Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1912-08-29
Deathday: 1994-06-06 (81 years old)

Biography

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.

Filmography

all 171

Movies 103

TV Shows 68

self 2

Director 1

Narrator 1

Sam Fletcher
Casino

Casino (1980)

Movie
Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty
Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House (1979)

TV
Dr. Herbert Stone
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E. (1976)

TV
5.85
Judge Daniel Stern
Savage

Savage (1973)

Movie
Gordon McKenna / Jason Craig
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones (1973)

TV
4.75
Baynard Barnes
Cool Million

Cool Million (1972)

TV
Nels Decker
Yuma

Yuma (1971)

Movie
Jordan Braddock
The Immortal

The Immortal (1970)

TV
Chet Collier (uncredited)
The Arrangement

The Arrangement (1969)

Movie
Dr. Frank Heatherton
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1969)

Movie
Prof. Dan Mallare
Shark

Shark (1969)

Movie
Professor Tink Polk
Medical Center

Medical Center (1969)

TV
6.17
Creston Collins / Dane Bigelow
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968)

TV
Voice of consciousness
Stalked

Stalked (1968)

Movie
Victor Fortune
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Walter Nicholson
Intimacy

Intimacy (1966)

Movie
Marino Bello
Harlow

Harlow (1965)

Movie
William Ralston / E.J. Edwards
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure (1963)

TV
John Springfield / Frank Dawson
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Police Lt. William P. Harley
The Purple Gang

The Purple Gang (1959)

Movie
Attorney Dayton Fuller / Mark Burdette
Bonanza

Bonanza (1959)

TV
1
Capt. David Scott
Harbormaster

Harbormaster (1957)

TV
Cliff Henderson
Julie

Julie (1956)

Movie
Jed Lorimer / Clint Shannon / Raney Benson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

TV
Avery 'Beauty' Phillips
Queen Bee

Queen Bee (1955)

Movie
1
Lt. Barney Greenwald
Ford Star Jubilee

Ford Star Jubilee (1955)

TV
Dr. Donald Carter / Dr. Edwards
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
Her Twelve Men

Her Twelve Men (1954)

Movie
Mick Flagg aka Mike Pierce
The Miami Story

The Miami Story (1954)

Movie
Cmdr. Bert Thompson
China Venture

China Venture (1953)

Movie
Steve McCoy / Blaine Chandler
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre (1952)

TV
Lt. Cmdr. Paul Elcott
Skirts Ahoy!

Skirts Ahoy! (1952)

Movie
David Anderson Ramsey
Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand (1951)

Movie
Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Tension

Tension (1949)

Movie
Steve Burke / Michael Norman / Edward Roberts
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Barry SullivanBarry Sullivan

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1912-08-29

Deathday
1994-06-06 (81 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States

Relationships
Gita Hall (1958 - 1961)

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Бэрри Салливан, Patrick Barry Sullivan

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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