Sean Sullivan (December 26, 1921 – June 3, 1985) was a Canadian actor."The consummate Canadian actor". The Globe and Mail, June 22, 1985. He is most noted for his stage and television performances in productions of David French's play Of the Fields, Lately,"Sullivan, Sean". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, October 12, 2006. for which he won an ACTRA Award in 1977 as Best Television Actor for the CBC Television film;"Sean Sullivan, philosopher". The Globe and Mail, May 9, 1977. 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."Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit: Phillip Borsos and Hal Banks miss the cut". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 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."Sean Sullivan: Luck played part in varied career of versatile actor". The Globe and Mail, June 5, 1985. 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.
Partial filmography
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) Springhill (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)
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