Barry Sullivan

Known for ActingBorn 1912-08-29Died 1994-06-06New York City, New York, USA

Barry Sullivan (August 29, 1912 – June 6, 1994) was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s. Born in New York City, Sullivan fell into acting when in college playing semi-pro football. During the later Depression years, Sullivan was told that because of his 6 ft 3 in (1.9 m) stature and rugged good looks he could "make money" simply standing on a Broadway stage. This began a successful career on Broadway, movies and television. One of Sullivan's most memorable roles was playing a movie director in The Bad and the Beautiful opposite Kirk Douglas. Sullivan toured the US with Bette Davis in theatrical readings of the poetry of Carl Sandburg and starred opposite her in the 1951 film Payment on Demand. In 1950, Sullivan appeared in the film A Life of Her Own and replaced Vincent Price in the role of Leslie Charteris' Simon Templar on the NBC Radio show The Saint. Unfortunately, Sullivan only lasted two episodes before the show was cancelled, and then resurrected five weeks later with Vincent Price once again playing the starring role. Sullivan's first starring TV show was a syndicated adaptation of the radio series The Man Called X for Ziv Television in 1956-1957, as secret agent Ken Thurston, the role Herbert Marshall originally portrayed before the microphone. In the 1957-1958 season, Sullivan starred in the adventure/drama television series Harbormaster. He played a commercial ship's captain, David Scott, and Paul Burke played his partner, Jeff Kittridge, in five episodes of the series, which aired first on CBS and then ABC under the revised title Adventure at Scott Island. In 1960, Sullivan played frontier sheriff Pat Garrett opposite Clu Gulager as outlaw Billy the Kid in the western television series The Tall Man (although the series ran for seventy-five half-hour episodes, the one in which Garrett kills Billy was never filmed). Sullivan appeared in Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) as John Chisum, but his scene was excised from the release print (though later restored to the film). He had a featured role in the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man Book II. In additional to The Tall Man, Sullivan also starred in the television series The Road West, which aired on NBC on Monday, alternating with Perry Como), during the 1966-1967 season. Sullivan played the role of family patriarch Ben Pride. Sullivan guest starred in many series, including The DuPont Show with June Allyson, The Reporter, The Love Boat, Little House on the Prairie, and McMillan and Wife. He starred in many Hallmark Hall of Fame specials including a highly acclaimed production of "The Price" opposite George C. Scott. Sullivan was consistently in demand for the entirety of his career. His acting career spanned romantic leading man roles to villains and finally to character roles. In his later years, Sullivan had roles in the films, Oh God with George Burns and Earthquake, where he shared scenes with Ava Gardner. Sullivan has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one at 1500 Vine St. for his work in television, and another at 6160 Hollywood Blvd. for motion pictures.Read more

Movies & web series

Casino

Another Part of the Forest

The Great Adventure

The Man Called X

Dates and Nuts

The Washington Affair

Johnny Belinda

The Magician

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Arrest and Trial

Lucan

Survival

Garrison's Gorillas

Little House on the Prairie

The Immortal

It Takes All Kinds

The Way to the Gold

Harbormaster

Night Gallery

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Kung Fu

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

China Venture

Perry Mason

The Ford Television Theatre

Quincy, M.E.

Mission: Impossible

Letters from Three Lovers

The Road West

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Bonanza

House on Greenapple Road

The Immortal

Rainbow Island

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

It Takes a Thief

McCloud

Hawaii Five-O

12 O'Clock High

Barnaby Jones

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Streets of San Francisco

Run for Your Life

The Bad and the Beautiful

McMillan & Wife

The Bionic Woman