11
Frank Ferguson
Born · December 25, 1899
Died · September 12, 1978 (78 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Ferndale, California, USA
Bio
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.
How the West Was Won
Grandpa · (1 episode)
7.0
1977
The Macahans
Grandpa
6.7
1976
Little House on the Prairie
(1 episode)
8.0
1974
Kung Fu
Bissell · (1 episode)
7.6
1972
The Waltons
(1 episode)
7.1
1972
Return to Peyton Place
Eli Carson · (1 episode)
4.0
1972
Cannon
(1 episode)
6.5
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
6.9
1971
Along Came a Spider
Dr. Andrew Blake
4.3
1970
Nanny and the Professor
the Judge · (1 episode)
5.6
1970
Land of the Giants
Goalby · (1 episode)
6.6
1968
Adam-12
Fred Tibbles · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
Green Acres
(2 episodes)
7.3
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
General Alfred Howe Terry
4.2
1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Newspaper Editor
7.2
1964
Peyton Place
(517 episodes)
6.6
1964
Wendy and Me
(2 episodes)
0.0
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Air Force General · (1 episode)
7.7
1964
The Quick Gun
Dan Evans
6.1
1964
Petticoat Junction
Doc Stuart · (7 episodes)
5.9
1963
Temple Houston
Judge Gurney · (26 episodes)
5.7
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Garner · (1 episode)
7.8
1962
The Virginian
Tom Dunston · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
Pocketful of Miracles
Newspaper Editor
7.3
1961
Everglades
(1 episode)
8.5
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
(2 episodes)
3.5
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
(1 episode)
5.0
1961
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
Walter Henderson · (1 episode)
0.0
1960
Surfside 6
(2 episodes)
5.0
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Sam Lindsey · (3 episodes)
7.6
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Wilbur Pine · (1 episode)
7.6
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Foley · (1 episode)
7.6
1960
The Westerner
Stuart · (1 episode)
6.7
1960
Sunrise at Campobello
Dr. Bennett
5.8
1960
The Tall Man
(1 episode)
6.3
1960
Coronado 9
(1 episode)
6.0
1960
Raymie
Rex
0.0
1960
The Big Night
Dave Johnson
0.0
1960
Shotgun Slade
Mike Colier · (1 episode)
5.0
1959
Mr. Lucky
Hyatt Krausmeyer · (1 episode)
7.0
1959
Hawaiian Eye
Capt. Joe Taggart · (1 episode)
5.2
1959
Philip Marlowe
(1 episode)
5.0
1959
The Alaskans
(2 episodes)
5.5
1959
The Twilight Zone
Krueger · (1 episode)
8.4
1959
Wichita Town
(1 episode)
4.2
1959
Lock-Up
(1 episode)
6.2
1959
Laramie
(1 episode)
6.4
1959
Bonanza
J.R. Ridley · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Bonanza
Abner · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Mayor Benson
4.5
1958
77 Sunset Strip
(2 episodes)
6.7
1958
Bat Masterson
Old Billy North · (1 episode)
6.3
1958
Bat Masterson
Dick Pierce · (1 episode)
6.3
1958
The Rifleman
(1 episode)
7.0
1958
The Texan
(3 episodes)
5.5
1958
Bronco
(2 episodes)
4.8
1958
Peter Gunn
(1 episode)
6.5
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Amos Wilson · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
Terror in a Texas Town
Deacon Matt Holmes
6.7
1958
The Light in the Forest
Harry Butler
6.8
1958
Man of the West
Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
6.5
1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
6.2
1958
Trackdown
(2 episodes)
6.4
1957
Leave It to Beaver
(1 episode)
7.0
1957
Goodyear Theatre
Milbanks · (1 episode)
6.7
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Milbanks · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Maverick
(3 episodes)
6.8
1957
Maverick
Sheriff McPeters · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Maverick
Genessee Jones · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Maverick
Sheriff Luther Hawkins · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Perry Mason
Sheriff Barnes · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Prof. Laiken · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Sheriff Orville Ramsey · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Walter Coffee · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Wagon Train
Judge Hiram Larkin · (1 episode)
6.4
1957
Sugarfoot
Otto Jardine · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Sugarfoot
Doc Spooner · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Sugarfoot
Judge Bean · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
7.4
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Captain Hoyt · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
The Lawless Eighties
Owen Sutter
0.0
1957
This Could Be the Night
Mr. Shea
5.6
1957
Gun Duel In Durango
Sheriff Howard
5.4
1957
The Iron Sheriff
Holloway
6.2
1957
The Phantom Stagecoach
Joe Patterson
5.0
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
T.J. Barnett · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Paul Parker · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Tom Menken · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
State Trooper
(1 episode)
5.0
1956
State Trooper
Frank Cliff · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
At Gunpoint
Marshal George Henderson
6.3
1955
The Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
5.8
1955
A Lawless Street
Abe Deland (uncredited)
5.4
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1 episode)
5.2
1955
My Friend Flicka
(3 episodes)
5.7
1955
The McConnell Story
Mechanic
6.3
1955
Cheyenne
Judge Lloyd Pomeroy · (1 episode)
5.8
1955
Gunsmoke
Enoch · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 episode)
6.7
1955
Moonfleet
Coachman
6.4
1955
City of Shadows
District Attorney Hunt
4.9
1955
The Eternal Sea
Admiral L.D.
6.4
1955
New York Confidential
Dr. Ludlow
5.8
1955
Battle Cry
Mr. Hector Walker
5.6
1955
The Violent Men
Mahoney (uncredited)
6.4
1955
Black Tuesday
Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
5.9
1954
Young at Heart
Bartell
5.9
1954
Drum Beat
Mr. Dyar
6.1
1954
December Bride
(1 episode)
5.5
1954
A Star Is Born
Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
7.1
1954
Lassie
(4 episodes)
6.1
1954
Lassie
Seth Collins · (1 episode)
6.1
1954
The Shanghai Story
Mr. Haljerson
4.8
1954
The Outcast
Chad Polson
6.6
1954
Johnny Guitar
Marshal Williams
7.4
1954
The Lone Wolf
Sheriff Jerry Lea · (1 episode)
7.0
1954
Dragonfly Squadron
Gen. Conners
6.0
1954
Public Defender
Judge · (1 episode)
5.0
1954
Texas Bad Man
Gil
0.0
1953
Wicked Woman
Bill Porter (lawyer)
5.1
1953
So Big
Ed (uncredited)
5.6
1953
Main Street to Broadway
Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
6.5
1953
Topper
Dr. Lang · (2 episodes)
6.3
1953
Letter to Loretta
Marc Thatcher · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Letter to Loretta
Mr. Creavy · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
City of Bad Men
Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
5.8
1953
City Detective
(2 episodes)
0.0
1953
Big Leaguer
Wally Mitchell
6.2
1953
So This Is Love
Commencement Speaker
5.5
1953
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
John Britton
4.0
1953
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Dr. Morton
6.5
1953
The Lone Hand
Mr. Dunn
5.2
1953
House of Wax
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
6.9
1953
The Marksman
Champ Wiley
0.0
1953
Trouble Along the Way
Mike Edwards
5.8
1953
The Blue Gardenia
Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
6.5
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
Bartender
6.2
1953
General Electric Theater
Lt. King · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Mack Duncan · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
The I Don't Care Girl
Ned
6.5
1953
Star of Texas
Marshal Bullock
0.0
1953
Million Dollar Mermaid
Prosecutor
6.4
1952
Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
3.5
1952
Cavalcade of America
Dr. Green · (1 episode)
3.5
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Ed · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Fielding · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
(1 episode)
6.0
1952
Adventures of Superman
Mr. Frank · (1 episode)
6.7
1952
It Grows on Trees
John Letherby
7.7
1952
Wagons West
Cyrus Cook
6.0
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Edward Norton
6.7
1952
The Winning Team
Sam Arrants
5.5
1952
Oklahoma Annie
Eldridge Haskell
8.0
1952
Rodeo
Harry Cartwright
0.0
1952
Rancho Notorious
Preacher
6.5
1952
Bend of the River
Tom Grundy
6.9
1952
Boots Malone
Private Investigator
7.5
1952
Room for One More
Steve (uncredited)
6.3
1952
Chevron Theatre
Hiram Cooper · (1 episode)
10.0
1952
Chevron Theatre
(1 episode)
10.0
1952
On Dangerous Ground
Willows
6.5
1951
The Barefoot Mailman
Doc Bethune (uncredited)
4.0
1951
Elopement
Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
5.0
1951
Warpath
Marshal
5.8
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Harlow Finch · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Joe Nelson · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Mike Collier · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(2 episodes)
7.0
1951
Thunder in God's Country
Bates
0.0
1951
Santa Fe
Marshal Bat Masterson
6.8
1951
Frenchie
Jim Dobbs
5.7
1950
Under Mexicali Stars
Counterfeitor Goldie
0.0
1950
Treasury Men in Action
Miller · (1 episode)
5.5
1950
The Furies
Dr. Grieve
7.1
1950
The Lawless
Carl Green
5.8
1950
Louisa
Park Attendant (uncredited)
6.1
1950
The Good Humor Man
Insp. Quint
6.0
1950
Tyrant of the Sea
Officer (uncredited)
0.0
1950
Dancing in the Dark
John Sharkey
5.0
1949
Free For All
Hap Ross
6.0
1949
Roseanna McCoy
Ellison Hatfield
6.1
1949
The Lone Ranger
Lester Grey · (1 episode)
6.8
1949
Follow Me Quietly
J.C. McGill
6.1
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
6.9
1949
Homicide
Albert Murray
5.3
1949
Caught
Dr. Hoffman
6.5
1949
State Department: File 649
Consul Reither
5.0
1949
Slightly French
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
7.2
1949
Shockproof
Logan (Uncredited)
6.4
1949
Dynamite
"Hard Rock" Mason
4.0
1949
The Walls of Jericho
Tom Ransome
5.7
1948
Rachel and the Stranger
Mr. Green
6.2
1948
Walk a Crooked Mile
Carl Bemish
5.8
1948
The Vicious Circle
Stark
5.5
1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Mr. McDougal
7.0
1948
Fort Apache
Newspaperman (uncredited)
7.0
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
Colpeck
6.0
1948
The Hunted
Paul Harrison
5.2
1948
The Miracle of the Bells
Dolan
6.1
1948
The Inside Story
Eph
6.5
1948
The Bride Goes Wild
Reporter (uncredited)
6.0
1948
Road to Rio
Texas Posse Member
6.7
1947
T-Men
Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
6.8
1947
Cass Timberlane
Court Clerk
5.9
1947
Variety Girl
R.J. O'Connell
6.1
1947
Shy Guy
Mr. Norton
3.1
1947
They Won't Believe Me
Mr. Cahill
6.6
1947
The Perils of Pauline
Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
6.2
1947
Danger Street
Boward - Police Chief
4.0
1947
Welcome Stranger
Crane (uncredited)
6.6
1947
Killer at Large
Edward Denton
0.0
1947
Blaze of Noon
Cash Jones
4.0
1947
The Man I Love
Army Doctor
5.9
1946
Lady Chaser
Attorney J. T. Vickers
6.0
1946
The Searching Wind
Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
0.0
1946
Canyon Passage
Preacher (uncredited)
6.6
1946
Blonde for a Day
Walter Bronson
5.0
1946
O.S.S.
Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
6.4
1946
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
Justin Farley
0.0
1945
Thrill of a Romance
1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
6.2
1945
Pilot #5
Mr. Tully
5.8
1943
Mission to Moscow
American Newsman (uncredited)
5.2
1943
Truck Busters
George Havelock
6.0
1943
City of Silent Men
Fred Bernard
0.0
1942
You Can't Escape Forever
Coroner (uncredited)
5.4
1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Reporter
4.8
1942
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Judge
0.0
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Alden Brown
5.8
1942
Spy Ship
Burns
6.0
1942
Broadway
Reporter
5.5
1942
Grand Central Murder
Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
5.9
1942
My Gal Sal
Loud Customer (uncredited)
5.8
1942
This Gun for Hire
Albert Baker
6.9
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Snaith (uncredited)
6.4
1942
The Body Disappears
Professor McAuley (uncredited)
5.2
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
6.6
1941
At the Stroke of Twelve
Prosecuting Attorney
5.0
1941
You'll Never Get Rich
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Bullets for O'Hara
Prosecutor (uncredited)
4.0
1941
Four Mothers
Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
5.7
1941
Father Is A Prince
Ben Haley
5.0
1940
Gambling on the High Seas
The State's District Attorney
4.7
1940