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Frank Sully

January 20, 2023

Francis Thomas Sullivan[citation needed] (June 17, 1908[citation needed]  – December 17, 1975), known professionally as Frank Sully, was an American film actor. He appeared in over 240 films between 1934 and 1968. Today's audiences know him best as the dumb detective in the Boston Blackie features, and as the foil in many Three Stooges comedies.

Frank Sully
Frank Sully in Let's Go Collegiate (1941)
Born
Francis Thomas Sullivan

(1908-06-17)June 17, 1908
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedDecember 17, 1975(1975-12-17) (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, California
OccupationActor
Years active1928–1968

Career

After working on the vaudeville stage,[citation needed] Sully entered the film industry in 1934. He played small parts and bits for several years at various studios, usually as tough guys. Gradually he was cast in higher-budgeted features, including Another Thin Man (1939) where Sully plays one of Nick Charles's streetwise pals, and John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath (1940) with Sully cast as Noah Joad, whose family treks across America for a new life.

Sully's first major role came in 1941 for Monogram Pictures, a "budget" studio that often gave opportunities to ambitious actors.[1] In the Frankie Darro campus comedy Let's Go Collegiate, Sully was featured as a dumb truck driver recruited to masquerade as a star athlete. The role gave Sully good exposure, and the actor received excellent notices. The Exhibitor noted that "Sully takes acting honors, with Darro, (Keye) Luke, and (Jackie) Moran very good in their roles."[2]

In 1942 Sully signed with Columbia Pictures. The studio had a company policy of casting its contract players in as many films as possible, regardless of class or budget, and Sully kept busy in dozens of Columbia's feature films, series comedies, westerns, and short subjects. When the studio's series of Boston Blackie comedy-mysteries needed a new sidekick for detective inspector Farraday (Richard Lane), Sully was recruited and remained in the role of the slow-witted "Matthews" until the end of the series in 1949.

In 1943 Sully began working in Columbia's two-reel comedy unit, where he remained a familiar presence off and on through 1957.[3] He supported star comedians Hugh Herbert, Vera Vague, Slim Summerville, Wally Vernon and Eddie Quillan, Joe Besser, and most memorably The Three Stooges. Sully is featured in such Stooge comedies as Fling in the Ring, Pardon My Backfire, and Guns a Poppin!. He is most prominent in A Merry Mix Up as the bewildered waiter who thinks he's seeing triple; Sully also narrates the film.

Television

In addition to his film work, Sully also had bit parts in several television shows. Credits include Maverick, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Leave It to Beaver, I Love Lucy and The Beverly Hillbillies and "Charley" on Topper. Sully also had a recurring role as Danny the bartender on The Virginian.

Death

Sully died on December 17, 1975, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.[4] He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Long Beach, California.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Scott MacGillivray, Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward. Second edition: New York: iUniverse, 2009, p. 194. ISBN 978-1440172397.
  2. ^ The Exhibitor, Oct. 1. 1941, p. 862.
  3. ^ Ted Okuda with Edward Watz, The Columbia Comedy Shorts, McFarland, 1986, p. 237. ISBN 978-0786405770.
  4. ^ "Frank Sully is dead". The Courier. Iowa, Waterloo. Associated Press. December 19, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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January 20, 2023
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Francis Thomas Sullivan citation needed June 17 1908 citation needed December 17 1975 known professionally as Frank Sully was an American film actor He appeared in over 240 films between 1934 and 1968 Today s audiences know him best as the dumb detective in the Boston Blackie features and as the foil in many Three Stooges comedies Frank SullyFrank Sully in Let s Go Collegiate 1941 BornFrancis Thomas Sullivan 1908 06 17 June 17 1908St Louis Missouri U S DiedDecember 17 1975 1975 12 17 aged 67 Los Angeles California U S Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park Long Beach CaliforniaOccupationActorYears active1928 1968 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Television 2 Death 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditAfter working on the vaudeville stage citation needed Sully entered the film industry in 1934 He played small parts and bits for several years at various studios usually as tough guys Gradually he was cast in higher budgeted features including Another Thin Man 1939 where Sully plays one of Nick Charles s streetwise pals and John Ford s The Grapes of Wrath 1940 with Sully cast as Noah Joad whose family treks across America for a new life Sully s first major role came in 1941 for Monogram Pictures a budget studio that often gave opportunities to ambitious actors 1 In the Frankie Darro campus comedy Let s Go Collegiate Sully was featured as a dumb truck driver recruited to masquerade as a star athlete The role gave Sully good exposure and the actor received excellent notices The Exhibitor noted that Sully takes acting honors with Darro Keye Luke and Jackie Moran very good in their roles 2 In 1942 Sully signed with Columbia Pictures The studio had a company policy of casting its contract players in as many films as possible regardless of class or budget and Sully kept busy in dozens of Columbia s feature films series comedies westerns and short subjects When the studio s series of Boston Blackie comedy mysteries needed a new sidekick for detective inspector Farraday Richard Lane Sully was recruited and remained in the role of the slow witted Matthews until the end of the series in 1949 In 1943 Sully began working in Columbia s two reel comedy unit where he remained a familiar presence off and on through 1957 3 He supported star comedians Hugh Herbert Vera Vague Slim Summerville Wally Vernon and Eddie Quillan Joe Besser and most memorably The Three Stooges Sully is featured in such Stooge comedies as Fling in the Ring Pardon My Backfire and Guns a Poppin He is most prominent in A Merry Mix Up as the bewildered waiter who thinks he s seeing triple Sully also narrates the film Television Edit In addition to his film work Sully also had bit parts in several television shows Credits include Maverick The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Leave It to Beaver I Love Lucy and The Beverly Hillbillies and Charley on Topper Sully also had a recurring role as Danny the bartender on The Virginian Death EditSully died on December 17 1975 at the Motion Picture amp Television Country House and Hospital 4 He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Long Beach California citation needed Selected filmography EditCaravan 1934 Hungarian Soldier uncredited Murder at the Vanities 1934 Chorus Boy uncredited 365 Nights in Hollywood 1934 Mr Sully Student Actor uncredited Alibi Ike 1935 Ball Player uncredited Fighting Youth 1935 Football Player from St Louis Mary Burns Fugitive 1935 Steve Follow the Fleet 1936 Sailor uncredited Gentle Julia 1936 Mr Toms Small Town Girl 1936 Bill uncredited Fury 1936 Dynamiter uncredited Poppy 1936 Bit part uncredited We Went to College 1936 Student as Othello uncredited Rhythm on the Range 1936 Splashed Rodeo Cowboy uncredited Theodora Goes Wild 1936 Clarence uncredited Black Legion 1937 Truck Driver s Helper uncredited Criminals of the Air 1937 Contact uncredited They Gave Him a Gun 1937 Comedy Soldier uncredited Captains Courageous 1937 Taxi Driver uncredited Riding on Air 1937 Harrison s Truck Driver uncredited High Wide and Handsome 1937 Gabby Johnson uncredited White Bondage 1937 Man in Pool Room uncredited Life Begins in College 1937 Acting Captain Radio Patrol 1937 Flynn uncredited That s My Story 1937 Reporter uncredited Live Love and Learn 1937 Marine uncredited Daughter of Shanghai 1937 Jake Kelly uncredited White Banners 1938 Butcher s Delivery Man uncredited Start Cheering 1938 Jimmy Student Accosting Jean uncredited Test Pilot 1938 Pilot in Cafe uncredited The Crowd Roars 1938 Harry Second Croquet Player uncredited Hold That Co ed 1938 Steve Youth Takes a Fling 1938 Jim uncredited His Exciting Night 1938 Milk Truck Driver uncredited Thanks for Everything 1938 Lem Slininger Newsboys Home 1938 Assistant to Hartley uncredited The Great Man Votes 1939 Policeman at Parade uncredited Society Lawyer 1939 First Cab Driver uncredited Sorority House 1939 The Caterer uncredited Some Like It Hot 1939 Sailor Burke The Living Corpse Second Fiddle 1939 Townsman uncredited Mickey the Kid 1939 Curly uncredited Another Thin Man 1939 Pete a Father uncredited The Night of Nights 1939 Taxi Driver uncredited The Grapes of Wrath 1940 Noah Joad The Fighting 69th 1940 Sergeant uncredited Castle on the Hudson 1940 Second Prisoner uncredited Women Without Names 1940 Friendly Motorist uncredited The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940 Slapcovitch Lillian Russell 1940 Hank Escape to Glory 1940 Tommy Malone I Can t Give You Anything But Love Baby 1940 Henchman Wilky uncredited Cross Country Romance 1940 Mike motorcycle cop 2 The Return of Frank James 1940 Actor Young People 1940 Jeb He Stayed for Breakfast 1940 Butcher Yesterday s Heroes 1940 Curly Walsh City for Conquest 1940 Radio Listener uncredited Spring Parade 1940 Bert Shawl Salesman uncredited Street of Memories 1940 Elliott uncredited Dr Kildare s Crisis 1940 John Root uncredited Golden Hoofs 1941 Ed Muckle uncredited Nice Girl 1941 Jake uncredited Murder Among Friends 1941 Service Station Attendant uncredited A Girl a Guy and a Gob 1941 Salty Double Date 1941 Hank The Flame of New Orleans 1941 Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter uncredited She Knew All the Answers 1941 Cop Mountain Moonlight 1941 Bill Jackson Private Nurse 1941 Eddie Let s Go Collegiate 1941 Hercules Herk Bevans You ll Never Get Rich 1941 Robert s Guard uncredited The Body Disappears 1941 Rest Home Attendant uncredited You re in the Army Now 1941 Hog Caller uncredited All Through the Night 1942 Spence Sleepytime Gal 1942 Dimples Rings on Her Fingers 1942 Taxi Driver True to the Army 1942 Mugg To the Shores of Tripoli 1942 Truck Driver uncredited Two Yanks in Trinidad 1942 Mike Paradise Inside the Law 1942 Jim Burke Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 Army Recruiter uncredited Parachute Nurse 1942 Sgt Peters The Talk of the Town 1942 Policeman in Station Wagon uncredited A Man s World 1942 Sammy Collins My Sister Eileen 1942 Jenson Lucky Legs 1942 Mugg uncredited Daring Young Man 1942 Luke The Boogie Man Will Get You 1942 Police Officer Joe Starrett uncredited Laugh Your Blues Away 1942 Buck One Dangerous Night 1943 Hertzog Henchman Power of the Press 1943 Mack Gibbons uncredited They Got Me Covered 1943 Red Murder in Times Square 1943 Benny the Baboon Snake Exhibit Owner uncredited Redhead from Manhattan 1943 Henchman uncredited The More the Merrier 1943 FBI Agent Pike It s a Great Life 1943 Elevator Starter uncredited Two Senoritas from Chicago 1943 Bruiser Good Luck Mr Yates 1943 Joe Briggs Thousands Cheer 1943 Alan Dangerous Blondes 1943 Detective Joe Henderson There s Something About a Soldier 1943 Alex Grybinski The Ghost That Walks Alone 1944 Beppo Bachelor Daze 1944 Short Ezra s neighbor Two Girls and a Sailor 1944 Private Adams Secret Command 1944 Shawn Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion 1945 Sergeant Matthews Boston Blackie s Rendezvous 1945 Detective Sgt Matthews Along Came Jones 1945 Avery de Longpre I Love a Bandleader 1945 Dan Benson Out of the Depths 1945 Speed Brogan One Way to Love 1946 Hopkins A Close Call for Boston Blackie 1946 Sergeant Matthews The Gentleman Misbehaves 1946 Taxi Driver Throw a Saddle on a Star 1946 Lawyer Talk About a Lady 1946 Rocky Jordan The Phantom Thief 1946 Detective Sergeant Matthews Renegades 1946 Link Dangerous Business 1946 Bert It s Great to Be Young 1946 Burkett Crime Doctor s Man Hunt 1946 Rigger Boston Blackie and the Law 1946 Sergeant Matthews South of the Chisholm Trail 1947 Big Jim Grady uncredited Wild Harvest 1947 Nick Trapped by Boston Blackie 1948 Sgt Matthews Blondie s Reward 1948 Officer Carney Let s Live a Little 1948 Artist uncredited Gun Smugglers 1948 Corporal Clancy Boston Blackie s Chinese Venture 1949 Detective Sergeant Matthews Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch 1949 Looie Trapped 1949 Sam Bartender uncredited Tell It to the Judge 1949 Waiter uncredited Bodyhold 1949 Killer Cassidy Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey 1950 Looie Blondie s Hero 1950 Mike McClusky the Snorer uncredited Killer Shark 1950 Patrick bartender uncredited The Good Humor Man 1950 Cop uncredited Square Dance Katy 1950 Workman Beauty on Parade 1950 Murph The Reformer and the Redhead 1950 Joe Cop with Blackeye uncredited Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance 1950 Looie When You re Smiling 1950 Cab Driver uncredited Rookie Fireman 1950 Charlie Watch the Birdie 1950 Street Construction Workman uncredited Prairie Roundup 1951 Sheriff uncredited Father s Little Dividend 1951 Infant Service Diaper Man uncredited The Big Gusher 1951 Barfly uncredited Rich Young and Pretty 1951 Legionnaire uncredited The Tall Target 1951 Telegram Messenger uncredited Rhubarb 1951 Big Head Charlie Bookie uncredited The People Against O Hara 1951 Fishmonger uncredited The Red Badge of Courage 1951 Veteran uncredited Behave Yourself 1951 Bill s Taxi Driver uncredited Let s Make It Legal 1951 Laborer uncredited Man in the Saddle 1951 Lee Repp I Want You 1951 Bartender uncredited Mutiny 1952 Crewman uncredited The Sniper 1952 Man at Carnival Dunking Concession uncredited Night Stage to Galveston 1952 Policeman Kelly With a Song in My Heart 1952 Vociferous Texan G I uncredited No Room for the Groom 1952 Cousin Luke Young Man with Ideas 1952 Salesman uncredited The Girl in White 1952 Pool Player uncredited Pat and Mike 1952 Photographer uncredited Washington Story 1952 Bystander uncredited Rainbow Round My Shoulder 1952 Harry uncredited Down Among the Sheltering Palms 1953 Sergeant uncredited Man in the Dark 1953 Yellow Cab Driver uncredited Take Me to Town 1953 Sammy Stagehand uncredited Northern Patrol 1953 Bartender Pardon My Backfire 1953 Short Algernon Escaped Convict Bad for Each Other 1953 Tippy Kashko Townsman The Battle of Rogue River 1954 Pvt Kohler Loophole 1954 Charlie Cab Driver uncredited Massacre Canyon 1954 Army Private uncredited Silver Lode 1954 Paul Herbert Telegrapher The Law vs Billy the Kid 1954 Deputy Jack Poe uncredited Fling in the Ring 1955 Short Big Mike Women s Prison 1955 Frank Turnkey uncredited Wyoming Renegades 1955 Williams uncredited The Man from Bitter Ridge 1955 Billy Bundy uncredited Jungle Moon Men 1955 Max Seminole Uprising 1955 Sergeant uncredited Bring Your Smile Along 1955 Call Boy uncredited Apache Ambush 1955 Pioneer uncredited The Naked Street 1955 Nutsy uncredited Blunder Boys 1955 Short Watts D Matter uncredited The Tender Trap 1955 Doorman uncredited Last of the Desperados 1955 Tim Murder Victim uncredited The Spoilers 1955 Miner uncredited Fury at Gunsight Pass 1956 Frank uncredited The Houston Story 1956 Taxicab Driver uncredited Flagpole Jitters 1956 Short Jim uncredited Frontier Gambler 1956 Bartender The Unguarded Moment 1956 Taxi Driver uncredited You Can t Run Away from It 1956 Red Friendly Persuasion 1956 Rebel Looter uncredited The Desperados Are in Town 1956 Carl Branch A Merry Mix Up 1957 Short Waiter Narrator uncredited Guns a Poppin 1957 Short Sheriff The Buckskin Lady 1957 Jed The Helen Morgan Story 1957 Vendor scenes deleted Pal Joey 1957 Barker uncredited Rockabilly Baby 1957 Bum Domino Kid 1957 Red Bartender uncredited The Female Animal 1958 Taxicab Driver uncredited Return to Warbow 1958 Bartender uncredited Man from God s Country 1958 Trail Cook uncredited The Last Hurrah 1958 Fire Lieutenant uncredited The Gunfight at Dodge City 1959 Drunken Cowboy Who Throws Bottle uncredited Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960 Drunk at Bar uncredited Gypsy 1962 Wichita Burlesque Audience Member uncredited The Virginian 1963 episode Echo of Another Day Danny Bye Bye Birdie 1963 Maude s Bartender uncredited Zebra in the Kitchen 1965 Motorist Surrounded by Elephants uncredited Alvarez Kelly 1966 Prisoner uncredited Funny Girl 1968 Bartender uncredited final film role References Edit Scott MacGillivray Laurel amp Hardy From the Forties Forward Second edition New York iUniverse 2009 p 194 ISBN 978 1440172397 The Exhibitor Oct 1 1941 p 862 Ted Okuda with Edward Watz The Columbia Comedy Shorts McFarland 1986 p 237 ISBN 978 0786405770 Frank Sully is dead The Courier Iowa Waterloo Associated Press December 19 1975 p 8 Retrieved May 10 2020 via Newspapers com External links Edit Biography portalFrank Sully at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Sully amp oldid 1106467433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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