Frank Ferguson
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.
Filmography
The Macahans
1976
as Grandpa
Along Came a Spider
1970
as Dr. Andrew Blake
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as General Alfred Howe Terry
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Newspaper Editor
The Quick Gun
1964
as Dan Evans
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Newspaper Editor
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
as Dr. Bennett
Raymie
1960
as Rex
The Big Night
1960
as Dave Johnson
Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958
as Mayor Benson
Man of the West
1958
as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
as Deacon Matt Holmes
The Light in the Forest
1958
as Harry Butler
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
The Lawless Eighties
1957
as Owen Sutter
This Could Be the Night
1957
as Mr. Shea
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Sheriff Howard
The Iron Sheriff
1957
as Holloway
The Phantom Stagecoach
1957
as Joe Patterson
At Gunpoint
1955
as Marshal George Henderson
The Battle of Gettysburg
1955
as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
1955
as Abe Deland (uncredited)
The McConnell Story
1955
as Mechanic
Moonfleet
1955
as Coachman