Frank Ferguson
Actor
- Born
- December 25, 1899 · Ferndale, California, USA
- Died
- September 12, 1978 (age 78)
Frank S. Ferguson 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.
Known for
Johnny Guitar
May 26, 1954
Fort Apache
May 21, 1948
House of Wax
April 16, 1953
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
June 1, 1948
A Star Is Born
October 1, 1954
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
December 16, 1964
Man of the West
October 1, 1958
Bend of the River
January 23, 1952
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
June 13, 1953
This Gun for Hire
April 24, 1942
Pocketful of Miracles
December 18, 1961
On Dangerous Ground
December 13, 1951
Acting143
- 1976The Macahans as Grandpa
- 1970Along Came a Spider as Dr. Andrew Blake
- 1965The Great Sioux Massacre as General Alfred Howe Terry
- 1964Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte as Newspaper Editor
- 1964The Quick Gun as Dan Evans
- 1961Pocketful of Miracles as Newspaper Editor
- 1960Sunrise at Campobello as Dr. Bennett
- 1960Raymie as Rex
- 1960The Big Night as Dave Johnson
- 1958Andy Hardy Comes Home