Frank Ferguson (I) (1906–1978) |
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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 ...
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Born:in Ferndale, California, USADied:(age 71) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (321 credits)
1972-1973
Return to Peyton Place
(TV Series)
Eli Carson
Eli Carson
- Episode dated 5 June 1973
(1973)
... Eli Carson
- Episode #1.5
(1972)
... Eli Carson
1972
Alias Smith and Jones
(TV Series)
Mr. Billings - Undertaker
Mr. Billings - Undertaker
- Bad Night in Big Butte
(1972)
... Mr. Billings - Undertaker
1971
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
(TV Series)
Fred Hoxie
Fred Hoxie
- Operation: Crystal Springs
(1971)
... Fred Hoxie
1954-1971
Lassie
(TV Series)
Dr. Peter Wilson / Elderly Man / Ben Wiggins / ...
Dr. Peter Wilson / Elderly Man / Ben Wiggins / ...
- Search for Yesterday
(1971)
... Ben Wiggins
- Lassie and the Fugitive: Part 2
(1964)
... Elderly Man
- Lassie and the Fugitive: Part 1
(1964)
... Elderly Man
- The Watch Dog
(1959)
... Seth Collins
- The Fawn
(1955)
... Dr. Peter Wilson
1970
Green Acres
(TV Series)
Doc John Stuart / Harvey Jackson
Doc John Stuart / Harvey Jackson
- The Beeping Rock
(1970)
... Doc John Stuart
- The Confrontation
(1970)
... Harvey Jackson
1964-1970
Petticoat Junction
(TV Series)
Dr. Barton Stuart / Bert Smedley
Dr. Barton Stuart / Bert Smedley
- Susan B. Anthony, I Love You
(1970)
... Bert Smedley
- A Doctor in the House
(1965)
... Dr. Barton Stuart
- Bedloe's Most Fiendish Scheme
(1965)
... Dr. Barton Stuart
- Modern Merchandising
(1965)
... Dr. Barton Stuart
- For the Birds
(1965)
... Dr. Barton Stuart
1964-1969
Peyton Place
(TV Series)
Eli Carson
Eli Carson
- Episode #5.54
(1969)
... Eli Carson
- Episode #5.53
(1969)
... Eli Carson
- Episode #5.51
(1969)
... Eli Carson
- Episode #5.47
(1969)
... Eli Carson
- Episode #5.45
(1969)
... Eli Carson
1960-1965
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Abner / Gigger Thurman / Sheriff Hill / ...
Abner / Gigger Thurman / Sheriff Hill / ...
- Lothario Larkin
(1965)
... Abner
- Ponderosa Matador
(1964)
... Gigger Thurman
- The Long Night
(1962)
... Sheriff Hill
- The Fear Merchants
(1960)
... J.R. Ridley
1964-1965
Wendy and Me
(TV Series)
Judge Martinson / Homer Stevens
Judge Martinson / Homer Stevens
- You Can Fight City Hall
(1965)
... Judge Martinson
- Jeff, the Senior Citizen
(1964)
... Homer Stevens
1960-1965
The Andy Griffith Show
(TV Series)
Sam Lindsey / Charles Foley / Mr. Foley / ...
Sam Lindsey / Charles Foley / Mr. Foley / ...
- The Case of the Punch in the Nose
(1965)
... Charles Foley
- Bargain Day
(1964)
... Mr. Foley
- The Beauty Contest
(1961)
... Sam Lindsey
- Ellie for Council
(1960)
... Sam Lindsey
- The New Housekeeper
(1960)
... Wilbur Pine
1958-1965
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Walter Coffee / Sheriff Orville Ramsey / Prof. Laiken / ...
Walter Coffee / Sheriff Orville Ramsey / Prof. Laiken / ...
- The Case of the Golden Venom
(1965)
... Walter Coffee
- The Case of the Bluffing Blast
(1963)
... Sheriff Orville Ramsey
- The Case of the Angry Dead Man
(1961)
... Prof. Laiken
- The Case of the Perjured Parrot
(1958)
... Sheriff Barnes
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(TV Series)
Air Force General
Air Force General
- The Sky Is Falling
(1964)
... Air Force General
1964
Temple Houston
(TV Series)
Judge Gurney
Judge Gurney
- The Town That Trespassed
(1964)
... Judge Gurney
- Do Unto Others, Then Gallop
(1964)
... Judge Gurney
- Last Full Moon
(1964)
... Judge Gurney (as Karen Noel)
- The Case for William Gotch
(1964)
... Judge Gurney
- Sam's Boy
(1964)
... Judge Gurney
1961-1964
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Judge Hiram Larkin / Sheriff Jeb Lunn / Sheriff
Judge Hiram Larkin / Sheriff Jeb Lunn / Sheriff
- The Ben Engel Story
(1964)
... Judge Hiram Larkin
- Charlie Wooster--Outlaw
(1963)
... Sheriff Jeb Lunn
- The Ah Chong Story
(1961)
... Sheriff
1963
McHale's Navy
(TV Series)
Admiral Striker
Admiral Striker
- The Captain Steals a Cook
(1963)
... Admiral Striker
1959-1962
Death Valley Days
(TV Series)
Col. Carr / Col. Brandt / Mort Graves
Col. Carr / Col. Brandt / Mort Graves
- To Walk with Greatness
(1962)
... Col. Carr
- Suzie
(1962)
... Col. Brandt
- Somewhere in the Vultures
(1959)
... Mort Graves
1962
77 Sunset Strip
(TV Series)
Ben Carter / Saul Gantry
Ben Carter / Saul Gantry
- Terror in a Small Town
(1962)
... Ben Carter
- Violence for Your Furs
(1962)
... Saul Gantry
1957-1962
Cheyenne
(TV Series)
Eli Zachary / Judge Lloyd Pomeroy / Sheriff Allen
Eli Zachary / Judge Lloyd Pomeroy / Sheriff Allen
- Sweet Sam
(1962)
... Eli Zachary
- Riot at Arroyo Seco
(1960)
... Judge Lloyd Pomeroy
- The Spanish Grant
(1957)
... Sheriff Allen
1962
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(TV Series)
Malechy Dillman
Malechy Dillman
- Bad Day at Cuttin' Corners
(1962)
... Malechy Dillman
1960-1962
Lawman
(TV Series)
Sheriff Howard Callaghan / Joe Henny / Rainbow Jack Rambeau / ...
Sheriff Howard Callaghan / Joe Henny / Rainbow Jack Rambeau / ...
- Jailbreak
(1962)
... Sheriff Howard Callaghan
- A Friend of the Family
(1962)
... Joe Henny
- The Grubstake
(1961)
... Rainbow Jack Rambeau
- The Mad Bunch
(1960)
... Uncle Ben - Gang Leader
1957-1962
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
Sedge / Deacon / Sheriff / ...
Sedge / Deacon / Sheriff / ...
- Royal Maroon
(1962)
... Sedge
- Defiant at the Gate
(1961)
... Deacon
- The English Woman
(1960)
... Sheriff
- Toll Road
(1959)
... Sheriff Tom Huckaby
- John Wesley Hardin
(1957)
... Sheriff Ed Tige
1960-1962
Surfside 6
(TV Series)
Sheriff Boyd / Earl Purdy
Sheriff Boyd / Earl Purdy
- Green Bay Riddle
(1962)
... Sheriff Boyd
- Local Girl
(1960)
... Earl Purdy
1958-1962
Bronco
(TV Series)
Gen. William T. Sherman / Marshal Bob Harrod / The Parson
Gen. William T. Sherman / Marshal Bob Harrod / The Parson
- The Immovable Object
(1962)
... Gen. William T. Sherman
- Ordeal at Dead Tree
(1961)
... Marshal Bob Harrod
- Trail to Taos
(1958)
... The Parson
1961-1962
Target: The Corruptors!
(TV Series)
Jebson / Blakely
Jebson / Blakely
- Journey Into Mourning
(1962)
... Jebson
- Prison Empire
(1961)
... Blakely
1958-1962
Maverick
(TV Series)
Sheriff Luther Hawkins / Sheriff Mattson / Deacon Curt Eaker / ...
Sheriff Luther Hawkins / Sheriff Mattson / Deacon Curt Eaker / ...
- The Troubled Heir
(1962)
... Sheriff Luther Hawkins
- Three Queens Full
(1961)
... Sheriff Mattson
- Destination Devil's Flat
(1960)
... Deacon Curt Eaker
- Easy Mark
(1959)
... Conductor
- High Card Hangs
(1958)
... Genessee Jones
1959-1961
Shotgun Slade
(TV Series)
Sheriff Sy Daggett / Sheriff / Mike Oliver
Sheriff Sy Daggett / Sheriff / Mike Oliver
- Valley of the Shadow
(1961)
... Sheriff Sy Daggett
- Charcoal Bullet
(1960)
... Sheriff
- The Salted Mine
(1959)
... Mike Oliver
1961
The Tall Man
(TV Series)
Governor Lew Wallace
Governor Lew Wallace
- The Great Western
(1961)
... Governor Lew Wallace
1959-1961
Laramie
(TV Series)
Scotty / Paul Durand / Abner Crable
Scotty / Paul Durand / Abner Crable
- Trigger Point
(1961)
... Scotty
- Midnight Rebellion
(1960)
... Paul Durand
- Circle of Fire
(1959)
... Abner Crable
1961
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(TV Series)
Sheriff Slim Lydell
Sheriff Slim Lydell
- Wyatt Earp's Baby
(1961)
... Sheriff Slim Lydell
1960
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
(TV Series)
Walter Henderson
Walter Henderson
- Temporary Window
(1960)
... Walter Henderson
1959-1960
Bat Masterson
(TV Series)
Dick Pierce / Old Billy North
Dick Pierce / Old Billy North
- Bat Trap
(1960)
... Dick Pierce
- The Inner Circle
(1959)
... Old Billy North
1959-1960
The Alaskans
(TV Series)
Brother Barlow / Brother Bowers
Brother Barlow / Brother Bowers
- The Silent Land
(1960)
... (uncredited)
- Heart of Gold
(1960)
... Brother Barlow
- Cheating Cheaters
(1959)
... Brother Bowers
1957-1960
Sugarfoot
(TV Series)
Judge Bean / Doc Spooner / Otto Jardine
Judge Bean / Doc Spooner / Otto Jardine
- Vinegarroon
(1960)
... Judge Bean
- Wolf
(1959)
... Doc Spooner
- Bunch Quitter
(1957)
... Otto Jardine
1959-1960
Wichita Town
(TV Series)
Mayor Eric Holbein
Mayor Eric Holbein
- The Frontiersman
(1960)
... Mayor Eric Holbein
- The Night the Cowboys Roared
(1959)
... Mayor Eric Holbein
1959-1960
The Texan
(TV Series)
Thomas Laurie / Dobie Smith
Thomas Laurie / Dobie Smith
- Quarantine
(1960)
... Thomas Laurie
- A Race for Life
(1959)
... Dobie Smith
1959
The Untouchables
(TV Series)
Dr. James Crenshaw
Dr. James Crenshaw
- The Underground Railway
(1959)
... Dr. James Crenshaw
1957-1959
Whirlybirds
(TV Series)
Sheriff / Dooley / Ellis Parker
Sheriff / Dooley / Ellis Parker
- The Deacon
(1959)
... Sheriff
- Mister Q
(1958)
... Dooley
- Take a Little, Leave a Little
(1957)
... Ellis Parker
1958-1959
Colt .45
(TV Series)
Judge Roy Bean / Todd Slater
Judge Roy Bean / Todd Slater
- Law West of the Pecos
(1959)
... Judge Roy Bean
- Rare Specimen
(1958)
... Todd Slater
1959
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
(TV Series)
Captain Hoyt
Captain Hoyt
- Murder at the Mansion
(1959)
... Captain Hoyt
1954-1959
Schlitz Playhouse
(TV Series)
Mike Collier / Joe Nelson / Harlow Finch
Mike Collier / Joe Nelson / Harlow Finch
- The Salted Mine
(1959)
... Mike Collier
- Washington Incident
(1956)
- Too Many Nelsons
(1955)
... Joe Nelson
- Tourists--Overnight
(1955)
- Day of Good News
(1954)
... Harlow Finch
1958-1959
The Restless Gun
(TV Series)
Mr. Keller / Sheriff Cullen
Mr. Keller / Sheriff Cullen
- The Sweet Sisters
(1959)
... Mr. Keller
- Remember the Dead
(1958)
... Sheriff Cullen
1957-1959
Trackdown
(TV Series)
Adam Turner / Judge Tolliver
Adam Turner / Judge Tolliver
- Terror
(1959)
... Adam Turner
- Law in Lampasas
(1957)
... Judge Tolliver
1959
U.S. Marshal
(TV Series)
Tully O'Flynn
Tully O'Flynn
- The Threat
(1959)
- Destination Nowhere
... Tully O'Flynn
1957-1958
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series)
Tom Menken / Paul Parker / T.J. Barnett
Tom Menken / Paul Parker / T.J. Barnett
- Let the Man Die
(1958)
... Tom Menken
- Legacy of a Legend
(1958)
... Paul Parker
- Three Graves
(1957)
... T.J. Barnett
1958
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre
(TV Series)
Doc Craydon
Doc Craydon
- Hide and Seek
(1958)
... Doc Craydon
1957
State Trooper
(TV Series)
Frank Cliff / Ralph Barlow
Frank Cliff / Ralph Barlow
- No Blaze of Glory
(1957)
... Frank Cliff
- Mystery Sniper
(1957)
... Ralph Barlow
1954-1957
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Mack Duncan / Lt. King
Mack Duncan / Lt. King
- Too Good with a Gun
(1957)
... Mack Duncan
- Committed
(1954)
... Lt. King
1956
The Sheriff of Cochise
(TV Series)
Briscoe / Henry Murdock
Briscoe / Henry Murdock
- Helldorado
(1956)
... Briscoe
- Con Man
... Henry Murdock
1956
The People's Choice
(TV Series)
Ben Judson
Ben Judson
- The Mayor Proposes
(1956)
... Ben Judson
- Sock and the Lonely Hearts Club
(1956)
1955-1956
My Friend Flicka
(TV Series)
Gus Broeberg
Gus Broeberg
- Big Red
(1956)
... Gus Broeberg
- Lost River
(1956)
... Gus Broeberg
- Growing Pains
(1956)
... Gus Broeberg
- The Foundlings
(1956)
... Gus Broeberg
- The Recluse
(1956)
... Gus Broeberg
1954-1955
The Lone Ranger
(TV Series)
Bennett / Cassius Holt / Oscar Vale / ...
Bennett / Cassius Holt / Oscar Vale / ...
- Trapped
(1955)
... Bennett
- Death Goes to Press
(1955)
... Cassius Holt
- Enfield Rifle
(1955)
... Oscar Vale
- The Globe
(1954)
... Lester Grey
1954-1955
The Man Behind the Badge
(TV Series)
Harvey
Harvey
- The Case of the Red Letter Day
(1955)
... Harvey
- The Case of the Imperfect Crime
(1954)
1955
Public Defender
(TV Series)
Judge / Henry Britten
Judge / Henry Britten
- Failure
(1955)
... Judge
- Gunpoint
(1955)
... Henry Britten
1954-1955
City Detective
(TV Series)
Hickey / Henry Rebbs
Hickey / Henry Rebbs
- Man Down, Woman Screaming
(1955)
... Hickey
- The Glass Thumb
(1954)
... Henry Rebbs
1955
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(TV Series)
Oliver White / Mr. Hughes
Oliver White / Mr. Hughes
- Gracie Consults Dr. Kirby's Problem Clinic
(1955)
... Oliver White
- Blanche's Brother, Roger the Moocher, Visits
(1955)
... Mr. Hughes
1954-1955
Fireside Theatre
(TV Series)
- No Time for Susan
(1955)
- The Double Life of Barney Peters
(1955)
- Girl Not Wanted
(1954)
1954-1955
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
(TV Series)
Dr. Bryce
Dr. Bryce
- Wait for George
(1955)
... Dr. Bryce
- Dear Little Fool
(1954)
1954-1955
Four Star Playhouse
(TV Series)
Mr. Fielding / Ed
Mr. Fielding / Ed
- Fair Trial
(1955)
... Mr. Fielding
- The Book
(1954)
... Ed
1953-1954
Cavalcade of America
(TV Series)
Dr. Green
Dr. Green
- A Medal for Miss Walker
(1954)
... Dr. Green
- One Nation Indivisible
(1953)
- The Indomitable Blacksmith
(1953)
1953-1954
The Pride of the Family
(TV Series)
Murdock / Mr. Murdock
Murdock / Mr. Murdock
- Albie Helps the Lovelorn
(1954)
... Murdock
- Albie Buys a Sports Coat
(1954)
... Murdock
- The Antique Watch
(1954)
... Murdock
- Albie Feels His Age
(1954)
... Murdock
- Pilot
(1953)
... Mr. Murdock
1953-1954
The Loretta Young Show
(TV Series)
Mr. Creavy / Marc Thatcher
Mr. Creavy / Marc Thatcher
- Dear Midge
(1954)
... Mr. Creavy
- Prisoner at One O'Clock
(1953)
... Marc Thatcher
1954
The Lone Wolf
(TV Series)
Sheriff Jerry Lea
Sheriff Jerry Lea
- The Newhall Story (a.k.a. Phoenix-Newhall)
... Sheriff Jerry Lea
1953-1954
Topper
(TV Series)
Dr. Lang / Dr. R. Lang
Dr. Lang / Dr. R. Lang
- The Diamond Ring
(1954)
... Dr. R. Lang
- The Surprise Party
(1954)
... Dr. Lang
- Masquerade
(1954)
... Dr. Lang
- Christmas Carol
(1953)
... Dr. Lang
1953
The Life of Riley
(TV Series)
Dr. Benson
Dr. Benson
- Riley's Separation
(1953)
... Dr. Benson
- Riley's Stomach Ache
(1953)
... Dr. Benson
1952-1953
Chevron Theatre
(TV Series)
Hiram Cooper
Hiram Cooper
- The Chinese Stick
(1953)
... Hiram Cooper
- Gambler's Debt
(1953)
- Pablo's Well
(1952)
- Dear Little Fool
(1952)
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(August 5 to 10, 1940) He directed James M. Barrie's play, "The Admirable Crichton," in the Sixth Midsummer Festival (James M. Barrie Plays) production at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Gilmor Brown was artistic director. See more »Alternate Names:
Franklyn Ferguson | Karen NoelHeight:
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