
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.

Newspaper Editor
Pocketful of Miracles

Mr. McDougal
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Newspaper Editor
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Judge
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

Willows
On Dangerous Ground

J.C. McGill
Follow Me Quietly

Carl Bemish
Walk a Crooked Mile

Marshal Williams
Johnny Guitar

Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
Main Street to Broadway

Mr. Cahill
They Won't Believe Me

Harry Butler
The Light in the Forest

Bill Porter (lawyer)
Wicked Woman

Dr. Grieve
The Furies

Preacher
Rancho Notorious

Dr. Ludlow
New York Confidential

Coachman
Moonfleet

Bartell
Young at Heart

Stark
The Vicious Circle

Dr. Hoffman
Caught

District Attorney Hunt
City of Shadows

Albert Baker
This Gun for Hire

Paul Harrison
The Hunted

Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
The Barkleys of Broadway

Court Clerk
Cass Timberlane

Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited)
T-Men

Loud Customer (uncredited)
My Gal Sal

Preacher (uncredited)
Canyon Passage

Deacon Matt Holmes
Terror in a Texas Town

Texas Posse Member
Road to Rio

Dr. Bennett
Sunrise at Campobello

Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
O.S.S.

Prosecutor (uncredited)
Bullets for O'Hara

Mr. Shea
This Could Be the Night

Gen. Conners
Dragonfly Squadron

Insp. Quint
The Good Humor Man

Reporter
Broadway

Ned
The I Don't Care Girl

Dave Johnson
The Big Night

Marshal George Henderson
At Gunpoint

Sam Arrants
The Winning Team

Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
Cole Younger, Gunfighter

Snaith (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind

R.J. O'Connell
Variety Girl

General Alfred Howe Terry
The Great Sioux Massacre

Marshal
Warpath

Mr. Tully
Pilot #5

Sheriff Howard
Gun Duel in Durango

Owen Sutter
The Lawless Eighties

Medical Examiner (uncredited)
House of Wax

Ellison Hatfield
Roseanna McCoy

Jim Dobbs
Frenchie

Mr. Haljerson
The Shanghai Story

Cyrus Cook
Wagons West

Cash Jones
Blaze of Noon

Holloway
The Iron Sheriff

Commencement Speaker
So This Is Love

Embassy Attendant (uncredited)
The Searching Wind

Eldridge Haskell
Oklahoma Annie

Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
Elopement

Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited)
City of Bad Men

Crane (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger

John Letherby
It Grows on Trees

Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia

Newspaperman (uncredited)
Fort Apache

Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
Black Tuesday

Walter Bronson
Blonde for a Day

Admiral L.D.
The Eternal Sea

Colpeck
Fighting Father Dunne

Mahoney (uncredited)
The Violent Men

"Hard Rock" Mason
Dynamite

Harry Cartwright
Rodeo

Mr. Dunn
The Lone Hand

Consul Reither
State Department: File 649

Park Attendant (uncredited)
Louisa

Mechanic
The McConnell Story

Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
A Star Is Born

Bartender
Woman They Almost Lynched

Carl Green
The Lawless

Tom Grundy
Bend of the River

Mr. Norton
Shy Guy

Gil
Texas Bad Man

Hap Ross
Free For All

Rex
Raymie

Tom Ransome
The Walls of Jericho

Edward Denton
Killer at Large

Dolan
The Miracle of the Bells

Joe Patterson
The Phantom Stagecoach

Dr. Morton
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

Doc Bethune (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman

Chad Polson
The Outcast

Dan Evans
The Quick Gun

Burns
Spy Ship

Mr. Hector Walker
Battle Cry

Champ Wiley
The Marksman

Steve (uncredited)
Room for One More

Mr. Green
Rachel and the Stranger

John Britton
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

Mayor Benson
Andy Hardy Comes Home

Reporter (uncredited)
The Bride Goes Wild

Ben Haley
Father Is A Prince

Prosecuting Attorney
At the Stroke of Twelve

Counterfeitor Goldie
Under Mexicali Stars

Mike Edwards
Trouble Along the Way

Bates
Thunder in God's Country

Justin Farley
Secrets of a Sorority Girl

Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
Four Mothers

Marshal Bat Masterson
Santa Fe

Marshal Bullock
Star of Texas

Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On

Alden Brown
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Private Investigator
Boots Malone

Logan (Uncredited)
Shockproof

Wally Mitchell
Big Leaguer

The State's District Attorney
Gambling on the High Seas

Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Slightly French

Eph
The Inside Story

Army Doctor (uncredited)
The Man I Love

Edward Norton
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Prosecutor
Million Dollar Mermaid

Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline

Mr. Dyar
Drum Beat

Reporter
The War Against Mrs. Hadley

Fred Bernard
City of Silent Men

American Newsman (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Attorney J. T. Vickers
Lady Chaser

George Havelock
Truck Busters

Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
Grand Central Murder

Dr. Andrew Blake
Along Came a Spider

John Sharkey
Dancing in the Dark

Albert Murray
Homicide

Boward - Police Chief
Danger Street

Abe Deland (uncredited)
A Lawless Street

Coroner (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever

Ed (uncredited)
So Big

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich

Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Man of the West

Officer (uncredited)
Tyrant of the Sea

Professor McAuley (uncredited)
The Body Disappears

Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
The Battle of Gettysburg

Grandpa
The Macahans

1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance

Tina's Father (uncredited)
Night and Day

Reporter (uncredited)
Broadway

Townsman (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
144
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-12-25
Place of Birth
Ferndale, California, USA
Also Known As
Franklyn Ferguson