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Frank Sully

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1908-06-17

Day of Death

1975-12-17

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Frank Sully

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 (150)

⭐ 5.9 Role: Bartender

Bye Bye Birdie

1963
⭐ 6.3 Role: Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

Gypsy

1962
⭐ 5.9 Role: Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960
⭐ 7.2 Role: Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

1958
⭐ 5.0 Role: Trail Cook (uncredited)

Man from God's Country

1958
⭐ 6.0 Role: Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Female Animal

1958
⭐ 6.3 Role: Bum

Rockabilly Baby

1957
⭐ 5.3 Role: Vendor (scenes deleted)

The Helen Morgan Story

1957
⭐ 5.8 Role: Unknown

Domino Kid

1957
⭐ 4.3 Role: Jed

The Buckskin Lady

1957
⭐ 5.9 Role: (uncredited)

A Merry Mix-Up

1957
⭐ 0 Role: Cop

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

1957
⭐ 8.0 Role: Carl Branch

The Desperados Are in Town

1956
⭐ 6.7 Role: Rebel Looter (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

1956
⭐ 5.1 Role: Red

You Can't Run Away from It

1956