Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

12/25/1899 – 9/12/1978Ferndale, California, USA

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 (220 titles)

The Macahans6.7Movie

The Macahans

Grandpa · 1976

Little House on the Prairie7.9Show

Little House on the Prairie

Calder · 1974

Kung Fu7.7Show

Kung Fu

Bissell · 1972

The Waltons7.2Show

The Waltons

1972

7.0Show

Return to Peyton Place

Eli Carson · 1972

Cannon6.7Show

Cannon

1971

Alias Smith and Jones7.0Show

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Along Came a Spider5.8Movie

Along Came a Spider

Dr. Andrew Blake · 1970

Nanny and the Professor6.7Show

Nanny and the Professor

the Judge · 1970

Land of the Giants6.8Show

Land of the Giants

Goalby · 1968

Adam-127.1Show

Adam-12

Fred Tibbles · 1968

Green Acres7.2Show

Green Acres

Harvey Jackson · 1965

The Great Sioux Massacre4.5Movie

The Great Sioux Massacre

General Alfred Howe Terry · 1965

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte7.3Movie

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Newspaper Editor · 1964

Peyton Place6.2Show

Peyton Place

1964

Wendy and Me8.0Show

Wendy and Me

1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea7.8Show

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Air Force General · 1964

The Quick Gun6.4Movie

The Quick Gun

Dan Evans · 1964

Petticoat Junction5.8Show

Petticoat Junction

Doc Stuart · 1963

Temple Houston6.0Show

Temple Houston

Judge Gurney · 1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour7.8Show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Garner · 1962

The Virginian6.5Show

The Virginian

Tom Dunston · 1962

Pocketful of Miracles7.3Movie

Pocketful of Miracles

Newspaper Editor · 1961

Everglades8.0Show

Everglades

1961

Target: The Corruptors!5.7Show

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

The Asphalt Jungle5.0Show

The Asphalt Jungle

1961

The Case of the Dangerous RobinShow

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

Walter Henderson · 1960

Surfside 66.3Show

Surfside 6

1960

The Andy Griffith Show7.6Show

The Andy Griffith Show

Sam Lindsey · 1960

The Westerner7.0Show

The Westerner

Stuart · 1960