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).
Acted in 173
1960s
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Last Hurrah
Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
Trail Cook (uncredited)
The Female Animal
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
- 1957
Rockabilly Baby
Bum
The Helen Morgan Story
Vendor (scenes deleted)
Domino Kid
Movie
A Merry Mix-Up
(uncredited)
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Cop
- 1956
The Desperados Are in Town
Carl Branch
You Can't Run Away from It
Red
Hey, Jeannie!
Officer, Expressman · 1 episode
Frontier Gambler
Bartender
So You Want to Be Pretty
Harry (uncredited)
- 1955
Blunder Boys
Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Last of the Desperados
Murder Victim Tim (bit)
Apache Ambush
Movie
Seminole Uprising
Movie
Jungle Moon Men
Max
Women's Prison
Movie
Fling in the Ring
Big Mike
- 1954
Battle of Rogue River
Pvt. Kohler
Ain't It Aggravatin'
Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1953
Bad for Each Other
Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Pardon My Backfire
Escaped Convict
Northern Patrol
Bartender
Spies and Guys
Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
- 1952
No Room for the Groom
Cousin Luke
Young Man with Ideas
Salesman (uncredited)
Night Stage to Galveston
Policeman Kelly
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Harry, the Projectionist
A Fool and His Honey
Movie
- 1951
Man in the Saddle
Lee Repp
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Coots Larkin · 1 episode
The Red Badge of Courage
Veteran (uncredited)
Rhubarb
Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
The Tall Target
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
The Big Gusher
Barfly
- 1950
Rookie Fireman
Charlie
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Looie
The Reformer and the Redhead
Joe (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade
Murph
The Good Humor Man
Cop (uncredited)
Killer Shark
Movie
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Looie
1940s
- 1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Looie
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Sergeant Matthews
- 1948
Gun Smugglers
Corporal Clancy
Blondie's Reward
Officer Carney
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Sgt. Matthews
- 1947
Wild Harvest
Nick
- 1946
Boston Blackie and the Law
Sgt. Matthews
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Henchman 'Rigger'
Dangerous Business
Bert
Renegades
Link
The Phantom Thief
Detective Sergeant Matthews
Talk About a Lady
Rocky Jordan
Throw a Saddle on a Star
Lawyer
The Gentleman Misbehaves
Taxi Driver
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Sgt. Matthews
One Way to Love
Hopkins
- 1945
I Love a Bandleader
Dan Benson
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Mathews
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Sgt. Matthews
- 1944
Secret Command
Shawn
Two Girls and a Sailor
Private Adams
The Ghost That Walks Alone
Beppo
- 1943
There's Something About a Soldier
Alex Grybinski
Dangerous Blondes
Detective Joe Henderson
Thousands Cheer
Alan
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Albert, the Neighbor
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Joe Briggs
It's a Great Life
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
FBI Agent Pike
Murder in Times Square
Benny the Baboon
Power of the Press
Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
One Dangerous Night
Hertzog - Henchman
- 1942
Laugh Your Blues Away
Buck
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Officer Joe Starrett
The Daring Young Man
Luke
Lucky Legs
Mugg
My Sister Eileen
Jenson
A Man's World
Sammy Collins
Parachute Nurse
Sgt. Peters
Inside the Law
Jim Burke
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Mike Paradise
Sleepytime Gal
Dimples
- 1941
Let's Go Collegiate
Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Private Nurse
Eddie
She Knew All the Answers
Cop
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Salty
Nice Girl?
Movie
Golden Hoofs
Ed Muckle
- 1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
John Root
Spring Parade
Bert - Shawl Salesman
Yesterday's Heroes
Curly Walsh
He Stayed for Breakfast
Butcher
Young People
Jeb
Cross-Country Romance
Mike
Lillian Russell
Hank
Escape to Glory
Tommy Malone
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Slapcovitch
Women Without Names
Friendly Motorist
Castle on the Hudson
Second Prisoner (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
The Night of Nights
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Pete (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
Townsman
Some Like It Hot
Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Sorority House
The Caterer (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes
Policeman at Parade
- 1938
Youth Takes a Fling
Jim
Hold That Co-ed
Steve Wurgerski
- 1937
Daughter of Shanghai
Jake Kelly
Live, Love and Learn
Marine (uncredited)
Radio Patrol
Flynn
Life Begins in College
Football Player
White Bondage
Man in Pool Room
Captains Courageous
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air
Movie
The Romance Of Robert Burns
Jock Wilson (uncredited)
- 1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Clarence (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range
Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Fury
Dynamiter (uncredited)
Gentle Julia
Mr. Toms
- 1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Steve
- 1934
Caravan
Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
