Frank Ferguson
male

Born on December 25, 1899 (125 years old)
Passed Away on September 12, 1978
From Ferndale, California, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank S. Ferguson (born December 25, 1899, Ferndale, California – died September 12, 1978, Los Angeles) 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. Ferguson died in Los Angeles of cancer on September 12, 1978.
Cast Credits
- 1976
- 1974
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
- 1968
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
Sunrise at Campobello
as
Dr. Bennett
1960
The Big Night
as
Dave Johnson
1960
Raymie
as
Rex
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as
Sam Lindsey
1960
Surfside 6
1960
The Tall Man
1960
Coronado 9
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as
Wilbur Pine
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as
Mr. Foley
1960
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
as
Walter Henderson
1960
The Westerner
as
Stuart
1960
- 1959
- 1958
The Light in the Forest
as
Harry Butler
1958
Terror in a Texas Town
as
Deacon Matt Holmes
1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
as
Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as
Mayor Benson
1958
Man of the West
as
Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Bronco
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as
Amos Wilson
1958
The Rifleman
1958
Bat Masterson
as
Old Billy North
1958
The Texan
1958
Bat Masterson
as
Dick Pierce
1958
- 1957
This Could Be the Night
as
Mr. Shea
1957
Gun Duel In Durango
as
Sheriff Howard
1957
The Lawless Eighties
as
Owen Sutter
1957
The Iron Sheriff
as
Holloway
1957
The Phantom Stagecoach
as
Joe Patterson
1957
Maverick
1957
Trackdown
1957
Perry Mason
as
Sheriff Barnes
1957
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as
Captain Hoyt
1957
Sugarfoot
as
Otto Jardine
1957
- no image
Goodyear Theatre
as
Milbanks
1957
Maverick
as
Sheriff McPeters
1957
Maverick
as
Genessee Jones
1957
Sugarfoot
as
Doc Spooner
1957
Sugarfoot
as
Judge Bean
1957
Perry Mason
as
Prof. Laiken
1957
Perry Mason
as
Sheriff Orville Ramsey
1957
Perry Mason
as
Walter Coffee
1957
Maverick
as
Sheriff Luther Hawkins
1957
Wagon Train
as
Judge Hiram Larkin
1957
Alcoa Theatre
as
Milbanks
1957
Trackdown
as
Adam Turner
1957
- 1956
- 1955
New York Confidential
as
Dr. Ludlow
1955
Moonfleet
as
Coachman
1955
City of Shadows
as
District Attorney Hunt
1955
At Gunpoint
as
Marshal George Henderson
1955
The Eternal Sea
as
Admiral L.D.
1955
The Violent Men
as
Mahoney (uncredited)
1955
The McConnell Story
as
Mechanic
1955
Battle Cry
as
Mr. Hector Walker
1955
A Lawless Street
as
Abe Deland (uncredited)
1955
The Battle of Gettysburg
as
Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Enoch
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
My Friend Flicka
1955
Cheyenne
as
Judge Lloyd Pomeroy
1955
Cheyenne
as
Sheriff Allen
1955
- 1954
Johnny Guitar
as
Marshal Williams
1954
Young at Heart
as
Bartell
1954
Dragonfly Squadron
as
Gen. Conners
1954
The Shanghai Story
as
Mr. Haljerson
1954
Black Tuesday
as
Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
1954
A Star Is Born
as
Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
1954
The Outcast
as
Chad Polson
1954
Drum Beat
as
Mr. Dyar
1954
December Bride
1954
Lassie
1954
Lassie
as
Seth Collins
1954
Public Defender
as
Judge
1954
The Lone Wolf
as
Sheriff Jerry Lea
1954
- 1953
Main Street to Broadway
as
Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
1953
Wicked Woman
as
Bill Porter (lawyer)
1953
The I Don't Care Girl
as
Ned
1953
House of Wax
as
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
1953
So This Is Love
as
Commencement Speaker
1953
City of Bad Men
as
Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
1953
The Blue Gardenia
as
Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
1953
The Lone Hand
as
Mr. Dunn
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
as
Bartender
1953
Texas Bad Man
as
Gil
1953
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
as
Dr. Morton
1953
The Marksman
as
Champ Wiley
1953
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as
John Britton
1953
Trouble Along the Way
as
Mike Edwards
1953
Star of Texas
as
Marshal Bullock
1953
Big Leaguer
as
Wally Mitchell
1953
So Big
as
Ed (uncredited)
1953
General Electric Theater
as
Lt. King
1953
City Detective
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
Marc Thatcher
1953
General Electric Theater
as
Mack Duncan
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
Mr. Creavy
1953
Topper
as
Dr. Lang
1953
- no image
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
as
Dr. Bryce
1953
- 1952
Rancho Notorious
as
Preacher
1952
The Winning Team
as
Sam Arrants
1952
Wagons West
as
Cyrus Cook
1952
Oklahoma Annie
as
Eldridge Haskell
1952
It Grows on Trees
as
John Letherby
1952
Rodeo
as
Harry Cartwright
1952
Bend of the River
as
Tom Grundy
1952
Room for One More
as
Steve (uncredited)
1952
Boots Malone
as
Private Investigator
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as
Edward Norton
1952
Million Dollar Mermaid
as
Prosecutor
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Cavalcade of America
as
Dr. Green
1952
- no image
Four Star Playhouse
as
Ed
1952
- no image
Four Star Playhouse
as
Mr. Fielding
1952
- no image
Chevron Theatre
as
Hiram Cooper
1952
- no image
Chevron Theatre
1952
Adventures of Superman
as
Mr. Frank
1952
- 1951
On Dangerous Ground
as
Willows
1951
Warpath
as
Marshal
1951
Elopement
as
Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
1951
The Barefoot Mailman
as
Doc Bethune (uncredited)
1951
Thunder in God's Country
as
Bates
1951
Santa Fe
as
Marshal Bat Masterson
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Harlow Finch
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Joe Nelson
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Mike Collier
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
- 1950
- 1949
Follow Me Quietly
as
J.C. McGill
1949
Caught
as
Dr. Hoffman
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
as
Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
1949
Roseanna McCoy
as
Ellison Hatfield
1949
Dynamite
as
"Hard Rock" Mason
1949
State Department: File 649
as
Consul Reither
1949
Free For All
as
Hap Ross
1949
Shockproof
as
Logan (Uncredited)
1949
Slightly French
as
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
1949
Dancing in the Dark
as
John Sharkey
1949
Homicide
as
Albert Murray
1949
The Lone Ranger
as
Lester Grey
1949
The Lone Ranger
as
Oscar Vale
1949
- 1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as
Mr. McDougal
1948
Walk a Crooked Mile
as
Carl Bemish
1948
The Vicious Circle
as
Stark
1948
The Hunted
as
Paul Harrison
1948
Fort Apache
as
Newspaperman (uncredited)
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
as
Colpeck
1948
The Walls of Jericho
as
Tom Ransome
1948
The Miracle of the Bells
as
Dolan
1948
Rachel and the Stranger
as
Mr. Green
1948
The Bride Goes Wild
as
Reporter (uncredited)
1948
The Inside Story
as
Eph
1948
- 1947
They Won't Believe Me
as
Mr. Cahill
1947
T-Men
as
Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
1947
Cass Timberlane
as
Court Clerk
1947
Road to Rio
as
Texas Posse Member
1947
Variety Girl
as
R.J. O'Connell
1947
Blaze of Noon
as
Cash Jones
1947
Welcome Stranger
as
Crane (uncredited)
1947
Shy Guy
as
Mr. Norton
1947
Killer at Large
as
Edward Denton
1947
The Perils of Pauline
as
Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
1947
Danger Street
as
Boward - Police Chief
1947
- 1946
Canyon Passage
as
Preacher (uncredited)
1946
O.S.S.
as
Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
1946
The Searching Wind
as
Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
1946
Blonde for a Day
as
Walter Bronson
1946
The Man I Love
as
Army Doctor (uncredited)
1946
Lady Chaser
as
Attorney J. T. Vickers
1946
Night and Day
as
Tina's Father (uncredited)
1946
- 1945
- 1943
- 1942
- no image
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as
Judge
1942
This Gun for Hire
as
Albert Baker
1942
My Gal Sal
as
Loud Customer (uncredited)
1942
Broadway
as
Reporter
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
as
Snaith (uncredited)
1942
Spy Ship
as
Burns
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as
Alden Brown
1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as
Reporter
1942
- no image
City of Silent Men
as
Fred Bernard
1942
Grand Central Murder
as
Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
1942
You Can't Escape Forever
as
Coroner (uncredited)
1942
Broadway
as
Reporter (uncredited)
1942
- 1941
Bullets for O'Hara
as
Prosecutor (uncredited)
1941
At the Stroke of Twelve
as
Prosecuting Attorney
1941
Four Mothers
as
Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as
Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
1941
You'll Never Get Rich
as
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1941
The Body Disappears
as
Professor McAuley (uncredited)
1941
- 1940