Sean Sullivan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1921
- Died
- June 3, 1985
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Simon Birch 1998
as Junior Lamb
The Boy in Blue 1986
as Walter
Mrs. Soffel 1984
as Farmer
Heavenly Bodies 1984
as Real Estate Salesman
Best Revenge 1984
as Paperman
The Dead Zone 1983
as Herb Smith
In Defense of Kids 1983
as Stan
The Skin of Our Teeth 1983
as Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
Atlantic City 1980
as Buddy
Nothing Personal 1980
as Dean Collier
The Starlost: The Beginning 1980
as Rachel's Father
Crossbar 1979
as Wallace
The Silent Partner 1978
as Bank Guard
Deadly Harvest 1977
as Dr. George Abbott
One Man 1977
as Rodney Porter
Pinocchio’s Birthday Party 1974
as Geppetto
- Why Rock the Boat?
Why Rock the Boat? 1974
as Herb Scannell
The Hard Part Begins 1973
as Charlie Blaine
- Springhill
Springhill 1972
Actor
The Sloane Affair: 1972
Actor
Face-Off 1971
as Greg Walsh
Flick 1970
as Prof. Preston
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
as Dr. Roy Michaels
Adulterous Affair 1966
as Frank
A Further Glimpse of Joey 1966
Actor
Nobody Waved Goodbye 1964
as Probation Officer
David and Hazel: A Story in Communication 1964
as David
- Gang War
Gang War 1962
as Al Hodges
The Young Ones 1961
as Eddie
The Long Shadow 1961
as Burgen
During One Night 1961
as Major
- Here I Will Nest
Here I Will Nest 1942
as Col. Thomas Talbot
Credits from TMDB.