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Sean Sullivan
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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…
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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.
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Sean Sullivan's Filmography
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Simon Birch
as Junior Lamb
The Boy in Blue
as Walter
Mrs. Soffel
as Farmer
Heavenly Bodies
as Real Estate Salesman
Best Revenge
as Paperman
The Dead Zone
as Herb Smith
In Defense of Kids
as Stan
The Skin of Our Teeth
as Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
Atlantic City
as Buddy
Nothing Personal
as Dean Collier
The Starlost: The Beginning
as Rachel's Father
Crossbar
as Wallace
The Silent Partner
as Bank Guard
Deadly Harvest
as Dr. George Abbott
One Man
as Rodney Porter
Pinocchio’s Birthday Party
as Geppetto
No Poster
Why Rock the Boat?
as Herb Scannell
The Hard Part Begins
as Charlie Blaine
No Poster
Springhill
The Sloane Affair:
Face-Off
as Greg Walsh
Flick
as Prof. Preston
2001: A Space Odyssey
as Dr. Roy Michaels
Adulterous Affair
as Frank
A Further Glimpse of Joey
Nobody Waved Goodbye
as Probation Officer
David and Hazel: A Story in Communication
as David
No Poster
Gang War
as Al Hodges
The Young Ones
as Eddie
The Long Shadow
as Burgen
During One Night
as Major
No Poster
Here I Will Nest
as Col. Thomas Talbot