Frank Ferguson
Acting
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.
TV Shows(77)
Little House on the Prairie
Calder
1974
Kung Fu
Bissell
1972
The Waltons
1972
Return to Peyton Place
Eli Carson
1972
Cannon
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Nanny and the Professor
the Judge
1970
Land of the Giants
Goalby
1968
Adam-12
Fred Tibbles
1968
Green Acres
Harvey Jackson
1965
Peyton Place
1964
Wendy and Me
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Air Force General
1964
Petticoat Junction
Doc Stuart
1963
Temple Houston
Judge Gurney
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Garner
1962
The Virginian
Tom Dunston
1962
Everglades
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
Walter Henderson
1960
Surfside 6
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Sam Lindsey
1960
The Westerner
Stuart
1960
The Tall Man
1960
Coronado 9
1960
Shotgun Slade
Mike Colier
1959
Mr. Lucky
Hyatt Krausmeyer
1959
Hawaiian Eye
Capt. Joe Taggart
1959
Philip Marlowe
1959
The Alaskans
1959
The Twilight Zone
Krueger
1959
Wichita Town
1959
Lock-Up
1959
Laramie
1959
Bonanza
J.R. Ridley
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Saul Gantry
1958
Bat Masterson
Old Billy North
1958
The Rifleman
1958
The Texan
1958
Bronco
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Amos Wilson
1958
Trackdown
1957
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Goodyear Theatre
Milbanks
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Milbanks
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
Sheriff Barnes
1957
Wagon Train
Judge Hiram Larkin
1957
Sugarfoot
Otto Jardine
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Kincaid
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Captain Hoyt
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
T.J. Barnett
1956
State Trooper
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
My Friend Flicka
1955
Cheyenne
Judge Lloyd Pomeroy
1955
Gunsmoke
Enoch
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Sheriff Slim Lydell
1955
December Bride
1954
Lassie
1954
The Lone Wolf
Sheriff Jerry Lea
1954
Public Defender
Judge
1954
Topper
Dr. Lang
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Dr. Bryce
1953
Letter to Loretta
Marc Thatcher
1953
City Detective
1953
General Electric Theater
Lt. King
1953
Cavalcade of America
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Ed
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Adventures of Superman
Mr. Frank
1952
Chevron Theatre
Hiram Cooper
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Harlow Finch
1951
Treasury Men in Action
Miller
1950
The Lone Ranger
Lester Grey
1949
Movies(143)
The Macahans
Grandpa
1976
Along Came a Spider
Dr. Andrew Blake
1970
The Great Sioux Massacre
General Alfred Howe Terry
1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Newspaper Editor
1964
The Quick Gun
Dan Evans
1964
Pocketful of Miracles
Newspaper Editor
1961
Sunrise at Campobello
Dr. Bennett
1960
Raymie
Rex
1960
The Big Night
Dave Johnson
1960
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Mayor Benson
1958
Man of the West
Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
1958
Terror in a Texas Town
Deacon Matt Holmes
1958
The Light in the Forest
Harry Butler
1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
1958
The Lawless Eighties
Owen Sutter
1957
This Could Be the Night
Mr. Shea
1957
Gun Duel in Durango
Sheriff Howard
1957
The Iron Sheriff
Holloway
1957
The Phantom Stagecoach
Joe Patterson
1957
At Gunpoint
Marshal George Henderson
1955
The Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
1955
A Lawless Street
Abe Deland (uncredited)
1955
The McConnell Story
Mechanic
1955
Moonfleet
Coachman
1955
City of Shadows
District Attorney Hunt
1955
The Eternal Sea
Admiral L.D.
1955
New York Confidential
Dr. Ludlow
1955
Battle Cry
Mr. Hector Walker
1955
The Violent Men
Mahoney (uncredited)
1955
Black Tuesday
Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
1954
Young at Heart
Bartell
1954
Drum Beat
Mr. Dyar
1954
A Star Is Born
Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
1954
The Shanghai Story
Mr. Haljerson
1954
The Outcast
Chad Polson
1954
Johnny Guitar
Marshal Williams
1954
Riding Shotgun
Townsman (uncredited)
1954
Dragonfly Squadron
Gen. Conners
1954
Texas Bad Man
Gil
1953
Wicked Woman
Bill Porter (lawyer)
1953
So Big
Ed (uncredited)
1953
Main Street to Broadway
Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
1953
City of Bad Men
Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
1953
Big Leaguer
Wally Mitchell
1953
So This Is Love
Commencement Speaker
1953
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
John Britton
1953
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Dr. Morton
1953
The Lone Hand
Mr. Dunn
1953
House of Wax
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
1953
The Marksman
Champ Wiley
1953
Trouble Along the Way
Mike Edwards
1953
The Blue Gardenia
Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
Bartender
1953
The I Don't Care Girl
Ned
1953
Star of Texas
Marshal Bullock
1953
Million Dollar Mermaid
Prosecutor
1952
It Grows on Trees
John Letherby
1952
Wagons West
Cyrus Cook
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Edward Norton
1952
The Winning Team
Sam Arrants
1952
Rancho Notorious
Preacher
1952
Oklahoma Annie
Eldridge Haskell
1952
Rodeo
Harry Cartwright
1952
Bend of the River
Tom Grundy
1952
Boots Malone
Private Investigator
1952
Room for One More
Steve (uncredited)
1952
On Dangerous Ground
Willows
1951
The Barefoot Mailman
Doc Bethune (uncredited)
1951
Elopement
Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
1951
Warpath
Marshal
1951
Thunder in God's Country
Bates
1951
Santa Fe
Marshal Bat Masterson
1951
Frenchie
Jim Dobbs
1950
Under Mexicali Stars
Counterfeitor Goldie
1950
The Furies
Dr. Grieve
1950
The Lawless
Carl Green
1950
Louisa
Park Attendant (uncredited)
1950
The Good Humor Man
Insp. Quint
1950
Tyrant of the Sea
Officer (uncredited)
1950
Dancing in the Dark
John Sharkey
1949
Free For All
Hap Ross
1949
Roseanna McCoy
Ellison Hatfield
1949
Follow Me Quietly
J.C. McGill
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
1949
Homicide
Albert Murray
1949
Caught
Dr. Hoffman
1949
State Department: File 649
Consul Reither
1949
Slightly French
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
1949
Shockproof
Logan (Uncredited)
1949
Dynamite
"Hard Rock" Mason
1949
The Walls of Jericho
Tom Ransome
1948
Rachel and the Stranger
Mr. Green
1948
Walk a Crooked Mile
Carl Bemish
1948
The Vicious Circle
Stark
1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Mr. McDougal
1948
Fort Apache
Newspaperman (uncredited)
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
Colpeck
1948
The Hunted
Paul Harrison
1948
The Miracle of the Bells
Dolan
1948
The Inside Story
Eph
1948
The Bride Goes Wild
Reporter (uncredited)
1948
Road to Rio
Texas Posse Member
1947
T-Men
Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
1947
Cass Timberlane
Court Clerk
1947
Variety Girl
R.J. O'Connell
1947
Shy Guy
Mr. Norton
1947
They Won't Believe Me
Mr. Cahill
1947
The Perils of Pauline
Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
1947
Danger Street
Boward - Police Chief
1947
Welcome Stranger
Crane (uncredited)
1947
Killer at Large
Edward Denton
1947
Blaze of Noon
Cash Jones
1947
The Man I Love
Army Doctor (uncredited)
1946
Lady Chaser
Attorney J. T. Vickers
1946
The Searching Wind
Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
1946
Canyon Passage
Preacher (uncredited)
1946
Night and Day
Tina's Father (uncredited)
1946
Blonde for a Day
Walter Bronson
1946
O.S.S.
Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
1946
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
Justin Farley
1945
Thrill of a Romance
1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945
Pilot #5
Mr. Tully
1943
Mission to Moscow
American Newsman (uncredited)
1943
Truck Busters
George Havelock
1943
City of Silent Men
Fred Bernard
1942
You Can't Escape Forever
Coroner (uncredited)
1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Reporter
1942
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Judge
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Alden Brown
1942
Spy Ship
Burns
1942
Broadway
Reporter
1942
Grand Central Murder
Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
1942
My Gal Sal
Loud Customer (uncredited)
1942
This Gun for Hire
Albert Baker
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Snaith (uncredited)
1942
The Body Disappears
Professor McAuley (uncredited)
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
1941
At the Stroke of Twelve
Prosecuting Attorney
1941
You'll Never Get Rich
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1941
Bullets for O'Hara
Prosecutor (uncredited)
1941
Four Mothers
Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
1941
Father Is A Prince
Ben Haley
1940
Gambling on the High Seas
The State's District Attorney
1940