Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 26, 1921
Died
Jun 03, 1985
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits
33 titles
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
Filmography
Simon Birch
Junior Lamb
The Boy in Blue
Walter
Mrs. Soffel
Farmer
Heavenly Bodies
Real Estate Salesman
Best Revenge
Paperman
The Dead Zone
Herb Smith
In Defense of Kids
Stan
The Skin of Our Teeth
Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
Atlantic City
Buddy
Nothing Personal
Dean Collier
The Starlost: The Beginning
Rachel's Father
Crossbar
Wallace
The Silent Partner
Bank Guard
Deadly Harvest
Dr. George Abbott
One Man
Rodney Porter
Pinocchio’s Birthday Party
Geppetto
Why Rock the Boat?
Herb Scannell
The Hard Part Begins
Charlie Blaine
The Starlost
Rachel's Father
Springhill
The Sloane Affair:
Face-Off
Greg Walsh
Flick
Prof. Preston
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Roy Michaels
Adulterous Affair
Frank
A Further Glimpse of Joey
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Probation Officer
David and Hazel: A Story in Communication
David
Gang War
Al Hodges
Wonderful to Be Young!
Eddie
The Long Shadow
Burgen
During One Night
Major
Here I Will Nest
Col. Thomas Talbot