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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Character:Griff Bonnell (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/2002
Casino
Character:Sam Fletcher
Release Date:01/08/1980
The Secret of Lost Valley
Character:Dr. Seldon
Release Date:27/04/1980
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1979
The Immigrants
Character:Grant Whittier
Release Date:20/11/1978
Caravans
Character:Richardson
Release Date:02/11/1978
The Bastard
Character:Abraham Ware
Release Date:22/05/1978
Oh, God!
Character:Bishop Reardon
Release Date:07/10/1977
No Room to Run
Character:Garth Kingswood
Release Date:18/05/1977
The Washington Affair
Character:Walter Nicholson
Release Date:04/03/1977
Grand Jury
Character:Don Bentine
Release Date:01/01/1977
Survival
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1976
Violent Naples
Character:'O' Generale
Release Date:07/08/1976
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Character:Dean Acheson
Release Date:04/01/1976
The Human Factor
Character:Edmonds
Release Date:19/11/1975
Take a Hard Ride
Character:Kane
Release Date:29/10/1975
Earthquake
Character:Dr. Willis Stockle
Release Date:15/11/1974
Hurricane
Character:Hank Stoddard
Release Date:10/09/1974
Letters from Three Lovers
Character:Joshua
Release Date:03/10/1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Character:Chisum
Release Date:23/05/1973
Savage
Character:Judge Daniel Stern
Release Date:31/03/1973
The Magician
Character:Joseph Baker
Release Date:17/03/1973
Another Part of the Forest
Character:Marcus Hubbard
Release Date:02/10/1972
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Character:Dillon
Release Date:22/02/1972
Cannon
Character:Calhoun
Release Date:26/03/1971
Yuma
Character:Nels Decker
Release Date:02/03/1971
The Price
Character:Walter Franz
Release Date:03/02/1971
House on Greenapple Road
Character:Chief Frank Untermyer
Release Date:11/01/1970
The Arrangement
Character:Chet Collier (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1969
Night Gallery
Character:Dr. Frank Heatherton
Release Date:08/11/1969
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Character:Calvet
Release Date:31/10/1969
Shark
Character:Mallare
Release Date:08/10/1969
The Immortal
Character:Jordan Braddock
Release Date:30/09/1969
This Savage Land
Character:Benjamin Pride
Release Date:23/07/1969
It Takes All Kinds
Character:Orville Benton
Release Date:12/06/1969
How to Steal the World
Character:Dr. Robert Kingsley
Release Date:18/09/1968
Buckskin
Character:Chaddock
Release Date:01/05/1968
Stalked
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/04/1968
Johnny Belinda
Character:Black MacDonald
Release Date:22/10/1967
An American Dream
Character:Police Lt. G. Roberts
Release Date:31/08/1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Character:Chasen
Release Date:20/05/1966
Intimacy
Character:Walter Nicholson
Release Date:01/05/1966
Planet of the Vampires
Character:Captain Mark Markary
Release Date:15/09/1965
Harlow
Character:Marino Bello
Release Date:14/05/1965
My Blood Runs Cold
Character:Julian Merriday
Release Date:24/03/1965
Stage to Thunder Rock
Character:Sheriff Horne
Release Date:11/11/1964
Man in the Middle
Character:General Kempton
Release Date:27/01/1964
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
Character:Vance Pierson
Release Date:22/01/1964
A Gathering of Eagles
Character:Col. Bill Fowler
Release Date:21/06/1963
Light in the Piazza
Character:Noel Johnson
Release Date:07/02/1962
Seven Ways from Sundown
Character:Jim Flood
Release Date:25/09/1960
The Purple Gang
Character:William P. Harley
Release Date:18/12/1959
Wolf Larsen
Character:Wolf Larsen
Release Date:26/10/1958
Nightmare at Ground Zero
Character:Daniel Joyce
Release Date:15/05/1958
Another Time, Another Place
Character:Carter Reynolds
Release Date:02/05/1958
Forty Guns
Character:Griff Bonell
Release Date:10/09/1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Character:Link Ferris
Release Date:28/08/1957
Ain't No Time for Glory
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:20/06/1957
The Way to the Gold
Character:Marshal Hannibal
Release Date:10/05/1957
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Character:Hard Boiled Harry
Release Date:03/01/1957
Julie
Character:Cliff Henderson
Release Date:17/10/1956
The Maverick Queen
Character:Jeff Younger
Release Date:03/05/1956
Texas Lady
Character:Chris Mooney
Release Date:23/11/1955
Queen Bee
Character:Avery "Beauty" Phillips
Release Date:07/11/1955
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1955
Strategic Air Command
Character:Rocky Samford
Release Date:25/03/1955
Her Twelve Men
Character:Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
Release Date:11/08/1954
The Miami Story
Character:Mick Flagg
Release Date:03/05/1954
Playgirl
Character:Mike Marsh
Release Date:21/04/1954
Loophole
Character:Mike Donovan
Release Date:28/03/1954
China Venture
Character:Cmdr. Bert Thompson
Release Date:07/09/1953
Cry of the Hunted
Character:Lieutenant Tunner
Release Date:08/05/1953
Jeopardy
Character:Doug Stilwin
Release Date:30/03/1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
Character:Fred Amiel
Release Date:25/12/1952
The Hoaxters
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:05/12/1952
Skirts Ahoy!
Character:Paul Elcott
Release Date:28/05/1952
The Unknown Man
Character:Joe Bucknor
Release Date:16/11/1951
No Questions Asked
Character:Steve Keiver
Release Date:15/06/1951
Cause for Alarm!
Character:George Z. Jones
Release Date:30/03/1951
Mr. Imperium
Character:Paul Hunter
Release Date:02/03/1951
Three Guys Named Mike
Character:Mike Tracy
Release Date:01/03/1951
Inside Straight
Character:Johnny Sanderson
Release Date:01/03/1951
Payment on Demand
Character:David Anderson Ramsey
Release Date:03/02/1951
Grounds for Marriage
Character:Chris Bartlett
Release Date:12/01/1951
A Life of Her Own
Character:Lee Gorrance
Release Date:01/09/1950
Nancy Goes to Rio
Character:Paul Berten
Release Date:10/03/1950
The Outriders
Character:Jesse Wallace
Release Date:01/03/1950
Tension
Character:Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Release Date:25/11/1949
Any Number Can Play
Character:Tycoon
Release Date:15/07/1949
The Great Gatsby
Character:Tom Buchanaan
Release Date:06/06/1949
Bad Men of Tombstone
Character:Tom Horn
Release Date:21/01/1949
Smart Woman
Character:Frank McCoy
Release Date:30/04/1948
The Gangster
Character:Shubunka
Release Date:25/11/1947
Framed
Character:Steve Price
Release Date:25/05/1947
Suspense
Character:Joe Morgan
Release Date:15/06/1946
Getting Gertie's Garter
Character:Ted Dalton
Release Date:27/11/1945
Duffy's Tavern
Character:Danny Murphy
Release Date:28/09/1945
And Now Tomorrow
Character:Jeff Stoddard
Release Date:22/11/1944
Rainbow Island
Character:Ken Masters
Release Date:05/10/1944
Lady in the Dark
Character:Dr. Brooks
Release Date:10/02/1944
The Woman of the Town
Character:King Kennedy
Release Date:31/12/1943
High Explosive
Character:Mike Douglas
Release Date:27/03/1943
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Character:Thug in Car's Back Seat
Release Date:24/12/1940
Dates and Nuts
Character:Collegian
Release Date:31/12/1937
Dime a Dance
Character:Sailor
Release Date:23/12/1937
Television Appearances
Backstairs at the White House
Character:Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty
Vega$
Character:
The Runaways
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:Phillip Shaffer
Lucan
Character:
Once an Eagle
Character:Gen. Bannerman
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Dr. Herbert Stone
Charlie's Angels
Character:DeMargeran
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Character:Sen. Paxton
The Bionic Woman
Character:
The Invisible Man
Character:Lionel Parks
Harry O
Character:
Little House on the Prairie
Character:
Police Story
Character:
Barnaby Jones
Character:Gordon McKenna
Barnaby Jones
Character:Jason Craig
Cool Million
Character:Baynard Barnes
Kung Fu
Character:Edwards
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:Marty Wallach
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:Breitbach
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:Chris 'Ace' Bane
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:Murray Brennan
The Sixth Sense
Character:
McMillan & Wife
Character:Walt Harmon
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Character:Grant Chase
Cannon
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:Dr. Simsich
The Immortal
Character:
McCloud
Character:
Medical Center
Character:Professor Tink Polk
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Morgan Hilliard
The Name of the Game
Character:Creston Collins
The Name of the Game
Character:Dane Bigelow
It Takes a Thief
Character:Gen. Wiley
Mannix
Character:Victor Fortune
The Danny Thomas Hour
Character:Fairbanks
The High Chaparral
Character:Dan Casement
Garrison's Gorillas
Character:
Ironside
Character:
CBS Playhouse
Character:
Mission: Impossible
Character:Alex Lowell
The Road West
Character:Ben Pride
That Girl
Character:
The Loner
Character:The Doctor
Run for Your Life
Character:Sheriff Trumbell
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Dr. Robert Kingsley
12 O'Clock High
Character:
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Maj. Victor Hanley
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
The Great Adventure
Character:William Ralston
The Great Adventure
Character:E.J. Edwards
Arrest and Trial
Character:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Paul Sampson
The Virginian
Character:Frank Dawson
The Virginian
Character:John Springfield
Sam Benedict
Character:Doug Stover
Ben Casey
Character:
The Dick Powell Show
Character:Miles Calman
Route 66
Character:
The Tall Man
Character:Pat Garrett
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Richard Bradley
Bonanza
Character:Attorney Dayton Fuller
Bonanza
Character:Mark Burdette
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Harbormaster
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:Ken Kramer
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Raney Benson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Jed Lorimer
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Clint Shannon
The Man Called X
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Mark Robeson
Ford Star Jubilee
Character:
Climax!
Character:Dr. Donald Carter
Climax!
Character:Dr. Edwards
General Electric Theater
Character:Robert Slenger
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Blaine Chandler
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Steve McCoy
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Walter Franz
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Jeff Foster
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Dan
Studio One
Character:Michael Norman
Studio One
Character:Steve Burke
Studio One
Character:Edward Roberts
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