Sean Sullivan

Birthday: 1921-12-26
Deathday: 1985-06-03
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
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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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1986-01-17 The Boy in Blue Walter
1984-12-26 Mrs. Soffel Farmer
1984-02-01 Heavenly Bodies Real Estate Salesman
1983-10-21 The Dead Zone Herb Smith
1983-04-06 In Defense of Kids Stan
1983-01-18 The Skin of Our Teeth Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
1980-09-03 Atlantic City Buddy
1980-03-28 Nothing Personal Dean Collier
1980-01-01 The Starlost: The Beginning Rachel's Father
1979-07-21 Crossbar Wallace
1978-09-07 The Silent Partner Bank Guard
1977-08-21 Deadly Harvest Dr. George Abbott
1977-04-26 One Man Rodney Porter
1974-10-01 Pinocchio’s Birthday Party Geppetto
1974-09-26 Why Rock the Boat? Herb Scannell
1973-10-25 The Hard Part Begins Charlie Blaine
1972-05-05 Springhill
1971-11-12 Face-Off Greg Walsh
1970-04-10 Dr. Frankenstein on Campus Prof. Preston
1968-04-02 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Roy Michaels
1966-03-01 Adulterous Affair Frank
1966-01-01 A Further Glimpse of Joey
1964-08-13 Nobody Waved Goodbye Probation Officer
1964-01-01 David and Hazel: A Story in Communication David
1962-01-01 Gang War Al Hodges
1961-12-19 The Young Ones Eddie
1961-07-31 The Long Shadow Burgen
1961-02-01 During One Night Major