Sergeant Matthews

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Talk About a Lady

1946

Rocky Jordan

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Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946

Lawyer

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The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946

Taxi Driver

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A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946

Sgt. Matthews

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One Way to Love

1946

Hopkins

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Out of the Depths

1945

'Speed' Brogan

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I Love a Bandleader

1945

Dan Benson

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Along Came Jones

1945

Avery de Longpre

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Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945

Mathews

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Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945

Sgt. Matthews

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Secret Command

1944

Shawn

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Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

Private Adams

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Bachelor Daze

1944

Ezra's neighbor

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The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944

Beppo

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There's Something About a Soldier

1943

Alex Grybinski

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Dangerous Blondes

1943

Detective Joe Henderson

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Thousands Cheer

1943

Alan

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Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943

Albert, the Neighbor

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Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

Joe Briggs

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The More the Merrier

1943

FBI Agent Pike

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Murder in Times Square

1943

Benny the Baboon

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Power of the Press

1943

Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

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One Dangerous Night

1943

Hertzog - Henchman

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Laugh Your Blues Away

1942

Buck

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The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

Officer Joe Starrett

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The Daring Young Man

1942

Luke

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Lucky Legs

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Mugg

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My Sister Eileen

1942

Jenson

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A Man's World

1942

Sammy Collins

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Parachute Nurse

1942

Sgt. Peters

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Inside the Law

1942

Jim Burke

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Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

Mike Paradise

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Rings on Her Fingers

1942

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Sleepytime Gal

1942

Dimples

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All Through the Night

1942

Spence

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Let's Go Collegiate

1941

Hercules 'Herk' Bevans

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Private Nurse

1941

Eddie

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She Knew All the Answers

1941

Cop

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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

Salty

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Nice Girl?

1941

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Golden Hoofs

1941

Ed Muckle

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Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940

John Root

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Spring Parade

1940

Bert - Shawl Salesman

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City for Conquest

1940

Radio Listener (uncredited)

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He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

Butcher

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Young People

1940

Jeb

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The Return of Frank James

1940

Actor

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Cross-Country Romance

1940

Mike

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Lillian Russell

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Hank

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Escape to Glory

1940

Tommy Malone

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The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Slapcovitch

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The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Noah

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Women Without Names

1940

Friendly Motorist

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Castle on the Hudson

1940

Second Prisoner (uncredited)

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The Fighting 69th

1940

Sergeant (uncredited)

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The Night of Nights

1939

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Another Thin Man

1939

Pete (uncredited)

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Second Fiddle

1939

Townsman

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Some Like It Hot

1939

Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse

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Sorority House

1939

The Caterer

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The Great Man Votes

1939

Policeman at Parade

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Youth Takes a Fling

1938

Jim

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Hold That Co-ed

1938

Steve Wurgerski

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Start Cheering

1938

Jimmy

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Daughter of Shanghai

1937

Jake Kelly

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Live, Love and Learn

1937

Marine (uncredited)

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Radio Patrol

1937

Flynn

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Life Begins in College

1937

Football Player

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White Bondage

1937

Man in Pool Room

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Captains Courageous

1937

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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They Gave Him a Gun

1937

Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

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Criminals of the Air

1937

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The Romance Of Robert Burns

1937

Jock Wilson (uncredited)

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Black Legion

1937

Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)

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Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Clarence (uncredited)

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Rhythm on the Range

1936

Splashed Rodeo Cowboy

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Fury

1936

Dynamiter (uncredited)

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Gentle Julia

1936

Mr. Toms

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Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Steve

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Caravan

1934

Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)

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Murder at the Vanities

1934

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