Barry Sullivan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 29, 1912
- Died
- June 6, 1994 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Barry Sullivan (August 29, 1912 – June 6, 1994) was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s. Born in New York City, Sullivan fell into acting when in college playing semi-pro football. During the later Depression years, Sullivan was told that because of his 6 ft 3 in (1.9 m) stature and rugged good looks he could "make money" simply standing on a Broadway stage. This began a successful career on Broadway, movies and television. One of Sullivan's most memorable roles was playing a movie director in The Bad and the Beautiful opposite Kirk Douglas. Sullivan toured the US with Bette Davis in theatrical readings of the poetry of Carl Sandburg and starred opposite her in the 1951 film Payment on Demand. In 1950, Sullivan appeared in the film A Life of Her Own and replaced Vincent Price in the role of Leslie Charteris' Simon Templar on the NBC Radio show The Saint. Unfortunately, Sullivan only lasted two episodes before the show was cancelled, and then resurrected five weeks later with Vincent Price once again playing the starring role. Sullivan's first starring TV show was a syndicated adaptation of the radio series The Man Called X for Ziv Television in 1956-1957, as secret agent Ken Thurston, the role Herbert Marshall originally portrayed before the microphone. In the 1957-1958 season, Sullivan starred in the adventure/drama television series Harbormaster. He played a commercial ship's captain, David Scott, and Paul Burke played his partner, Jeff Kittridge, in five episodes of the series, which aired first on CBS and then ABC under the revised title Adventure at Scott Island. In 1960, Sullivan played frontier sheriff Pat Garrett opposite Clu Gulager as outlaw Billy the Kid in the western television series The Tall Man (although the series ran for seventy-five half-hour episodes, the one in which Garrett kills Billy was never filmed). Sullivan appeared in Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) as John Chisum, but his scene was excised from the release print (though later restored to the film). He had a featured role in the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man Book II. In additional to The Tall Man, Sullivan also starred in the television series The Road West, which aired on NBC on Monday, alternating with Perry Como), during the 1966-1967 season. Sullivan played the role of family patriarch Ben Pride. Sullivan guest starred in many series, including The DuPont Show with June Allyson, The Reporter, The Love Boat, Little House on the Prairie, and McMillan and Wife. He starred in many Hallmark Hall of Fame specials including a highly acclaimed production of "The Price" opposite George C. Scott. Sullivan was consistently in demand for the entirety of his career. His acting career spanned romantic leading man roles to villains and finally to character roles. In his later years, Sullivan had roles in the films, Oh God with George Burns and Earthquake, where he shared scenes with Ava Gardner. Sullivan has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one at 1500 Vine St. for his work in television, and another at 6160 Hollywood Blvd. for motion pictures.
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Filmography
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Movie · as Griff Bonnell (archive footage)
Casino
Movie · as Sam Fletcher
The Secret of Lost Valley
Movie · as Dr. Seldon
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Movie · as Self
Backstairs at the White House
TV · as Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty · 4 eps
Caravans
Movie · as Richardson
Vega$
TV · as Clay Sumner
The Runaways
TV · 2 eps
The Immigrants
TV · as Grant Whittier · 2 eps
Fantasy Island
TV · as Prof. Neville Marlowe · 1 ep
The Bastard
TV · as Abraham Ware · 2 eps
Grand Jury
Movie · as Don Bentine
Oh, God!
Movie · as Bishop Reardon
The Washington Affair
Movie · as Walter Nicholson
No Room to Run
Movie · as Garth Kingswood
Lucan
TV · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Phillip Shaffer · 1 ep
Violent Naples
Movie · as 'O' Generale
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Movie · as Dean Acheson
Survival
Movie
The Bionic Woman
TV · 1 ep
Charlie's Angels
TV · as DeMargeran · 2 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV · as Sen. Paxton · 7 eps
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Dr. Herbert Stone · 1 ep
Once an Eagle
TV · as Gen. Bannerman · 7 eps
The Human Factor
Movie · as Edmonds
Take a Hard Ride
Movie · as Kane
The Invisible Man
TV · as Lionel Parks · 1 ep
Earthquake
Movie · as Dr. Willis Stockle
Hurricane
Movie · as Hank Stoddard
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Frederick Holbrook · 1 ep
Harry O
TV · 1 ep
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Movie · as Chisum
Savage!
Movie · as Judge Daniel Stern
Letters from Three Lovers
Movie · as Joshua
The Magician
Movie · as Joseph Baker
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
Barnaby Jones
TV · as Gordon McKenna, Jason Craig · 1 ep
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Movie · as Dillon
Another Part of the Forest
Movie · as Marcus Hubbard
Kung Fu
TV · as Edwards · 1 ep
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Marty Wallach, Breitbach, Chris 'Ace' Bane, Murray Brennan · 2 eps
The Sixth Sense
TV · 1 ep
Cool Million
TV · as Baynard Barnes · 1 ep
Yuma
Movie · as Nels Decker
The Price
Movie · as Walter Franz
Cannon
Movie · as Calhoun
Cannon
TV · 3 eps
McMillan & Wife
TV · as Walt Harmon · 1 ep
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Grant Chase · 1 ep
House on Greenapple Road
Movie · as Chief Frank Untermyer
Night Gallery
TV · as Dr. Simsich · 1 ep
The Immortal
TV · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · as Gen. Ralph Touhy · 1 ep
Shark
Movie · as Mallare
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Movie · as Calvet
The Arrangement
Movie · as Chet Collier (uncredited)
This Savage Land
Movie · as Benjamin Pride
The Immortal
Movie · as Jordan Braddock
It Takes All Kinds
Movie · as Orville Benton
Night Gallery
Movie · as Dr. Frank Heatherton
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Morgan Hilliard · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · as Professor Tink Polk · 1 ep
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Walter Franz · 1 ep
How to Steal the World
Movie · as Dr. Robert Kingsley
Buckskin
Movie · as Chaddock
Stalked
Movie · as Narrator
The Name of the Game
TV · as Creston Collins, Dane Bigelow · 2 eps
It Takes a Thief
TV · as Gen. Wiley · 1 ep
Johnny Belinda
Movie · as Black MacDonald
Garrison's Gorillas
TV · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · 2 eps
The High Chaparral
TV · as Dan Casement · 2 eps
The Danny Thomas Hour
TV · as Fairbanks · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · as Victor Fortune · 1 ep
Intimacy
Movie · as Walter Nicholson
An American Dream
Movie · as Police Lt. G. Roberts
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Movie · as Chasen
That Girl
TV · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Alex Lowell · 1 ep
The Road West
TV · as Ben Pride · 29 eps
CBS Playhouse
TV · as Rod · 1 ep
Planet of the Vampires
Movie · as Captain Mark Markary
My Blood Runs Cold
Movie · as Julian Merriday
Harlow
Movie · as Marino Bello
Run for Your Life
TV · as Sheriff Trumbell · 1 ep
The Loner
TV · as The Doctor · 1 ep
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
Movie · as Vance Pierson
Man in the Middle
Movie · as General Kempton
Stage to Thunder Rock
Movie · as Sheriff Horne
12 O'Clock High
TV · 1 ep
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Dr. Robert Kingsley · 2 eps
A Gathering of Eagles
Movie · as Col. Bill Fowler
The Great Adventure
TV · as William Ralston, E.J. Edwards · 1 ep
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Maj. Victor Hanley · 1 ep
Arrest and Trial
TV · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Light in the Piazza
Movie · as Noel Johnson
The Virginian
TV · as Frank Dawson, John Springfield · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Paul Sampson · 1 ep
Sam Benedict
TV · as Doug Stover · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 3 eps
The Dick Powell Show
TV · as Miles Calman · 1 ep
Seven Ways from Sundown
Movie · as Jim Flood
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
The Tall Man
TV · as Pat Garrett · 75 eps
The Purple Gang
Movie · as William P. Harley
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Richard Bradley · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Attorney Dayton Fuller, Mark Burdette · 1 ep
Startime
TV · as Jules · 1 ep
Another Time, Another Place
Movie · as Carter Reynolds
Wolf Larsen
Movie · as Wolf Larsen
Nightmare at Ground Zero
Movie · as Daniel Joyce
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 2 eps
Forty Guns
Movie · as Griff Bonell
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Movie · as Link Ferris
The Way to the Gold
Movie · as Marshal Hannibal
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Movie · as Hard Boiled Harry
Ain't No Time for Glory
Movie · as Self - Host
Harbormaster
TV · 26 eps
Perry Mason
TV · as Ken Kramer · 1 ep
Julie
Movie · as Cliff Henderson
The Maverick Queen
Movie · as Jeff Younger
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Raney Benson, Jed Lorimer, Clint Shannon · 1 ep
The Man Called X
TV · 39 eps
Queen Bee
Movie · as Avery "Beauty" Phillips
Strategic Air Command
Movie · as Rocky Samford
Texas Lady
Movie · as Chris Mooney
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Movie
Ford Star Jubilee
TV · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Mark Robeson · 1 ep
Loophole
Movie · as Mike Donovan
Playgirl
Movie · as Mike Marsh
The Miami Story
Movie · as Mick Flagg
Her Twelve Men
Movie · as Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
Climax!
TV · as Dr. Donald Carter, Dr. Edwards · 1 ep
Cry of the Hunted
Movie · as Lieutenant Tunner
Jeopardy
Movie · as Doug Stilwin
China Venture
Movie · as Cmdr. Bert Thompson
General Electric Theater
TV · as Robert Slenger · 1 ep
The Hoaxters
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie · as Fred Amiel
Skirts Ahoy!
Movie · as Paul Elcott
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Blaine Chandler, Steve McCoy · 1 ep
Mr. Imperium
Movie · as Paul Hunter
Cause for Alarm!
Movie · as George Z. Jones
The Unknown Man
Movie · as Joe Bucknor
No Questions Asked
Movie · as Steve Keiver
Payment on Demand
Movie · as David Anderson Ramsey
Three Guys Named Mike
Movie · as Mike Tracy
Inside Straight
Movie · as Johnny Sanderson
Grounds for Marriage
Movie · as Chris Bartlett
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Walter Franz · 1 ep
Nancy Goes to Rio
Movie · as Paul Berten
The Outriders
Movie · as Jesse Wallace
A Life of Her Own
Movie · as Lee Gorrance
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Jeff Foster, Dan · 1 ep
Tension
Movie · as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
The Great Gatsby
Movie · as Tom Buchanaan
Any Number Can Play
Movie · as Tycoon
Bad Men of Tombstone
Movie · as Tom Horn
Smart Woman
Movie · as Frank McCoy
Studio One
TV · as Michael Norman, Steve Burke, Edward Roberts · 1 ep
The Gangster
Movie · as Shubunka
Framed
Movie · as Steve Price
Suspense
Movie · as Joe Morgan
Getting Gertie's Garter
Movie · as Ted Dalton
Duffy's Tavern
Movie · as Danny Murphy
Lady in the Dark
Movie · as Dr. Brooks
And Now Tomorrow
Movie · as Jeff Stoddard
Rainbow Island
Movie · as Ken Masters
The Woman of the Town
Movie · as King Kennedy
High Explosive
Movie · as Mike Douglas
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Movie · as Thug in Car's Back Seat
Dime a Dance
Movie · as Sailor
Dates and Nuts
Movie · as Collegian