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Barry Sullivan
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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 star…
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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.
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Barry Sullivan's Filmography
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Griff Bonnell (archive footage)
Casino
as Sam Fletcher
The Secret of Lost Valley
as Dr. Seldon
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
Caravans
as Richardson
Oh, God!
as Bishop Reardon
No Room to Run
as Garth Kingswood
No Poster
The Washington Affair
as Walter Nicholson
No Poster
Grand Jury
as Don Bentine
No Poster
Survival
Violent Naples
as 'O' Generale
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
as Dean Acheson
The Human Factor
as Edmonds
Take a Hard Ride
as Kane
Earthquake
as Dr. Willis Stockle
Hurricane
as Hank Stoddard
Letters from Three Lovers
as Joshua
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Chisum
Savage!
as Judge Daniel Stern
The Magician
as Joseph Baker
Another Part of the Forest
as Marcus Hubbard
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Dillon
Cannon
as Calhoun
Yuma
as Nels Decker
The Price
as Walter Franz
House on Greenapple Road
as Chief Frank Untermyer
The Arrangement
as Chet Collier (uncredited)
Night Gallery
as Dr. Frank Heatherton
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
as Calvet
Shark
as Mallare
The Immortal
as Jordan Braddock
This Savage Land
as Benjamin Pride
It Takes All Kinds
as Orville Benton
How to Steal the World
as Dr. Robert Kingsley
Buckskin
as Chaddock
Stalked
as Narrator
Johnny Belinda
as Black MacDonald
An American Dream
as Police Lt. G. Roberts
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Chasen
Intimacy
as Walter Nicholson
Planet of the Vampires
as Captain Mark Markary
Harlow
as Marino Bello
My Blood Runs Cold
as Julian Merriday
Stage to Thunder Rock
as Sheriff Horne
Man in the Middle
as General Kempton
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
as Vance Pierson
A Gathering of Eagles
as Col. Bill Fowler
Light in the Piazza
as Noel Johnson
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Jim Flood
The Purple Gang
as William P. Harley
Wolf Larsen
as Wolf Larsen
No Poster
Nightmare at Ground Zero
as Daniel Joyce
Another Time, Another Place
as Carter Reynolds
Forty Guns
as Griff Bonell
Dragoon Wells Massacre
as Link Ferris
Ain't No Time for Glory
as Self - Host
The Way to the Gold
as Marshal Hannibal
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
as Hard Boiled Harry
Julie
as Cliff Henderson
The Maverick Queen
as Jeff Younger
Texas Lady
as Chris Mooney
Queen Bee
as Avery "Beauty" Phillips
No Poster
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Strategic Air Command
as Rocky Samford
Her Twelve Men
as Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
The Miami Story
as Mick Flagg
Playgirl
as Mike Marsh
Loophole
as Mike Donovan
China Venture
as Cmdr. Bert Thompson
Cry of the Hunted
as Lieutenant Tunner
Jeopardy
as Doug Stilwin
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Fred Amiel
No Poster
The Hoaxters
as Narrator (voice)
Skirts Ahoy!
as Paul Elcott
The Unknown Man
as Joe Bucknor
No Questions Asked
as Steve Keiver
Cause for Alarm!
as George Z. Jones
Mr. Imperium
as Paul Hunter
Three Guys Named Mike
as Mike Tracy
Inside Straight
as Johnny Sanderson
Payment on Demand
as David Anderson Ramsey
Grounds for Marriage
as Chris Bartlett
A Life of Her Own
as Lee Gorrance
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Paul Berten
The Outriders
as Jesse Wallace
Tension
as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Any Number Can Play
as Tycoon
The Great Gatsby
as Tom Buchanaan
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Tom Horn
Smart Woman
as Frank McCoy
The Gangster
as Shubunka
Framed
as Steve Price
Suspense
as Joe Morgan
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Ted Dalton
Duffy's Tavern
as Danny Murphy
And Now Tomorrow
as Jeff Stoddard
Rainbow Island
as Ken Masters
Lady in the Dark
as Dr. Brooks
The Woman of the Town
as King Kennedy
High Explosive
as Mike Douglas
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Thug in Car's Back Seat
No Poster
Dates and Nuts
as Collegian
No Poster
Dime a Dance
as Sailor