As Actor
Along Came a Spider
1970
4.3
Frank Ferguson
Acting
Birth Date
December 25, 1899
Place of Birth
Ferndale, California, USA
Date of Death
September 12, 1978
Biography
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
4.2
As Actor
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
6.0
As Actor
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
6.7
As Actor
The Light in the Forest
1958
6.8
As Actor
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
5.4
As Actor
The McConnell Story
1955
6.3
As Actor
Young at Heart
1954
6.0
As Actor
Johnny Guitar
1954
7.4
As Actor
So Big
1953
5.6
As Actor
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
4.0
As Actor
The Lone Hand
1953
5.6
As Actor
It Grows on Trees
1952
7.7
As Actor
Wagons West
1952
6.0
As Actor
The Winning Team
1952
5.5
As Actor
Rancho Notorious
1952
6.5
As Actor
Oklahoma Annie
1952
8.0
As Actor
On Dangerous Ground
1951
6.6
As Actor
Roseanna McCoy
1949
6.1
As Actor
State Department: File 649
1949
4.3