Sean Sullivan (December 26, 1921 – June 3, 1985) was a Canadian actor.[1] He is most noted for his stage and television performances in productions of David French's play Of the Fields, Lately,[2] for which he won an ACTRA Award in 1977 as Best Television Actor for the CBC Television film;[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] He soon began appearing in CBC Television productions, including episodes of the drama anthology series Playbill, CBC Summer Theatre, Folio and General Motors Theatre.[5] 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.[5]
Partial filmography
edit- Here Will I Nest (1942) - Col. Thomas Talbot
- A Dangerous Age (1957) - Police Officer
- During One Night (1960) - Major
- The Long Shadow (1961) - Burgen
- The Young Ones (1961) - Eddie
- Gang War (1962) - Al Hodges
- Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964) - Probation Officer
- Adulterous Affair (1966) - Frank
- Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle or Mutilate (1967)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Dr. Bill Michaels
- Change of Mind (1969) - Mr. Robinson
- Flick (1970) - Prof. Preston
- Face-Off (1971) - Greg Walsh
- The Sloane Affair (1972)
- Pinocchio's Birthday Party (1973) - Giapetto
- Why Rock the Boat? (1974) - Herb Scannell
- 125 Rooms of Comfort (1974) - Jack
- Of the Fields, Lately (1976) - Jacob Mercer
- Deadly Harvest (1977) - Dr. George Abbott
- One Man (1977) - Rodney Porter
- The Silent Partner (1978) - Frank, Bank Guard
- Nothing Personal (1980) - Dean Collier
- Atlantic City (1980) - Buddy
- Silence of the North (1981) - Tattered Man
- The Grey Fox (1982) - Newspaper Editor
- The Dead Zone (1983) - Herb Smith
- Best Revenge (1984) - Paperman
- Heavenly Bodies (1984) - Real Estate Salesman
- Mrs. Soffel (1984) - Farmer
- The Boy in Blue (1986) - Walter (final film role)
References
edit- ^ "The consummate Canadian actor". The Globe and Mail, June 22, 1985.
- ^ "Sullivan, Sean". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, October 12, 2006.
- ^ "Sean Sullivan, philosopher". The Globe and Mail, May 9, 1977.
- ^ "Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit: Phillip Borsos and Hal Banks miss the cut". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1986.
- ^ a b c "Sean Sullivan: Luck played part in varied career of versatile actor". The Globe and Mail, June 5, 1985.
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