
Barry Sullivan
Known for Acting · 178 credits
- Born
- 1912-08-29
- Died
- 1994-06-06
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Бэрри Салливан · Patrick 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.
Known For
TV Shows (74)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Perry Mason
1957
as Ken Kramer

Bonanza
1959
as Attorney Dayton Fuller / Mark Burdette

The Love Boat
1977
as Phillip Shaffer

Mannix
1967
as Victor Fortune

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Morgan Hilliard

Ironside
1967

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Frederick Holbrook

Charlie's Angels
1976
as DeMargeran

Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Dr. Herbert Stone

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Alex Lowell

Climax!
1954
as Dr. Donald Carter / Dr. Edwards

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Paul Sampson

The Virginian
1962
as Frank Dawson / John Springfield
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Ben Casey
1961

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Raney Benson / Jed Lorimer / Clint Shannon

Studio One
1948
as Michael Norman / Steve Burke / Edward Roberts

Cannon
1971

Run for Your Life
1965
as Sheriff Trumbell

Fantasy Island
1978
as Prof. Neville Marlowe

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Gordon McKenna / Jason Craig

Route 66
1960

Medical Center
1969
as Professor Tink Polk

Night Gallery
1970
as Dr. Simsich

The High Chaparral
1967
as Dan Casement

The Name of the Game
1968
as Creston Collins / Dane Bigelow

That Girl
1966

McCloud
1970
as Gen. Ralph Touhy

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Blaine Chandler / Steve McCoy

The Bionic Woman
1976

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Marty Wallach / Breitbach / Chris 'Ace' Bane / Murray Brennan

Vega$
1978

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mark Robeson

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Maj. Victor Hanley

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Walter Franz

Harry O
1974

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Robert Kingsley

It Takes a Thief
1968
as Gen. Wiley

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958

12 O'Clock High
1964

Police Story
1973

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Grant Chase

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Walt Harmon

The Tall Man
1960
as Pat Garrett

Startime
1959
as Jules
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Jeff Foster / Dan

Arrest and Trial
1963

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Richard Bradley

Garrison's Gorillas
1967

The Great Adventure
1963
as William Ralston / E.J. Edwards

Sam Benedict
1962
as Doug Stover

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Sen. Paxton
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Rod

The Loner
1965
as The Doctor

The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Miles Calman

The Sixth Sense
1972

The Invisible Man
1975
as Lionel Parks

The Immortal
1970

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Walter Franz
Movies (104)

Earthquake
1974
as Dr. Willis Stockle

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Chisum

Night Gallery
1969
as Dr. Frank Heatherton

Oh, God!
1977
as Bishop Reardon

The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Fred Amiel

Caravans
1978
as Richardson

The Outriders
1950
as Jesse Wallace

Forty Guns
1957
as Griff Bonell

Queen Bee
1955
as Avery "Beauty" Phillips

Her Twelve Men
1954
as Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.

Casino
1980
as Sam Fletcher

Mr. Imperium
1951
as Paul Hunter

The Arrangement
1969
as Chet Collier (uncredited)

Cannon
1971
as Calhoun

Yuma
1971
as Nels Decker

Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Jim Flood

Strategic Air Command
1955
as Rocky Samford

Savage
1973
as Judge Daniel Stern

Smart Woman
1948
as Frank McCoy

Julie
1956
as Cliff Henderson

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Chasen

Shark
1969
as Mallare

Jeopardy
1953
as Doug Stilwin

A Gathering of Eagles
1963
as Col. Bill Fowler

A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Thug in Car's Back Seat

Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
as Dillon

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self

Harlow
1965
as Marino Bello

Light in the Piazza
1962
as Noel Johnson

The Great Gatsby
1949
as Tom Buchanaan

Tension
1949
as Lt. Collier Bonnabel

Planet of the Vampires
1965
as Captain Mark Markary

The Gangster
1947
as Shubunka

How to Steal the World
1968
as Dr. Robert Kingsley

Skirts Ahoy!
1952
as Paul Elcott

Payment on Demand
1951
as David Anderson Ramsey

High Explosive
1943
as Mike Douglas

Take a Hard Ride
1975
as Kane

Playgirl
1954
as Mike Marsh

Stage to Thunder Rock
1964
as Sheriff Horne

Framed
1947
as Steve Price

The Human Factor
1975
as Edmonds

Man in the Middle
1964
as General Kempton

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
as Calvet

Cause for Alarm!
1951
as George Z. Jones

Buckskin
1968
as Chaddock

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976
as Dean Acheson

A Life of Her Own
1950
as Lee Gorrance

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as Griff Bonnell (archive footage)

Inside Straight
1951
as Johnny Sanderson

Suspense
1946
as Joe Morgan

House on Greenapple Road
1970
as Chief Frank Untermyer

The Unknown Man
1951
as Joe Bucknor

Any Number Can Play
1949
as Tycoon

Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Carter Reynolds

The Immigrants
1978
as Grant Whittier

Rainbow Island
1944
as Ken Masters

The Immortal
1969
as Jordan Braddock

Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
as Link Ferris

Johnny Belinda
1967
as Black MacDonald

This Savage Land
1969
as Benjamin Pride

China Venture
1953
as Cmdr. Bert Thompson

The Maverick Queen
1956
as Jeff Younger

Another Part of the Forest
1972
as Marcus Hubbard

And Now Tomorrow
1944
as Jeff Stoddard

No Questions Asked
1951
as Steve Keiver

Letters from Three Lovers
1973
as Joshua

Hurricane
1974
as Hank Stoddard

Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
as Paul Berten

Violent Naples
1976
as 'O' Generale

Grounds for Marriage
1951
as Chris Bartlett

An American Dream
1966
as Police Lt. G. Roberts

Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Danny Murphy
Nightmare at Ground Zero
1958
as Daniel Joyce

Loophole
1954
as Mike Donovan

Three Guys Named Mike
1951
as Mike Tracy
Survival
1976

The Woman of the Town
1943
as King Kennedy

It Takes All Kinds
1969
as Orville Benton

Texas Lady
1955
as Chris Mooney

The Secret of Lost Valley
1980
as Dr. Seldon

Lady in the Dark
1944
as Dr. Brooks

My Blood Runs Cold
1965
as Julian Merriday
The Washington Affair
1977
as Walter Nicholson
Grand Jury
1977
as Don Bentine

Bad Men of Tombstone
1949
as Tom Horn

Getting Gertie's Garter
1945
as Ted Dalton

The Way to the Gold
1957
as Marshal Hannibal

Wolf Larsen
1958
as Wolf Larsen
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
Dime a Dance
1937
as Sailor

The Miami Story
1954
as Mick Flagg

The Magician
1973
as Joseph Baker

Cry of the Hunted
1953
as Lieutenant Tunner
The Hoaxters
1952
as Narrator (voice)

The Price
1971
as Walter Franz

The Purple Gang
1959
as William P. Harley

Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
1964
as Vance Pierson

Stalked
1968
as Narrator

Intimacy
1966
as Walter Nicholson

No Room to Run
1977
as Garth Kingswood
Dates and Nuts
1937
as Collegian

Ain't No Time for Glory
1957
as Self - Host

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
as Hard Boiled Harry
About 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 Th… With 178 credits spanning from 1937 to 2002, Barry Sullivan has appeared in 104 films and 74 TV shows.
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Most Popular Barry Sullivan Movies
- Earthquake (1974) — as Dr. Willis Stockle
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) — as Chisum
- Night Gallery (1969) — as Dr. Frank Heatherton
- Oh, God! (1977) — as Bishop Reardon
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) — as Fred Amiel
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