Frank Ferguson
American character actor Frank Ferguson appeared in scores of films and television shows, often as self-important types. Prior to his film debut, he was a prominent performer and director with the acclaimed Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he coached numerous up-and-coming young actors such as Dana Andrews, George Reeves, Robert Preston and Victor Mature. He broke into films, himself, in the early 1940s, usually playing minor supporting roles, though he was seen to advantage in larger roles, notably in two of the best-known (and oddest) westerns of the '50s, Rancho Notorious (1952) and Johnny Guitar (1954). He played hundreds of ranchers, bankers and police detectives in films and television throughout the '50s and '60s. He became most familiar as "Gus" on the children's program My Friend Flicka (1955) and later as "Eli Carson" on the two TV series based on the novel Peyton Place (1964). He semi-retired in 1972 and died of cancer six years later.
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- Born:
- Dec 25, 1899 In Ferndale, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 170
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Gambling on the High Seas 1940-06-22
- Latest Project:
- Series Little House on the Prairie 1974-09-11
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
| Series | Return to Peyton Place | Eli Carson | 1972-04-03 |
| Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
| Series | Kung Fu | Unknown | 1972-10-14 |
| Series | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown | 1971-01-05 |
| Series | Cannon | Unknown | 1971-09-14 |
| Movie | Along Came a Spider | Dr. Andrew Blake | 1970-02-03 |
| Movie | The Great Sioux Massacre | General Alfred Howe Terry | 1965-04-25 |
| Movie | The Quick Gun | Dan Evans | 1964-04-01 |
| Series | Wendy and Me | Unknown | 1964-09-14 |
| Series | Peyton Place | 1964-09-15 | |
| Series | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Unknown | 1964-09-14 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
| Series | Target: The Corruptors! | Unknown | 1961-09-29 |
| Movie | Pocketful of Miracles | Newspaper Editor | 1961-12-18 |
| Series | Everglades | Unknown | 1961-10-09 |
| Movie | Raymie | Rex | 1960-07-05 |
| Movie | The Big Night | Dave Johnson | 1960-02-17 |
| Series | The Tall Man | Unknown | 1960-09-10 |
| Movie | Sunrise at Campobello | Dr. Bennett | 1960-09-28 |
| Series | Laramie | Unknown | 1959-09-15 |
| Series | Wichita Town | Unknown | 1959-09-30 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Philip Marlowe | Unknown | 1959-10-06 |
| Series | The Alaskans | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Series | Hawaiian Eye | Unknown | 1959-10-07 |
| Movie | The Light in the Forest | Harry Butler | 1958-07-08 |
| Movie | Cole Younger, Gunfighter | Sheriff Ralph Wittrock | 1958-03-30 |
| Movie | Terror in a Texas Town | Deacon Matt Holmes | 1958-09-01 |
| Movie | Man of the West | Crosscut Marshal (uncredited) | 1958-06-20 |
| Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
| Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
| Movie | Andy Hardy Comes Home | Mayor Benson | 1958-12-22 |
| Series | Bronco | Unknown | 1958-09-23 |
| Movie | Gun Duel In Durango | Sheriff Howard | 1957-05-01 |
| Movie | The Iron Sheriff | Holloway | 1957-04-01 |
| Movie | The Phantom Stagecoach | Joe Patterson | 1957-03-31 |
| Movie | This Could Be the Night | Mr. Shea | 1957-05-14 |
| Series | Trackdown | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
| Series | Leave It to Beaver | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Movie | The Lawless Eighties | Owen Sutter | 1957-05-31 |
| Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
| Movie | The Eternal Sea | Admiral L.D. | 1955-04-19 |
| Movie | City of Shadows | District Attorney Hunt | 1955-06-02 |
| Movie | New York Confidential | Dr. Ludlow | 1955-02-15 |
| Movie | Battle Cry | Mr. Hector Walker | 1955-02-02 |
| Movie | Moonfleet | Coachman | 1955-06-24 |
| Movie | The Violent Men | Mahoney (uncredited) | 1955-01-26 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Movie | At Gunpoint | Marshal George Henderson | 1955-12-25 |
| Series | My Friend Flicka | Unknown | 1955-09-30 |
| Movie | A Lawless Street | Abe Deland (uncredited) | 1955-11-15 |
| Movie | The McConnell Story | Mechanic | 1955-09-29 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Movie | The Shanghai Story | Mr. Haljerson | 1954-09-01 |
| Movie | The Outcast | Chad Polson | 1954-08-15 |
| Movie | Dragonfly Squadron | Gen. Conners | 1954-03-21 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| Movie | Black Tuesday | Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited) | 1954-12-31 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
| Movie | Drum Beat | Mr. Dyar | 1954-11-10 |
| Movie | Young at Heart | Bartell | 1954-12-01 |
| Series | December Bride | Unknown | 1954-10-04 |
| Movie | Trouble Along the Way | Mike Edwards | 1953-04-04 |
| Movie | The Marksman | Champ Wiley | 1953-04-10 |
| Movie | House of Wax | Medical Examiner (uncredited) | 1953-04-16 |
| Movie | Woman They Almost Lynched | Bartender | 1953-03-20 |
| Movie | The I Don't Care Girl | Ned | 1953-01-14 |
| Movie | The Lone Hand | Mr. Dunn | 1953-05-20 |
| Movie | Star of Texas | Marshal Bullock | 1953-01-11 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | The Blue Gardenia | Drunk Reporter (uncredited) | 1953-03-20 |
| Series | City Detective | Unknown | 1953-01-01 |
| Movie | Main Street to Broadway | Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence | 1953-10-12 |
| Movie | Wicked Woman | Bill Porter (lawyer) | 1953-12-09 |
| Movie | Texas Bad Man | Gil | 1953-12-20 |
| Movie | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | Dr. Morton | 1953-06-13 |
| Movie | City of Bad Men | Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited) | 1953-09-11 |
| Movie | So Big | Ed (uncredited) | 1953-10-31 |
| Movie | Big Leaguer | Wally Mitchell | 1953-08-19 |
| Movie | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | John Britton | 1953-07-13 |
| Movie | Powder River | Johnny Slater | 1953-06-17 |
| Movie | So This Is Love | Commencement Speaker | 1953-07-15 |
| Movie | Bend of the River | Tom Grundy | 1952-01-23 |
| Movie | Rancho Notorious | Preacher | 1952-03-06 |
| Movie | The Cimarron Kid | Prison Warden | 1952-01-13 |
| Movie | Boots Malone | Private Investigator | 1952-01-11 |
| Movie | Oklahoma Annie | Eldridge Haskell | 1952-03-24 |
| Movie | Room for One More | Steve (uncredited) | 1952-01-10 |
| Series | Hopalong Cassidy | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | The Winning Team | Sam Arrants | 1952-06-20 |
| Movie | It Grows on Trees | John Letherby | 1952-09-02 |
| Movie | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Edward Norton | 1952-06-25 |
| Movie | Wagons West | Cyrus Cook | 1952-07-06 |
| Movie | Thunder in God's Country | Bates | 1951-04-07 |
| Movie | Warpath | Marshal | 1951-11-22 |
| Movie | Santa Fe | Marshal Bat Masterson | 1951-04-01 |
| Movie | Elopement | Pinkie's Father (uncredited) | 1951-11-23 |
| Movie | The Barefoot Mailman | Doc Bethune (uncredited) | 1951-12-03 |
| Movie | On Dangerous Ground | Willows | 1951-12-13 |
| Movie | Louisa | Park Attendant (uncredited) | 1950-05-31 |
| Movie | The Good Humor Man | Insp. Quint | 1950-03-24 |
| Movie | The Furies | Dr. Grieve | 1950-08-16 |
| Movie | The Lawless | Carl Green | 1950-06-01 |
| Movie | Under Mexicali Stars | Counterfeitor Goldie | 1950-11-20 |
| Movie | Frenchie | Jim Dobbs | 1950-12-25 |
| Series | Treasury Men in Action | Unknown | 1950-09-11 |
| Movie | State Department: File 649 | Consul Reither | 1949-02-11 |
| Movie | Slightly French | Marty Freeman (uncredited) | 1949-02-02 |
| Movie | Dynamite | "Hard Rock" Mason | 1949-01-18 |
| Movie | Homicide | Albert Murray | 1949-04-02 |
| Movie | Shockproof | Logan (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
| Movie | Roseanna McCoy | Ellison Hatfield | 1949-10-12 |
| Movie | Free For All | Hap Ross | 1949-11-01 |
| Movie | Dancing in the Dark | John Sharkey | 1949-12-02 |
| Movie | Follow Me Quietly | J.C. McGill | 1949-07-07 |
| Movie | The Barkleys of Broadway | Mr. Perkins (uncredited) | 1949-05-04 |
| Movie | The Hunted | Paul Harrison | 1948-04-07 |
| Movie | The Miracle of the Bells | Dolan | 1948-03-27 |
| Movie | The Bride Goes Wild | Reporter (uncredited) | 1948-03-03 |
| Movie | Fighting Father Dunne | Colpeck | 1948-05-12 |
| Movie | The Inside Story | Eph | 1948-03-14 |
| Movie | Rachel and the Stranger | Mr. Green | 1948-09-18 |
| Movie | Fort Apache | Newspaperman (uncredited) | 1948-06-14 |
| Movie | Walk a Crooked Mile | Carl Bemish | 1948-09-02 |
| Movie | The Walls of Jericho | Tom Ransome | 1948-11-22 |
| Movie | The Vicious Circle | Stark | 1948-07-21 |
| Movie | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | Mr. McDougal | 1948-06-15 |
| Movie | Danger Street | Boward - Police Chief | 1947-06-20 |
| Movie | The Perils of Pauline | Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited) | 1947-07-04 |
| Movie | Welcome Stranger | Crane (uncredited) | 1947-06-13 |
| Movie | They Won't Believe Me | Mr. Cahill | 1947-07-16 |
| Movie | Blaze of Noon | Cash Jones | 1947-05-02 |
| Movie | Shy Guy | Mr. Norton | 1947-08-05 |
| Movie | Variety Girl | R.J. O'Connell | 1947-08-29 |
| Movie | Road to Rio | Texas Posse Member | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | T-Men | Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
| Movie | Cass Timberlane | Court Clerk | 1947-11-06 |
| Movie | O.S.S. | Electronics Engineer (uncredited) | 1946-05-26 |
| Movie | Blonde for a Day | Walter Bronson | 1946-06-10 |
| Movie | The Man I Love | Army Doctor | 1946-12-26 |
| Movie | The Searching Wind | Embassy Attendant (uncredited) | 1946-08-09 |
| Movie | Canyon Passage | Preacher (uncredited) | 1946-07-17 |
| Movie | Thrill of a Romance | 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1945-05-23 |
| Movie | Secrets of a Sorority Girl | Justin Farley | 1945-08-15 |
| Movie | Mission to Moscow | American Newsman (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
| Movie | Truck Busters | George Havelock | 1943-01-28 |
| Movie | Pilot #5 | Mr. Tully | 1943-06-24 |
| Movie | My Gal Sal | Loud Customer (uncredited) | 1942-04-30 |
| Movie | This Gun for Hire | Albert Baker | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Reap the Wild Wind | Snaith (uncredited) | 1942-03-26 |
| Movie | Broadway | Reporter | 1942-05-08 |
| Movie | Grand Central Murder | Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited) | 1942-05-01 |
| Movie | Spy Ship | Burns | 1942-06-06 |
| Movie | City of Silent Men | Fred Bernard | 1942-10-12 |
| Movie | You Can't Escape Forever | Coroner (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Alden Brown | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Reporter | 1942-08-07 |
| Movie | Bullets for O'Hara | Prosecutor (uncredited) | 1941-07-19 |
| Movie | Four Mothers | Music Foundation Director (uncredited) | 1941-01-04 |
| Movie | You'll Never Get Rich | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1941-09-25 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Grant's Secretary (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | At the Stroke of Twelve | Prosecuting Attorney | 1941-11-15 |
| Movie | The Body Disappears | Professor McAuley (uncredited) | 1941-11-22 |
| Movie | Gambling on the High Seas | The State's District Attorney | 1940-06-22 |
| Movie | Father Is A Prince | Ben Haley | 1940-11-18 |