--- name: "Frank Ferguson" canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-ferguson" fi1m_id: "frank-ferguson" imdb_id: "nm0272432" tmdb_id: 30115 wikidata_id: "Q2093541" roles: ["Actor"] born: "25 December 1899" died: "12 September 1978" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T08:14:03.771430+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Frank Ferguson ## Identity Frank Ferguson - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-ferguson - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** frank-ferguson - **IMDb ID:** nm0272432 - **TMDB ID:** 30115 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2093541 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ferguson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093541, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272432/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30115 Actor. Born 25 December 1899 in Ferndale, California, USA. Died 12 September 1978. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 25 December 1899, Ferndale, California, USA - **Died:** 12 September 1978 - **Also known as:** Franklyn Ferguson, Karen Noel, Frank S. Ferguson - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ferguson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093541, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272432/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30115 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Man of the West*](https://film.one/film/man-of-the-west.md) (79) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Frank Ferguson was an American character actor who appeared in nearly 200 feature films and hundreds of television episodes. Born Frank Swinton Ferguson on 25 December 1899 in Ferndale, California, he died in Los Angeles on 12 September 1978. He trained and performed at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he also directed and taught. His film debut came in Gambling on the High Seas (1940). He is known for roles including Marshal Williams in Johnny Guitar (1954), Mr McDougal in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), and recurring parts such as Gus Broeberg in the series My Friend Flicka and Eli Carson in Peyton Place and Return to Peyton Place. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these - *Johnny Guitar* (1954), Fi1m 84, as Marshal Williams — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-guitar.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Man of the West* (1958), Fi1m 79, as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-the-west.md) ## Complete filmography (222) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Macahans* (1976), as Grandpa - *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Calder - *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Bissell - *The Waltons* (1972), series, Actor - *Return to Peyton Place* (1972), series, as Eli Carson - *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor - *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, Actor - *Along Came a Spider* (1970), as Dr. Andrew Blake - *Nanny and the Professor* (1970), series, as the Judge - *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as Goalby - *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Fred Tibbles - *Green Acres* (1965), series, as Harvey Jackson, Doc John Stuart - *The Great Sioux Massacre* (1965), as General Alfred Howe Terry - *Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte* (1964), as Newspaper Editor - *Peyton Place* (1964), series, Actor - *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), series, as Air Force General - *Wendy and Me* (1964), series, Actor - *The Quick Gun* (1964), as Dan Evans - *Petticoat Junction* (1963), series, as Doc Stuart - *Temple Houston* (1963), series, as Judge Gurney - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Garner - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Tom Dunston - *Pocketful of Miracles* (1961), as Newspaper Editor - *Everglades* (1961), series, Actor - *Target: The Corruptors!* (1961), series, Actor - *The Asphalt Jungle* (1961), series, Actor - *The Case of the Dangerous Robin* (1960), series, as Walter Henderson - *Surfside 6* (1960), series, Actor - *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Sam Lindsey, Wilbur Pine · Mr. Foley - *The Westerner* (1960), series, as Stuart - *Sunrise at Campobello* (1960), as Dr. Bennett - *The Tall Man* (1960), series, Actor - *Coronado 9* (1960), series, Actor - *Raymie* (1960), as Rex - *The Big Night* (1960), as Dave Johnson - *Mr. Lucky* (1959), series, as Hyatt Krausmeyer - *Shotgun Slade* (1959), series, as Mike Colier - *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Capt. Joe Taggart - *Philip Marlowe* (1959), series, Actor - *The Alaskans* (1959), series, Actor - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Krueger — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *Wichita Town* (1959), series, Actor - *Lock-Up* (1959), series, Actor - *Laramie* (1959), series, Actor - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as J.R. Ridley, Abner, Gigger Thurman - *Andy Hardy Comes Home* (1958), as Mayor Benson - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Saul Gantry - *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Old Billy North, Dick Pierce - *Man of the West* (1958), as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited) — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-the-west.md) - *The Rifleman* (1958), series, Actor - *The Texan* (1958), series, Actor - *Bronco* (1958), series, as Gen. William T. Sherman - *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Amos Wilson - *Terror in a Texas Town* (1958), as Deacon Matt Holmes - *The Light in the Forest* (1958), as Harry Butler - *Cole Younger, Gunfighter* (1958), as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock - *Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer* (1958), series, as Thorpe - *Leave It to Beaver* (1957), series, Actor - *Trackdown* (1957), series, as Adam Turner, Judge Tolliver - *Alcoa Theatre* (1957), series, as Milbanks - *Goodyear Theatre* (1957), series, as Milbanks - *Maverick* (1957), series, as Sheriff McPeters, Genessee Jones, Sheriff Luther Hawkins - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Sheriff Barnes, Prof. Laiken, Sheriff Orville Ramsey, Walter Coffee - *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Judge Hiram Larkin - *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Otto Jardine, Doc Spooner, Judge Bean - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, as Kincaid - *Richard Diamond, Private Detective* (1957), series, as Captain Hoyt - *The Lawless Eighties* (1957), as Owen Sutter - *This Could Be the Night* (1957), as Mr. Shea - *Gun Duel in Durango* (1957), as Sheriff Howard - *The Iron Sheriff* (1957), as Holloway - *The Phantom Stagecoach* (1957), as Joe Patterson - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as T.J. Barnett, Paul Parker, Tom Menken - *State Trooper* (1956), series, as Frank Cliff, Ralph Barlow - *At Gunpoint* (1955), as Marshal George Henderson - *The Battle of Gettysburg* (1955), as Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited) - *A Lawless Street* (1955), as Abe Deland (uncredited) - *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, Actor - *My Friend Flicka* (1955), series, Actor - *The McConnell Story* (1955), as Mechanic - *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Judge Lloyd Pomeroy, Sheriff Allen, Eli Zachary - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Enoch - *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, as Sheriff Slim Lydell - *Moonfleet* (1955), as Coachman - *City of Shadows* (1955), as District Attorney Hunt - *The Eternal Sea* (1955), as Admiral L.D. - *New York Confidential* (1955), as Dr. Ludlow - *Battle Cry* (1955), as Mr. Hector Walker - *The Violent Men* (1955), as Mahoney (uncredited) - *Black Tuesday* (1954), as Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited) - *Young at Heart* (1954), as Bartell - *Drum Beat* (1954), as Mr. Dyar - *December Bride* (1954), series, Actor - *A Star Is Born* (1954), as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited) - *Lassie* (1954), series, as Seth Collins - *The Shanghai Story* (1954), as Mr. Haljerson - *The Outcast* (1954), as Chad Polson - *Johnny Guitar* (1954), as Marshal Williams — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-guitar.md) - *The Lone Wolf* (1954), series, as Sheriff Jerry Lea - *Riding Shotgun* (1954), as Townsman (uncredited) - *Dragonfly Squadron* (1954), as Gen. Conners - *Public Defender* (1954), series, as Judge - *Texas Bad Man* (1953), as Gil - *Wicked Woman* (1953), as Bill Porter (lawyer) - *So Big* (1953), as Ed (uncredited) - *Main Street to Broadway* (1953), as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence - *Topper* (1953), series, as Dr. Lang - *The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse* (1953), series, as Dr. Bryce - *The Pride of the Family* (1953), series, as Mr. Murdock, Murdock - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Marc Thatcher, Mr. Creavy - *City of Bad Men* (1953), as Easterner at Training Camp (uncredited) - *City Detective* (1953), series, Actor - *Big Leaguer* (1953), as Wally Mitchell - *So This Is Love* (1953), as Commencement Speaker - *Hannah Lee: An American Primitive* (1953), as John Britton - *The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms* (1953), as Dr. Morton - *The Lone Hand* (1953), as Mr. Dunn - *House of Wax* (1953), as Medical Examiner (uncredited) - *The Marksman* (1953), as Champ Wiley - *Trouble Along the Way* (1953), as Mike Edwards - *The Blue Gardenia* (1953), as Drunk Reporter (uncredited) - *Woman They Almost Lynched* (1953), as Bartender, Bartender (uncredited) - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Lt. King, Mack Duncan - *The I Don't Care Girl* (1953), as Ned - *Star of Texas* (1953), as Marshal Bullock - *Million Dollar Mermaid* (1952), as Prosecutor - *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Dr. Green - *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Ed, Mr. Fielding - *Adventures of Superman* (1952), series, as Mr. Frank - *Hopalong Cassidy* (1952), series, Actor - *It Grows on Trees* (1952), as John Letherby - *Wagons West* (1952), as Cyrus Cook - *Has Anybody Seen My Gal?* (1952), as Edward Norton - *The Winning Team* (1952), as Sam Arrants - *Rancho Notorious* (1952), as Preacher - *Oklahoma Annie* (1952), as Eldridge Haskell - *Rodeo* (1952), as Harry Cartwright - *Bend of the River* (1952), as Tom Grundy - *Boots Malone* (1952), as Private Investigator - *Room for One More* (1952), as Steve (uncredited) - *Chevron Theatre* (1952), series, as Hiram Cooper - *On Dangerous Ground* (1951), as Willows - *The Barefoot Mailman* (1951), as Doc Bethune (uncredited) - *Elopement* (1951), as Pinkie's Father (uncredited) - *Warpath* (1951), as Marshal - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Harlow Finch, Joe Nelson, Mike Collier - *Thunder in God's Country* (1951), as Bates - *Santa Fe* (1951), as Marshal Bat Masterson - *Frenchie* (1950), as Jim Dobbs - *Under Mexicali Stars* (1950), as Counterfeitor Goldie - *Treasury Men in Action* (1950), series, as Miller - *The Furies* (1950), as Dr. Grieve - *The Lawless* (1950), as Carl Green - *Louisa* (1950), as Park Attendant (uncredited) - *The Good Humor Man* (1950), as Insp. Quint - *Tyrant of the Sea* (1950), as Officer (uncredited) - *Dancing in the Dark* (1949), as John Sharkey - *Free For All* (1949), as Hap Ross - *Roseanna McCoy* (1949), as Ellison Hatfield - *The Lone Ranger* (1949), series, as Lester Grey, Oscar Vale - *Follow Me Quietly* (1949), as J.C. McGill - *The Barkleys of Broadway* (1949), as Mr. Perkins (uncredited) - *Homicide* (1949), as Albert Murray - *Caught* (1949), as Dr. Hoffman - *State Department: File 649* (1949), as Consul Reither - *Slightly French* (1949), as Marty Freeman (uncredited) - *Shockproof* (1949), as Logan (Uncredited) - *Dynamite* (1949), as "Hard Rock" Mason - *The Walls of Jericho* (1948), as Tom Ransome - *Rachel and the Stranger* (1948), as Mr. Green - *Walk a Crooked Mile* (1948), as Carl Bemish - *The Vicious Circle* (1948), as Stark - *Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein* (1948), as Mr. McDougal - *Fort Apache* (1948), as Newspaperman (uncredited) - *Fighting Father Dunne* (1948), as Colpeck - *The Hunted* (1948), as Paul Harrison - *The Miracle of the Bells* (1948), as Dolan - *The Inside Story* (1948), as Eph - *The Bride Goes Wild* (1948), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Road to Rio* (1947), as Texas Posse Member (uncredited) - *T-Men* (1947), as Secret Service Man at Farmer's Market (uncredited) - *Cass Timberlane* (1947), as Court Clerk - *Variety Girl* (1947), as R.J. O'Connell - *Shy Guy* (1947), as Mr. Norton - *They Won't Believe Me* (1947), as Mr. Cahill - *The Perils of Pauline* (1947), as Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited) - *Danger Street* (1947), as Boward - Police Chief - *Welcome Stranger* (1947), as Crane (uncredited) - *Killer at Large* (1947), as Edward Denton - *Blaze of Noon* (1947), as Cash Jones - *The Man I Love* (1946), as Army Doctor (uncredited) - *Lady Chaser* (1946), as Attorney J. T. Vickers - *The Searching Wind* (1946), as Embassy Attendant (uncredited) - *Canyon Passage* (1946), as Preacher (uncredited) - *Night and Day* (1946), as Tina's Father (uncredited) - *Blonde for a Day* (1946), as Walter Bronson - *O.S.S.* (1946), as Electronics Engineer (uncredited) - *Secrets of a Sorority Girl* (1945), as Justin Farley - *Thrill of a Romance* (1945), as 1st Hotel Clerk (uncredited) - *Pilot #5* (1943), as Mr. Tully - *Mission to Moscow* (1943), as American Newsman (uncredited) - *Truck Busters* (1943), as George Havelock - *City of Silent Men* (1942), as Fred Bernard - *You Can't Escape Forever* (1942), as Coroner (uncredited) - *The War Against Mrs. Hadley* (1942), as Reporter - *The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady* (1942), as Judge - *Ten Gentlemen from West Point* (1942), as Alden Brown - *Spy Ship* (1942), as Burns - *Broadway* (1942), as Reporter, Reporter (uncredited) - *Grand Central Murder* (1942), as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited) - *My Gal Sal* (1942), as Loud Customer (uncredited) - *This Gun for Hire* (1942), as Albert Baker - *Reap the Wild Wind* (1942), as Snaith (uncredited) - *The Body Disappears* (1941), as Professor McAuley (uncredited) - *They Died with Their Boots On* (1941), as Grant's Secretary (uncredited) - *At the Stroke of Twelve* (1941), as Prosecuting Attorney - *You'll Never Get Rich* (1941), as Justice of the Peace (uncredited) - *Bullets for O'Hara* (1941), as Prosecutor (uncredited) - *Four Mothers* (1941), as Music Foundation Director (uncredited) - *Father Is A Prince* (1940), as Ben Haley - *Gambling on the High Seas* (1940), as The State's District Attorney ## Gallery - ![Frank Ferguson](https://film.one/media/person/3872858/gallery-ff300a5a301d.jpg) Frank Ferguson — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Frank_Ferguson_Eli_Carson_1972.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Frank Ferguson](https://film.one/media/person/3872858/gallery-978a32a80522.jpg) Frank Ferguson — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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