Barry Sullivan
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
190
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-08-29
Day of death
1994-06-06 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Barry Sullivan
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Perry Mason
Mannix
Bonanza
Bonanza
Charlie's Angels
Little House on the Prairie
The Love Boat
Ironside
Quincy, M.E.
Mission: Impossible
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Hawaii Five-O
The Virginian
The Virginian
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Cannon
Medical Center
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
The High Chaparral
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
The Bionic Woman
Climax!
Climax!
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Ben Casey
Route 66
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
Vega$
That Girl
Night Gallery
McCloud
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Harry O
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
12 O'Clock High
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
McMillan & Wife
Run for Your Life
Kraft Suspense Theatre
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
It Takes a Thief
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Police Story
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
Sam Benedict
Arrest and Trial
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
Queen Bee
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Tall Man
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Harlow
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Inside Straight
Hurricane
Framed
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Julie
The Arrangement
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
The Price
China Venture
Caravans
Tension
Stalked
The Bastard
The Dick Powell Show
Jeopardy
Three Guys Named Mike
Grand Jury
The Sixth Sense
Mr. Imperium
Suspense
Oh, God!
The Magician
Smart Woman
Violent Naples
Earthquake
Johnny Belinda
Garrison's Gorillas
Shark
The Gangster
Wolf Larsen
The Outriders
Rainbow Island
CBS Playhouse
Loophole
A Gathering of Eagles
The Loner
An American Dream
Intimacy
The Miami Story
Skirts Ahoy!
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Another Time, Another Place
Texas Lady
How to Steal the World
The Immortal
Once an Eagle
Strategic Air Command
Seven Ways from Sundown
Planet of the Vampires
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Invisible Man
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Cause for Alarm!
Take a Hard Ride
The Great Gatsby
Savage
The Woman of the Town
Lady in the Dark
The Danny Thomas Hour
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
The Runaways
The Unknown Man
Backstairs at the White House
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Grounds for Marriage
The Human Factor
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Duffy's Tavern
Any Number Can Play
The Secret of Lost Valley
And Now Tomorrow
Lucan
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Survival
No Room to Run
Cool Million
House on Greenapple Road
Man in the Middle
The Maverick Queen
The Road West
The Washington Affair
My Blood Runs Cold
Her Twelve Men
Stage to Thunder Rock
Letters from Three Lovers
Cry of the Hunted
It Takes All Kinds
Light in the Piazza
The Way to the Gold
No Questions Asked
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Another Part of the Forest
Yuma
The Man Called X
A Life of Her Own
Nightmare at Ground Zero
Buckskin
Night Gallery
General Electric Theater
The Purple Gang
The Immigrants
Ford Star Jubilee
Getting Gertie's Garter
Payment on Demand
Casino
Forty Guns
Nancy Goes to Rio
Bad Men of Tombstone
This Savage Land
Kung Fu
Dates and Nuts
Harbormaster
The Immortal
Ain't No Time for Glory
Playgirl
The Hoaxters
Cannon
High Explosive
Dime a Dance
