Barry Sullivan
Acting
Born: August 29, 1912 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: June 6, 1994 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Bonanza
1959
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
Earthquake
1974
Mission: Impossible
1966
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
The Bionic Woman
1976
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Planet of the Vampires
1965
Kung Fu
1972
Charlie's Angels
1976
The Love Boat
1977
Photos (2)
Movies (93)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Chisum
Earthquake
Dr. Willis Stockle
The Bad and the Beautiful
Fred Amiel
Caravans
Richardson
Planet of the Vampires
Captain Mark Markary
No Room to Run
Garth Kingswood
The Magician
Joseph Baker
Oh, God!
Bishop Reardon
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Chasen
Night Gallery
Dr. Frank Heatherton
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Calvet
The Arrangement
Chet Collier (uncredited)
A Gathering of Eagles
Col. Bill Fowler
Forty Guns
Griff Bonell
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Thug in Car's Back Seat
The Great Gatsby
Tom Buchanaan
Seven Ways from Sundown
Jim Flood
An American Dream
Police Lt. G. Roberts
The Outriders
Jesse Wallace
Cause for Alarm!
George Z. Jones
Take a Hard Ride
Kane
Shark
Mallare
Another Time, Another Place
Carter Reynolds
The Maverick Queen
Jeff Younger
Violent Naples
'O' Generale
Strategic Air Command
Rocky Samford
Man in the Middle
General Kempton
Jeopardy
Doug Stilwin
Savage!
Judge Daniel Stern
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Link Ferris
Framed
Steve Price
Light in the Piazza
Noel Johnson
Texas Lady
Chris Mooney
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Dillon
The Human Factor
Edmonds
Tension
Lt. Collier Bonnabel
Nancy Goes to Rio
Paul Berten
House on Greenapple Road
Chief Frank Untermyer
No Questions Asked
Steve Keiver
The Unknown Man
Joe Bucknor
Payment on Demand
David Anderson Ramsey
The Gangster
Shubunka
Stage to Thunder Rock
Sheriff Horne
Any Number Can Play
Tycoon
Queen Bee
Avery "Beauty" Phillips
Her Twelve Men
Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
Cry of the Hunted
Lieutenant Tunner
Three Guys Named Mike
Mike Tracy
Julie
Cliff Henderson
Mr. Imperium
Paul Hunter
Harlow
Marino Bello
It Takes All Kinds
Orville Benton
Rainbow Island
Ken Masters
Cannon
Calhoun
Another Part of the Forest
Marcus Hubbard
A Life of Her Own
Lee Gorrance
Skirts Ahoy!
Paul Elcott
How to Steal the World
Dr. Robert Kingsley
Wolf Larsen
Wolf Larsen
China Venture
Cmdr. Bert Thompson
Yuma
Nels Decker
The Miami Story
Mick Flagg
Getting Gertie's Garter
Ted Dalton
And Now Tomorrow
Jeff Stoddard
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Griff Bonnell (archive footage)
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Dean Acheson
Casino
Sam Fletcher
Letters from Three Lovers
Joshua
Inside Straight
Johnny Sanderson
Buckskin
Chaddock
Bad Men of Tombstone
Tom Horn
Lady in the Dark
Dr. Brooks
Hurricane
Hank Stoddard
Duffy's Tavern
Danny Murphy
Suspense
Joe Morgan
The Secret of Lost Valley
Dr. Seldon
The Price
Walter Franz
The Purple Gang
William P. Harley
Intimacy
Walter Nicholson
High Explosive
Mike Douglas
The Immortal
Jordan Braddock
Grounds for Marriage
Chris Bartlett
The Woman of the Town
King Kennedy
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Hard Boiled Harry
My Blood Runs Cold
Julian Merriday
Playgirl
Mike Marsh
Smart Woman
Frank McCoy
Johnny Belinda
Black MacDonald
This Savage Land
Benjamin Pride
Loophole
Mike Donovan
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
Vance Pierson
The Way to the Gold
Marshal Hannibal
Stalked
Narrator
TV Shows (82)
Perry Mason
Ken Kramer · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Phillip Shaffer · 1 eps
Ironside
2 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Morgan Hilliard · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Paul Sampson · 1 eps
Bonanza
Attorney Dayton Fuller · 1 eps
Bonanza
Mark Burdette · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Frederick Holbrook · 1 eps
Mannix
Victor Fortune · 1 eps
The Virginian
Frank Dawson · 1 eps
The Virginian
John Springfield · 1 eps
Fantasy Island
Prof. Neville Marlowe · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
DeMargeran · 2 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Herbert Stone · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Alex Lowell · 1 eps
Climax!
Dr. Donald Carter · 1 eps
Climax!
Dr. Edwards · 1 eps
Cannon
3 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Marty Wallach · 2 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Breitbach · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Chris 'Ace' Bane · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Murray Brennan · 1 eps
Studio One
Michael Norman · 1 eps
Studio One
Steve Burke · 1 eps
Studio One
Edward Roberts · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Creston Collins · 2 eps
The Name of the Game
Dane Bigelow · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Gordon McKenna · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Jason Craig · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Walter Franz · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Run for Your Life
Sheriff Trumbell · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Dr. Simsich · 1 eps
The High Chaparral
Dan Casement · 2 eps
Ben Casey
3 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mark Robeson · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Raney Benson · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jed Lorimer · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Clint Shannon · 1 eps
The Bionic Woman
1 eps
Medical Center
Professor Tink Polk · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Dr. Robert Kingsley · 2 eps
That Girl
1 eps
McCloud
Gen. Ralph Touhy · 1 eps
12 O'Clock High
1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
Vega$
1 eps
McMillan & Wife
Walt Harmon · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Maj. Victor Hanley · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Blaine Chandler · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Steve McCoy · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
1 eps
Harry O
1 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Sen. Paxton · 7 eps
It Takes a Thief
Gen. Wiley · 1 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Grant Chase · 1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
2 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Richard Bradley · 1 eps
Startime
Jules · 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
1 eps
The Dick Powell Show
Miles Calman · 1 eps
Sam Benedict
Doug Stover · 1 eps
The Tall Man
Pat Garrett · 75 eps
The Great Adventure
William Ralston · 1 eps
The Great Adventure
E.J. Edwards · 1 eps
The Sixth Sense
1 eps
The Loner
The Doctor · 1 eps
Garrison's Gorillas
1 eps
Once an Eagle
Gen. Bannerman · 7 eps
The Immortal
1 eps
The Man Called X
39 eps
The Danny Thomas Hour
Fairbanks · 1 eps
Lucan
1 eps
The Invisible Man
Lionel Parks · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Robert Slenger · 1 eps
Backstairs at the White House
Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty · 4 eps
The Runaways
2 eps
The Bastard
Abraham Ware · 2 eps
Cool Million
Baynard Barnes · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Walter Franz · 1 eps
The Immigrants
Grant Whittier · 2 eps
Kung Fu
Edwards · 1 eps
