Sean Sullivan

Acting Dec 26, 1921 Jun 3, 1985 (aged 64) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

33 Acting Credits

Acting

2001: A Space Odyssey Movie

2001: A Space Odyssey

as Dr. Roy Michaels

1968
The Dead Zone Movie

The Dead Zone

as Herb Smith

1983
Atlantic City Movie

Atlantic City

as Buddy

1980
Simon Birch Movie

Simon Birch

as Junior Lamb

1998
The Silent Partner Movie

The Silent Partner

as Bank Guard

1978
Mrs. Soffel Movie

Mrs. Soffel

as Farmer

1984
The Boy in Blue Movie

The Boy in Blue

as Walter

1986
Heavenly Bodies Movie

Heavenly Bodies

as Real Estate Salesman

1984
Nothing Personal Movie

Nothing Personal

as Dean Collier

1980
Wonderful to Be Young! Movie

Wonderful to Be Young!

as Eddie

1961
Face-Off Movie

Face-Off

as Greg Walsh

1971
The Starlost TV

The Starlost

as Rachel's Father

1973
Nobody Waved Goodbye Movie

Nobody Waved Goodbye

as Probation Officer

1964
Dr. Frankenstein on Campus Movie

Dr. Frankenstein on Campus

as Prof. Preston

1970
Deadly Harvest Movie

Deadly Harvest

as Dr. George Abbott

1977
During One Night Movie

During One Night

as Major

1961
Crossbar Movie

Crossbar

as Wallace

1979
Adulterous Affair Movie

Adulterous Affair

as Frank

1966
The Hard Part Begins Movie

The Hard Part Begins

as Charlie Blaine

1973
In Defense of Kids Movie

In Defense of Kids

as Stan

1983
David and Hazel: A Story in Communication Movie

David and Hazel: A Story in Communication

as David

1964
One Man Movie

One Man

as Rodney Porter

1977
Why Rock the Boat? Movie

Why Rock the Boat?

as Herb Scannell

1974
The Skin of Our Teeth Movie

The Skin of Our Teeth

as Dinosaur/Chair Pusher

1983