Sean Sullivan

Biography

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.

Known For

Simon Birch 1998 ★ 6.9
The Boy in Blue 1986 ★ 5.1
Mrs. Soffel 1984 ★ 6.0
Heavenly Bodies 1984 ★ 5.7
Best Revenge 1984 ★ 9.0
The Dead Zone 1983 ★ 7.0
The Skin of Our Teeth 1983 ★ 10.0
Atlantic City 1980 ★ 6.8
Nothing Personal 1980 ★ 5.6
The Starlost: The Beginning 1980 ★ 8.0
Crossbar 1979 ★ 5.5
The Silent Partner 1978 ★ 7.1
Deadly Harvest 1977 ★ 4.7
One Man 1977 ★ 5.5
Pinocchio’s Birthday Party 1974 ★ 10.0
The Starlost 1973 ★ 7.7
Face-Off 1971 ★ 5.5
Flick 1970 ★ 6.3
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 ★ 8.0
Adulterous Affair 1966 ★ 4.3
Nobody Waved Goodbye 1964 ★ 6.2
Wonderful to Be Young! 1961 ★ 6.1
During One Night 1961 ★ 5.4
The Long Shadow 1961 ★ 8.0