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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

250

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-12-25

Day of Death

1978-09-12 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Ferndale, California, USA

Also Known As

Franklyn Ferguson

Karen Noel

Frank S. Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

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.

Known For

Acting

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Pocketful of Miracles

as

Newspaper Editor

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

as

Newspaper Editor

On Dangerous Ground

1951

On Dangerous Ground

as

Willows

Follow Me Quietly

1949

Follow Me Quietly

as

J.C. McGill

Walk a Crooked Mile

1948

Walk a Crooked Mile

as

Carl Bemish

Johnny Guitar

1954

Johnny Guitar

as

Marshal Williams

Main Street to Broadway

1953

Main Street to Broadway

as

Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence

They Won't Believe Me

1947

They Won't Believe Me

as

Mr. Cahill

The Light in the Forest

1958

The Light in the Forest

as

Harry Butler

Wicked Woman

1953

Wicked Woman

as

Bill Porter (lawyer)

The Furies

1950

The Furies

as

Dr. Grieve

Rancho Notorious

1952

Rancho Notorious

as

Preacher

New York Confidential

1955

New York Confidential

as

Dr. Ludlow

Moonfleet

1955

Moonfleet

as

Coachman

Young at Heart

1954

Young at Heart

as

Bartell

Caught

1949

Caught

as

Dr. Hoffman

City of Shadows

1955

City of Shadows

as

District Attorney Hunt

This Gun for Hire

1942

This Gun for Hire

as

Albert Baker

The Hunted

1948

The Hunted

as

Paul Harrison

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949

The Barkleys of Broadway

as

Mr. Perkins (uncredited)

My Gal Sal

1942

My Gal Sal

as

Loud Customer (uncredited)

Canyon Passage

1946

Canyon Passage

as

Preacher (uncredited)

Cass Timberlane

1947

Cass Timberlane

as

Court Clerk

T-Men

1947

T-Men

as

Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)

Terror in a Texas Town

1958

Terror in a Texas Town

as

Deacon Matt Holmes

Road to Rio

1947

Road to Rio

as

Texas Posse Member

Sunrise at Campobello

1960

Sunrise at Campobello

as

Dr. Bennett

O.S.S.

1946

O.S.S.

as

Electronics Engineer (uncredited)

Bullets for O'Hara

1941

Bullets for O'Hara

as

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Dragonfly Squadron

1954

Dragonfly Squadron

as

Gen. Conners

The Good Humor Man

1950

The Good Humor Man

as

Insp. Quint

Broadway

1942

Broadway

as

Reporter

The Big Night

1960

The Big Night

as

Dave Johnson

At Gunpoint

1955

At Gunpoint

as

Marshal George Henderson

The Winning Team

1952

The Winning Team

as

Sam Arrants

Cole Younger, Gunfighter

1958

Cole Younger, Gunfighter

as

Sheriff Ralph Wittrock

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

Reap the Wild Wind

as

Snaith (uncredited)

Variety Girl

1947

Variety Girl

as

R.J. O'Connell

The Great Sioux Massacre

1965

The Great Sioux Massacre

as

General Alfred Howe Terry

Warpath

1951

Warpath

as

Marshal

Pilot #5

1943

Pilot #5

as

Mr. Tully

Gun Duel In Durango

1957

Gun Duel In Durango

as

Sheriff Howard

The Lawless Eighties

1957

The Lawless Eighties

as

Owen Sutter

House of Wax

1953

House of Wax

as

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Roseanna McCoy

1949

Roseanna McCoy

as

Ellison Hatfield

Frenchie

1950

Frenchie

as

Jim Dobbs

The Shanghai Story

1954

The Shanghai Story

as

Mr. Haljerson

Wagons West

1952

Wagons West

as

Cyrus Cook

Blaze of Noon

1947

Blaze of Noon

as

Cash Jones

The Iron Sheriff

1957

The Iron Sheriff

as

Holloway

So This Is Love

1953

So This Is Love

as

Commencement Speaker

The Searching Wind

1946

The Searching Wind

as

Embassy Attendant (uncredited)

Oklahoma Annie

1952

Oklahoma Annie

as

Eldridge Haskell

Elopement

1951

Elopement

as

Pinkie's Father (uncredited)

City of Bad Men

1953

City of Bad Men

as

Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)

Welcome Stranger

1947

Welcome Stranger

as

Crane (uncredited)

It Grows on Trees

1952

It Grows on Trees

as

John Letherby

The Blue Gardenia

1953

The Blue Gardenia

as

Drunk Reporter (uncredited)

Fort Apache

1948

Fort Apache

as

Newspaperman (uncredited)

Black Tuesday

1954

Black Tuesday

as

Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)

Blonde for a Day

1946

Blonde for a Day

as

Walter Bronson

The Eternal Sea

1955

The Eternal Sea

as

Admiral L.D.

The Violent Men

1955

The Violent Men

as

Mahoney (uncredited)

Dynamite

1949

Dynamite

as

"Hard Rock" Mason

Rodeo

1952

Rodeo

as

Harry Cartwright

The Lone Hand

1953

The Lone Hand

as

Mr. Dunn

State Department: File 649

1949

State Department: File 649

as

Consul Reither

Louisa

1950

Louisa

as

Park Attendant (uncredited)

The McConnell Story

1955

The McConnell Story

as

Mechanic

A Star Is Born

1954

A Star Is Born

as

Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)

The Lawless

1950

The Lawless

as

Carl Green

Bend of the River

1952

Bend of the River

as

Tom Grundy

Shy Guy

1947

Shy Guy

as

Mr. Norton

Texas Bad Man

1953

Texas Bad Man

as

Gil

Free For All

1949

Free For All

as

Hap Ross

Raymie

1960

Raymie

as

Rex

The Walls of Jericho

1948

The Walls of Jericho

as

Tom Ransome

Killer at Large

1947

Killer at Large

as

Edward Denton

The Phantom Stagecoach

1957

The Phantom Stagecoach

as

Joe Patterson

The Barefoot Mailman

1951

The Barefoot Mailman

as

Doc Bethune (uncredited)

The Outcast

1954

The Outcast

as

Chad Polson

The Quick Gun

1964

The Quick Gun

as

Dan Evans

Spy Ship

1942

Spy Ship

as

Burns

Battle Cry

1955

Battle Cry

as

Mr. Hector Walker

The Marksman

1953

The Marksman

as

Champ Wiley

Room for One More

1952

Room for One More

as

Steve (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Comes Home

1958

Andy Hardy Comes Home

as

Mayor Benson

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

The Bride Goes Wild

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Father Is A Prince

1940

Father Is A Prince

as

Ben Haley

At the Stroke of Twelve

1941

At the Stroke of Twelve

as

Prosecuting Attorney

Under Mexicali Stars

1950

Under Mexicali Stars

as

Counterfeitor Goldie

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Trouble Along the Way

as

Mike Edwards

Secrets of a Sorority Girl

1945

Secrets of a Sorority Girl

as

Justin Farley

Four Mothers

1941

Four Mothers

as

Music Foundation Director (uncredited)

Santa Fe

1951

Santa Fe

as

Marshal Bat Masterson

Star of Texas

1953

Star of Texas

as

Marshal Bullock

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as

Grant's Secretary (uncredited)

Boots Malone

1952

Boots Malone

as

Private Investigator

Shockproof

1949

Shockproof

as

Logan (Uncredited)

Big Leaguer

1953

Big Leaguer

as

Wally Mitchell

Gambling on the High Seas

1940

Gambling on the High Seas

as

The State's District Attorney

Slightly French

1949

Slightly French

as

Marty Freeman (uncredited)

The Man I Love

1946

The Man I Love

as

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

as

Edward Norton

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952

Million Dollar Mermaid

as

Prosecutor

The Perils of Pauline

1947

The Perils of Pauline

as

Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)

Drum Beat

1954

Drum Beat

as

Mr. Dyar

City of Silent Men

1942

City of Silent Men

as

Fred Bernard

Mission to Moscow

1943

Mission to Moscow

as

American Newsman (uncredited)

Lady Chaser

1946

Lady Chaser

as

Attorney J. T. Vickers

Truck Busters

1943

Truck Busters

as

George Havelock

Grand Central Murder

1942

Grand Central Murder

as

Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)

Along Came a Spider

1970

Along Came a Spider

as

Dr. Andrew Blake

Dancing in the Dark

1949

Dancing in the Dark

as

John Sharkey

Homicide

1949

Homicide

as

Albert Murray

Danger Street

1947

Danger Street

as

Boward - Police Chief

A Lawless Street

1955

A Lawless Street

as

Abe Deland (uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever

1942

You Can't Escape Forever

as

Coroner (uncredited)

So Big

1953

So Big

as

Ed (uncredited)

You'll Never Get Rich

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Man of the West

1958

Man of the West

as

Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)

Tyrant of the Sea

1950

Tyrant of the Sea

as

Officer (uncredited)

The Body Disappears

1941

The Body Disappears

as

Professor McAuley (uncredited)

The Battle of Gettysburg

1955

The Battle of Gettysburg

as

Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)

The Macahans

1976

The Macahans

as

Grandpa

Thrill of a Romance

1945

Thrill of a Romance

as

1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Night and Day

1946

Night and Day

as

Tina's Father (uncredited)

Broadway

1942

Broadway

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Doc Stuart

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Enoch

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Sheriff Barnes

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Tom Dunston

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Otto Jardine

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Old Billy North

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Marc Thatcher

Maverick

Maverick

as

Sheriff McPeters

Maverick

Maverick

as

Genessee Jones

Temple Houston

Temple Houston

as

Judge Gurney

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Doc Spooner

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Judge Bean

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Fred Tibbles

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Mr. Creavy

Shotgun Slade

Shotgun Slade

as

Mike Colier

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Mr. Fielding

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

J.R. Ridley

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Prof. Laiken

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Sheriff Orville Ramsey

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Dick Pierce

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Walter Coffee

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

as

Hiram Cooper

Maverick

Maverick

as

Sheriff Luther Hawkins

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Judge Hiram Larkin

State Trooper

State Trooper

as

Frank Cliff

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

as

Milbanks

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Capt. Joe Taggart

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Judge Lloyd Pomeroy

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Abner

Lassie

Lassie

as

Seth Collins

Topper

Topper

as

Dr. Lang

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as

Lester Grey

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

as

Hyatt Krausmeyer

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Bissell

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

as

Sheriff Jerry Lea

Green Acres

Green Acres

as

Harvey Jackson

Green Acres

Green Acres

as

Doc John Stuart

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as

Oscar Vale

State Trooper

State Trooper

as

Ralph Barlow

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Sheriff Allen

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Gigger Thurman

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

Adam Turner

Production

Crew

Directing