Frank Ferguson

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 Fergusons 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 CBSs 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 McDougals 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