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Barry Sullivan (1912–1994)

Barry Sullivan was born Patrick Barry Sullivan on August 29, 1912 in New York City. He was the seventh son of a seventh son, a birth order with mystical significance in Celtic families. While never a major movie star, he established himself as a well-known and highly regarded character lead and second lead in motion pictures and television in a career that lasted 50 years... See full bio »

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1987 The Last Straw
 
1980 Casino (TV movie)
Sam Fletcher
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
Clay Sumner
The Day the Gambling Stopped (1979) … Clay Sumner
 
1979 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Frederick Holbrook
 
1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
Phillip Shaffer
 
1979 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Mr. DeMargerin
Love Boat Angels (1979) … Mr. DeMargerin
 
1979 The Runaways (TV series)
 
1979 Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series)
Attorney General Daugherty
Episode #1.2 (1979) … Attorney General Daugherty
 
1978 Lucan (TV series)
Amos Colfax
Creature from Beyond the Door (1978) … Amos Colfax
 
1978 The Immigrants (TV movie)
Grant Whittier
 
1978 Caravans
Richardson
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Professor Neville Marlowe
Best Seller/The Tomb (1978) … Professor Neville Marlowe
 
1978 French Quarter
 
1978 The Bastard (TV movie)
Abraham Ware
 
1978 No Room to Run (TV movie)
Garth Kingswood
 
1977 Oh, God!
Bishop Reardon
 
1977 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Dr. Herbert Stone
The Two Sides of Truth (1977) … Dr. Herbert Stone
 
1976-1977 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
Senator Paxton
Chapter XIX (1977) … Senator Paxton
Chapter XVII (1977) … Senator Paxton
Chapter XV (1977) … Senator Paxton
Chapter XIV (1977) … Senator Paxton
Chapter XIII (1977) … Senator Paxton
 
1977 The Washington Affair
Walter Nicholson
 
1976 Once an Eagle (TV mini-series)
Gen. Bannerman
 
1976 Police Story (TV series)
Lieutenant Bellin
Two Frogs on a Mongoose (1976) … Lieutenant Bellin
 
1973-1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Breitbach / Chris 'Ace' Bane / Marty Wallach / …
The Thrill Killers: Part 2 (1976) … Breitbach
The Thrill Killers: Part 1 (1976) … Breitbach
The Most Deadly Species (1974) … Murray Brennan
Inferno (1974) … Marty Wallach
Deadline (1973) … Chris 'Ace' Bane
 
1976 Violent Naples
'O' Generale
 
1976 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Dr. Ellis Hatch
The Jailing of Jaime (1976) … Dr. Ellis Hatch
 
1976 Survival
Barry
 
1976 Grand Jury
Don Bentine
 
1975 The 'Human' Factor
Edmonds
 
1975 Take a Hard Ride
Kane
 
1973-1975 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Gordon McKenna / Jason Craig
The Deadly Conspiracy: Part 2 (1975) … Gordon McKenna
A Little Glory, a Little Death (1973) … Jason Craig
 
1971-1975 Cannon (TV series)
Calhoun / Gordon McKenna / Sheriff Jesse Luke
The Deadly Conspiracy (1975) … Gordon McKenna
He Who Digs a Grave (1973) … Sheriff Jesse Luke
Pilot (1971) … Calhoun
 
1975 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Lionel Parks
The Klae Resource (1975) … Lionel Parks
 
1975 Movin' On (TV series)
Zack Bernhardt
Fraud (1975) … Zack Bernhardt
 
1974 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
Thomas Keyes
Merry Gentlemen (1974) … Thomas Keyes
 
1974 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Walt Harmon
Buried Alive (1974) … Walt Harmon
 
1973-1974 Ironside (TV series)
Bruno Roman / Howard Jameson
Setup: Danger! (1974) … Bruno Roman
A Special Person (1973) … Howard Jameson
 
1974 Harry O (TV series)
Paul Armin Sawyer
Guardian at the Gates (1974) … Paul Armin Sawyer
 
1974 Hurricane (TV movie)
Hank Stoddard
 
1972-1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Dillon / Edwards
Crossties (1974) … Edwards
Pilot (1972) … Dillon
 
1973 Letters from Three Lovers (TV movie)
Joshua
 
1973 Savage (TV movie)
Judge Daniel Stern
 
1973 The Magician (TV series)
Joseph Baker
Pilot (1973) … Joseph Baker
 
1967-1973 Insight (TV series)
Attorney Bern / Roger Drummond
The Coming of Clone (1973) … Roger Drummond
Fat Hands and a Diamond Ring (1967) … Attorney Bern
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
Amos Sutherland
Five Widows Weeping (1972) … Amos Sutherland
 
1972 Cool Million (TV series)
Baynard Barnes
The Abduction of Baynard Barnes (1972) … Baynard Barnes
 
1969-1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Dr. Frank Heatherton / Dr. Simsich
Finnegan's Flight (1972) … Dr. Simsich
Night Gallery (1969) … Dr. Frank Heatherton
 
1972 The Candidate
Voice of McKay, Narrator (voice)
 
1972 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Morgan Hilliard
While You're at It, Bring in the Moon (1972) … Morgan Hilliard
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
Victor Fortune
Cry Pigeon (1972) … Victor Fortune
 
1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Cortland Evans
Of Magic Shadow Shapes (1971) … Cortland Evans
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
Anderson
This Little Piggy Went to Marquette (1971) … Anderson
 
1971 McCloud (TV series)
Ralph Touhy
Somebody's Out to Get Jennie (1971) … Ralph Touhy
 
1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Grant Chase
Shadow of a Name (1971) … Grant Chase
 
1970-1971 Medical Center (TV series)
Dr. Sangford / Professor Tink Polk
Circle of Power (1971) … Dr. Sangford
 
1971 Yuma (TV movie)
Nels Decker
 
1971 The Price (TV movie)
Walter Franz
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Walter Franz
The Price (1971) … Walter Franz
 
1969-1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Dane Bigelow / Senator Collins / Senator Creston Collins
LA 2017 (1971) … Dane Bigelow
High Card (1969) … Senator Collins
The Inquiry (1969) … Senator Creston Collins
 
1971 Dan August (TV series)
Pete Killian
The Titan (1971) … Pete Killian
 
1969-1970 The Immortal (TV series)
Jordan Braddock
To the Gods Alone (1970) … Jordan Braddock
Pilot (1969) … Jordan Braddock
 
1970 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Dan Casement
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Gordon Stinson
One, Two, Three... Cry (1970) … Gordon Stinson
 
1969-1970 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Gen. Wiley / Robert Benjamin
Situation Red (1970) … Gen. Wiley
Boom at the Top (1969) … Robert Benjamin
 
1970 House on Greenapple Road (TV movie)
Chief Frank Untermyer
 
1969 The Arrangement
Chet Collier (uncredited)
 
1969 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Ray Calvert
 
1962-1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Frank Dawson / John Springfield
The Power Seekers (1969) … John Springfield
Woman from White Wing (1962) … Frank Dawson
 
1969 Caine
Prof. Dan Mallare
 
1969 It Takes All Kinds
Orville Benton
 
1969 This Savage Land (TV movie)
Benjamin Pride
 
1969 This Town Will Never Be the Same (TV movie)
Abner Doyle
 
1969 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
The Experiment (1969)
 
1968 Buckskin
Chaddock
 
1968 Stalked (short)
Narrator
 
1967 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
Tom Flagg
Operation Hellfire (1967) … Tom Flagg
 
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Fairbanks
Fame Is a Four-Letter Word (1967) … Fairbanks
 
1967 Johnny Belinda (TV movie)
Black MacDonald
 
1959-1967 Bonanza (TV series)
Attorney Dayton Fuller / Mark Burdette
Judgment at Olympus (1967) … Attorney Dayton Fuller
Death on Sun Mountain (1959) … Mark Burdette
 
1966-1967 The Road West (TV series)
Ben Pride
Elizabeth's Odyssey (1967) … Ben Pride
The Agreement (1967) … Ben Pride
A War for the Gravediggers (1967) … Ben Pride
The Eighty-Seven Dollar Bride (1967) … Ben Pride
Charade of Justice (1967) … Ben Pride
 
1967 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Alex Lowell
The Psychic (1967) … Alex Lowell
 
1966 An American Dream
Police Lt. G. Roberts
 
1966 Intimacy
Walter Nicholson
 
1966 Poppies Are Also Flowers
Chasen
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
Dr. Bohan
The Oath (1965) … Dr. Bohan
 
1965 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
Roger Lake
Hunter to the Wind (1965) … Roger Lake
 
1965 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Lt. Gen. Max Gallagher
Grant Me No Favor (1965) … Lt. Gen. Max Gallagher
 
1965 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Sheriff Trumbell
Never Pick Up a Stranger (1965) … Sheriff Trumbell
 
1965 Planet of the Vampires
Capt. Mark Markary
 
1965/II Harlow
Marino Bello
 
1965 My Blood Runs Cold
Julian Merriday
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Major Victor Hanley
The Last Clear Chance (1965) … Major Victor Hanley
 
1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Kenneth W. Kramer
The Case of the Thermal Thief (1965) … Kenneth W. Kramer
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Les Borden
The Lost Lady Blues (1964) … Les Borden
 
1964 Slattery's People (TV series)
James Patrick Shepherd
Question: What Is Honor?... What Is Death? (1964) … James Patrick Shepherd
 
1963-1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
David Masterson / Dr. Arnold Swanson
Money, a Horse and a Knowledge of Latin (1964) … Dr. Arnold Swanson
 
1964 Stage to Thunder Rock
Sheriff Horne
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Oscar Teckla
Echo of Evil (1964) … Oscar Teckla
 
1963-1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
E.J. Edwards / William Ralston
The President Vanishes (1964) … E.J. Edwards
The Great Diamond Mountain (1963) … William Ralston
 
1964 Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
Vance Pierson
 
1963 The Winston Affair
General Kempton
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Fred Palmer
A Shield Is for Hiding Behind (1963) … Fred Palmer
 
1963 A Gathering of Eagles
Col. Bill Fowler
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Doug Stover
Some Fires Die Slowly (1963) … Doug Stover
 
1963 Route 66 (TV series)
Warren Barr
A Bunch of Lonely Pagliaccis (1963) … Warren Barr
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Miles Calman
Crazy Sunday (1962) … Miles Calman
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Paul Sampson
Day of Reckoning (1962) … Paul Sampson
 
1958-1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Jerry Coogan
Night of the Fourth (1962)
This Day in Fear (1958) … Jerry Coogan
 
1960-1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
Pat Garrett / Deputy Sheriff Pat Garrett
Phoebe (1962) … Pat Garrett
The Black Robe (1962) … Pat Garrett
 
1962 Light in the Piazza
Noel Johnson
 
1960 Seven Ways from Sundown
Jim Flood
 
1959-1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Pat Selman / Whitman
City in Bondage (1960) … Whitman
The Hard Road (1959) … Pat Selman
 
1959 The Purple Gang
Police Lt. William P. Harley
 
1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Richard Bradley
The Crossing (1959) … Richard Bradley
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Jules
My Three Angels (1959) … Jules
 
1958-1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Clint Shannon / Jed Lorimer / Raney Benson
The Lonely Gun (1959) … Clint Shannon
Bury Me Dead (1958) … Jed Lorimer
Shadow of a Dead Man (1958) … Raney Benson
 
1957-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Capt. Schuyler 'Sky' Hobart / Daniel Joyce / Hard Boiled Harry / …
Dark December (1959) … Capt. Schuyler 'Sky' Hobart
A Quiet Game of Cards (1959) … Sturbridge
Nightmare at Ground Zero (1958) … Daniel Joyce
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (1957) … Hard Boiled Harry
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
Henry Savage
Ticket to Tangier (1958) … Henry Savage
 
1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mark Robeson
The $2,000,000 Defense (1958) … Mark Robeson
 
1955-1958 Climax! (TV series)
Dr. Donald Carter / Dr. Edwards
Cabin B-13 (1958) … Dr. Edwards
The Healer (1955) … Dr. Donald Carter
 
1957-1958 Harbormaster (TV series)
Capt. David Scott
Courage by Proxy (1958) … Capt. David Scott
Explosion Above (1958) … Capt. David Scott
The Captain's Gun (1958) … Capt. David Scott
Strangers in Town (1958) … Capt. David Scott
Tempest at Teapot Bay (1958) … Capt. David Scott
 
1958 Another Time, Another Place
Carter Reynolds
 
1955-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Edward Roberts / Michael Norman / Steve Burke
Tide of Corruption (1958) … Edward Roberts
Career (1956) … Steve Burke
It Might Happen Tomorrow (1955) … Michael Norman
 
1957 Forty Guns
Griff Bonnell
 
1957 The Way to the Gold
Marshal Hannibal
 
1957 Dragoon Wells Massacre
Link Ferris
 
1956-1957 The Man Called X (TV series)
Ken Thurston
Kidnap (1957) … Ken Thurston
Hungary (1957) … Ken Thurston
Business Empire (1957) … Ken Thurston
Radio (1957) … Ken Thurston
Australia (1957) … Ken Thurston
 
1953-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Dan / Jeff Foster
One Way Passage (1957) … Dan
Ten Days to Forever (1953) … Jeff Foster
 
1956 Julie
Cliff Henderson
 
1955-1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
Lt. Barney Greenwald / Major Victor Joppolo
A Bell for Adano (1956) … Major Victor Joppolo
 
1956 The Maverick Queen
Jeff Younger
 
1955 Texas Lady
Chris Mooney
 
1955 Queen Bee
Avery 'Beauty' Phillips
 
1953-1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Blaine Chandler / Steve McCoy
Husband (1955) … Blaine Chandler
The Fugitives (1954) … Steve McCoy
As the Flames Dies (1953)
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Robert Slenger
A Man with a Vengeance (1955) … Robert Slenger
 
1955 Strategic Air Command
Lt. Col. Rocky Samford
 
1954 Her Twelve Men
Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
 
1954 The Miami Story
Mick Flagg aka Mike Pierce
 
1954 Playgirl
Mike Marsh
 
1954 Loophole
Mike Donovan
 
1953 China Venture
Cmdr. Bert Thompson
 
1953 A Slight Case of Larceny
Radio Stock Quoter (uncredited) (voice)
 
1953 Cry of the Hunted
Lieutenant Tunner
 
1953 Jeopardy
Doug Stilwin
 
1952 Skirts Ahoy!
Lt. Cmdr. Paul Elcott
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
Detective Nemo Grey
Girl from Kansas (1952) … Detective Nemo Grey
 
1951 The Unknown Man
District Attorney Joe Bucknor
 
1951 No Questions Asked
Steve Keiver
 
1951 Cause for Alarm!
George Z. Jones
 
1951 Mr. Imperium
Paul Hunter
 
1951 Inside Straight
Johnny Sanderson
 
1951 Three Guys Named Mike
Mike Tracy
 
1951 Payment on Demand
David Anderson Ramsey
 
1951 Grounds for Marriage
Chris Bartlett
 
1950 A Life of Her Own
Lee Gorrance
 
1950 Nancy Goes to Rio
Paul Berten
 
1950 The Outriders
Jesse Wallace
 
1949 Tension
Lt. Collier Bonnabel
 
1949 Any Number Can Play
Tycoon
 
1948 Smart Woman
Frank McCoy
 
1947 The Gangster
Shubunka
 
1947 Framed
Steve Price
 
1946 Suspense
Joe Morgan
 
1945 Duffy's Tavern
Danny Murphy
 
1944 And Now Tomorrow
Jeff Stoddard
 
1944 Rainbow Island
Ken Masters
 
1944 Lady in the Dark
Dr. Brooks
 
1943 The Woman of the Town
King Kennedy
 
1943 High Explosive
Mike Douglas
 
1940 The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Thug in Car's Back Seat [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
 
1938 Hi-Ho Hollywood (short)
Actor on set
 
1937 Dates and Nuts (short)
Collegian
 
1937 Dime a Dance (short)
Sailor
 
1936 Strike! You're Out! (short)
Bob Pembroke
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1958 Highway Patrol (TV series)
Dan Sick (1958)
Suicide (1958)
 
1957 Harbormaster (TV series)
The Thievingest Dog (1957)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
1979 When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 May 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.25 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 That Girl (TV series)
Himself
Sock It to Me (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.243 (1968) … Himself
 
1963-1967 You Don't Say (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 12 June 1967 (1967) … Himself
Episode dated 8 February 1967 (1967) … Himself
Episode dated 21 September 1964 (1964) … Himself
Episode #1.5 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1967 78th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV movie)
Himself - NBC Host
 
1962-1966 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
Carolyn Jones vs. Barry Sullivan: Day 5 (1966) … Himself - Guest
Carolyn Jones vs. Barry Sullivan: Day 4 (1966) … Himself - Guest
Carolyn Jones vs. Barry Sullivan: Day 3 (1966) … Himself - Guest
Carolyn Jones vs. Barry Sullivan: Day 2 (1966) … Himself - Guest
Carolyn Jones vs. Barry Sullivan (1966) … Himself - Guest
 
1964 The Object Is (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 February 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 September 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1958 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.30 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Himself - Host
Ain't No Time for Glory (1957) … Himself - Host (unconfirmed)
 
1956 The Walter Winchell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.4 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
The Suspect (1955) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1952 The Hoaxters (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1947 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2011 Panic Button
Newsreader
 
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
Fred Amiel (uncredited)
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
Griff Bonnell
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1968 How to Steal the World
Dr. Robert Kingsley
 
1962 Two Weeks in Another Town
Himself (uncredited)
 
1960 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1959 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 
1944 The Birth of a Star (short)
Sailor - clip from 'Dime a Dance'
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1936). Stage Play: I Want a Policeman. Comedy. Written by Rufus King and Milton Lazarus. Scenic Design by Cleon Throckmorton. Directed by Arthur Sircom. Lyceum Theatre: 14 Jan 1936- Feb 1936 (closing date unknown/47 performances). Cast: Wendy Atkin, Eleanore Breen, Robert Bartron, Larry Bolton, Sylvia Field... See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Trivia:

His daughter, actress/playwright Jenny Sullivan, wrote the play "J for J" ("Journals for John") which was prompted after she found a packet of unsent letters a year after Barry's death that he had written decades earlier to her older brother, Johnny, who was mentally disabled. The play premiered on October 20... See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo