Frank Ferguson

from Ferndale, California, USA

Artwork for House of WaxImage of 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.

Timeline

1976Aged 77

  • Poster for The Macahans

    Grandpa

1970Aged 71

  • Poster for Along Came a Spider

    Dr. Andrew Blake

1965Aged 66

  • Poster for The Great Sioux Massacre

    General Alfred Howe Terry

1964Aged 65

  • Poster for The Quick Gun

    Dan Evans

  • Poster for Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    Newspaper Editor

1961Aged 62

  • Poster for Pocketful of Miracles

    Newspaper Editor

1960Aged 61

  • Poster for The Big Night

    Dave Johnson

  • Poster for Raymie

    Rex

  • Poster for Sunrise at Campobello

    Dr. Bennett

1958Aged 59

  • Poster for Cole Younger, Gunfighter

    Sheriff Ralph Wittrock

  • Poster for The Light in the Forest

    Harry Butler

  • Poster for Terror in a Texas Town

    Deacon Matt Holmes

  • Poster for Man of the West

    Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)

  • Poster for Andy Hardy Comes Home

    Mayor Benson

1957Aged 58

  • Poster for The Phantom Stagecoach

    Joe Patterson

  • Poster for The Iron Sheriff

    Holloway

  • Poster for Gun Duel in Durango

    Sheriff Howard

  • Poster for This Could Be the Night

    Mr. Shea

  • Poster for The Lawless Eighties

    Owen Sutter

1955Aged 56

  • Poster for The Violent Men

    Mahoney (uncredited)

  • Poster for Battle Cry

    Mr. Hector Walker

  • Poster for New York Confidential

    Dr. Ludlow

  • Poster for The Eternal Sea

    Admiral L.D.

  • Poster for City of Shadows

    District Attorney Hunt

  • Poster for Moonfleet

    Coachman

  • Poster for The McConnell Story

    Mechanic

  • Poster for A Lawless Street

    Abe Deland (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Battle of Gettysburg

    Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for At Gunpoint

    Marshal George Henderson

1954Aged 55

  • Poster for Dragonfly Squadron

    Gen. Conners

  • Poster for Riding Shotgun

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Johnny Guitar

    Marshal Williams

  • Poster for The Outcast

    Chad Polson

  • Poster for The Shanghai Story

    Mr. Haljerson

  • Poster for A Star Is Born

    Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)

  • Poster for Drum Beat

    Mr. Dyar

  • Poster for Young at Heart

    Bartell

  • Poster for Black Tuesday

    Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)

1953Aged 54

  • Poster for Star of Texas

    Marshal Bullock

  • Poster for The I Don't Care Girl

    Ned

  • Poster for Woman They Almost Lynched

    Bartender

  • Poster for The Blue Gardenia

    Drunk Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Trouble Along the Way

    Mike Edwards

  • Poster for The Marksman

    Champ Wiley

  • Poster for House of Wax

    Medical Examiner (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lone Hand

    Mr. Dunn

  • Poster for The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

    Dr. Morton

  • Poster for Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

    John Britton

  • Poster for So This Is Love

    Commencement Speaker

  • Poster for Big Leaguer

    Wally Mitchell

  • Poster for City of Bad Men

    Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)

  • Poster for Main Street to Broadway

    Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence

  • Poster for So Big

    Ed (uncredited)

  • Poster for Wicked Woman

    Bill Porter (lawyer)

  • Poster for Texas Bad Man

    Gil

1952Aged 53

  • Poster for Room for One More

    Steve (uncredited)

  • Poster for Boots Malone

    Private Investigator

  • Poster for Bend of the River

    Tom Grundy

  • Poster for Rodeo

    Harry Cartwright

  • Poster for Oklahoma Annie

    Eldridge Haskell

  • Poster for Rancho Notorious

    Preacher

  • Poster for The Winning Team

    Sam Arrants

  • Poster for Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

    Edward Norton

  • Poster for Wagons West

    Cyrus Cook

  • Poster for It Grows on Trees

    John Letherby

  • Poster for Million Dollar Mermaid

    Prosecutor

1951Aged 52

  • Poster for Santa Fe

    Marshal Bat Masterson

  • Poster for Thunder in God's Country

    Bates

  • Poster for Warpath

    Marshal

  • Poster for Elopement

    Pinkie's Father (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Barefoot Mailman

    Doc Bethune (uncredited)

  • Poster for On Dangerous Ground

    Willows

1950Aged 51

  • Poster for Tyrant of the Sea

    Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Good Humor Man

    Insp. Quint

  • Poster for Louisa

    Park Attendant (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lawless

    Carl Green

  • Poster for The Furies

    Dr. Grieve

  • Poster for Under Mexicali Stars

    Counterfeitor Goldie

  • Poster for Frenchie

    Jim Dobbs

1949Aged 50

  • Poster for Dynamite

    "Hard Rock" Mason

  • Poster for Shockproof

    Logan (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Slightly French

    Marty Freeman (uncredited)

  • Poster for State Department: File 649

    Consul Reither

  • Poster for Caught

    Dr. Hoffman

  • Poster for Homicide

    Albert Murray

  • Poster for The Barkleys of Broadway

    Mr. Perkins (uncredited)

  • Poster for Follow Me Quietly

    J.C. McGill

  • Poster for Roseanna McCoy

    Ellison Hatfield

  • Poster for Free For All

    Hap Ross

  • Poster for Dancing in the Dark

    John Sharkey

1948Aged 49

  • Poster for The Bride Goes Wild

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Inside Story

    Eph

  • Poster for The Miracle of the Bells

    Dolan

  • Poster for The Hunted

    Paul Harrison

  • Poster for Fighting Father Dunne

    Colpeck

  • Poster for Fort Apache

    Newspaperman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    Mr. McDougal

  • Poster for The Vicious Circle

    Stark

  • Poster for Walk a Crooked Mile

    Carl Bemish

  • Poster for Rachel and the Stranger

    Mr. Green

  • Poster for The Walls of Jericho

    Tom Ransome

1947Aged 48

  • Poster for Blaze of Noon

    Cash Jones

  • Poster for Killer at Large

    Edward Denton

  • Poster for Welcome Stranger

    Crane (uncredited)

  • Poster for Danger Street

    Boward - Police Chief

  • Poster for The Perils of Pauline

    Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)

  • Poster for They Won't Believe Me

    Mr. Cahill

  • Poster for Shy Guy

    Mr. Norton

  • Poster for Variety Girl

    R.J. O'Connell

  • Poster for Cass Timberlane

    Court Clerk

  • Poster for T-Men

    Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)

  • Poster for Road to Rio

    Texas Posse Member (uncredited)

1946Aged 47

  • Poster for O.S.S.

    Electronics Engineer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Blonde for a Day

    Walter Bronson

  • Poster for Night and Day

    Tina's Father (uncredited)

  • Poster for Canyon Passage

    Preacher (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Searching Wind

    Embassy Attendant (uncredited)

  • Poster for Lady Chaser

    Attorney J. T. Vickers

  • Poster for The Man I Love

    Army Doctor (uncredited)

1945Aged 46

  • Poster for Thrill of a Romance

    1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

  • Poster for Secrets of a Sorority Girl

    Justin Farley

1943Aged 44

  • Poster for Truck Busters

    George Havelock

  • Poster for Mission to Moscow

    American Newsman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Pilot #5

    Mr. Tully

1942Aged 43

1941Aged 42

  • Poster for Four Mothers

    Music Foundation Director (uncredited)

  • Poster for Bullets for O'Hara

    Prosecutor (uncredited)

  • Poster for You'll Never Get Rich

    Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

  • Poster for At the Stroke of Twelve

    Prosecuting Attorney

  • Poster for They Died with Their Boots On

    Grant's Secretary (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Body Disappears

    Professor McAuley (uncredited)

1940Aged 41

  • Poster for Gambling on the High Seas

    The State's District Attorney

  • Poster for Father Is A Prince

    Ben Haley