
Sean Sullivan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-12-26
Day of Death
1985-06-03 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sean Sullivan
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.
Acting
(1986)
The Boy in Blue
as Walter
(1984)
Mrs. Soffel
as Farmer
(1984)
Heavenly Bodies
as Real Estate Salesman
(1983)
The Dead Zone
as Herb Smith
(1983)
The Skin of Our Teeth
as Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
(1983)
In Defense of Kids
as Stan
(1980)
Atlantic City
as Buddy
(1980)
Nothing Personal
as Dean Collier
(1980)
The Starlost: The Beginning
as Rachel's Father
(1979)
Crossbar
as Wallace
(1978)
The Silent Partner
as Bank Guard
(1977)
Deadly Harvest
as Dr. George Abbott
(1977)
One Man
as Rodney Porter
(1974)
Why Rock the Boat?
as Herb Scannell
(1974)
Pinocchio’s Birthday Party
as Geppetto
(1973)
The Hard Part Begins
as Charlie Blaine
(1972)
(1971)
Face-Off
as Greg Walsh
(1970)
Dr. Frankenstein on Campus
as Prof. Preston
(1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey
as Dr. Roy Michaels
(1966)
(1966)
Adulterous Affair
as Frank
(1964)
Nobody Waved Goodbye
as Probation Officer
(1964)
(1962)
Gang War
as Al Hodges
(1961)
The Young Ones
as Eddie
(1961)
During One Night
as Major
(1961)
The Long Shadow
as Burgen
(1942)
Here I Will Nest
as Col. Thomas Talbot