Biography
Frank S. Ferguson was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television. Ferguson's best known role was as the Swedish ranch handyman, Gus Broeberg, on the CBS television series, My Friend Flicka, based on a novel of the same name. He appeared with Gene Evans, Johnny Washbrook and Anita Louise. At this time, Ferguson also portrayed the Calverton veterinarian in the first several seasons of CBS's Lassie. He made his film debut in 1939 in Gambling on the High Seas (released in 1940), and appeared in nearly 200 feature films and hundreds of TV episodes subsequently. Film appearances include: McDougal's House of Horrors (1948), Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952. Television series appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Peyton Place and Perry Mason.
Acted in 216
1970s
- 1976
The Macahans
Grandpa
- 1974
- 1972
Kung Fu
Bissell · 1 episode
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1968
- 1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
General Alfred Howe Terry
- 1964
Peyton Place
TV
Wendy and Me
TV
The Quick Gun
Dan Evans
- 1963
Temple Houston
Judge Gurney · 1 episode
- 1962
- 1961
Everglades
TV
The Asphalt Jungle
TV
- 1960
Sunrise at Campobello
Dr. Bennett
Coronado 9
TV
Raymie
Rex
The Big Night
Dave Johnson
1950s
- 1959
Shotgun Slade
Mike Colier · 1 episode
Philip Marlowe
TV
Wichita Town
TV
- 1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Mayor Benson
The Light in the Forest
Harry Butler
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
- 1957
The Lawless Eighties
Owen Sutter
This Could Be the Night
Mr. Shea
Gun Duel in Durango
Sheriff Howard
The Phantom Stagecoach
Joe Patterson
- 1956
- 1955
At Gunpoint
Marshal George Henderson
My Friend Flicka
TV
The McConnell Story
Mechanic
Moonfleet
Coachman
City of Shadows
District Attorney Hunt
The Eternal Sea
Admiral L.D.
New York Confidential
Dr. Ludlow
The Violent Men
Mahoney (uncredited)
- 1954
Black Tuesday
Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
Drum Beat
Mr. Dyar
The Shanghai Story
Mr. Haljerson
The Outcast
Chad Polson
Dragonfly Squadron
Gen. Conners
- 1953
Texas Bad Man
Gil
Wicked Woman
Bill Porter (lawyer)
So Big
Ed (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
Big Leaguer
Wally Mitchell
So This Is Love
Commencement Speaker
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
John Britton
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Dr. Morton
The Lone Hand
Mr. Dunn
The Marksman
Champ Wiley
Woman They Almost Lynched
Bartender, Bartender (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
Lt. King, Mack Duncan · 1 episode
The I Don't Care Girl
Ned
Star of Texas
Marshal Bullock
- 1952
Million Dollar Mermaid
Prosecutor
It Grows on Trees
John Letherby
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Edward Norton
The Winning Team
Sam Arrants
Rodeo
Harry Cartwright
Boots Malone
Private Investigator
Room for One More
Steve (uncredited)
- 1951
The Barefoot Mailman
Doc Bethune (uncredited)
Elopement
Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Harlow Finch, Joe Nelson, Mike Collier · 1 episode
Thunder in God's Country
Bates
Santa Fe
Marshal Bat Masterson
- 1950
Frenchie
Jim Dobbs
Under Mexicali Stars
Counterfeitor Goldie
The Lawless
Carl Green
Louisa
Park Attendant (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
Insp. Quint
Tyrant of the Sea
Officer (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
Dancing in the Dark
John Sharkey
Free For All
Hap Ross
Roseanna McCoy
Ellison Hatfield
Follow Me Quietly
J.C. McGill
The Barkleys of Broadway
Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Homicide
Albert Murray
Caught
Dr. Hoffman
State Department: File 649
Consul Reither
Slightly French
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Shockproof
Logan (Uncredited)
- 1948
The Walls of Jericho
Tom Ransome
Walk a Crooked Mile
Carl Bemish
The Vicious Circle
Stark
Fighting Father Dunne
Colpeck
The Hunted
Paul Harrison
The Miracle of the Bells
Dolan
The Inside Story
Eph
The Bride Goes Wild
Reporter (uncredited)
- 1947
Road to Rio
Texas Posse Member (uncredited)
Cass Timberlane
Court Clerk
Variety Girl
R.J. O'Connell
Shy Guy
Mr. Norton
Danger Street
Boward - Police Chief
Welcome Stranger
Crane (uncredited)
Killer at Large
Edward Denton
Blaze of Noon
Cash Jones
- 1946
The Searching Wind
Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
Blonde for a Day
Walter Bronson
O.S.S.
Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
- 1945
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
Justin Farley
Thrill of a Romance
1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- 1943
Pilot #5
Mr. Tully
Mission to Moscow
American Newsman (uncredited)
Truck Busters
George Havelock
- 1942
You Can't Escape Forever
Coroner (uncredited)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Reporter
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Alden Brown
Spy Ship
Burns
Broadway
Reporter, Reporter (uncredited)
Grand Central Murder
Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
My Gal Sal
Loud Customer (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
Albert Baker
- 1941
The Body Disappears
Professor McAuley (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve
Prosecuting Attorney
Bullets for O'Hara
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Four Mothers
Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
- 1940
Father Is A Prince
Ben Haley
Gambling on the High Seas
The State's District Attorney
