Frank Ferguson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1899, Ferndale, California, USA
- Died
- September 12, 1978
- Movies
- 143
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1976 | The Macahans | Grandpa |
| 1970 | Along Came a Spider | Dr. Andrew Blake |
| 1965 | The Great Sioux Massacre | General Alfred Howe Terry |
| 1964 | Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Newspaper Editor |
| 1964 | The Quick Gun | Dan Evans |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Newspaper Editor |
| 1960 | Sunrise at Campobello | Dr. Bennett |
| 1960 | Raymie | Rex |
| 1960 | The Big Night | Dave Johnson |
| 1958 | Andy Hardy Comes Home | Mayor Benson |
| 1958 | Man of the West | Crosscut Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Terror in a Texas Town | Deacon Matt Holmes |
| 1958 | The Light in the Forest | Harry Butler |
| 1958 | Cole Younger, Gunfighter | Sheriff Ralph Wittrock |
| 1957 | The Lawless Eighties | Owen Sutter |
| 1957 | This Could Be the Night | Mr. Shea |
| 1957 | Gun Duel in Durango | Sheriff Howard |
| 1957 | The Iron Sheriff | Holloway |
| 1957 | The Phantom Stagecoach | Joe Patterson |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint | Marshal George Henderson |
| 1955 | The Battle of Gettysburg | Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1955 | A Lawless Street | Abe Deland (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story | Mechanic |
| 1955 | Moonfleet | Coachman |
| 1955 | City of Shadows | District Attorney Hunt |
| 1955 | The Eternal Sea | Admiral L.D. |
| 1955 | New York Confidential | Dr. Ludlow |
| 1955 | Battle Cry | Mr. Hector Walker |
| 1955 | The Violent Men | Mahoney (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Black Tuesday | Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Young at Heart | Bartell |
| 1954 | Drum Beat | Mr. Dyar |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born | Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Shanghai Story | Mr. Haljerson |
| 1954 | The Outcast | Chad Polson |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar | Marshal Williams |
| 1954 | Riding Shotgun | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Dragonfly Squadron | Gen. Conners |
| 1953 | Texas Bad Man | Gil |
| 1953 | Wicked Woman | Bill Porter (lawyer) |
| 1953 | So Big | Ed (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence |
| 1953 | City of Bad Men | Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Big Leaguer | Wally Mitchell |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Commencement Speaker |
| 1953 | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | John Britton |
| 1953 | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | Dr. Morton |
| 1953 | The Lone Hand | Mr. Dunn |
| 1953 | House of Wax | Medical Examiner (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Marksman | Champ Wiley |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Mike Edwards |
| 1953 | The Blue Gardenia | Drunk Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Woman They Almost Lynched | Bartender, Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The I Don't Care Girl | Ned |
| 1953 | Star of Texas | Marshal Bullock |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid | Prosecutor |
| 1952 | It Grows on Trees | John Letherby |
| 1952 | Wagons West | Cyrus Cook |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Edward Norton |
| 1952 | The Winning Team | Sam Arrants |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious | Preacher |
| 1952 | Oklahoma Annie | Eldridge Haskell |
| 1952 | Rodeo | Harry Cartwright |
| 1952 | Bend of the River | Tom Grundy |
| 1952 | Boots Malone | Private Investigator |
| 1952 | Room for One More | Steve (uncredited) |
| 1951 | On Dangerous Ground | Willows |
| 1951 | The Barefoot Mailman | Doc Bethune (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Elopement | Pinkie's Father (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Warpath | Marshal |
| 1951 | Thunder in God's Country | Bates |
| 1951 | Santa Fe | Marshal Bat Masterson |
| 1950 | Frenchie | Jim Dobbs |
| 1950 | Under Mexicali Stars | Counterfeitor Goldie |
| 1950 | The Furies | Dr. Grieve |
| 1950 | The Lawless | Carl Green |
| 1950 | Louisa | Park Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man | Insp. Quint |
| 1950 | Tyrant of the Sea | Officer (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Dancing in the Dark | John Sharkey |
| 1949 | Free For All | Hap Ross |
| 1949 | Roseanna McCoy | Ellison Hatfield |
| 1949 | Follow Me Quietly | J.C. McGill |
| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway | Mr. Perkins (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Homicide | Albert Murray |
| 1949 | Caught | Dr. Hoffman |
| 1949 | State Department: File 649 | Consul Reither |
| 1949 | Slightly French | Marty Freeman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Shockproof | Logan (Uncredited) |
| 1949 | Dynamite | "Hard Rock" Mason |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho | Tom Ransome |
| 1948 | Rachel and the Stranger | Mr. Green |
| 1948 | Walk a Crooked Mile | Carl Bemish |
| 1948 | The Vicious Circle | Stark |
| 1948 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | Mr. McDougal |
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Newspaperman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Fighting Father Dunne | Colpeck |
| 1948 | The Hunted | Paul Harrison |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Dolan |
| 1948 | The Inside Story | Eph |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Texas Posse Member (uncredited) |
| 1947 | T-Men | Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Cass Timberlane | Court Clerk |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | R.J. O'Connell |
| 1947 | Shy Guy | Mr. Norton |
| 1947 | They Won't Believe Me | Mr. Cahill |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Danger Street | Boward - Police Chief |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger | Crane (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Killer at Large | Edward Denton |
| 1947 | Blaze of Noon | Cash Jones |
| 1946 | The Man I Love | Army Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Lady Chaser | Attorney J. T. Vickers |
| 1946 | The Searching Wind | Embassy Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Preacher (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Night and Day | Tina's Father (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Blonde for a Day | Walter Bronson |
| 1946 | O.S.S. | Electronics Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Secrets of a Sorority Girl | Justin Farley |
| 1945 | Thrill of a Romance | 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Pilot #5 | Mr. Tully |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | American Newsman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Truck Busters | George Havelock |
| 1942 | City of Silent Men | Fred Bernard |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | Coroner (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Reporter |
| 1942 | The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady | Judge |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Alden Brown |
| 1942 | Spy Ship | Burns |
| 1942 | Broadway | Reporter, Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Grand Central Murder | Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited) |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal | Loud Customer (uncredited) |
| 1942 | This Gun for Hire | Albert Baker |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | Snaith (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Body Disappears | Professor McAuley (uncredited) |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Grant's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1941 | At the Stroke of Twelve | Prosecuting Attorney |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get Rich | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Bullets for O'Hara | Prosecutor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Four Mothers | Music Foundation Director (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Father Is A Prince | Ben Haley |
| 1940 | Gambling on the High Seas | The State's District Attorney |
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