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Frank Ferguson
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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 Frankenst…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Frank Ferguson's Filmography
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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
Raymie
as Rex
The Big Night
as Dave Johnson
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as Mayor Benson
Man of the West
as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Terror in a Texas Town
as Deacon Matt Holmes
The Light in the Forest
as Harry Butler
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
The Lawless Eighties
as Owen Sutter
This Could Be the Night
as Mr. Shea
Gun Duel in Durango
as Sheriff Howard
The Iron Sheriff
as Holloway
The Phantom Stagecoach
as Joe Patterson
At Gunpoint
as Marshal George Henderson
The Battle of Gettysburg
as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
as Abe Deland (uncredited)
The McConnell Story
as Mechanic
Moonfleet
as Coachman
City of Shadows
as District Attorney Hunt
The Eternal Sea
as Admiral L.D.
New York Confidential
as Dr. Ludlow
Battle Cry
as Mr. Hector Walker
The Violent Men
as Mahoney (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
Young at Heart
as Bartell
Drum Beat
as Mr. Dyar
A Star Is Born
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
The Shanghai Story
as Mr. Haljerson
The Outcast
as Chad Polson
Johnny Guitar
as Marshal Williams
Riding Shotgun
as Townsman (uncredited)
Dragonfly Squadron
as Gen. Conners
Texas Bad Man
as Gil
Wicked Woman
as Bill Porter (lawyer)
So Big
as Ed (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
City of Bad Men
as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
Big Leaguer
as Wally Mitchell
So This Is Love
as Commencement Speaker
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as John Britton
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
as Dr. Morton
The Lone Hand
as Mr. Dunn
House of Wax
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Marksman
as Champ Wiley
Trouble Along the Way
as Mike Edwards
The Blue Gardenia
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Bartender
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Bartender (uncredited)
The I Don't Care Girl
as Ned
Star of Texas
as Marshal Bullock
Million Dollar Mermaid
as Prosecutor
It Grows on Trees
as John Letherby
Wagons West
as Cyrus Cook
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Edward Norton
The Winning Team
as Sam Arrants
Rancho Notorious
as Preacher
Oklahoma Annie
as Eldridge Haskell
Rodeo
as Harry Cartwright
Bend of the River
as Tom Grundy
Boots Malone
as Private Investigator
Room for One More
as Steve (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground
as Willows
The Barefoot Mailman
as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
Elopement
as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
Warpath
as Marshal
Thunder in God's Country
as Bates
Santa Fe
as Marshal Bat Masterson
Frenchie
as Jim Dobbs
Under Mexicali Stars
as Counterfeitor Goldie
The Furies
as Dr. Grieve
The Lawless
as Carl Green
Louisa
as Park Attendant (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
as Insp. Quint
Tyrant of the Sea
as Officer (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
as John Sharkey
Free For All
as Hap Ross
Roseanna McCoy
as Ellison Hatfield
Follow Me Quietly
as J.C. McGill
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Homicide
as Albert Murray
Caught
as Dr. Hoffman
State Department: File 649
as Consul Reither
Slightly French
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Shockproof
as Logan (Uncredited)
Dynamite
as "Hard Rock" Mason
The Walls of Jericho
as Tom Ransome
Rachel and the Stranger
as Mr. Green
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Carl Bemish
The Vicious Circle
as Stark
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as Mr. McDougal
Fort Apache
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne
as Colpeck
The Hunted
as Paul Harrison
The Miracle of the Bells
as Dolan
The Inside Story
as Eph
The Bride Goes Wild
as Reporter (uncredited)
Road to Rio
as Texas Posse Member (uncredited)
T-Men
as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
Cass Timberlane
as Court Clerk
Variety Girl
as R.J. O'Connell
Shy Guy
as Mr. Norton
They Won't Believe Me
as Mr. Cahill
The Perils of Pauline
as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
Danger Street
as Boward - Police Chief
Welcome Stranger
as Crane (uncredited)
Killer at Large
as Edward Denton
Blaze of Noon
as Cash Jones
The Man I Love
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Lady Chaser
as Attorney J. T. Vickers
The Searching Wind
as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
as Preacher (uncredited)
Night and Day
as Tina's Father (uncredited)
Blonde for a Day
as Walter Bronson
O.S.S.
as Electronics Engineer (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
No Poster
City of Silent Men
as Fred Bernard
You Can't Escape Forever
as Coroner (uncredited)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Reporter
No Poster
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as Judge
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Alden Brown
Spy Ship
as Burns
Broadway
as Reporter
Broadway
as Reporter (uncredited)
Grand Central Murder
as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
My Gal Sal
as Loud Customer (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
as Albert Baker
Reap the Wild Wind
as Snaith (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve
as Prosecuting Attorney
You'll Never Get Rich
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Bullets for O'Hara
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Four Mothers
as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
as Ben Haley
Gambling on the High Seas
as The State's District Attorney