Barry Sullivan
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.
Acted in
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as Griff Bonnell (archive footage)
Casino
1980
as Sam Fletcher
The Secret of Lost Valley
1980
as Dr. Seldon
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self
Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty
The Immigrants
1978
as Grant Whittier
Caravans
1978
as Richardson
Vega$
1978
The Bastard
1978
as Abraham Ware
The Runaways
1978
Oh, God!
1977
as Bishop Reardon
The Love Boat
1977
as Phillip Shaffer
Lucan
1977
No Room to Run
1977
as Garth Kingswood
The Washington Affair
1977
as Walter Nicholson
Grand Jury
1977
as Don Bentine
Once an Eagle
1976
as Gen. Bannerman
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Dr. Herbert Stone
Charlie's Angels
1976
as DeMargeran
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Sen. Paxton
Violent Naples
1976
as 'O' Generale
The Bionic Woman
1976
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976
as Dean Acheson
The Human Factor
1975
as Edmonds
Take a Hard Ride
1975
as Kane
Earthquake
1974
as Dr. Willis Stockle
Harry O
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Hurricane
1974
as Hank Stoddard
Letters from Three Lovers
1973
as Joshua
The Magician
1973
as Joseph Baker
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Chisum
Savage
1973
as Judge Daniel Stern
Police Story
1973
The Magician
1973
as Joseph Baker
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Gordon McKenna
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Jason Craig
Cool Million
1972
as Baynard Barnes
Kung Fu
1972
Another Part of the Forest
1972
as Marcus Hubbard
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Marty Wallach
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Breitbach
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
as Dillon
The Sixth Sense
1972
McMillan and Wife
1971
as Walt Harmon
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Grant Chase
Cannon
1971
Cannon
1971
as Calhoun
Yuma
1971
as Nels Decker
The Price
1971
as Walter Franz
Night Gallery
1970
as Dr. Simsich
Night Gallery
1970
as Dr. Frank Heatherton
The Immortal
1970
McCloud
1970
House on Greenapple Road
1970
as Chief Frank Untermyer
The Arrangement
1969
as Chet Collier (uncredited)
Night Gallery
1969
as Dr. Frank Heatherton
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
as Calvet
Shark
1969
as Mallare
The Immortal
1969
as Jordan Braddock
Medical Center
1969
as Professor Tink Polk
This Savage Land
1969
as Benjamin Pride
It Takes All Kinds
1969
as Orville Benton
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Morgan Hilliard
The Name of the Game
1968
as Creston Collins
The Name of the Game
1968
as Dane Bigelow
How to Steal the World
1968
as Dr. Robert Kingsley
Buckskin
1968
as Chaddock
Stalked
1968
as Narrator
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Gen. Wiley
Johnny Belinda
1967
as Black MacDonald
Mannix
1967
as Victor Fortune
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Fairbanks
The High Chaparral
1967
as Dan Casement
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Ironside
1967
CBS Playhouse
1966
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Alex Lowell
The Road West
1966
as Ben Pride
That Girl
1966
An American Dream
1966
as Police Lt. G. Roberts
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Chasen
Intimacy
1966
as Walter Nicholson
The Loner
1965
Planet of the Vampires
1965
as Captain Mark Markary
Run for Your Life
1965
as Sheriff Trumbell
Harlow
1965
as Marino Bello
My Blood Runs Cold
1965
as Julian Merriday
Stage to Thunder Rock
1964
as Sheriff Horne
12 O'Clock High
1964
Man in the Middle
1964
as General Kempton
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
1964
as Vance Pierson
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Maj. Victor Hanley
The Great Adventure
1963
as William Ralston
The Great Adventure
1963
as E.J. Edwards
Arrest and Trial
1963
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
as Col. Bill Fowler
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Paul Sampson
The Virginian
1962
as Frank Dawson
The Virginian
1962
as John Springfield
Sam Benedict
1962
Light in the Piazza
1962
as Noel Johnson
Ben Casey
1961
Route 66
1960
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Jim Flood
The Tall Man
1960
as Pat Garrett
The Purple Gang
1959
as William P. Harley
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Richard Bradley
Bonanza
1959
as Attorney Dayton Fuller
Bonanza
1959
as Mark Burdette
Wolf Larsen
1958
as Wolf Larsen
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Nightmare at Ground Zero
1958
as Daniel Joyce
Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Carter Reynolds
Harbormaster
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Ken Kramer
Forty Guns
1957
as Griff Bonell
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
as Link Ferris
The Way to the Gold
1957
as Marshal Hannibal
Julie
1956
as Cliff Henderson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Raney Benson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jed Lorimer
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Clint Shannon
The Maverick Queen
1956
as Jeff Younger
The Man Called X
1956
Texas Lady
1955
as Chris Mooney
Queen Bee
1955
as Avery "Beauty" Phillips
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mark Robeson
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
Ford Star Jubilee
1955
Strategic Air Command
1955
as Rocky Samford
Climax!
1954
as Dr. Donald Carter
Climax!
1954
as Dr. Edwards
Her Twelve Men
1954
as Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
The Miami Story
1954
as Mick Flagg
Playgirl
1954
as Mike Marsh
Loophole
1954
as Mike Donovan
China Venture
1953
as Cmdr. Bert Thompson
Cry of the Hunted
1953
as Lieutenant Tunner
Jeopardy
1953
as Doug Stilwin
General Electric Theater
1953
as Robert Slenger
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Fred Amiel
The Hoaxters
1952
as Narrator (voice)
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Blaine Chandler
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Steve McCoy
Skirts Ahoy!
1952
as Paul Elcott
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Walter Franz
The Unknown Man
1951
as District Attorney Joe Bucknor
No Questions Asked
1951
as Steve Keiver
Cause for Alarm!
1951
as George Z. Jones
Mr. Imperium
1951
as Paul Hunter
Three Guys Named Mike
1951
as Mike Tracy
Inside Straight
1951
as Johnny Sanderson
Payment on Demand
1951
as David Anderson Ramsey
Grounds for Marriage
1951
as Chris Bartlett
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Jeff Foster
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dan
A Life of Her Own
1950
as Lee Gorrance
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
as Paul Berten
The Outriders
1950
as Jesse Wallace
Tension
1949
as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Tycoon
The Great Gatsby
1949
as Tom Buchanaan
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949
as Tom Horn
Studio One
1948
as Michael Norman
Studio One
1948
as Steve Burke
Studio One
1948
as Edward Roberts
Smart Woman
1948
as Frank McCoy
The Gangster
1947
as Shubunka
Framed
1947
as Steve Price
Suspense
1946
as Joe Morgan
Getting Gertie's Garter
1945
as Ted Dalton
Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Danny Murphy
And Now Tomorrow
1944
as Jeff Stoddard
Rainbow Island
1944
as Ken Masters
Lady in the Dark
1944
as Dr. Brooks
The Woman of the Town
1943
as King Kennedy
High Explosive
1943
as Mike Douglas
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
as Thug in Car's Back Seat
Dates and Nuts
1937
as Collegian
Dime a Dance
1937
as Sailor