Sean Sullivan

Known for ActingBorn 1921-12-26Died 1985-06-03Toronto, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Skin of Our Teeth

Pinocchio’s Birthday Party

Best Revenge

Why Rock the Boat?

The Hard Part Begins

The Sloane Affair:

The Starlost

The Starlost: The Beginning

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Long Shadow

The Dead Zone

The Silent Partner

In Defense of Kids

Simon Birch

A Further Glimpse of Joey

Gang War

Atlantic City

Here I Will Nest

Dr. Frankenstein on Campus

Mrs. Soffel

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Wonderful to Be Young!

Heavenly Bodies

Nothing Personal

Crossbar

One Man

Face-Off

During One Night

The Boy in Blue

Deadly Harvest

David and Hazel: A Story in Communication

Adulterous Affair

Springhill