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Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Birthday: 1899-12-25 | Place of Birth: Ferndale, California, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1972
Return to Peyton Place

as    Eli Carson

1964
The Quick Gun

as    Dan Evans

1960
Sunrise at Campobello

as    Dr. Bennett

1958
Terror in a Texas Town

as    Deacon Matt Holmes

1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter

as    Sheriff Ralph Wittrock

1957
The Phantom Stagecoach

as    Joe Patterson

1957
The Lawless Eighties

as    Owen Sutter

1955
City of Shadows

as    District Attorney Hunt

1954
Young at Heart

as    Bartell

1954
The Outcast

as    Chad Polson

1954
Johnny Guitar

as    Marshal Williams

1953
Texas Bad Man

as    Gil

1953
Big Leaguer

as    Wally Mitchell

1952
The Winning Team

as    Sam Arrants

1951
Thunder in God's Country

as    Bates

1951
On Dangerous Ground

as    Willows

1950
Under Mexicali Stars

as    Counterfeitor Goldie

1950
The Good Humor Man

as    Insp. Quint

1949
Caught

as    Dr. Hoffman

1949
Roseanna McCoy

as    Ellison Hatfield

1949
Follow Me Quietly

as    J.C. McGill

1948
The Miracle of the Bells

as    Dolan

1948
Rachel and the Stranger

as    Mr. Green

1948
1948
The Hunted

as    Paul Harrison

1947
They Won't Believe Me

as    Mr. Cahill

1946
Blonde for a Day

as    Walter Bronson

1942
This Gun for Hire

as    Albert Baker