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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Known For

Fort Apache
Fort Apache

1948

as Newspaperman (uncredited)

Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar

1954

as Marshal Williams

Battle Cry
Battle Cry

1955

as Mr. Hector Walker

Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage

1946

as Preacher (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born

1954

as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)

House of Wax
House of Wax

1953

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun

1954

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Outcast
The Outcast

1954

as Chad Polson

Spy Ship
Spy Ship

1942

as Burns

Warpath
Warpath

1951

as Marshal

The Furies
The Furies

1950

as Dr. Grieve

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Newspaper Editor

Caught
Caught

1949

as Dr. Hoffman

Man of the West
Man of the West

1958

as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)

Night and Day
Night and Day

1946

as Tina's Father (uncredited)

T-Men
T-Men

1947

as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)

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

1964

as Newspaper Editor

Bend of the River
Bend of the River

1952

as Tom Grundy

The Marksman
The Marksman

1953

as Champ Wiley