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.
Movie | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | Griff Bonnell (archive footage) | 2002-07-02 |
Series | Backstairs at the White House | Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty | 1979-01-29 |
Movie | The Immigrants | Grant Whittier | 1978-11-20 |
Movie | Caravans | Richardson | 1978-11-02 |
Movie | The Bastard | Abraham Ware | 1978-05-22 |
Movie | Oh, God! | Bishop Reardon | 1977-10-07 |
Movie | No Room to Run | Garth Kingswood | 1977-05-18 |
Movie | The Washington Affair | Walter Nicholson | 1977-03-04 |
Movie | Grand Jury | Don Bentine | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | Violent Naples | 'O' Generale | 1976-08-07 |
Movie | The Human Factor | Edmonds | 1975-11-19 |
Movie | Take a Hard Ride | Kane | 1975-10-29 |
Movie | Earthquake | Dr. Willis Stockle | 1974-11-15 |
Movie | Hurricane | Hank Stoddard | 1974-09-10 |
Movie | The Magician | Joseph Baker | 1973-03-17 |
Movie | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Chisum | 1973-05-23 |
Movie | Savage | Judge Daniel Stern | 1973-03-31 |
Movie | Letters from Three Lovers | Joshua | 1973-10-03 |
Movie | Another Part of the Forest | Marcus Hubbard | 1972-10-02 |
Movie | Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon | Dillon | 1972-02-22 |
Movie | Yuma | Nels Decker | 1971-03-02 |
Movie | The Price | Walter Franz | 1971-02-03 |
Movie | House on Greenapple Road | Chief Frank Untermyer | 1970-01-11 |
Movie | The Immortal | Jordan Braddock | 1969-09-30 |
Movie | It Takes All Kinds | Orville Benton | 1969-06-12 |
Movie | This Savage Land | Benjamin Pride | 1969-07-23 |
Movie | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Calvet | 1969-10-31 |
Movie | Shark | Mallare | 1969-10-08 |
Movie | Night Gallery | Dr. Frank Heatherton | 1969-11-08 |
Movie | The Arrangement | Chet Collier (uncredited) | 1969-11-18 |
Movie | How to Steal the World | Dr. Robert Kingsley | 1968-09-18 |
Movie | Buckskin | Chaddock | 1968-05-01 |
Movie | Stalked | Narrator | 1968-04-02 |
Series | The Road West | Ben Pride | 1966-09-12 |
Movie | An American Dream | Police Lt. G. Roberts | 1966-08-31 |
Movie | Poppies Are Also Flowers | Chasen | 1966-05-20 |
Movie | Intimacy | Walter Nicholson | 1966-05-01 |
Movie | My Blood Runs Cold | Julian Merriday | 1965-03-24 |
Movie | Harlow | Marino Bello | 1965-05-14 |
Movie | Planet of the Vampires | Captain Mark Markary | 1965-09-15 |
Movie | Stage to Thunder Rock | Sheriff Horne | 1964-11-11 |
Movie | Man in the Middle | General Kempton | 1964-01-27 |
Movie | Pyro... The Thing Without a Face | Vance Pierson | 1964-01-22 |
Movie | A Gathering of Eagles | Col. Bill Fowler | 1963-06-21 |
Movie | Light in the Piazza | Noel Johnson | 1962-02-07 |
Movie | Seven Ways from Sundown | Jim Flood | 1960-09-25 |
Series | The Tall Man | Pat Garrett | 1960-09-10 |
Movie | The Purple Gang | William P. Harley | 1959-12-18 |
Movie | Another Time, Another Place | Carter Reynolds | 1958-05-02 |
Movie | Wolf Larsen | Wolf Larsen | 1958-10-26 |
Movie | Nightmare at Ground Zero | Daniel Joyce | 1958-05-15 |
Movie | Forty Guns | Griff Bonell | 1957-09-10 |
Movie | Dragoon Wells Massacre | Link Ferris | 1957-08-28 |
Movie | Julie | Cliff Henderson | 1956-10-17 |
Movie | The Maverick Queen | Jeff Younger | 1956-05-03 |
Series | Man Called X | 1956-01-27 | |
Movie | Texas Lady | Chris Mooney | 1955-11-23 |
Movie | Queen Bee | Avery "Beauty" Phillips | 1955-11-07 |
Movie | Strategic Air Command | Rocky Samford | 1955-07-12 |
Movie | Loophole | Mike Donovan | 1954-03-28 |
Movie | Playgirl | Mike Marsh | 1954-04-21 |
Movie | The Miami Story | Mick Flagg | 1954-05-03 |
Movie | Her Twelve Men | Richard Y. Oliver, Sr. | 1954-08-11 |
Movie | China Venture | Cmdr. Bert Thompson | 1953-09-07 |
Movie | Cry of the Hunted | Lieutenant Tunner | 1953-05-08 |
Movie | Jeopardy | Doug Stilwin | 1953-03-30 |
Movie | The Bad and the Beautiful | Fred Amiel | 1952-12-25 |
Movie | The Hoaxters | Narrator (voice) | 1952-12-05 |
Movie | Skirts Ahoy! | Paul Elcott | 1952-05-28 |
Movie | Grounds for Marriage | Chris Bartlett | 1951-01-12 |
Movie | Payment on Demand | David Anderson Ramsey | 1951-02-03 |
Movie | Three Guys Named Mike | Mike Tracy | 1951-03-01 |
Movie | Inside Straight | Johnny Sanderson | 1951-03-01 |
Movie | Mr. Imperium | Paul Hunter | 1951-03-02 |
Movie | Cause for Alarm! | George Z. Jones | 1951-03-30 |
Movie | No Questions Asked | Steve Keiver | 1951-06-15 |
Movie | The Unknown Man | District Attorney Joe Bucknor | 1951-11-09 |
Movie | A Life of Her Own | Lee Gorrance | 1950-09-01 |
Movie | Nancy Goes to Rio | Paul Berten | 1950-03-10 |
Movie | The Outriders | Jesse Wallace | 1950-03-01 |
Movie | Tension | Lt. Collier Bonnabel | 1949-11-25 |
Movie | Any Number Can Play | Tycoon | 1949-07-15 |
Movie | The Great Gatsby | Tom Buchanaan | 1949-07-13 |
Movie | Bad Men of Tombstone | Tom Horn | 1949-01-21 |
Movie | Smart Woman | Frank McCoy | 1948-04-30 |
Movie | The Gangster | Shubunka | 1947-11-25 |
Movie | Framed | Steve Price | 1947-05-25 |
Movie | Suspense | Joe Morgan | 1946-06-15 |
Movie | Getting Gertie's Garter | Ted Dalton | 1945-11-27 |
Movie | Duffy's Tavern | Danny Murphy | 1945-09-28 |
Movie | And Now Tomorrow | Jeff Stoddard | 1944-11-22 |
Movie | Rainbow Island | Ken Masters | 1944-10-05 |
Movie | Lady in the Dark | Dr. Brooks | 1944-02-10 |
Movie | The Woman of the Town | King Kennedy | 1943-12-31 |
Movie | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Thug in Car's Back Seat | 1940-12-24 |
Movie | Dime a Dance | Sailor | 1937-12-23 |