Ed Sullivan

Ed Sullivan

Known for
Acting
Born
September 28, 1901
Died
October 13, 1974 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American television personality, impresario, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. He was the creator and host of the television variety program called The Ed Sullivan Show, which ran from 1948 to 1971, setting a record as the longest-running variety show in U.S. broadcast history.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story poster

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) poster

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story poster

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
Beatles '64 poster

Beatles '64

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
The Beach Boys poster

The Beach Boys

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
Jim Henson Idea Man poster

Jim Henson Idea Man

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan poster

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays! poster

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Movie · as Self

2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues poster

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God? poster

Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God?

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2019
Julie Andrews Forever poster

Julie Andrews Forever

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
Elvis Presley: The Searcher poster

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps

2015
Listen to Me Marlon poster

Listen to Me Marlon

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010
When You're Strange poster

When You're Strange

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2008
The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969 poster

The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969

Movie · as Self

2005
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties poster

Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties

Movie

2005
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits poster

Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits

Movie · as Host

2003
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back poster

Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

Movie · as Self - Host (archive footage)

2003
Ed Sullivan's Rock & Roll Classics-Elvis & Other Rock Greats Vol. 4 poster

Ed Sullivan's Rock & Roll Classics-Elvis & Other Rock Greats Vol. 4

Movie · as Himself

2003
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show poster

Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

Movie · as Self - Host (archive footage)

2003
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' poster

Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

Movie · as Himself

2002
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years poster

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
Elvis: King of Entertainment poster

Elvis: King of Entertainment

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2001
The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II poster

The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II

Movie · as Show Host (archive footage) (uncredited)

1999
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics poster

Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics

TV · as Himself · 61 eps

1997
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory poster

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Movie

1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1992
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show poster

A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

Movie · as Host

1991
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit poster

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1991
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1) poster

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

Movie

1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years poster

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1985
Volunteers poster

Volunteers

Movie · as Self

1981
This Is Elvis poster

This Is Elvis

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1977
The Beatles at Shea Stadium poster

The Beatles at Shea Stadium

Movie · as Self - Host

1974
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles poster

Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1972
Elvis on Tour poster

Elvis on Tour

Movie · as Self - (archive footage)

1971
Fight of the Century poster

Fight of the Century

Movie · as Self-(Audience Member)

1970
The Phynx poster

The Phynx

Movie · as Ed Sullivan

1970
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max poster

The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max

Movie · as Self

1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch poster

The Great Santa Claus Switch

Movie · as Self / Host / Narrator (uncredited)

1970
The Flip Wilson Show poster

The Flip Wilson Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1968
The Movie Orgy poster

The Movie Orgy

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1968
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' poster

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

Movie · as Self

1966
The Singing Nun poster

The Singing Nun

Movie · as Himself

1964
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA poster

What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

Movie · as Self - TV Host

1963
Bye Bye Birdie poster

Bye Bye Birdie

Movie · as Himself

1963
Miss USA poster

Miss USA

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1959
Disneyland '59 poster

Disneyland '59

Movie · as Self

1958
Senior Prom poster

Senior Prom

Movie · as Himself

1958
Kraft Music Hall poster

Kraft Music Hall

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1956
Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows poster

Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows

TV · 3 eps

1955
The Phil Silvers Show poster

The Phil Silvers Show

TV · 1 ep

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Ed Sullivan · 1 ep

1952
Ghost of the Town poster

Ghost of the Town

Movie · as Self (voice) (uncredited)

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

1950
The Jack Benny Program poster

The Jack Benny Program

TV · as Ed Sullivan · 2 eps

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1949
The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self - Host · 1068 eps

1939
Big Town Czar poster

Big Town Czar

Movie · as Narrator / Newspaper Columnist

1938
Hollywood Goes to Town poster

Hollywood Goes to Town

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1934
Ed Sullivan's Headliners

Ed Sullivan's Headliners

Movie · as Ed Sullivan

1933
Mr. Broadway poster

Mr. Broadway

Movie · as Ed Sullivan