Frank Ferguson
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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.
Acted in
How the West Was Won
1977
as Grandpa
The Macahans
1976
as Grandpa
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Kung Fu
1972
The Waltons
1972
Return to Peyton Place
1972
as Eli Carson
Cannon
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Along Came a Spider
1970
as Dr. Andrew Blake
Nanny and the Professor
1970
as the Judge
Land of the Giants
1968
as Goalby
Adam-12
1968
as Fred Tibbles
Green Acres
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as General Alfred Howe Terry
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Newspaper Editor
Peyton Place
1964
Wendy and Me
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Air Force General
The Quick Gun
1964
as Dan Evans
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Doc Stuart
Temple Houston
1963
as Judge Gurney
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Garner
The Virginian
1962
as Tom Dunston
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Newspaper Editor
Everglades
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Walter Henderson
Surfside 6
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Sam Lindsey
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Wilbur Pine
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Foley
The Westerner
1960
as Stuart
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
as Dr. Bennett
The Tall Man
1960
Coronado 9
1960
Raymie
1960
as Rex
The Big Night
1960
as Dave Johnson
Shotgun Slade
1959
as Mike Colier
Mr. Lucky
1959
as Hyatt Krausmeyer
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Capt. Joe Taggart
Philip Marlowe
1959
The Alaskans
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Krueger
Wichita Town
1959
Lock-Up
1959
Laramie
1959
Bonanza
1959
as J.R. Ridley
Bonanza
1959
as Abner
Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958
as Mayor Benson
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Old Billy North
Bat Masterson
1958
as Dick Pierce
The Rifleman
1958
The Texan
1958
Bronco
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Amos Wilson
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
as Deacon Matt Holmes
The Light in the Forest
1958
as Harry Butler
Man of the West
1958
as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
Trackdown
1957
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Goodyear Theatre
1957
as Milbanks
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Milbanks
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
as Sheriff McPeters
Maverick
1957
as Genessee Jones
Maverick
1957
as Sheriff Luther Hawkins
Perry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Barnes
Perry Mason
1957
as Prof. Laiken
Perry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Orville Ramsey
Perry Mason
1957
as Walter Coffee
Wagon Train
1957
as Judge Hiram Larkin
Sugarfoot
1957
as Otto Jardine
Sugarfoot
1957
as Doc Spooner
Sugarfoot
1957
as Judge Bean
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Captain Hoyt
The Lawless Eighties
1957
as Owen Sutter
This Could Be the Night
1957
as Mr. Shea
Gun Duel In Durango
1957
as Sheriff Howard
The Iron Sheriff
1957
as Holloway
The Phantom Stagecoach
1957
as Joe Patterson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as T.J. Barnett
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Paul Parker
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Tom Menken
State Trooper
1956
State Trooper
1956
as Frank Cliff
At Gunpoint
1955
as Marshal George Henderson
The Battle of Gettysburg
1955
as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
1955
as Abe Deland (uncredited)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
My Friend Flicka
1955
The McConnell Story
1955
as Mechanic
Cheyenne
1955
as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Enoch
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Moonfleet
1955
as Coachman
City of Shadows
1955
as District Attorney Hunt
The Eternal Sea
1955
as Admiral L.D.
New York Confidential
1955
as Dr. Ludlow
Battle Cry
1955
as Mr. Hector Walker
The Violent Men
1955
as Mahoney (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
1954
as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
Young at Heart
1954
as Bartell
Drum Beat
1954
as Mr. Dyar
December Bride
1954
A Star Is Born
1954
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Lassie
1954
Lassie
1954
as Seth Collins
The Shanghai Story
1954
as Mr. Haljerson
The Outcast
1954
as Chad Polson
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Marshal Williams
Dragonfly Squadron
1954
as Gen. Conners
Public Defender
1954
as Judge
Texas Bad Man
1953
as Gil
Wicked Woman
1953
as Bill Porter (lawyer)
So Big
1953
as Ed (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
Topper
1953
as Dr. Lang
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Marc Thatcher
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mr. Creavy
City of Bad Men
1953
as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
City Detective
1953
Big Leaguer
1953
as Wally Mitchell
So This Is Love
1953
as Commencement Speaker
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as John Britton
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Dr. Morton
The Lone Hand
1953
as Mr. Dunn
House of Wax
1953
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Marksman
1953
as Champ Wiley
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Mike Edwards
The Blue Gardenia
1953
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Bartender
General Electric Theater
1953
as Lt. King
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mack Duncan
The I Don't Care Girl
1953
as Ned
Star of Texas
1953
as Marshal Bullock
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952
as Prosecutor
Cavalcade of America
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Dr. Green
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Ed
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Fielding
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Mr. Frank
It Grows on Trees
1952
as John Letherby
Wagons West
1952
as Cyrus Cook
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Edward Norton
The Winning Team
1952
as Sam Arrants
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Eldridge Haskell
Rodeo
1952
as Harry Cartwright
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Preacher
Bend of the River
1952
as Tom Grundy
Boots Malone
1952
as Private Investigator
Room for One More
1952
as Steve (uncredited)
Chevron Theatre
1952
as Hiram Cooper
Chevron Theatre
1952
On Dangerous Ground
1951
as Willows
The Barefoot Mailman
1951
as Doc Bethune (uncredited)
Elopement
1951
as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
Warpath
1951
as Marshal
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Harlow Finch
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Joe Nelson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Mike Collier
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Thunder in God's Country
1951
as Bates
Santa Fe
1951
as Marshal Bat Masterson
Frenchie
1950
as Jim Dobbs
Under Mexicali Stars
1950
as Counterfeitor Goldie
Treasury Men in Action
1950
as Miller
The Furies
1950
as Dr. Grieve
The Lawless
1950
as Carl Green
Louisa
1950
as Park Attendant (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Insp. Quint
Tyrant of the Sea
1950
as Officer (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
1949
as John Sharkey
Free For All
1949
as Hap Ross
Roseanna McCoy
1949
as Ellison Hatfield
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Lester Grey
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as J.C. McGill
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Homicide
1949
as Albert Murray
Caught
1949
as Dr. Hoffman
State Department: File 649
1949
as Consul Reither
Slightly French
1949
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Shockproof
1949
as Logan (Uncredited)
Dynamite
1949
as "Hard Rock" Mason
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Tom Ransome
Rachel and the Stranger
1948
as Mr. Green
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
as Carl Bemish
The Vicious Circle
1948
as Stark
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
as Mr. McDougal
Fort Apache
1948
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Colpeck
The Hunted
1948
as Paul Harrison
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Dolan
The Inside Story
1948
as Eph
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
as Reporter (uncredited)
Road to Rio
1947
as Texas Posse Member
T-Men
1947
as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Court Clerk
Variety Girl
1947
as R.J. O'Connell
Shy Guy
1947
as Mr. Norton
They Won't Believe Me
1947
as Mr. Cahill
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
Danger Street
1947
as Boward - Police Chief
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Crane (uncredited)
Killer at Large
1947
as Edward Denton
Blaze of Noon
1947
as Cash Jones
The Man I Love
1946
as Army Doctor
Lady Chaser
1946
as Attorney J. T. Vickers
The Searching Wind
1946
as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Preacher (uncredited)
Blonde for a Day
1946
as Walter Bronson
O.S.S.
1946
as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
1945
as Justin Farley
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Pilot #5
1943
as Mr. Tully
Mission to Moscow
1943
as American Newsman (uncredited)
Truck Busters
1943
as George Havelock
City of Silent Men
1942
as Fred Bernard
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Coroner (uncredited)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Reporter
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942
as Judge
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Alden Brown
Spy Ship
1942
as Burns
Broadway
1942
as Reporter
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
My Gal Sal
1942
as Loud Customer (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Albert Baker
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Snaith (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
1941
as Professor McAuley (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
as Prosecuting Attorney
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Bullets for O'Hara
1941
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Four Mothers
1941
as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Ben Haley
Gambling on the High Seas
1940
as The State's District Attorney