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Sean Sullivan

Born December 26, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDied June 3, 198532 films

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.

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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.

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2001: A Space Odyssey posterFirst watch2001: A Space Odyssey19688.0as Dr. Roy MichaelsHumanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.View film

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The Dead Zone poster7.0The Dead Zone1983Atlantic City poster6.8Atlantic City1980Simon Birch poster6.9Simon Birch1998The Silent Partner poster7.1The Silent Partner1978Mrs. Soffel poster6.0Mrs. Soffel1984

Filmography

32 films as actor
  1. 1998Simon BirchJunior Lamb
  2. 1986The Boy in BlueWalter
  3. 1984Mrs. SoffelFarmer
  4. 1984Heavenly BodiesReal Estate Salesman
  5. 1984Best RevengePaperman
  6. 1983The Dead ZoneHerb Smith
  7. 1983In Defense of KidsStan
  8. 1983The Skin of Our TeethDinosaur/Chair Pusher
  9. 1980Atlantic CityBuddy
  10. 1980Nothing PersonalDean Collier
  11. 1980The Starlost: The BeginningRachel's Father
  12. 1979CrossbarWallace
  13. 1978The Silent PartnerBank Guard
  14. 1977Deadly HarvestDr. George Abbott
  15. 1977One ManRodney Porter
  16. 1974Pinocchio’s Birthday PartyGeppetto
  17. 1974Why Rock the Boat?Herb Scannell
  18. 1973The Hard Part BeginsCharlie Blaine
  19. 1972Springhill
  20. 1972The Sloane Affair:
  21. 1971Face-OffGreg Walsh
  22. 1970FlickProf. Preston
  23. 19682001: A Space OdysseyDr. Roy Michaels
  24. 1966Adulterous AffairFrank
  25. 1966A Further Glimpse of Joey
  26. 1964Nobody Waved GoodbyeProbation Officer
  27. 1964David and Hazel: A Story in CommunicationDavid
  28. 1962Gang WarAl Hodges
  29. 1961The Young OnesEddie
  30. 1961The Long ShadowBurgen
  31. 1961During One NightMajor
  32. 1942Here I Will NestCol. Thomas Talbot