Frank Ferguson
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
250
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-12-25 (125 years old)
Place of Birth
Ferndale, California, USA
Acting
1976
The Macahans as Grandpa1974
Little House on the Prairie as Not available1972
The Waltons as Not available1972
Kung Fu as Bissell1972
Return to Peyton Place as Eli Carson1971
Alias Smith and Jones as Not available1971
Cannon as Not available1970
Nanny and the Professor as the Judge1970
Along Came a Spider as Dr. Andrew Blake1968
Land of the Giants as Goalby1968
Adam-12 as Fred Tibbles1965
Green Acres as Harvey Jackson1965
Green Acres as Doc John Stuart1965
The Great Sioux Massacre as General Alfred Howe Terry1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Air Force General1964
Wendy and Me as Not available1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte as Newspaper Editor1964
Peyton Place as Not available1964
The Quick Gun as Dan Evans1963
Temple Houston as Judge Gurney1963
Petticoat Junction as Doc Stuart1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Garner1962
The Virginian as Tom Dunston1961
Target: The Corruptors! as Not available1961
Everglades as Not available1961
The Asphalt Jungle as Not available1961
Pocketful of Miracles as Newspaper Editor1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Sam Lindsey1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Wilbur Pine1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Mr. Foley1960
Surfside 6 as Not available1960
The Case of the Dangerous Robin as Walter Henderson1960
The Westerner as Stuart1960
Coronado 9 as Not available1960
The Tall Man as Not available1960
Sunrise at Campobello as Dr. Bennett1960
Raymie as Rex1960
The Big Night as Dave Johnson1959
Laramie as Not available1959
Bonanza as J.R. Ridley1959
Bonanza as Abner1959
Bonanza as Gigger Thurman1959
The Twilight Zone as Krueger1959
Hawaiian Eye as Capt. Joe Taggart1959
The Alaskans as Not available1959
Lock-Up as Not available1959
Wichita Town as Not available1959
Philip Marlowe as Not available1959
Mr. Lucky as Hyatt Krausmeyer1959
Shotgun Slade as Mike Colier1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Amos Wilson1958
The Texan as Not available1958
77 Sunset Strip as Not available1958
The Rifleman as Not available1958
Peter Gunn as Not available1958
Bat Masterson as Old Billy North1958
Bat Masterson as Dick Pierce1958
Bronco as Not available1958
Man of the West as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)1958
The Light in the Forest as Harry Butler1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock1958
Terror in a Texas Town as Deacon Matt Holmes1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home as Mayor Benson1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Captain Hoyt1957
Trackdown as Not available1957
Trackdown as Adam Turner1957
Wagon Train as Judge Hiram Larkin1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Not available1957
Maverick as Not available1957
Maverick as Sheriff McPeters1957
Maverick as Genessee Jones1957
Maverick as Sheriff Luther Hawkins1957
Perry Mason as Sheriff Barnes1957
Perry Mason as Prof. Laiken1957
Perry Mason as Sheriff Orville Ramsey1957
Perry Mason as Walter Coffee1957
Alcoa Theatre as Milbanks1957
Sugarfoot as Otto Jardine1957
Sugarfoot as Doc Spooner1957
Sugarfoot as Judge Bean1957
Leave It to Beaver as Not available1957
Goodyear Theatre as Milbanks1957
This Could Be the Night as Mr. Shea1957
Gun Duel in Durango as Sheriff Howard1957
The Iron Sheriff as Holloway1957
The Lawless Eighties as Owen Sutter1957
The Phantom Stagecoach as Joe Patterson1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as T.J. Barnett1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Paul Parker1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Tom Menken1956
State Trooper as Not available1956
State Trooper as Frank Cliff1956
State Trooper as Ralph Barlow1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Not available1955
Cheyenne as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy1955
Cheyenne as Sheriff Allen1955
Gunsmoke as Enoch1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Not available1955
My Friend Flicka as Not available1955
The Violent Men as Mahoney (uncredited)1955
New York Confidential as Dr. Ludlow1955
Moonfleet as Coachman1955
Battle Cry as Mr. Hector Walker1955
A Lawless Street as Abe Deland (uncredited)1955
City of Shadows as District Attorney Hunt1955
At Gunpoint as Marshal George Henderson1955
The Eternal Sea as Admiral L.D.1955
The McConnell Story as Mechanic1955
The Battle of Gettysburg as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)1954
Lassie as Not available1954
Lassie as Seth Collins1954
December Bride as Not available1954
Public Defender as Judge1954
The Lone Wolf as Sheriff Jerry Lea1954
A Star Is Born as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)1954
Johnny Guitar as Marshal Williams1954
The Outcast as Chad Polson1954
Black Tuesday as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)1954
Drum Beat as Mr. Dyar1954
Young at Heart as Bartell1954
The Shanghai Story as Mr. Haljerson1954
Dragonfly Squadron as Gen. Conners1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Dr. Bryce1953
City Detective as Not available1953
Topper as Dr. Lang1953
Letter to Loretta as Marc Thatcher1953
Letter to Loretta as Mr. Creavy1953
General Electric Theater as Lt. King1953
General Electric Theater as Mack Duncan1953
House of Wax as Medical Examiner (uncredited)1953
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms as Dr. Morton1953
The Blue Gardenia as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)1953
Trouble Along the Way as Mike Edwards1953
The Lone Hand as Mr. Dunn1953
Wicked Woman as Bill Porter (lawyer)1953
So Big as Ed (uncredited)1953
City of Bad Men as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)1953
Main Street to Broadway as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence1953
So This Is Love as Commencement Speaker1953
Woman They Almost Lynched as Bartender1953
Star of Texas as Marshal Bullock1953
Big Leaguer as Wally Mitchell1953
Texas Bad Man as Gil1953
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive as John Britton1953
The I Don't Care Girl as Ned1953
The Marksman as Champ Wiley1952
Four Star Playhouse as Ed1952
Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Fielding1952
Chevron Theatre as Hiram Cooper1952
Chevron Theatre as Not available1952
Hopalong Cassidy as Not available1952
Adventures of Superman as Mr. Frank1952
Cavalcade of America as Not available1952
Cavalcade of America as Dr. Green1952
Bend of the River as Tom Grundy1952
Oklahoma Annie as Eldridge Haskell1952
Rancho Notorious as Preacher1952
The Winning Team as Sam Arrants1952
Million Dollar Mermaid as Prosecutor1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Edward Norton1952
Rodeo as Harry Cartwright1952
Boots Malone as Private Investigator1952
Room for One More as Steve (uncredited)1952
It Grows on Trees as John Letherby1952
Wagons West as Cyrus Cook1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Harlow Finch1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Joe Nelson1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Mike Collier1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Not available1951
Santa Fe as Marshal Bat Masterson1951
Warpath as Marshal1951
On Dangerous Ground as Willows1951
Elopement as Pinkie's Father (uncredited)1951
Thunder in God's Country as Bates1951
The Barefoot Mailman as Doc Bethune (uncredited)1950
Treasury Men in Action as Miller1950
The Furies as Dr. Grieve1950
Frenchie as Jim Dobbs1950
The Good Humor Man as Insp. Quint1950
Louisa as Park Attendant (uncredited)1950
Tyrant of the Sea as Officer (uncredited)1950
The Lawless as Carl Green1950
Under Mexicali Stars as Counterfeitor Goldie1949
The Lone Ranger as Lester Grey1949
The Lone Ranger as Oscar Vale1949
Shockproof as Logan (Uncredited)1949
Caught as Dr. Hoffman1949
The Barkleys of Broadway as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)1949
Follow Me Quietly as J.C. McGill1949
Dancing in the Dark as John Sharkey1949
Homicide as Albert Murray1949
Slightly French as Marty Freeman (uncredited)1949
Roseanna McCoy as Ellison Hatfield1949
Dynamite as "Hard Rock" Mason1949
State Department: File 649 as Consul Reither1949
Free For All as Hap Ross1948
Fort Apache as Newspaperman (uncredited)1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein as Mr. McDougal1948
Walk a Crooked Mile as Carl Bemish1948
Rachel and the Stranger as Mr. Green1948
The Miracle of the Bells as Dolan1948
Fighting Father Dunne as Colpeck1948
The Walls of Jericho as Tom Ransome1948
The Hunted as Paul Harrison1948
The Inside Story as Eph1948
The Bride Goes Wild as Reporter (uncredited)1948
The Vicious Circle as Stark1947
T-Men as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)1947
Danger Street as Boward - Police Chief1947
The Perils of Pauline as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)1947
Road to Rio as Texas Posse Member1947
Shy Guy as Mr. Norton1947
They Won't Believe Me as Mr. Cahill1947
Blaze of Noon as Cash Jones1947
Welcome Stranger as Crane (uncredited)1947
Variety Girl as R.J. O'Connell1947
Cass Timberlane as Court Clerk1947
Killer at Large as Edward Denton1946
Canyon Passage as Preacher (uncredited)1946
O.S.S. as Electronics Engineer (uncredited)1946
Night and Day as Tina's Father (uncredited)1946
The Man I Love as Army Doctor (uncredited)1946
The Searching Wind as Embassy Attendant (uncredited)1946
Blonde for a Day as Walter Bronson1946
Lady Chaser as Attorney J. T. Vickers1945
Thrill of a Romance as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)1945
Secrets of a Sorority Girl as Justin Farley1943
Mission to Moscow as American Newsman (uncredited)1943
Pilot #5 as Mr. Tully1943
Truck Busters as George Havelock1942
This Gun for Hire as Albert Baker1942
Reap the Wild Wind as Snaith (uncredited)1942
Broadway as Reporter1942
Broadway as Reporter (uncredited)1942
Grand Central Murder as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)1942
My Gal Sal as Loud Customer (uncredited)1942
Spy Ship as Burns1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Alden Brown1942
You Can't Escape Forever as Coroner (uncredited)1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley as Reporter1942
City of Silent Men as Fred Bernard1942
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Judge1941
They Died with Their Boots On as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)1941
You'll Never Get Rich as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)1941
At the Stroke of Twelve as Prosecuting Attorney1941
Four Mothers as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)1941
The Body Disappears as Professor McAuley (uncredited)1941
Bullets for O'Hara as Prosecutor (uncredited)1940
Father Is A Prince as Ben Haley1940
Gambling on the High Seas as The State's District Attorney