Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

1899-12-25 – 1978-09-12 (age 78) Ferndale, California, USA
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Biography

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.

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House of Wax
House of Wax

1953

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Frenchie
Frenchie

1950

as Jim Dobbs

Fort Apache
Fort Apache

1948

as Newspaperman (uncredited)

Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane

1947

as Court Clerk

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Newspaper Editor

Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar

1954

as Marshal Williams

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born

1954

as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)

Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger

1947

as Crane (uncredited)

Lady Chaser
Lady Chaser

1946

as Attorney J. T. Vickers

Wicked Woman
Wicked Woman

1953

as Bill Porter (lawyer)

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Grant's Secretary (uncredited)

Bend of the River
Bend of the River

1952

as Tom Grundy

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

as Newspaper Editor

Battle Cry
Battle Cry

1955

as Mr. Hector Walker

Man of the West
Man of the West

1958

as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind

1942

as Snaith (uncredited)

Caught
Caught

1949

as Dr. Hoffman

City of Bad Men
City of Bad Men

1953

as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)

Rodeo
Rodeo

1952

as Harry Cartwright

Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage

1946

as Preacher (uncredited)