Frank Ferguson
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.
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- Born:
- Dec 25, 1899 In Ferndale, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 202
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Gambling on the High Seas 1940-06-22
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Macahans 1976-01-19
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Macahans | Grandpa | 1976-01-19 |
| Series | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
| Series | Return to Peyton Place | Eli Carson | 1972-04-03 |
| Series | Kung Fu | Unknown | 1972-10-14 |
| Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
| Series | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown | 1971-01-05 |
| Series | Cannon | Unknown | 1971-09-14 |
| Series | Nanny and the Professor | Unknown | 1970-01-21 |
| Movie | Along Came a Spider | Dr. Andrew Blake | 1970-02-03 |
| Movie | The Great Sioux Massacre | General Alfred Howe Terry | 1965-04-25 |
| Series | Green Acres | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
| Movie | The Quick Gun | Dan Evans | 1964-04-01 |
| Series | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Unknown | 1964-09-14 |
| Series | Peyton Place | 1964-09-15 | |
| Movie | Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Newspaper Editor | 1964-12-15 |
| Series | Wendy and Me | Unknown | 1964-09-14 |
| Series | Temple Houston | Judge Gurney | 1963-09-19 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
| Series | The Virginian | Unknown | 1962-09-19 |
| Series | The Asphalt Jungle | Unknown | 1961-04-02 |
| Series | Target: The Corruptors! | Unknown | 1961-09-29 |
| Movie | Pocketful of Miracles | Newspaper Editor | 1961-12-18 |
| Series | Everglades | Unknown | 1961-10-09 |
| Movie | Raymie | Rex | 1960-07-05 |
| Series | The Tall Man | Unknown | 1960-09-10 |
| Movie | The Big Night | Dave Johnson | 1960-02-17 |
| Series | Coronado 9 | Unknown | 1960-09-06 |
| Series | Surfside 6 | Unknown | 1960-10-06 |
| Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Unknown | 1960-10-03 |
| Movie | Sunrise at Campobello | Dr. Bennett | 1960-09-28 |
| Series | Lock-Up | Unknown | 1959-09-28 |
| Series | Laramie | Unknown | 1959-09-15 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Wichita Town | Unknown | 1959-09-30 |
| Series | Hawaiian Eye | Unknown | 1959-10-07 |
| Series | Philip Marlowe | Unknown | 1959-10-06 |
| Series | The Alaskans | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Movie | Terror in a Texas Town | Deacon Matt Holmes | 1958-09-01 |
| Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
| Movie | The Light in the Forest | Harry Butler | 1958-07-08 |
| Movie | Cole Younger, Gunfighter | Sheriff Ralph Wittrock | 1958-03-30 |
| Series | Peter Gunn | Unknown | 1958-09-22 |
| Movie | Man of the West | Crosscut Marshal (uncredited) | 1958-06-20 |
| Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
| Series | Bronco | Unknown | 1958-09-23 |
| Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
| Movie | Andy Hardy Comes Home | Mayor Benson | 1958-12-22 |
| Series | The Texan | Unknown | 1958-09-29 |
| Movie | This Could Be the Night | Mr. Shea | 1957-05-14 |
| Movie | The Lawless Eighties | Owen Sutter | 1957-05-31 |
| Movie | Gun Duel in Durango | Sheriff Howard | 1957-05-01 |
| Movie | The Iron Sheriff | Holloway | 1957-04-01 |
| Movie | The Phantom Stagecoach | Joe Patterson | 1957-03-31 |
| Series | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Unknown | 1957-07-01 |
| Series | Leave It to Beaver | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
| Series | Trackdown | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
| Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Series | Sugarfoot | Unknown | 1957-09-17 |
| Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
| Series | State Trooper | Unknown | 1956-09-25 |
| Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | City of Shadows | District Attorney Hunt | 1955-06-02 |
| Movie | Moonfleet | Coachman | 1955-06-24 |
| Movie | The Eternal Sea | Admiral L.D. | 1955-04-19 |
| Movie | Battle Cry | Mr. Hector Walker | 1955-02-02 |
| Movie | The Violent Men | Mahoney (uncredited) | 1955-01-26 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Movie | New York Confidential | Dr. Ludlow | 1955-02-15 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Movie | A Lawless Street | Abe Deland (uncredited) | 1955-11-15 |
| Movie | At Gunpoint | Marshal George Henderson | 1955-12-25 |
| Series | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Unknown | 1955-10-05 |
| Movie | The Battle of Gettysburg | Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited) | 1955-12-01 |
| Series | My Friend Flicka | Unknown | 1955-09-30 |
| Movie | The McConnell Story | Mechanic | 1955-09-29 |
| Movie | Johnny Guitar | Marshal Williams | 1954-05-26 |
| Movie | The Outcast | Chad Polson | 1954-08-15 |
| Series | The Lone Wolf | Unknown | 1954-04-09 |
| Movie | Dragonfly Squadron | Gen. Conners | 1954-03-21 |
| Movie | The Shanghai Story | Mr. Haljerson | 1954-09-01 |
| Movie | Riding Shotgun | Townsman (uncredited) | 1954-04-01 |
| Movie | Black Tuesday | Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited) | 1954-12-31 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| Movie | Drum Beat | Mr. Dyar | 1954-11-10 |
| Movie | Young at Heart | Bartell | 1954-12-01 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
| Series | December Bride | Unknown | 1954-10-04 |
| Movie | The Marksman | Champ Wiley | 1953-04-10 |
| Movie | House of Wax | Medical Examiner (uncredited) | 1953-04-16 |
| Movie | The Lone Hand | Mr. Dunn | 1953-05-20 |
| Movie | Trouble Along the Way | Mike Edwards | 1953-04-04 |
| Movie | Powder River | Johnny Slater | 1953-06-17 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | Star of Texas | Marshal Bullock | 1953-01-11 |
| Movie | The I Don't Care Girl | Ned | 1953-01-14 |
| Movie | Woman They Almost Lynched | Bartender | 1953-03-20 |
| Movie | The Blue Gardenia | Drunk Reporter (uncredited) | 1953-03-20 |
| Movie | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | Dr. Morton | 1953-06-13 |
| Movie | Main Street to Broadway | Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence | 1953-10-12 |
| Movie | So Big | Ed (uncredited) | 1953-10-31 |
| Movie | Texas Bad Man | Gil | 1953-12-20 |
| Movie | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | John Britton | 1953-07-13 |
| Series | Letter to Loretta | Unknown | 1953-09-20 |
| Movie | Wicked Woman | Bill Porter (lawyer) | 1953-12-09 |
| Movie | City of Bad Men | Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited) | 1953-09-11 |
| Movie | So This Is Love | Commencement Speaker | 1953-07-15 |
| Movie | Big Leaguer | Wally Mitchell | 1953-08-19 |
| Series | City Detective | Unknown | 1953-09-07 |
| Movie | Oklahoma Annie | Eldridge Haskell | 1952-03-24 |
| Movie | Rancho Notorious | Preacher | 1952-04-10 |
| Movie | Bend of the River | Tom Grundy | 1952-01-23 |
| Movie | Room for One More | Steve (uncredited) | 1952-01-10 |
| Movie | The Winning Team | Sam Arrants | 1952-06-20 |
| Movie | Boots Malone | Private Investigator | 1952-01-11 |
| Movie | The Cimarron Kid | Prison Warden | 1952-01-13 |
| Series | Hopalong Cassidy | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Mermaid | Prosecutor | 1952-12-04 |
| Movie | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Edward Norton | 1952-06-25 |
| Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Movie | It Grows on Trees | John Letherby | 1952-09-02 |
| Movie | Wagons West | Cyrus Cook | 1952-07-06 |
| Movie | Thunder in God's Country | Bates | 1951-04-07 |
| Movie | Santa Fe | Marshal Bat Masterson | 1951-04-01 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | Warpath | Marshal | 1951-11-22 |
| Movie | On Dangerous Ground | Willows | 1951-12-13 |
| Movie | The Barefoot Mailman | Doc Bethune (uncredited) | 1951-12-03 |
| Movie | Elopement | Pinkie's Father (uncredited) | 1951-11-23 |
| Movie | The Good Humor Man | Insp. Quint | 1950-03-24 |
| Movie | Tyrant of the Sea | Officer (uncredited) | 1950-02-22 |
| Movie | Louisa | Park Attendant (uncredited) | 1950-05-31 |
| Movie | The Lawless | Carl Green | 1950-06-01 |
| Movie | Under Mexicali Stars | Counterfeitor Goldie | 1950-11-20 |
| Series | Treasury Men in Action | Unknown | 1950-09-11 |
| Movie | Frenchie | Jim Dobbs | 1950-12-25 |
| Movie | The Furies | Dr. Grieve | 1950-07-22 |
| Movie | State Department: File 649 | Consul Reither | 1949-02-11 |
| Movie | Slightly French | Marty Freeman (uncredited) | 1949-02-02 |
| Movie | Dynamite | "Hard Rock" Mason | 1949-01-18 |
| Movie | Caught | Dr. Hoffman | 1949-02-17 |
| Movie | Shockproof | Logan (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
| Movie | Roseanna McCoy | Ellison Hatfield | 1949-10-12 |
| Movie | Dancing in the Dark | John Sharkey | 1949-12-02 |
| Movie | Homicide | Albert Murray | 1949-04-02 |
| Movie | Free For All | Hap Ross | 1949-11-01 |
| Movie | The Barkleys of Broadway | Mr. Perkins (uncredited) | 1949-05-04 |
| Movie | Follow Me Quietly | J.C. McGill | 1949-07-07 |
| Movie | The Hunted | Paul Harrison | 1948-04-07 |
| Movie | The Miracle of the Bells | Dolan | 1948-03-27 |
| Movie | The Bride Goes Wild | Reporter (uncredited) | 1948-03-03 |
| Movie | Fighting Father Dunne | Colpeck | 1948-05-12 |
| Movie | The Inside Story | Eph | 1948-03-14 |
| Movie | The Walls of Jericho | Tom Ransome | 1948-11-22 |
| Movie | Fort Apache | Newspaperman (uncredited) | 1948-05-21 |
| Movie | Walk a Crooked Mile | Carl Bemish | 1948-09-02 |
| Movie | Rachel and the Stranger | Mr. Green | 1948-09-18 |
| Movie | The Vicious Circle | Stark | 1948-07-21 |
| Movie | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | Mr. McDougal | 1948-06-15 |
| Movie | Danger Street | Boward - Police Chief | 1947-06-20 |
| Movie | Welcome Stranger | Crane (uncredited) | 1947-06-13 |
| Movie | Blaze of Noon | Cash Jones | 1947-05-02 |
| Movie | They Won't Believe Me | Mr. Cahill | 1947-07-16 |
| Movie | The Perils of Pauline | Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited) | 1947-07-04 |
| Movie | Shy Guy | Mr. Norton | 1947-08-05 |
| Movie | T-Men | Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
| Movie | Cass Timberlane | Court Clerk | 1947-11-06 |
| Movie | Road to Rio | Texas Posse Member | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | Variety Girl | R.J. O'Connell | 1947-08-29 |
| Movie | Blonde for a Day | Walter Bronson | 1946-06-10 |
| Movie | O.S.S. | Electronics Engineer (uncredited) | 1946-05-26 |
| Movie | Night and Day | Tina's Father (uncredited) | 1946-07-02 |
| Movie | Lady Chaser | Attorney J. T. Vickers | 1946-11-25 |
| Movie | The Man I Love | Army Doctor (uncredited) | 1946-12-26 |
| Movie | The Searching Wind | Embassy Attendant (uncredited) | 1946-08-09 |
| Movie | Canyon Passage | Preacher (uncredited) | 1946-07-17 |
| Movie | Thrill of a Romance | 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1945-05-23 |
| Movie | Secrets of a Sorority Girl | Justin Farley | 1945-08-15 |
| Movie | Pilot #5 | Mr. Tully | 1943-06-24 |
| Movie | Truck Busters | George Havelock | 1943-01-28 |
| Movie | Mission to Moscow | American Newsman (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
| Movie | Broadway | Reporter (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
| Movie | My Gal Sal | Loud Customer (uncredited) | 1942-04-30 |
| Movie | Reap the Wild Wind | Snaith (uncredited) | 1942-03-26 |
| Movie | Spy Ship | Burns | 1942-06-06 |
| Movie | This Gun for Hire | Albert Baker | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Grand Central Murder | Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited) | 1942-05-01 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Alden Brown | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | City of Silent Men | Fred Bernard | 1942-10-12 |
| Movie | You Can't Escape Forever | Coroner (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
| Movie | The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady | Judge | 1942-07-04 |
| Movie | The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Reporter | 1942-08-07 |
| Movie | Bullets for O'Hara | Prosecutor (uncredited) | 1941-07-19 |
| Movie | Four Mothers | Music Foundation Director (uncredited) | 1941-01-04 |
| Movie | You'll Never Get Rich | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1941-09-25 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Grant's Secretary (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | At the Stroke of Twelve | Prosecuting Attorney | 1941-11-15 |
| Movie | The Body Disappears | Professor McAuley (uncredited) | 1941-11-22 |
| Movie | Gambling on the High Seas | The State's District Attorney | 1940-06-22 |
| Movie | Father Is A Prince | Ben Haley | 1940-11-18 |