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Frank Sully
Born
17 June 1908
Died
17 December 1975
Place
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Acting

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).

As actor

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)
The Female Animal

The Female Animal

1958 · Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Man from God's Country

Man from God's Country

1958 · Trail Cook (uncredited)
A Merry Mix-Up

A Merry Mix-Up

1957 · (uncredited)
Domino Kid

Domino Kid

1957
Rockabilly Baby

Rockabilly Baby

1957 · Bum
The Buckskin Lady

The Buckskin Lady

1957 · Jed
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

1957 · Cop
The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957 · Vendor (scenes deleted)
Frontier Gambler

Frontier Gambler

1956 · Bartender
Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1956 · Rebel Looter (uncredited)
The Desperados Are in Town

The Desperados Are in Town

1956 · Carl Branch
So You Want to Be Pretty

So You Want to Be Pretty

1956 · Harry (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956 · Red
Fling in the Ring

Fling in the Ring

1955 · Big Mike
Apache Ambush

Apache Ambush

1955
Seminole Uprising

Seminole Uprising

1955
Jungle Moon Men

Jungle Moon Men

1955 · Max
Last of the Desperados

Last of the Desperados

1955 · Murder Victim Tim (bit)
The Naked Street

The Naked Street

1955
Women's Prison

Women's Prison

1955
Blunder Boys

Blunder Boys

1955 · Dean Watts D. Matter (uncredited)
Silver Lode

Silver Lode

1954 · Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Battle of Rogue River

Battle of Rogue River

1954 · Pvt. Kohler

Ain't It Aggravatin'

1954 · Neighbor (uncredited)
Pardon My Backfire

Pardon My Backfire

1953 · Escaped Convict
Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

1953 · Tippy Kashko, Townsman