Sean Sullivan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1921
- Died
- June 3, 1985 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
Movie · as Junior Lamb
The Boy in Blue
Movie · as Walter
Heavenly Bodies
Movie · as Real Estate Salesman
Mrs. Soffel
Movie · as Farmer
Best Revenge
Movie · as Paperman
The Dead Zone
Movie · as Herb Smith
The Skin of Our Teeth
Movie · as Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
In Defense of Kids
Movie · as Stan
Atlantic City
Movie · as Buddy
The Starlost: The Beginning
Movie · as Rachel's Father
Nothing Personal
Movie · as Dean Collier
Crossbar
Movie · as Wallace
The Silent Partner
Movie · as Bank Guard
Deadly Harvest
Movie · as Dr. George Abbott
One Man
Movie · as Rodney Porter
Why Rock the Boat?
Movie · as Herb Scannell
Pinocchio’s Birthday Party
Movie · as Geppetto
The Hard Part Begins
Movie · as Charlie Blaine
The Starlost
TV · as Rachel's Father · 1 ep
Springhill
Movie
The Sloane Affair:
Movie
Face-Off
Movie · as Greg Walsh
Flick
Movie · as Prof. Preston
2001: A Space Odyssey
Movie · as Dr. Roy Michaels
Adulterous Affair
Movie · as Frank
A Further Glimpse of Joey
Movie
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Movie · as Probation Officer
David and Hazel: A Story in Communication
Movie · as David
Gang War
Movie · as Al Hodges
During One Night
Movie · as Major
The Long Shadow
Movie · as Burgen
The Young Ones
Movie · as Eddie
Here I Will Nest
Movie · as Col. Thomas Talbot