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Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

ActingBorn December 25, 1899Died September 12, 1978 (age 78)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.

Filmography

1976
The Macahans

as Grandpa

Movie
1972
Kung Fu

as Bissell

TV
1972TV
1971TV
1970
Along Came a Spider

as Dr. Andrew Blake

Movie
1970TV
1968TV
1968
Adam-12

as Fred Tibbles

TV
1965
Green Acres

as Harvey Jackson

TV
1965
Green Acres

as Doc John Stuart

TV
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre

as General Alfred Howe Terry

Movie
1964Movie
1964TV
1964
The Quick Gun

as Dan Evans

Movie
1963
Petticoat Junction

as Doc Stuart

TV
1963
Temple Houston

as Judge Gurney

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Tom Dunston

TV
1961
Pocketful of Miracles

as Newspaper Editor

Movie
1960TV
1960TV
1960TV
1960TV
1960
The Westerner

as Stuart

TV
1960
Sunrise at Campobello

as Dr. Bennett

Movie
1960
Raymie

as Rex

Movie
1960
The Big Night

as Dave Johnson

Movie
1959
Shotgun Slade

as Mike Colier

TV
1959
Mr. Lucky

as Hyatt Krausmeyer

TV
1959
Hawaiian Eye

as Capt. Joe Taggart

TV
1959TV
1959TV
1959TV
1959
Bonanza

as J.R. Ridley

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Abner

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Gigger Thurman

TV
1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home

as Mayor Benson

Movie
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Saul Gantry

TV
1958
Bat Masterson

as Old Billy North

TV
1958
Bat Masterson

as Dick Pierce

TV
1958
Man of the West

as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)

Movie
1958TV
1958TV
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Amos Wilson

TV
1958
Terror in a Texas Town

as Deacon Matt Holmes

Movie
1958Movie
1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter

as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock

Movie
1957
Trackdown

as Adam Turner

TV
1957
Trackdown

as Judge Tolliver

TV
1957
Goodyear Theatre

as Milbanks

TV
1957
Alcoa Theatre

as Milbanks

TV
1957TV
1957
Maverick

as Sheriff McPeters

TV
1957
Maverick

as Genessee Jones

TV
1957
Maverick

as Sheriff Luther Hawkins

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Sheriff Barnes

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Prof. Laiken

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Sheriff Orville Ramsey

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Walter Coffee

TV
1957
Wagon Train

as Judge Hiram Larkin

TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as Otto Jardine

TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as Doc Spooner

TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as Judge Bean

TV
1957TV
1957
The Lawless Eighties

as Owen Sutter

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Gun Duel in Durango

as Sheriff Howard

Movie
1957
The Iron Sheriff

as Holloway

Movie
1957
The Phantom Stagecoach

as Joe Patterson

Movie
1956TV
1956
State Trooper

as Frank Cliff

TV
1956
State Trooper

as Ralph Barlow

TV
1955
At Gunpoint

as Marshal George Henderson

Movie
1955
The Battle of Gettysburg

as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1955
A Lawless Street

as Abe Deland (uncredited)

Movie
1955Movie
1955
Cheyenne

as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy

TV
1955
Cheyenne

as Sheriff Allen

TV
1955
Cheyenne

as Eli Zachary

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Enoch

TV
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Sheriff Slim Lydell

TV
1955
Moonfleet

as Coachman

Movie
1955
City of Shadows

as District Attorney Hunt

Movie
1955
The Eternal Sea

as Admiral L.D.

Movie
1955Movie
1955
Battle Cry

as Mr. Hector Walker

Movie
1955
The Violent Men

as Mahoney (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Black Tuesday

as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Young at Heart

as Bartell

Movie
1954
Drum Beat

as Mr. Dyar

Movie
1954
A Star Is Born

as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)

Movie
1954TV
1954
Lassie

as Seth Collins

TV
1954
The Shanghai Story

as Mr. Haljerson

Movie
1954
The Outcast

as Chad Polson

Movie
1954
Johnny Guitar

as Marshal Williams

Movie
1954
The Lone Wolf

as Sheriff Jerry Lea

TV
1954
Riding Shotgun

as Townsman (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Dragonfly Squadron

as Gen. Conners

Movie
1954TV
1953Movie
1953
Wicked Woman

as Bill Porter (lawyer)

Movie
1953
So Big

as Ed (uncredited)

Movie
1953
Main Street to Broadway

as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence

Movie
1953
Topper

as Dr. Lang

TV
1953TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Marc Thatcher

TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Mr. Creavy

TV
1953
City of Bad Men

as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)

Movie
1953
Big Leaguer

as Wally Mitchell

Movie
1953
So This Is Love

as Commencement Speaker

Movie
1953Movie
1953Movie
1953
The Lone Hand

as Mr. Dunn

Movie
1953
House of Wax

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Movie
1953
The Marksman

as Champ Wiley

Movie
1953
Trouble Along the Way

as Mike Edwards

Movie
1953
The Blue Gardenia

as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1953Movie
1953TV
1953TV
1953Movie
1953
Star of Texas

as Marshal Bullock

Movie
1952Movie
1952TV
1952
Four Star Playhouse

as Mr. Fielding

TV
1952TV
1952
It Grows on Trees

as John Letherby

Movie
1952
Wagons West

as Cyrus Cook

Movie
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

as Edward Norton

Movie
1952
The Winning Team

as Sam Arrants

Movie
1952
Rancho Notorious

as Preacher

Movie
1952
Oklahoma Annie

as Eldridge Haskell

Movie
1952
Rodeo

as Harry Cartwright

Movie
1952
Bend of the River

as Tom Grundy

Movie
1952
Boots Malone

as Private Investigator

Movie
1952
Room for One More

as Steve (uncredited)

Movie
1952
Chevron Theatre

as Hiram Cooper

TV
1951Movie
1951
The Barefoot Mailman

as Doc Bethune (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Elopement

as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Warpath

as Marshal

Movie
1951TV
1951TV
1951TV
1951Movie
1951
Santa Fe

as Marshal Bat Masterson

Movie
1950
Frenchie

as Jim Dobbs

Movie
1950
Under Mexicali Stars

as Counterfeitor Goldie

Movie
1950TV
1950
The Furies

as Dr. Grieve

Movie
1950
The Lawless

as Carl Green

Movie
1950
Louisa

as Park Attendant (uncredited)

Movie
1950
The Good Humor Man

as Insp. Quint

Movie
1950
Tyrant of the Sea

as Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Dancing in the Dark

as John Sharkey

Movie
1949
Free For All

as Hap Ross

Movie
1949
Roseanna McCoy

as Ellison Hatfield

Movie
1949
The Lone Ranger

as Lester Grey

TV
1949
The Lone Ranger

as Oscar Vale

TV
1949
Follow Me Quietly

as J.C. McGill

Movie
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway

as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Homicide

as Albert Murray

Movie
1949
Caught

as Dr. Hoffman

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Slightly French

as Marty Freeman (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Shockproof

as Logan (Uncredited)

Movie
1949
Dynamite

as "Hard Rock" Mason

Movie
1948
The Walls of Jericho

as Tom Ransome

Movie
1948Movie
1948
Walk a Crooked Mile

as Carl Bemish

Movie
1948Movie
1948
Fort Apache

as Newspaperman (uncredited)

Movie
1948Movie
1948
The Hunted

as Paul Harrison

Movie
1948Movie
1948Movie
1948
The Bride Goes Wild

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Road to Rio

as Texas Posse Member (uncredited)

Movie
1947
T-Men

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

Movie
1947
Cass Timberlane

as Court Clerk

Movie
1947
Variety Girl

as R.J. O'Connell

Movie
1947
Shy Guy

as Mr. Norton

Movie
1947Movie
1947
The Perils of Pauline

as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Danger Street

as Boward - Police Chief

Movie
1947
Welcome Stranger

as Crane (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Killer at Large

as Edward Denton

Movie
1947
Blaze of Noon

as Cash Jones

Movie
1946
The Man I Love

as Army Doctor (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Lady Chaser

as Attorney J. T. Vickers

Movie
1946
The Searching Wind

as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Canyon Passage

as Preacher (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Night and Day

as Tina's Father (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Blonde for a Day

as Walter Bronson

Movie
1946
O.S.S.

as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)

Movie
1945Movie
1945
Thrill of a Romance

as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Pilot #5

as Mr. Tully

Movie
1943
Mission to Moscow

as American Newsman (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Truck Busters

as George Havelock

Movie
1942
City of Silent Men

as Fred Bernard

Movie
1942
You Can't Escape Forever

as Coroner (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1942
Spy Ship

as Burns

Movie
1942
Broadway

as Reporter

Movie
1942
Broadway

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Grand Central Murder

as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)

Movie
1942
My Gal Sal

as Loud Customer (uncredited)

Movie
1942
This Gun for Hire

as Albert Baker

Movie
1942
Reap the Wild Wind

as Snaith (uncredited)

Movie
1941
The Body Disappears

as Professor McAuley (uncredited)

Movie
1941
They Died with Their Boots On

as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)

Movie
1941
At the Stroke of Twelve

as Prosecuting Attorney

Movie
1941
You'll Never Get Rich

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Bullets for O'Hara

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Four Mothers

as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Father Is A Prince

as Ben Haley

Movie
1940
Gambling on the High Seas

as The State's District Attorney

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 25, 1899
Day of DeathSeptember 12, 1978
Place of BirthFerndale, California, USA
Popularity0.9