Frank Ferguson
Known for Acting · 220 credits
- Born
- 1899-12-25
- Died
- 1978-09-12
- Place of birth
- Ferndale, California, USA
- Also known as
- Franklyn Ferguson · Karen Noel · Frank S. Ferguson
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.
Known For
Perry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Barnes / Prof. Laiken / Sheriff Orville Ramsey / Walter Coffee
Bonanza
1959
as J.R. Ridley / Abner / Gigger Thurman
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Sam Lindsey / Wilbur Pine / Mr. Foley
Lassie
1954
as Seth Collins
Wagon Train
1957
as Judge Hiram Larkin
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Calder
TV Shows (77)
Perry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Barnes / Prof. Laiken / Sheriff Orville Ramsey / Walter Coffee
Bonanza
1959
as J.R. Ridley / Abner / Gigger Thurman
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Sam Lindsey / Wilbur Pine / Mr. Foley
Lassie
1954
as Seth Collins
Wagon Train
1957
as Judge Hiram Larkin
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Calder
Adam-12
1968
as Fred Tibbles
Maverick
1957
as Sheriff McPeters / Genessee Jones / Sheriff Luther Hawkins
The Rifleman
1958
The Waltons
1972
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Garner
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Krueger
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Kincaid
The Virginian
1962
as Tom Dunston
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Sheriff Slim Lydell
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Doc Stuart
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as T.J. Barnett / Paul Parker / Tom Menken
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Ed / Mr. Fielding
Cheyenne
1955
as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy / Sheriff Allen
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Green Acres
1965
as Harvey Jackson / Doc John Stuart
Cannon
1971
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Amos Wilson
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Lester Grey / Oscar Vale
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Capt. Joe Taggart
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Saul Gantry
Peter Gunn
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as Enoch
Bat Masterson
1958
as Old Billy North / Dick Pierce
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Air Force General
Land of the Giants
1968
as Goalby
Surfside 6
1960
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Sugarfoot
1957
as Otto Jardine / Doc Spooner / Judge Bean
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Captain Hoyt
The Texan
1958
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Milbanks
Laramie
1959
Trackdown
1957
as Adam Turner / Judge Tolliver
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Mr. Frank
Public Defender
1954
as Judge
December Bride
1954
Bronco
1958
State Trooper
1956
as Frank Cliff / Ralph Barlow
The Tall Man
1960
Lock-Up
1959
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Dr. Green
Mr. Lucky
1959
as Hyatt Krausmeyer
Nanny and the Professor
1970
as the Judge
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Alaskans
1959
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Dr. Bryce
The Westerner
1960
as Stuart
Coronado 9
1960
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
City Detective
1953
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Marc Thatcher / Mr. Creavy
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Sheriff Jerry Lea
Chevron Theatre
1952
as Hiram Cooper
Movies (143)
Fort Apache
1948
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Marshal Williams
They Won't Believe Me
1947
as Mr. Cahill
Battle Cry
1955
as Mr. Hector Walker
House of Wax
1953
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Preacher (uncredited)
The Furies
1950
as Dr. Grieve
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
as Mr. McDougal
The Outcast
1954
as Chad Polson
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Newspaper Editor
T-Men
1947
as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
Night and Day
1946
as Tina's Father (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Burns
Bend of the River
1952
as Tom Grundy
A Star Is Born
1954
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Newspaper Editor
Caught
1949
as Dr. Hoffman
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Dr. Morton
Moonfleet
1955
as Coachman
Man of the West
1958
as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Preacher
The Marksman
1953
as Champ Wiley
Shockproof
1949
as Logan (Uncredited)
The Lawless
1950
as Carl Green
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Snaith (uncredited)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Edward Norton
Big Leaguer
1953
as Wally Mitchell
Rodeo
1952
as Harry Cartwright
The Macahans
1976
as Grandpa
Warpath
1951
as Marshal
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
Room for One More
1952
as Steve (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Albert Baker
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as J.C. McGill
The Blue Gardenia
1953
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
At Gunpoint
1955
as Marshal George Henderson
Drum Beat
1954
as Mr. Dyar
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Insp. Quint
The Violent Men
1955
as Mahoney (uncredited)
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground
1951
as Willows
Frenchie
1950
as Jim Dobbs
A Lawless Street
1955
as Abe Deland (uncredited)
Variety Girl
1947
as R.J. O'Connell
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Dolan
The Winning Team
1952
as Sam Arrants
Road to Rio
1947
as Texas Posse Member (uncredited)
The Light in the Forest
1958
as Harry Butler
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Crane (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
1954
as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as American Newsman (uncredited)
The Quick Gun
1964
as Dan Evans
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Sheriff Howard
The McConnell Story
1955
as Mechanic
Rachel and the Stranger
1948
as Mr. Green
The Lone Hand
1953
as Mr. Dunn
Wicked Woman
1953
as Bill Porter (lawyer)
Lady Chaser
1946
as Attorney J. T. Vickers
O.S.S.
1946
as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952
as Prosecutor
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Mike Edwards
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
So Big
1953
as Ed (uncredited)
City of Bad Men
1953
as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Ben Haley
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as General Alfred Howe Terry
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
as Dr. Bennett
Homicide
1949
as Albert Murray
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
Boots Malone
1952
as Private Investigator
The Man I Love
1946
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
This Could Be the Night
1957
as Mr. Shea
Young at Heart
1954
as Bartell
Pilot #5
1943
as Mr. Tully
The Body Disappears
1941
as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
Louisa
1950
as Park Attendant (uncredited)
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Tom Ransome
Dragonfly Squadron
1954
as Gen. Conners
Wagons West
1952
as Cyrus Cook
New York Confidential
1955
as Dr. Ludlow
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Alden Brown
Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958
as Mayor Benson
Four Mothers
1941
as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
The Hunted
1948
as Paul Harrison
My Gal Sal
1942
as Loud Customer (uncredited)
State Department: File 649
1949
as Consul Reither
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
as Reporter (uncredited)
Broadway
1942
as Reporter / Reporter (uncredited)
Elopement
1951
as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Court Clerk
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
as Deacon Matt Holmes
The Shanghai Story
1954
as Mr. Haljerson
So This Is Love
1953
as Commencement Speaker
The Battle of Gettysburg
1955
as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Reporter
Bullets for O'Hara
1941
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
as Carl Bemish
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Big Night
1960
as Dave Johnson
Roseanna McCoy
1949
as Ellison Hatfield
Truck Busters
1943
as George Havelock
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Bartender
The Eternal Sea
1955
as Admiral L.D.
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as John Britton
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
Under Mexicali Stars
1950
as Counterfeitor Goldie
Blaze of Noon
1947
as Cash Jones
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Coroner (uncredited)
Danger Street
1947
as Boward - Police Chief
Blonde for a Day
1946
as Walter Bronson
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Eldridge Haskell
It Grows on Trees
1952
as John Letherby
Santa Fe
1951
as Marshal Bat Masterson
Star of Texas
1953
as Marshal Bullock
Raymie
1960
as Rex
The Barefoot Mailman
1951
as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
The Vicious Circle
1948
as Stark
Thunder in God's Country
1951
as Bates
About Frank Ferguson
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… With 220 credits spanning from 1940 to 1976, Frank Ferguson has appeared in 143 films and 77 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Ferguson Movies
- Fort Apache (1948) — as Newspaperman (uncredited)
- Johnny Guitar (1954) — as Marshal Williams
- They Won't Believe Me (1947) — as Mr. Cahill
- Battle Cry (1955) — as Mr. Hector Walker
- House of Wax (1953) — as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
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