Frank Sully
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Character actor Frank Sully proved wildly prolific; in a screen career that lasted nearly 35 years, he appeared in more than 270 film and television productions. Sully made his screen debut in 1934, when he scored extra work in the musical murder mystery "Murder at the Vanities." Never one to turn down a small role, Sully appeared in slews of Hollywood productions in minor roles, for man...
Biography
Character actor Frank Sully proved wildly prolific; in a screen career that lasted nearly 35 years, he appeared in more than 270 film and television productions. Sully made his screen debut in 1934, when he scored extra work in the musical murder mystery "Murder at the Vanities." Never one to turn down a small role, Sully appeared in slews of Hollywood productions in minor roles, for many of which he did not receive screen credit. Happily, due to the rise in interest in Hollywood's Golden Age, scholars and historians have searched archives, awarding credits retroactively where they are due. While the 1930s were full of these long-lost bit parts, the 1940s brought Sully noteworthy roles and screen time. In 1940 alone, he appeared in 15 different films. Of these, the Missouri native may be best remembered as Noah, one of the long-suffering Joads in John Ford's Oscar-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck's dustbowl drama "The Grapes of Wrath," which starred Henry Fonda. Sully would go on to work with a number of big stars, including Lucille Ball in the romantic-comedy "A Girl, A Guy, and a Gob," Rosalind Russell in the screwball comedy "My Sister Eileen," Gary Cooper in the romance-fueled Western "Along Came Jones," and Janet Leigh in the musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie." Sully retired after scoring one last (formerly) uncredited role in the Oscar-winning musical biopic "Funny Girl." He died in 1975, leaving behind a long history of supporting turns.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Bye Bye Birdie
(1963)
Bartender
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
(1960)
The Last Hurrah
(1958)
Fire captain
Man from God's Country
(1958)
Cook
Return to Warbow
(1958)
Bartender
Rockabilly Baby
(1957)
Bum
Domino Kid
(1957)
Bartender
Pal Joey
(1957)
Barker
The Helen Morgan Story
(1957)
Vendor
The Buckskin Lady
(1957)
Jed
The Spoilers
(1956)
Miner
The Desperados Are in Town
(1956)
Branch
Fury at Gunsight Pass
(1956)
Frank
You Can't Run Away From It
(1956)
Red
The Unguarded Moment
(1956)
Taxi driver
Frontier Gambler
(1956)
Bartender
Friendly Persuasion
(1956)
Forager
The Man from Bitter Ridge
(1955)
Billy Bundy
Apache Ambush
(1955)
Leslie
Bring Your Smile Along
(1955)
Jungle Moon Men
(1955)
Max
Last of the Desperados
(1955)
Women's Prison
(1955)
Frank
Wyoming Renegades
(1955)
Williams
The Naked Street
(1955)
Nutsy
The Tender Trap
(1955)
Doorman
Massacre Canyon
(1954)
Schmitt
Bad for Each Other
(1954)
Tippy Kashko
Battle of Rogue River
(1954)
Kohler
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
(1954)
Jack Poe
Silver Lode
(1954)
Paul Herbert
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
(1953)
G.I.
Take Me to Town
(1953)
Sammy
Northern Patrol
(1953)
Bartender
The Girl in White
(1952)
Man on street
With a Song in My Heart
(1952)
Texas
No Room for the Groom
(1952)
Cousin Luke
Night Stage to Galveston
(1952)
Kelley
Young Man With Ideas
(1952)
Salesman
The Merry Widow
(1952)
Sergeant
Washington Story
(1952)
Bystander
Pat and Mike
(1952)
Photographer
The Sniper
(1952)
Man at carnival dunking game
The People Against O'Hara
(1951)
Fish monger
Rhubarb
(1951)
Big Head Charlie
Behave Yourself!
(1951)
Bill's taxi driver
The Tall Target
(1951)
Telegraph boy
Rich, Young and Pretty
(1951)
Let's Make It Legal
(1951)
Laborer
The Red Badge of Courage
(1951)
Veteran
Watch the Birdie
(1951)
Workman
Father's Little Dividend
(1951)
Diaper man
The Big Gusher
(1951)
Man in the Saddle
(1951)
Lee Repp
Prairie Roundup
(1951)
Sheriff
I Want You
(1951)
Bartender
Rookie Fireman
(1950)
Charlie
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
(1950)
Looie
Bodyhold
(1950)
Killer Cassidy
Beauty on Parade
(1950)
Murph
The Good Humor Man
(1950)
Policeman
Blondie's Hero
(1950)
Mike McClusky
The Tougher They Come
(1950)
Waiter
The Reformer and the Redhead
(1950)
Officer
Square Dance Katy
(1950)
Workman
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
(1950)
Looie
When You're Smiling
(1950)
Cab driver
Girls' School
(1950)
Ticket agent
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
(1949)
Looie
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
(1949)
Sergeant Matthews
Prison Warden
(1949)
Postman
Trapped
(1949)
Bartender
Tell It to the Judge
(1949)
Waiter
Let's Live a Little
(1948)
Artist
Gun Smugglers
(1948)
Cpl. Clancy
Trapped by Boston Blackie
(1948)
Sgt. Matthews
Blondie's Reward
(1948)
Officer Carney
Wild Harvest
(1947)
Nick
South of the Chisholm Trail
(1947)
Big Jim Grady
It's Great to Be Young
(1946)
Burkett
Talk About a Lady
(1946)
Rocky Jordan
Renegades
(1946)
Link
Dangerous Business
(1946)
Bert
Throw a Saddle on a Star
(1946)
Henry Latimore
Boston Blackie and the Law
(1946)
Sgt. Matthews
The Phantom Thief
(1946)
Sgt. Matthews
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
(1946)
Rigger
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
(1946)
St. Matthews
The Gentleman Misbehaves
(1946)
Taxi driver
One Way to Love
(1945)
Hopkins
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
(1945)
Mathews
Out of the Depths
(1945)
Speed Brogan
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
(1945)
Sgt. Matthews
I Love a Bandleader
(1945)
Dan Benson
Along Came Jones
(1945)
Avery De Longpre
Secret Command
(1944)
Shawn
Two Girls and a Sailor
(1944)
Private Adams
Thousands Cheer
(1944)
Alan
The Ghost That Walks Alone
(1944)
Beppo
It's a Great Life
(1943)
Starter
One Dangerous Night
(1943)
Hertzog
Two Senoritas from Chicago
(1943)
Bruiser
Dangerous Blondes
(1943)
Detective Henderson
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
(1943)
Joe Briggs
Power of the Press
(1943)
Mack Gibson
There's Something About a Soldier
(1943)
Alex Grybinski
The More the Merrier
(1943)
Pike
They Got Me Covered
(1943)
Red
Murder in Times Square
(1943)
Bennie
The Talk of the Town
(1942)
Road policeman
To the Shores of Tripoli
(1942)
Truck driver
Laugh Your Blues Away
(1942)
Buck
My Sister Eileen
(1942)
Jensen
Sleepytime Gal
(1942)
Dimples
The Boogie Man Will Get You
(1942)
Officer Starrett
Daring Young Man
(1942)
Luke
Two Yanks in Trinidad
(1942)
Mike Paradise
Parachute Nurse
(1942)
Sergeant [Jeff] Peters
A Man's World
(1942)
Sammy Collins
Inside the Law
(1942)
Jim Burke
True to the Army
(1942)
Mugg
Rings on Her Fingers
(1942)
Driver
All Through the Night
(1942)
Spence
Yankee Doodle Dandy
(1942)
Sergeant
Dive Bomber
(1941)
Gunner's mate
The Body Disappears
(1941)
Attendant
You're in the Army Now
(1941)
Harold
A Girl, a Guy and a Gob
(1941)
Salty
Private Nurse
(1941)
Eddie
Let's Go Collegiate
(1941)
[Hercules] Herk [Bevans]
Mountain Moonlight
(1941)
Bill Jackson
Nice Girl?
(1941)
Jake
The Flame of New Orleans
(1941)
Waiter
Double Date
(1941)
Hank
She Knew All the Answers
(1941)
Policeman
Golden Hoofs
(1941)
Editor Muckle
You'll Never Get Rich
(1941)
Robert's guard
Castle on the Hudson
(1940)
Second prisoner
Escape to Glory
(1940)
Tommy Malone
He Stayed for Breakfast
(1940)
Butcher
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Noah
Cross-Country Romance
(1940)
Second cop
The Doctor Takes A Wife
(1940)
Slapcovitch
Yesterday's Heroes
(1940)
Curly Walsh
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
(1940)
John Root
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Actor
Lillian Russell
(1940)
Hank
Street of Memories
(1940)
Elliott
The Night of Nights
(1939)
Taxi driver
Some Like It Hot
(1939)
Sailor Burke
Miracles for Sale
(1939)
Bus driver
Another Thin Man
(1939)
Pete
Society Lawyer
(1939)
Cab driver
Test Pilot
(1938)
Pilot in cafe
Daughter of Shanghai
(1938)
Jake Kelly
Hold That Co-Ed
(1938)
Steve [Wurgerski]
Thanks for Everything
(1938)
Lem Slininger
His Exciting Night
(1938)
Milk truck driver
Youth Takes a Fling
(1938)
Jim
The Crowd Roars
(1938)
Harry
Black Legion
(1937)
Helper
Captains Courageous
(1937)
Taxi driver
Live, Love and Learn
(1937)
Marine
That's My Story
(1937)
Reporter
Life Begins in College
(1937)
Acting captain
They Gave Him a Gun
(1937)
Comedy soldier
High, Wide and Handsome
(1937)
Gabby Johnson
Fury
(1936)
Miner
Gentle Julia
(1936)
Candy store man
Poppy
(1936)
Yokel
I Married a Doctor
(1936)
Assistant butcher
Theodora Goes Wild
(1936)
Clarence
Small Town Girl
(1936)
Bill
Mary Burns, Fugitive
(1935)
Steve
Fighting Youth
(1935)
St. Louis
365 Nights in Hollywood
(1934)
Iron worker
Cast (Special)
Alias Mike Hercules
(1956)
Cable Car Conductor (Guest)
Cast (Short)
Ain't It Aggravatin'?
(1954)
The Romance of Robert Burns
(1937)
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