Sean Sullivan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

30

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-12-26

Deathday

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.

Known For

2001: A Space Odyssey
8.1%

2001: A Space Odyssey

Apr 2, 1968

The Dead Zone
7.0%

The Dead Zone

Oct 21, 1983

Atlantic City
6.8%

Atlantic City

Sep 3, 1980

The Silent Partner
7.0%

The Silent Partner

Sep 7, 1978

Mrs. Soffel
6.1%

Mrs. Soffel

Dec 26, 1984

The Boy in Blue
4.7%

The Boy in Blue

Jan 17, 1986

Heavenly Bodies
5.8%

Heavenly Bodies

Feb 1, 1984

The Young Ones
6.0%

The Young Ones

Dec 19, 1961

The Starlost
8.1%

The Starlost

Sep 22, 1973

Face-Off
5.3%

Face-Off

Nov 12, 1971

Nothing Personal
5.8%

Nothing Personal

Mar 28, 1980

Nobody Waved Goodbye
6.4%

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Aug 13, 1964

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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
In Defense of Kids as Stan
1983
The Skin of Our Teeth as Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
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
Pinocchio’s Birthday Party as Geppetto
1974
Why Rock the Boat? as Herb Scannell
1973
The Hard Part Begins as Charlie Blaine
1973
The Starlost as Rachel's Father
1972
Springhill
1971
Face-Off as Greg Walsh
1970
Dr. Frankenstein on Campus as Prof. Preston
1968
2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Roy Michaels
1966
Adulterous Affair as Frank
1966
A Further Glimpse of Joey
1964
Nobody Waved Goodbye as Probation Officer
1964
David and Hazel: A Story in Communication as David
1962
Gang War as Al Hodges
1961
The Young Ones as Eddie
1961
The Long Shadow as Burgen
1961
During One Night as Major
1942
Here I Will Nest as Col. Thomas Talbot
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