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).
Movies
The Grapes of Wrath
Noah
Bye Bye Birdie
Bartender
My Sister Eileen
Jenson
Silver Lode
Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
Thousands Cheer
Alan
With a Song in My Heart
Soldier
Pardon My Backfire
Escaped Convict
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Mathews
Boston Blackie and the Law
Sgt. Matthews
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Sergeant Matthews
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Sgt. Matthews
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Sgt. Matthews
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Sgt. Matthews
Two Girls and a Sailor
Private Adams
Secret Command
Shawn
Along Came Jones
Avery de Longpre
Bad for Each Other
Tippy Kashko, Townsman
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Henchman 'Rigger'
Young People
Jeb
The Phantom Thief
Detective Sergeant Matthews
Fling in the Ring
Big Mike
Night Stage to Galveston
Policeman Kelly
Some Like It Hot
Sailor Burke / The Living Corpse
Frontier Gambler
Bartender
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Salty
Inside the Law
Jim Burke
All Through the Night
Spence
Hold That Co-ed
Steve Wurgerski
There's Something About a Soldier
Alex Grybinski
The More the Merrier
FBI Agent Pike
Rockabilly Baby
Bum
Let's Go Collegiate
Hercules 'Herk' Bevans
Cross-Country Romance
Mike
One Way to Love
Hopkins
Bachelor Daze
Ezra's neighbor
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Slapcovitch
Youth Takes a Fling
Jim
Radio Patrol
Flynn
They Gave Him a Gun
Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn
Marine (uncredited)
Sorority House
The Caterer
The Daring Young Man
Luke
I Love a Bandleader
Dan Benson
Start Cheering
Jimmy
Man in the Saddle
Lee Repp
Renegades
Link
The Great Man Votes
Policeman at Parade
Caravan
Hungarian Soldier (Uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Pete (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
Townsman
Jungle Moon Men
Max
Battle of Rogue River
Pvt. Kohler
Spies and Guys
Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
Spring Parade
Bert - Shawl Salesman
Fury
Dynamiter (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
Sergeant (uncredited)
Life Begins in College
Football Player
The Good Humor Man
Cop (uncredited)
Power of the Press
Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
Ain't It Aggravatin'
Neighbor (uncredited)
Parachute Nurse
Sgt. Peters
The Ghost That Walks Alone
Beppo
Captains Courageous
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gun Smugglers
Corporal Clancy
The Return of Frank James
Actor
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Steve
White Bondage
Man in Pool Room
Escape to Glory
Tommy Malone
Lillian Russell
Hank
Castle on the Hudson
Second Prisoner (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
John Root
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Mike Paradise
Women Without Names
Friendly Motorist
He Stayed for Breakfast
Butcher
City for Conquest
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range
Splashed Rodeo Cowboy
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Joe Briggs
Lucky Legs
Mugg
Out of the Depths
'Speed' Brogan
Throw a Saddle on a Star
Lawyer
Northern Patrol
Bartender
The Desperados Are in Town
Carl Branch
Beauty on Parade
Murph
Last of the Desperados
Murder Victim Tim (bit)
The Reformer and the Redhead
Joe (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
Ed Muckle
The Buckskin Lady
Jed
Dangerous Blondes
Detective Joe Henderson
She Knew All the Answers
Cop
Wild Harvest
Nick
Sleepytime Gal
Dimples
The Romance Of Robert Burns
Jock Wilson (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Looie
Young Man with Ideas
Salesman (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
The Tall Target
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Black Legion
Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
Murder in Times Square
Benny the Baboon
A Fool and His Honey
The Gentleman Misbehaves
Taxi Driver
Daughter of Shanghai
Jake Kelly
A Man's World
Sammy Collins
It's Great to Be Young
Burkett
Rhubarb
Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)
One Dangerous Night
Hertzog - Henchman
So You Want to Be Pretty
Harry (uncredited)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Looie
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Looie
Blondie's Reward
Officer Carney
You Can't Run Away from It
Red
The Female Animal
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Naked Street
Women's Prison
Let's Make It Legal
Laborer (uncredited)
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Officer Joe Starrett
Gentle Julia
Mr. Toms
Theodora Goes Wild
Clarence (uncredited)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Harry, the Projectionist
Blondie's Hero
Mike McClusky, the Snorer (uncredited)
Nice Girl?
No Room for the Groom
Cousin Luke
Trapped
Sam the Bartender (uncredited)
A Merry Mix-Up
(uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
Private Nurse
Eddie
Dangerous Business
Bert
Gypsy
Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Laugh Your Blues Away
Buck
Talk About a Lady
Rocky Jordan
The Night of Nights
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Albert, the Neighbor
Seminole Uprising
Apache Ambush
Domino Kid
Father's Little Dividend
Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited)
Pat and Mike
Photographer (uncredited)
Shows
Dragnet
Perry Mason
Newspaper Delivery Man
Johnny Staccato
The Tall Man
The Virginian
Waiter
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Coots Larkin
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Townsman (uncredited)
The Rifleman
Gang Busters
Mr. & Mrs. North
The Beverly Hillbillies
I Love Lucy
Delivery Man
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Desk Clerk
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
M Squad
Officer Ed Grady
Navy Log
Leave It to Beaver
Cab Driver
Maverick
Hey, Jeannie!
Officer
Hey, Jeannie!
Expressman
The Virginian
Bartender
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Piano Player