Sean Sullivan
Born: 1921-12-26 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1985-06-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sean Sullivan (December 26, 1921 – June 3, 1985) was a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his stage and television performances in productions of David French's play Of the Fields, Lately, for which he won an ACTRA Award in 1977 as Best Television Actor for the CBC Television film; and his film performances in Springhill, for which he won a Canadian Film Award as Best Actor in a Non-Feature Film in 1972, and The Boy in Blue, for which he received a posthumous Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he began his career as an actor when a stage play he appeared in in his 20s, Golden Boy, reached the finals of the Dominion Drama Festival. He soon began appearing in CBC Television productions, including episodes of the drama anthology series Playbill, CBC Summer Theatre, Folio and General Motors Theatre. His film roles included Nobody Waved Good-bye, The Young Ones, Why Rock the Boat?, 125 Rooms of Comfort, One Man, The Silent Partner, Atlantic City and The Grey Fox.
Filmography
1998
- Simon Birch as Junior Lamb
1986
- The Boy in Blue as Walter
1984
- Mrs. Soffel as Farmer
- Heavenly Bodies as Real Estate Salesman
- Best Revenge as Paperman
1983
- The Dead Zone as Herb Smith
- The Skin of Our Teeth as Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
- In Defense of Kids as Stan
1980
- Atlantic City as Buddy
- Nothing Personal as Dean Collier
- The Starlost: The Beginning as Rachel's Father
1979
- Crossbar as Wallace
1978
- The Silent Partner as Bank Guard
1977
- One Man as Rodney Porter
- Deadly Harvest as Dr. George Abbott
1974
- Pinocchio’s Birthday Party as Geppetto
- Why Rock the Boat? as Herb Scannell
1973
- The Starlost as Rachel's Father
- The Hard Part Begins as Charlie Blaine
1971
- Face-Off as Greg Walsh
1970
- Dr. Frankenstein on Campus as Prof. Preston
1968
- 2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Roy Michaels
1966
1964
- Nobody Waved Goodbye as Probation Officer
- David and Hazel: A Story in Communication as David
1962
- Gang War as Al Hodges
1961
- Wonderful to Be Young! as Eddie
- During One Night as Major
- The Long Shadow as Burgen
1942
- Here I Will Nest as Col. Thomas Talbot