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

Dr. Roy Michaels

2001: A Space Odyssey

Prof. Preston

Dr. Frankenstein on Campus

Herb Smith

The Dead Zone

Buddy

Atlantic City

Bank Guard

The Silent Partner

Walter

The Boy in Blue

Dr. George Abbott

Deadly Harvest

Real Estate Salesman

Heavenly Bodies

Herb Scannell

Why Rock the Boat?

Dinosaur/Chair Pusher

The Skin of Our Teeth

Farmer

Mrs. Soffel

Wallace

Crossbar

Rachel's Father

The Starlost: The Beginning

Frank

Adulterous Affair

Charlie Blaine

The Hard Part Begins

Major

During One Night

Burgen

The Long Shadow

Greg Walsh

Face-Off

Geppetto

Pinocchio’s Birthday Party

Probation Officer

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Dean Collier

Nothing Personal

A Further Glimpse of Joey

Stan

In Defense of Kids

David

David and Hazel: A Story in Communication

Rodney Porter

One Man

Eddie

The Young Ones

Springhill

Al Hodges

Gang War

Col. Thomas Talbot

Here I Will Nest