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Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Acting1899Ferndale, California, USA

Biography

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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.

Acting History

1976
The Macahans
as Grandpa
1974
Kung Fu
TVas Bissell• 1 eps
1972
Return to Peyton Place
TVas Eli Carson
1971
Adam-12
TVas Fred Tibbles• 1 eps
Nanny and the Professor
TVas the Judge• 1 eps
1970
Along Came a Spider
as Dr. Andrew Blake
Green Acres
TVas Doc John Stuart• 1 eps
Land of the Giants
TVas Goalby• 1 eps
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
as General Alfred Howe Terry
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Mr. Foley• 1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas Walter Coffee• 1 eps
1964
The Quick Gun
as Dan Evans
Bonanza
TVas Abner / J.R. Ridley / Gigger Thurman• 1 eps
Petticoat Junction
TVas Doc Stuart• 7 eps
Gunsmoke
TVas Enoch• 1 eps
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
TVas Air Force General• 1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas Judge Hiram Larkin• 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Krueger• 1 eps
1963
Temple Houston
TVas Judge Gurney
The Virginian
TVas Tom Dunston• 1 eps
1962
Maverick
TVas Sheriff Luther Hawkins• 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Garner• 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Saul Gantry• 2 eps
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
as Newspaper Editor
Hawaiian Eye
TVas Capt. Joe Taggart• 1 eps
1960
Raymie
as Rex
The Big Night
as Dave Johnson
Sunrise at Campobello
as Dr. Bennett
The Westerner
TVas Stuart• 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Amos Wilson• 1 eps
Sugarfoot
TVas Judge Bean• 1 eps
Bat Masterson
TVas Dick Pierce• 1 eps
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
TVas Walter Henderson
1959
Trackdown
TVas Adam Turner• 1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TVas Captain Hoyt• 1 eps
Lassie
TVas Seth Collins• 1 eps
Mr. Lucky
TVas Hyatt Krausmeyer
Shotgun Slade
TVas Mike Colier
1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as Mayor Benson
Terror in a Texas Town
as Deacon Matt Holmes
Man of the West
as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Tom Menken / T.J. Barnett / Paul Parker• 1 eps
1957
The Phantom Stagecoach
as Joe Patterson
Gun Duel in Durango
as Sheriff Howard
The Iron Sheriff
as Holloway
The Lawless Eighties
as Owen Sutter
Cheyenne
TVas Sheriff Allen• 1 eps
State Trooper
TVas Ralph Barlow• 1 eps
Alcoa Theatre
TVas Milbanks• 1 eps
Goodyear Theatre
TVas Milbanks
1955
Battle Cry
as Mr. Hector Walker
The Eternal Sea
as Admiral L.D.
The Violent Men
as Mahoney (uncredited)
City of Shadows
as District Attorney Hunt
A Lawless Street
as Abe Deland (uncredited)
Moonfleet
as Coachman
At Gunpoint
as Marshal George Henderson
The Battle of Gettysburg
as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Mr. Fielding• 1 eps
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TVas Dr. Bryce• 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
TVas Oscar Vale / Lester Grey• 1 eps
Public Defender
TVas Judge• 1 eps
1954
Young at Heart
as Bartell
The Shanghai Story
as Mr. Haljerson
Drum Beat
as Mr. Dyar
Riding Shotgun
as Townsman (uncredited)
Dragonfly Squadron
as Gen. Conners
Black Tuesday
as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
as Marshal Williams
The Outcast
as Chad Polson
A Star Is Born
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
TVas Mr. Frank• 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
TVas Dr. Green• 1 eps
The Lone Wolf
TVas Sheriff Jerry Lea
1953
The Marksman
as Champ Wiley
House of Wax
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
The Lone Hand
as Mr. Dunn
Trouble Along the Way
as Mike Edwards
So Big
as Ed (uncredited)
Big Leaguer
as Wally Mitchell
Star of Texas
as Marshal Bullock
So This Is Love
as Commencement Speaker
City of Bad Men
as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
Wicked Woman
as Bill Porter (lawyer)
Topper
TVas Dr. Lang
General Electric Theater
TVas Lt. King / Mack Duncan
Letter to Loretta
TVas Mr. Creavy / Marc Thatcher
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Preacher
Oklahoma Annie
as Eldridge Haskell
Rodeo
as Harry Cartwright
Boots Malone
as Private Investigator
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Edward Norton
Room for One More
as Steve (uncredited)
Bend of the River
as Tom Grundy
The Winning Team
as Sam Arrants
Wagons West
as Cyrus Cook
It Grows on Trees
as John Letherby
Chevron Theatre
TVas Hiram Cooper
1951
Warpath
as Marshal
Santa Fe
as Marshal Bat Masterson
The Barefoot Mailman
as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
Elopement
as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Mike Collier / Harlow Finch / Joe Nelson
1950
The Furies
as Dr. Grieve
The Lawless
as Carl Green
Frenchie
as Jim Dobbs
The Good Humor Man
as Insp. Quint
Louisa
as Park Attendant (uncredited)
Under Mexicali Stars
as Counterfeitor Goldie
Tyrant of the Sea
as Officer (uncredited)
1949
Shockproof
as Logan (Uncredited)
Roseanna McCoy
as Ellison Hatfield
Slightly French
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
as John Sharkey
Homicide
as Albert Murray
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Caught
as Dr. Hoffman
Dynamite
as "Hard Rock" Mason
Free For All
as Hap Ross
Follow Me Quietly
as J.C. McGill
1948
The Hunted
as Paul Harrison
Fort Apache
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Carl Bemish
The Bride Goes Wild
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Walls of Jericho
as Tom Ransome
1947
Blaze of Noon
as Cash Jones
Danger Street
as Boward - Police Chief
Killer at Large
as Edward Denton
T-Men
as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
Road to Rio
as Texas Posse Member
Welcome Stranger
as Crane (uncredited)
Cass Timberlane
as Court Clerk
Variety Girl
as R.J. O'Connell
The Perils of Pauline
as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
Shy Guy
as Mr. Norton
1946
Blonde for a Day
as Walter Bronson
Night and Day
as Tina's Father (uncredited)
The Searching Wind
as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
O.S.S.
as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
The Man I Love
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Lady Chaser
as Attorney J. T. Vickers
Canyon Passage
as Preacher (uncredited)
1945
Thrill of a Romance
as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1943
Truck Busters
as George Havelock
Pilot #5
as Mr. Tully
Mission to Moscow
as American Newsman (uncredited)
1942
Grand Central Murder
as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
as Albert Baker
You Can't Escape Forever
as Coroner (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
as Snaith (uncredited)
Broadway
as Reporter (uncredited)
Spy Ship
as Burns
My Gal Sal
as Loud Customer (uncredited)
City of Silent Men
as Fred Bernard
1941
Four Mothers
as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
Bullets for O'Hara
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve
as Prosecuting Attorney
1940
Father Is A Prince
as Ben Haley
Gambling on the High Seas
as The State's District Attorney

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/25/1899
Day of Death
9/12/1978
Place of Birth
Ferndale, California, USA