Acting
Frank Ferguson
EN, NL, FR cinema · 143 credits
Born
25 December 1899
Died
12 September 1978 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Ferndale, California, USA
Also known as Franklyn Ferguson · Karen Noel · Frank S. Ferguson
Frank S. Ferguson was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television. Ferguson's best known role was as the Swedish ranch handyman, Gus Broeberg, on the CBS television series, My Friend Flicka, based on a novel of the same name. He appeared with Gene Evans, Johnny Washbrook and Anita Louise. At this time, Ferguson also portrayed the Calverton veterinarian in the first several seasons of CBS's Lassie. He made his film debut in 1939 in Gambling on the High Seas (released in 1940), and appeared in nearly 200 feature films and hundreds of TV episodes subsequently. Film appearances include: McDougal's House of Horrors (1948), Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952. Television series appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Peyton Place and Perry Mason.
Known for
Filmography
The Macahans
as Grandpa
Along Came a Spider
as Dr. Andrew Blake
The Great Sioux Massacre
as General Alfred Howe Terry
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
as Newspaper Editor
The Quick Gun
as Dan Evans
Pocketful of Miracles
as Newspaper Editor
Sunrise at Campobello
as Dr. Bennett
The Big Night
as Dave Johnson
Raymie
as Rex
The Light in the Forest
as Harry Butler
Terror in a Texas Town
as Deacon Matt Holmes
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as Mayor Benson
Man of the West
as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
This Could Be the Night
as Mr. Shea
Gun Duel in Durango
as Sheriff Howard
The Lawless Eighties
as Owen Sutter
The Iron Sheriff
as Holloway
The Phantom Stagecoach
as Joe Patterson
New York Confidential
as Dr. Ludlow
Moonfleet
as Coachman
City of Shadows
as District Attorney Hunt
At Gunpoint
as Marshal George Henderson
The Eternal Sea
as Admiral L.D.
The Violent Men
as Mahoney (uncredited)
The McConnell Story
as Mechanic
Battle Cry
as Mr. Hector Walker
A Lawless Street
as Abe Deland (uncredited)
The Battle of Gettysburg
as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
as Marshal Williams
Young at Heart
as Bartell
Dragonfly Squadron
as Gen. Conners
The Shanghai Story
as Mr. Haljerson
Black Tuesday
as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
The Outcast
as Chad Polson
Drum Beat
as Mr. Dyar
Riding Shotgun
as Townsman (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
Wicked Woman
as Bill Porter (lawyer)
House of Wax
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
So This Is Love
as Commencement Speaker
City of Bad Men
as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
The Lone Hand
as Mr. Dunn
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Bartender, as Bartender (uncredited)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
as Dr. Morton
The Marksman
as Champ Wiley
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as John Britton
Trouble Along the Way
as Mike Edwards
Star of Texas
as Marshal Bullock
Big Leaguer
as Wally Mitchell
So Big
as Ed (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
as Preacher
The Winning Team
as Sam Arrants
Wagons West
as Cyrus Cook
Oklahoma Annie
as Eldridge Haskell
It Grows on Trees
as John Letherby
Rodeo
as Harry Cartwright
Bend of the River
as Tom Grundy
Room for One More
as Steve (uncredited)
Boots Malone
as Private Investigator
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Edward Norton
Million Dollar Mermaid
as Prosecutor
On Dangerous Ground
as Willows
Warpath
as Marshal
Elopement
as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman
as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
Santa Fe
as Marshal Bat Masterson
The Furies
as Dr. Grieve
The Good Humor Man
as Insp. Quint
Frenchie
as Jim Dobbs
Louisa
as Park Attendant (uncredited)
The Lawless
as Carl Green
Under Mexicali Stars
as Counterfeitor Goldie
Tyrant of the Sea
as Officer (uncredited)
Follow Me Quietly
as J.C. McGill
Caught
as Dr. Hoffman
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Roseanna McCoy
as Ellison Hatfield
Dynamite
as "Hard Rock" Mason
State Department: File 649
as Consul Reither
Free For All
as Hap Ross
Shockproof
as Logan (Uncredited)
Slightly French
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
as John Sharkey
Homicide
as Albert Murray
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as Mr. McDougal
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Carl Bemish
The Vicious Circle
as Stark
The Hunted
as Paul Harrison
Fort Apache
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne
as Colpeck
The Walls of Jericho
as Tom Ransome
Rachel and the Stranger
as Mr. Green
The Bride Goes Wild
as Reporter (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
as Mr. Cahill
Cass Timberlane
as Court Clerk
T-Men
as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
Road to Rio
as Texas Posse Member (uncredited)
Variety Girl
as R.J. O'Connell
Blaze of Noon
as Cash Jones
Welcome Stranger
as Crane (uncredited)
Shy Guy
as Mr. Norton
Killer at Large
as Edward Denton
The Perils of Pauline
as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
Danger Street
as Boward - Police Chief
Canyon Passage
as Preacher (uncredited)
O.S.S.
as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
The Searching Wind
as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
Blonde for a Day
as Walter Bronson
The Man I Love
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Lady Chaser
as Attorney J. T. Vickers
Night and Day
as Tina's Father (uncredited)
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
as Justin Farley
Thrill of a Romance
as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Pilot #5
as Mr. Tully
Mission to Moscow
as American Newsman (uncredited)
Truck Busters
as George Havelock
This Gun for Hire
as Albert Baker
My Gal Sal
as Loud Customer (uncredited)
Broadway
as Reporter, as Reporter (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
as Snaith (uncredited)
Spy Ship
as Burns
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Alden Brown
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Reporter
City of Silent Men
1942
City of Silent Men
as Fred Bernard
Grand Central Murder
as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Coroner (uncredited)
Bullets for O'Hara
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve
as Prosecuting Attorney
Four Mothers
as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
as Ben Haley
Gambling on the High Seas
as The State's District Attorney