8.5
TV
Acting
Frank Ferguson
- Born
- Died
- (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Ferndale, California, USA
- Credits
- 222 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
TV
8.0
TV
Little House on the Prairie
7.5
TV
Bonanza
7.4
Movie
Johnny Guitar
7.1
Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
7.3
Movie
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.7
TV
Kung Fu
7.0
Movie
Bend of the River
6.6
Movie
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
7.0
Movie
This Gun for Hire
7.3
Movie
Pocketful of Miracles
7.6
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
6.6
Movie
On Dangerous Ground
7.8
TV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.7
TV
Perry Mason
6.5
Movie
Moonfleet
6.5
Movie
Rancho Notorious
6.7
TV
Gunsmoke
Acting credits 222
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Macahans Film | Grandpa |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie TV | Calder (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Kung Fu TV | Bissell (1 ep) |
| 1972 | The Waltons TV | (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Return to Peyton Place TV | Eli Carson (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Cannon TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones TV | (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Along Came a Spider Film | Dr. Andrew Blake |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor TV | the Judge (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants TV | Goalby (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Adam-12 TV | Fred Tibbles (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Green Acres TV | Harvey Jackson, Doc John Stuart (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Great Sioux Massacre Film | General Alfred Howe Terry |
| 1964 | Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Film | Newspaper Editor |
| 1964 | Peyton Place TV | (514 ep) |
| 1964 | Wendy and Me TV | (2 ep) |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea TV | Air Force General (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Quick Gun Film | Dan Evans |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction TV | Doc Stuart (7 ep) |
| 1963 | Temple Houston TV | Judge Gurney (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | Garner (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Virginian TV | Tom Dunston (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles Film | Newspaper Editor |
| 1961 | Everglades TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! TV | (2 ep) |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | The Case of the Dangerous Robin TV | Walter Henderson (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 TV | (2 ep) |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show TV | Sam Lindsey, Wilbur Pine, Mr. Foley (3 ep) |
| 1960 | The Westerner TV | Stuart (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Sunrise at Campobello Film | Dr. Bennett |
| 1960 | The Tall Man TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Raymie Film | Rex |
| 1960 | The Big Night Film | Dave Johnson |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade TV | Mike Colier (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky TV | Hyatt Krausmeyer (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye TV | Capt. Joe Taggart (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The Alaskans TV | (2 ep) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone TV | Krueger (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Wichita Town TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Lock-Up TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Laramie TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Bonanza TV | J.R. Ridley, Abner, Gigger Thurman (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Andy Hardy Comes Home Film | Mayor Benson |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip TV | Saul Gantry (2 ep) |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson TV | Old Billy North, Dick Pierce (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Man of the West Film | Crosscut Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Rifleman TV | (1 ep) |
| 1958 | The Texan TV | (3 ep) |
| 1958 | Bronco TV | Gen. William T. Sherman (2 ep) |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn TV | (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive TV | Amos Wilson (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Terror in a Texas Town Film | Deacon Matt Holmes |
| 1958 | The Light in the Forest Film | Harry Butler |
| 1958 | Cole Younger, Gunfighter Film | Sheriff Ralph Wittrock |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer TV | Thorpe (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver TV | (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Trackdown TV | Adam Turner, Judge Tolliver (1 ep) |