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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

32

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-12-26

Day of Death

1985-06-03 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Sean Sullivan

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

Acting

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey

as

Dr. Roy Michaels

Dr. Frankenstein on Campus

1970

Dr. Frankenstein on Campus

as

Prof. Preston

The Dead Zone

1983

The Dead Zone

as

Herb Smith

Atlantic City

1980

Atlantic City

as

Buddy

The Silent Partner

1978

The Silent Partner

as

Bank Guard

The Boy in Blue

1986

The Boy in Blue

as

Walter

Deadly Harvest

1977

Deadly Harvest

as

Dr. George Abbott

Heavenly Bodies

1984

Heavenly Bodies

as

Real Estate Salesman

Why Rock the Boat?

1974

Why Rock the Boat?

as

Herb Scannell

The Skin of Our Teeth

1983

The Skin of Our Teeth

as

Dinosaur/Chair Pusher

Mrs. Soffel

1984

Mrs. Soffel

as

Farmer

Crossbar

1979

Crossbar

as

Wallace

The Starlost: The Beginning

1980

The Starlost: The Beginning

as

Rachel's Father

The Hard Part Begins

1973

The Hard Part Begins

as

Charlie Blaine

During One Night

1961

During One Night

as

Major

The Long Shadow

1961

The Long Shadow

as

Burgen

Face-Off

1971

Face-Off

as

Greg Walsh

Nobody Waved Goodbye

1964

Nobody Waved Goodbye

as

Probation Officer

Nothing Personal

1980

Nothing Personal

as

Dean Collier

One Man

1977

One Man

as

Rodney Porter

The Young Ones

1961

The Young Ones

as

Eddie

Gang War

1962

Gang War

as

Al Hodges

Here I Will Nest

1942

Here I Will Nest

as

Col. Thomas Talbot

Best Revenge

1984

Best Revenge

as

Paperman

The Starlost

The Starlost

as

Rachel's Father

Production

Crew

Directing