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Frank Sully

Frank Sully

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

Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie
1963 • Bartender
Gypsy
Gypsy
1962 • Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 • Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 • Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
Man from God's Country
1958 • Trail Cook (uncredited)
The Female Animal
The Female Animal
1958 • Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Rockabilly Baby
Rockabilly Baby
1957 • Bum
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story
1957 • Vendor (scenes deleted)

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Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie
1963 • Bartender
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Gypsy
Gypsy
1962 • Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 • Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
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The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 • Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Man from God's Country
Man from God's Country
1958 • Trail Cook (uncredited)
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The Female Animal
The Female Animal
1958 • Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
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The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story
1957 • Vendor (scenes deleted)
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A Merry Mix-Up
A Merry Mix-Up
1957 • (uncredited)
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Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
1956 • Rebel Looter (uncredited)
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Frontier Gambler
Frontier Gambler
1956 • Bartender
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So You Want to Be Pretty
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956 • Harry (uncredited)
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Blunder Boys
Blunder Boys
1955 • Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
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Last of the Desperados
Last of the Desperados
1955 • Murder Victim Tim (bit)
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Silver Lode
Silver Lode
1954 • Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
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Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954 • Neighbor (uncredited)
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Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
1953 • Tippy Kashko, Townsman
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Pardon My Backfire
Pardon My Backfire
1953 • Escaped Convict
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Northern Patrol
Northern Patrol
1953 • Bartender
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Spies and Guys
Spies and Guys
1953 • Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
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Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike
1952 • Photographer (uncredited)
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Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 • Salesman (uncredited)
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With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart
1952 • Soldier (uncredited)
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Night Stage to Galveston
Night Stage to Galveston
1952 • Policeman Kelly
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Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952 • Harry, the Projectionist
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Let's Make It Legal
Let's Make It Legal
1951 • Laborer (uncredited)
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The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 • Veteran (uncredited)
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb
1951 • Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
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The Tall Target
The Tall Target
1951 • Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
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Father's Little Dividend
Father's Little Dividend
1951 • Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
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Rookie Fireman
Rookie Fireman
1950 • Charlie
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The Good Humor Man
The Good Humor Man
1950 • Cop (uncredited)
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Blondie's Hero
Blondie's Hero
1950 • Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
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Trapped
Trapped
1949 • Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
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Gun Smugglers
Gun Smugglers
1948 • Corporal Clancy
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Blondie's Reward
Blondie's Reward
1948 • Officer Carney
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Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946 • Henchman 'Rigger'
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Renegades
Renegades
1946 • Link
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The Phantom Thief
The Phantom Thief
1946 • Detective Sergeant Matthews
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Talk About a Lady
Talk About a Lady
1946 • Rocky Jordan
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Out of the Depths
1945 • 'Speed' Brogan
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Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones
1945 • Avery de Longpre
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Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 • Private Adams
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Bachelor Daze
1944 • Ezra's neighbor
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Dangerous Blondes
Dangerous Blondes
1943 • Detective Joe Henderson
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Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943 • Albert, the Neighbor
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The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
1943 • FBI Agent Pike
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Murder in Times Square
Murder in Times Square
1943 • Benny the Baboon
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Power of the Press
Power of the Press
1943 • Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
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One Dangerous Night
One Dangerous Night
1943 • Hertzog - Henchman
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The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942 • Officer Joe Starrett
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A Man's World
A Man's World
1942 • Sammy Collins
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Parachute Nurse
Parachute Nurse
1942 • Sgt. Peters
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Inside the Law
Inside the Law
1942 • Jim Burke
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Two Yanks in Trinidad
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942 • Mike Paradise
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Sleepytime Gal
Sleepytime Gal
1942 • Dimples
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Let's Go Collegiate
Let's Go Collegiate
1941 • Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
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Golden Hoofs
Golden Hoofs
1941 • Ed Muckle
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Spring Parade
Spring Parade
1940 • Bert - Shawl Salesman
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City for Conquest
City for Conquest
1940 • Radio Listener (uncredited)
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Yesterday's Heroes
Yesterday's Heroes
1940 • Curly Walsh
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Escape to Glory
Escape to Glory
1940 • Tommy Malone
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Women Without Names
Women Without Names
1940 • Friendly Motorist
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Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940 • Second Prisoner (uncredited)
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The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
1940 • Sergeant (uncredited)
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The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights
1939 • Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man
1939 • Pete (uncredited)
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Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939 • Townsman
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Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
1939 • Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
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Sorority House
Sorority House
1939 • The Caterer (uncredited)
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The Great Man Votes
The Great Man Votes
1939 • Policeman at Parade
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Hold That Co-ed
Hold That Co-ed
1938 • Steve Wurgerski
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Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn
1937 • Marine (uncredited)
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Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College
1937 • Football Player
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White Bondage
White Bondage
1937 • Man in Pool Room
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Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
1937 • Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun
1937 • Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
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The Romance Of Robert Burns
The Romance Of Robert Burns
1937 • Jock Wilson (uncredited)
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Black Legion
Black Legion
1937 • Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
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Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 • Clarence (uncredited)
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Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range
1936 • Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
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Fury
Fury
1936 • Dynamiter (uncredited)
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Gentle Julia
Gentle Julia
1936 • Mr. Toms
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Caravan
Caravan
1934 • Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
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Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities
1934 • Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Frank Sully – Biography, Known For & Filmography