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Birthday: Dec 26, 1921
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Roy Michaels 1968
Dr. Frankenstein on Campus Prof. Preston 1970
The Dead Zone Herb Smith 1983
Atlantic City Buddy 1980
The Silent Partner Bank Guard 1978
The Boy in Blue Walter 1986
Deadly Harvest Dr. George Abbott 1977
Heavenly Bodies Real Estate Salesman 1984
Why Rock the Boat? Herb Scannell 1974
The Skin of Our Teeth Dinosaur/Chair Pusher 1983
Mrs. Soffel Farmer 1984
Crossbar Wallace 1979
The Starlost: The Beginning Rachel's Father 1980
Adulterous Affair Frank 1966
The Hard Part Begins Charlie Blaine 1973
During One Night Major 1961
The Long Shadow Burgen 1961
Face-Off Greg Walsh 1971
Pinocchio’s Birthday Party Geppetto 1974
Nobody Waved Goodbye Probation Officer 1964
Nothing Personal Dean Collier 1980
A Further Glimpse of Joey 1966
In Defense of Kids Stan 1983
David and Hazel: A Story in Communication David 1964
One Man Rodney Porter 1977
The Young Ones Eddie 1961
Springhill 1972
Gang War Al Hodges 1962
Series Cast Year
The Starlost Rachel's Father 1973
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