Sean Sullivan
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
30
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-12-26 (103 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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

1973

The Starlost as Rachel's Father

1973

The Hard Part Begins as Charlie Blaine

1972

Springhill as Not available

1971

Face-Off as Greg Walsh

1970

Dr. Frankenstein on Campus as Prof. Preston

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Roy Michaels

1966

A Further Glimpse of Joey as Not available

1966

Adulterous Affair as Frank

1964

Nobody Waved Goodbye as Probation Officer

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