Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1921-12-26
Day of Death
1985-06-03
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sean Sullivan
Biography
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 (32)
Simon Birch
1998
The Boy in Blue
1986
Mrs. Soffel
1984
Heavenly Bodies
1984
Best Revenge
1984
The Dead Zone
1983
In Defense of Kids
1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
1983
Atlantic City
1980
Nothing Personal
1980
The Starlost: The Beginning
1980
Crossbar
1979
The Silent Partner
1978
Deadly Harvest
1977
