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
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Casino (1980)
The Secret of Lost Valley (1980)
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
The Immigrants (1978)
Caravans (1978)
The Bastard (1978)
Oh, God! (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
No Room to Run (1977)
The Washington Affair (1977)
Grand Jury (1977)
Once an Eagle (1976)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
Violent Naples (1976)
The Human Factor (1975)
Earthquake (1974)
Hurricane (1974)
Savage (1973)
The Magician (1973)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Cool Million (1972)
Another Part of the Forest (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
McMillan & Wife (1971)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
Cannon (1971)
Yuma (1971)
The Price (1971)
Night Gallery (1970)
The Immortal (1970)
House on Greenapple Road (1970)
The Arrangement (1969)
Night Gallery (1969)
Shark (1969)
The Immortal (1969)
Medical Center (1969)
This Savage Land (1969)
It Takes All Kinds (1969)
The Name of the Game (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
How to Steal the World (1968)
Buckskin (1968)
Stalked (1968)
It Takes a Thief (1968)
Johnny Belinda (1967)
Mannix (1967)
The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
The High Chaparral (1967)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
The Road West (1966)
Intimacy (1966)
Planet of the Vampires (1965)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Harlow (1965)
My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
Stage to Thunder Rock (1964)
Man in the Middle (1964)
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face (1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
The Great Adventure (1963)
A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
Light in the Piazza (1962)
The Dick Powell Show (1961)
Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
The Tall Man (1960)
The Purple Gang (1959)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
Wolf Larsen (1958)
Nightmare at Ground Zero (1958)
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
Harbormaster (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Forty Guns (1957)
Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957)
The Way to the Gold (1957)
Julie (1956)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
The Maverick Queen (1956)
The Man Called X (1956)
Texas Lady (1955)
Queen Bee (1955)
Highway Patrol (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Ford Star Jubilee (1955)
Strategic Air Command (1955)
Climax! (1954)
Her Twelve Men (1954)
The Miami Story (1954)
Playgirl (1954)
Loophole (1954)
China Venture (1953)
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
Jeopardy (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Hoaxters (1952)
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
The Unknown Man (1951)
No Questions Asked (1951)
Cause for Alarm! (1951)
Mr. Imperium (1951)
Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
Inside Straight (1951)
Payment on Demand (1951)
Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
A Life of Her Own (1950)
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
The Outriders (1950)
Tension (1949)
The Great Gatsby (1949)
Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
Studio One (1948)
Smart Woman (1948)
The Gangster (1947)
Framed (1947)
Suspense (1946)
Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)
Duffy's Tavern (1945)
And Now Tomorrow (1944)
Rainbow Island (1944)
Lady in the Dark (1944)
The Woman of the Town (1943)
High Explosive (1943)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Dates and Nuts (1937)
Dime a Dance (1937)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1912-08-29
Deathday1994-06-06 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
RelationshipsGita Hall (1958 - 1961)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsБэрри Салливан, Patrick Barry Sullivan
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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