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