Sean Sullivan
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
Credits
- 1986 · The Boy in Blue as Walter
- 1984 · Mrs. Soffel as Farmer
- 1984 · Heavenly Bodies as Real Estate Salesman
- 1983 · The Dead Zone as Herb Smith
- 1983 · In Defense of Kids as Stan
- 1983 · The Skin of Our Teeth as Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
- 1980 · Atlantic City as Buddy
- 1980 · Nothing Personal as Dean Collier
- 1980 · The Starlost: The Beginning as Rachel's Father
- 1979 · Crossbar as Wallace
- 1978 · The Silent Partner as Bank Guard
- 1977 · Deadly Harvest as Dr. George Abbott
- 1977 · One Man as Rodney Porter
- 1974 · Pinocchio’s Birthday Party as Geppetto
- 1974 · Why Rock the Boat? as Herb Scannell
- 1973 · The Hard Part Begins as Charlie Blaine
- 1973 · The Starlost as Rachel's Father
- 1972 · Springhill as
- 1971 · Face-Off as Greg Walsh
- 1970 · Dr. Frankenstein on Campus as Prof. Preston
- 1968 · 2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Roy Michaels
- 1966 · Adulterous Affair as Frank
- 1966 · A Further Glimpse of Joey as
- 1964 · Nobody Waved Goodbye as Probation Officer
- 1964 · David and Hazel: A Story in Communication as David
- 1961 · The Young Ones as Eddie
- 1961 · The Long Shadow as Burgen
- 1961 · During One Night as Major