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Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Acting December 25, 1899 (78 years old) September 12, 1978 Ferndale, California, USA

Biography

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.

Movies 145

Fort Apache 7.0

Fort Apache

as Newspaperman (uncredited)

1948
House of Wax 6.9

House of Wax

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

1953
A Star Is Born 7.1

A Star Is Born

as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)

1954
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 7.3

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

as Newspaper Editor

1964
Man of the West 6.6

Man of the West

as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)

1958
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 7.1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

as Mr. McDougal

1948
Bend of the River 7.1

Bend of the River

as Tom Grundy

1952
Johnny Guitar 7.4

Johnny Guitar

as Marshal Williams

1954
Pocketful of Miracles 7.3

Pocketful of Miracles

as Newspaper Editor

1961
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms 6.6

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

as Dr. Morton

1953
This Gun for Hire 6.9

This Gun for Hire

as Albert Baker

1942
Reap the Wild Wind 6.3

Reap the Wild Wind

as Snaith (uncredited)

1942
Battle Cry 5.8

Battle Cry

as Mr. Hector Walker

1955
They Died with Their Boots On 6.7

They Died with Their Boots On

as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)

1941
T-Men 6.7

T-Men

as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)

1947
You'll Never Get Rich 6.5

You'll Never Get Rich

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1941
The Violent Men 6.4

The Violent Men

as Mahoney (uncredited)

1955
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? 7.0

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

as Edward Norton

1952
The Furies 7.2

The Furies

as Dr. Grieve

1950
Thrill of a Romance 6.6

Thrill of a Romance

as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1945
Caught 6.6

Caught

as Dr. Hoffman

1949
They Won't Believe Me 6.6

They Won't Believe Me

as Mr. Cahill

1947
On Dangerous Ground 6.7

On Dangerous Ground

as Willows

1951
Room for One More 6.6

Room for One More

as Steve (uncredited)

1952
Rachel and the Stranger 6.6

Rachel and the Stranger

as Mr. Green

1948
The Man I Love 6.1

The Man I Love

as Army Doctor (uncredited)

1946
Moonfleet 6.5

Moonfleet

as Coachman

1955
Ten Gentlemen from West Point 6.4

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Alden Brown

1942
The Blue Gardenia 6.5

The Blue Gardenia

as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)

1953
Night and Day 6.0

Night and Day

as Tina's Father (uncredited)

1946
The Great Sioux Massacre 4.5

The Great Sioux Massacre

as General Alfred Howe Terry

1965
Rancho Notorious 6.5

Rancho Notorious

as Preacher

1952
Trouble Along the Way 6.1

Trouble Along the Way

as Mike Edwards

1953
Million Dollar Mermaid 6.5

Million Dollar Mermaid

as Prosecutor

1952
Terror in a Texas Town 6.7

Terror in a Texas Town

as Deacon Matt Holmes

1958
The War Against Mrs. Hadley 5.3

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

as Reporter

1942
Shockproof 6.3

Shockproof

as Logan (Uncredited)

1949
A Lawless Street 5.6

A Lawless Street

as Abe Deland (uncredited)

1955
Gun Duel in Durango 5.6

Gun Duel in Durango

as Sheriff Howard

1957
The Miracle of the Bells 6.2

The Miracle of the Bells

as Dolan

1948
Young at Heart 6.1

Young at Heart

as Bartell

1954
The Light in the Forest 6.7

The Light in the Forest

as Harry Butler

1958
The Barkleys of Broadway 6.9

The Barkleys of Broadway

as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)

1949
Follow Me Quietly 6.2

Follow Me Quietly

as J.C. McGill

1949
The Perils of Pauline 6.7

The Perils of Pauline

as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)

1947
Mission to Moscow 5.7

Mission to Moscow

as American Newsman (uncredited)

1943
Andy Hardy Comes Home 5.0

Andy Hardy Comes Home

as Mayor Benson

1958
The Outcast 6.7

The Outcast

as Chad Polson

1954
Drum Beat 6.1

Drum Beat

as Mr. Dyar

1954
Big Leaguer 7.0

Big Leaguer

as Wally Mitchell

1953
Father Is A Prince 6.5

Father Is A Prince

as Ben Haley

1940
The Quick Gun 6.4

The Quick Gun

as Dan Evans

1964
Sunrise at Campobello 6.0

Sunrise at Campobello

as Dr. Bennett

1960
Warpath 6.0

Warpath

as Marshal

1951
The Bride Goes Wild 6.7

The Bride Goes Wild

as Reporter (uncredited)

1948
Riding Shotgun 6.0

Riding Shotgun

as Townsman (uncredited)

1954
Blonde for a Day 5.8

Blonde for a Day

as Walter Bronson

1946
Frenchie 6.0

Frenchie

as Jim Dobbs

1950
The Shanghai Story 5.0

The Shanghai Story

as Mr. Haljerson

1954
City of Bad Men 6.2

City of Bad Men

as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)

1953
New York Confidential 6.0

New York Confidential

as Dr. Ludlow

1955
Canyon Passage 6.8

Canyon Passage

as Preacher (uncredited)

1946
Lady Chaser 7.0

Lady Chaser

as Attorney J. T. Vickers

1946
Cass Timberlane 6.0

Cass Timberlane

as Court Clerk

1947
Santa Fe 6.8

Santa Fe

as Marshal Bat Masterson

1951
Walk a Crooked Mile 6.2

Walk a Crooked Mile

as Carl Bemish

1948
Woman They Almost Lynched 6.6

Woman They Almost Lynched

as Bartender

1953
Woman They Almost Lynched 6.6

Woman They Almost Lynched

as Bartender (uncredited)

1953
Black Tuesday 6.2

Black Tuesday

as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)

1954
The Lone Hand 5.7

The Lone Hand

as Mr. Dunn

1953
The Good Humor Man 6.3

The Good Humor Man

as Insp. Quint

1950
So Big 5.5

So Big

as Ed (uncredited)

1953
It Grows on Trees 8.4

It Grows on Trees

as John Letherby

1952
Along Came a Spider 5.9

Along Came a Spider

as Dr. Andrew Blake

1970
The Lawless 5.9

The Lawless

as Carl Green

1950
Variety Girl 6.5

Variety Girl

as R.J. O'Connell

1947
The Macahans 6.7

The Macahans

as Grandpa

1976
The Eternal Sea 6.6

The Eternal Sea

as Admiral L.D.

1955
State Department: File 649 5.0

State Department: File 649

as Consul Reither

1949
Homicide 5.7

Homicide

as Albert Murray

1949
Main Street to Broadway 7.3

Main Street to Broadway

as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence

1953
Wicked Woman 5.2

Wicked Woman

as Bill Porter (lawyer)

1953
The Marksman 7.0

The Marksman

as Champ Wiley

1953
So This Is Love 4.3

So This Is Love

as Commencement Speaker

1953
At Gunpoint 6.7

At Gunpoint

as Marshal George Henderson

1955
Wagons West 7.3

Wagons West

as Cyrus Cook

1952
Secrets of a Sorority Girl 9.0

Secrets of a Sorority Girl

as Justin Farley

1945
Rodeo 7.0

Rodeo

as Harry Cartwright

1952
City of Shadows 5.5

City of Shadows

as District Attorney Hunt

1955
Slightly French 7.5

Slightly French

as Marty Freeman (uncredited)

1949
The Inside Story 6.6

The Inside Story

as Eph

1948
My Gal Sal 5.8

My Gal Sal

as Loud Customer (uncredited)

1942
The Walls of Jericho 5.6

The Walls of Jericho

as Tom Ransome

1948
Fighting Father Dunne 7.5

Fighting Father Dunne

as Colpeck

1948
Gambling on the High Seas 5.7

Gambling on the High Seas

as The State's District Attorney

1940
Four Mothers 6.7

Four Mothers

as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)

1941
The McConnell Story 6.8

The McConnell Story

as Mechanic

1955
Welcome Stranger 6.9

Welcome Stranger

as Crane (uncredited)

1947
Spy Ship 7.0

Spy Ship

as Burns

1942
This Could Be the Night 6.1

This Could Be the Night

as Mr. Shea

1957
Oklahoma Annie 8.7

Oklahoma Annie

as Eldridge Haskell

1952
The Lawless Eighties 7.0

The Lawless Eighties

as Owen Sutter

1957
Dancing in the Dark 6.2

Dancing in the Dark

as John Sharkey

1949
You Can't Escape Forever 6.0

You Can't Escape Forever

as Coroner (uncredited)

1942
Tyrant of the Sea 6.5

Tyrant of the Sea

as Officer (uncredited)

1950
Louisa 6.5

Louisa

as Park Attendant (uncredited)

1950
The Winning Team 6.1

The Winning Team

as Sam Arrants

1952
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive 6.7

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

as John Britton

1953
The Battle of Gettysburg 6.2

The Battle of Gettysburg

as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)

1955
O.S.S. 6.9

O.S.S.

as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)

1946
Road to Rio 6.8

Road to Rio

as Texas Posse Member (uncredited)

1947
The Big Night 7.0

The Big Night

as Dave Johnson

1960
Under Mexicali Stars 8.0

Under Mexicali Stars

as Counterfeitor Goldie

1950
The I Don't Care Girl 7.2

The I Don't Care Girl

as Ned

1953
Broadway 6.4

Broadway

as Reporter

1942
Broadway 6.4

Broadway

as Reporter (uncredited)

1942
Roseanna McCoy 6.1

Roseanna McCoy

as Ellison Hatfield

1949
Boots Malone 8.1

Boots Malone

as Detective Agency Head (uncredited)

1952
Danger Street 6.5

Danger Street

as Boward - Police Chief

1947
The Vicious Circle 5.8

The Vicious Circle

as Stark

1948
The Iron Sheriff 6.6

The Iron Sheriff

as Holloway

1957
Thunder in God's Country 10.0

Thunder in God's Country

as Bates

1951
Truck Busters 7.0

Truck Busters

as George Havelock

1943
Grand Central Murder 5.7

Grand Central Murder

as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)

1942
Dragonfly Squadron 5.9

Dragonfly Squadron

as Gen. Conners

1954
Texas Bad Man 8.0

Texas Bad Man

as Gil

1953
At the Stroke of Twelve 6.0

At the Stroke of Twelve

as Prosecuting Attorney

1941
Bullets for O'Hara 5.0

Bullets for O'Hara

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

1941
Killer at Large 9.0

Killer at Large

as Edward Denton

1947
Free For All 6.3

Free For All

as Hap Ross

1949
Elopement 7.2

Elopement

as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)

1951
The Barefoot Mailman 6.5

The Barefoot Mailman

as Doc Bethune (uncredited)

1951
Blaze of Noon 5.7

Blaze of Noon

as Cash Jones

1947
Dynamite 4.7

Dynamite

as "Hard Rock" Mason

1949
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady 9.0

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

as Judge

1942
Pilot #5 6.0

Pilot #5

as Mr. Tully

1943
The Body Disappears 6.1

The Body Disappears

as Professor McAuley (uncredited)

1941
The Hunted 5.6

The Hunted

as Paul Harrison

1948
The Phantom Stagecoach 7.5

The Phantom Stagecoach

as Joe Patterson

1957
Raymie 6.0

Raymie

as Rex

1960
Cole Younger, Gunfighter 6.6

Cole Younger, Gunfighter

as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock

1958
City of Silent Men 9.0

City of Silent Men

as Fred Bernard

1942
Star of Texas 7.0

Star of Texas

as Marshal Bullock

1953
Shy Guy 3.9

Shy Guy

as Mr. Norton

1947
The Searching Wind 8.0

The Searching Wind

as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)

1946

TV Shows 112

Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as J.R. Ridley

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Abner

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Gigger Thurman

1959
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Sheriff Barnes

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Prof. Laiken

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Sheriff Orville Ramsey

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Walter Coffee

1957
The Andy Griffith Show 7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

as Sam Lindsey

1960
The Andy Griffith Show 7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

as Wilbur Pine

1960
The Andy Griffith Show 7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

as Mr. Foley

1960
Lassie 6.3

Lassie

1954
Lassie 6.3

Lassie

as Seth Collins

1954
Little House on the Prairie 8.0

Little House on the Prairie

as Calder

1974
Wagon Train 6.6

Wagon Train

as Judge Hiram Larkin

1957
The Waltons 7.1

The Waltons

1972
The Twilight Zone 8.5

The Twilight Zone

as Krueger

1959
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

1957
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

as Sheriff McPeters

1957
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

as Genessee Jones

1957
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

as Sheriff Luther Hawkins

1957
Adam-12 7.0

Adam-12

as Fred Tibbles

1968
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Kincaid

1957
The Rifleman 7.1

The Rifleman

1958
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Garner

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Tom Dunston

1962
Petticoat Junction 5.9

Petticoat Junction

as Doc Stuart

1963
Leave It to Beaver 7.0

Leave It to Beaver

1957
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy

1955
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Sheriff Allen

1955
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Eli Zachary

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 6.8

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Sheriff Slim Lydell

1955
Cannon 6.8

Cannon

1971
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as T.J. Barnett

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Paul Parker

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Tom Menken

1956
Green Acres 7.2

Green Acres

as Harvey Jackson

1965
Green Acres 7.2

Green Acres

as Doc John Stuart

1965
Wanted: Dead or Alive 7.1

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Amos Wilson

1958
The Lone Ranger 6.7

The Lone Ranger

as Lester Grey

1949
The Lone Ranger 6.7

The Lone Ranger

as Oscar Vale

1949
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 7.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Air Force General

1964
Four Star Playhouse 6.8

Four Star Playhouse

as Ed

1952
Four Star Playhouse 6.8

Four Star Playhouse

as Mr. Fielding

1952
Peter Gunn 6.6

Peter Gunn

1958
Hawaiian Eye 5.6

Hawaiian Eye

as Capt. Joe Taggart

1959
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Enoch

1955
Bat Masterson 6.5

Bat Masterson

as Old Billy North

1958
Bat Masterson 6.5

Bat Masterson

as Dick Pierce

1958
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Saul Gantry

1958
Laramie 6.7

Laramie

1959
December Bride 6.2

December Bride

1954
State Trooper 5.7

State Trooper

1956
State Trooper 5.7

State Trooper

as Frank Cliff

1956
State Trooper 5.7

State Trooper

as Ralph Barlow

1956
Alias Smith and Jones 6.9

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
The Texan 6.0

The Texan

1958
Adventures of Superman 6.6

Adventures of Superman

as Mr. Frank

1952
Sugarfoot 5.1

Sugarfoot

as Otto Jardine

1957
Sugarfoot 5.1

Sugarfoot

as Doc Spooner

1957
Sugarfoot 5.1

Sugarfoot

as Judge Bean

1957
Surfside 6 6.3

Surfside 6

1960
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Captain Hoyt

1957
Land of the Giants 6.8

Land of the Giants

as Goalby

1968
Trackdown 6.9

Trackdown

as Adam Turner

1957
Trackdown 6.9

Trackdown

as Judge Tolliver

1957
Bronco 6.0

Bronco

1958
Bronco 6.0

Bronco

as Gen. William T. Sherman

1958
The 20th Century Fox Hour 6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
The Tall Man 6.9

The Tall Man

1960
Alcoa Theatre 7.0

Alcoa Theatre

as Milbanks

1957
Lock-Up 6.4

Lock-Up

1959
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 6.8

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as Thorpe

1958
Nanny and the Professor 6.7

Nanny and the Professor

as the Judge

1970
Public Defender 6.2

Public Defender

as Judge

1954
Hopalong Cassidy 5.3

Hopalong Cassidy

1952
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse 8.5

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as Dr. Bryce

1953
Cavalcade of America 4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952
Cavalcade of America 4.6

Cavalcade of America

as Dr. Green

1952
Treasury Men in Action 6.2

Treasury Men in Action

as Miller

1950
City Detective 7.5

City Detective

1953
Mr. Lucky 6.7

Mr. Lucky

as Hyatt Krausmeyer

1959
Topper 6.1

Topper

as Dr. Lang

1953
The Alaskans 6.7

The Alaskans

1959
The Lone Wolf 8.0

The Lone Wolf

as Sheriff Jerry Lea

1954
Target: The Corruptors! 5.7

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
Letter to Loretta 6.6

Letter to Loretta

as Marc Thatcher

1953
Letter to Loretta 6.6

Letter to Loretta

as Mr. Creavy

1953
The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

as Walter Henderson

1960
My Friend Flicka 6.2

My Friend Flicka

1955
Chevron Theatre 8.0

Chevron Theatre

as Hiram Cooper

1952
Chevron Theatre 8.0

Chevron Theatre

1952
Coronado 9 6.7

Coronado 9

1960
Temple Houston 6.0

Temple Houston

as Judge Gurney

1963
Wendy and Me 8.0

Wendy and Me

1964
Wichita Town 4.9

Wichita Town

1959
Philip Marlowe 7.5

Philip Marlowe

1959
Everglades 8.0

Everglades

1961
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Lt. King

1953
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Mack Duncan

1953
The Westerner 7.0

The Westerner

as Stuart

1960
The Asphalt Jungle 5.0

The Asphalt Jungle

1961
The Pride of the Family 5.0

The Pride of the Family

as Mr. Murdock

1953
The Pride of the Family 5.0

The Pride of the Family

as Murdock

1953
Peyton Place 6.2

Peyton Place

1964
Goodyear Theatre 6.8

Goodyear Theatre

as Milbanks

1957
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Harlow Finch

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Joe Nelson

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Mike Collier

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
Shotgun Slade 6.2

Shotgun Slade

as Mike Colier

1959
Kung Fu 7.7

Kung Fu

as Bissell

1972
Return to Peyton Place 7.0

Return to Peyton Place

as Eli Carson

1972

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