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.
as Griff Bonnell (archive footage)
as Sam Fletcher
as Dr. Seldon
as Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty(4 eps)
as Grant Whittier(2 eps)
as Richardson
as Clay Sumner(1 ep)
as Abraham Ware(2 eps)
as Prof. Neville Marlowe(1 ep)
as Bishop Reardon
as Phillip Shaffer(1 ep)
as Garth Kingswood
as Walter Nicholson
as Don Bentine
as Gen. Bannerman(7 eps)
as Dr. Herbert Stone(1 ep)
as DeMargeran(2 eps)
as Sen. Paxton(7 eps)
as 'O' Generale
as Dean Acheson
as Edmonds
as Kane
as Lionel Parks(1 ep)
as Dr. Willis Stockle
as Frederick Holbrook(1 ep)
as Hank Stoddard
as Joshua
as Chisum
as Judge Daniel Stern
as Joseph Baker
as Gordon McKenna(1 ep)
as Jason Craig(1 ep)
as Baynard Barnes(1 ep)
as Edwards(1 ep)
as Marcus Hubbard
as Marty Wallach(2 eps)
as Breitbach(1 ep)
as Chris 'Ace' Bane(1 ep)
as Murray Brennan(1 ep)
as Walt Harmon(1 ep)
as Grant Chase(1 ep)
as Calhoun
as Nels Decker
as Walter Franz
as Dr. Simsich(1 ep)
as Gen. Ralph Touhy(1 ep)
as Chief Frank Untermyer
as Chet Collier (uncredited)
as Dr. Frank Heatherton
as Calvet
as Mallare
as Jordan Braddock
as Professor Tink Polk(1 ep)
as Benjamin Pride
as Orville Benton
as Morgan Hilliard(1 ep)
as Walter Franz(1 ep)
as Creston Collins(2 eps)
as Dane Bigelow(1 ep)
as Dr. Robert Kingsley
as Chaddock
as Narrator
as Gen. Wiley(1 ep)
as Black MacDonald
as Victor Fortune(1 ep)
as Fairbanks(1 ep)
as Dan Casement(2 eps)
as Rod(1 ep)
as Alex Lowell(1 ep)
as Ben Pride(29 eps)
as Police Lt. G. Roberts
as Chasen
as Walter Nicholson
as The Doctor(1 ep)
as Captain Mark Markary
as Sheriff Trumbell(1 ep)
as Marino Bello
as Julian Merriday
as Sheriff Horne
as Dr. Robert Kingsley(2 eps)
as General Kempton
as Vance Pierson
as Maj. Victor Hanley(1 ep)
as William Ralston(1 ep)
as E.J. Edwards(1 ep)
as Col. Bill Fowler
as Self(1 ep)
as Paul Sampson(1 ep)
as Frank Dawson(1 ep)
as John Springfield(1 ep)
as Doug Stover(1 ep)
as Noel Johnson
as Miles Calman(1 ep)
as Jim Flood
as Pat Garrett(75 eps)
as William P. Harley
as Jules(1 ep)
as Richard Bradley(1 ep)
as Attorney Dayton Fuller(1 ep)
as Mark Burdette(1 ep)
as Wolf Larsen
as Daniel Joyce
as Carter Reynolds
as Ken Kramer(1 ep)
as Griff Bonell
as Link Ferris
as Self - Host
as Marshal Hannibal
as Hard Boiled Harry
as Cliff Henderson
as Raney Benson(1 ep)
as Jed Lorimer(1 ep)
as Clint Shannon(1 ep)
as Jeff Younger
as Chris Mooney
as Avery "Beauty" Phillips
as Mark Robeson(1 ep)
as Rocky Samford
as Dr. Donald Carter(1 ep)
as Dr. Edwards(1 ep)
as Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
as Mick Flagg
as Mike Marsh
as Mike Donovan
as Cmdr. Bert Thompson
as Lieutenant Tunner
as Doug Stilwin
as Robert Slenger(1 ep)
as Fred Amiel
as Narrator (voice)
as Blaine Chandler(1 ep)
as Steve McCoy(1 ep)
as Paul Elcott
as Walter Franz(1 ep)
as Joe Bucknor
as Steve Keiver
as George Z. Jones
as Paul Hunter
as Mike Tracy
as Johnny Sanderson
as David Anderson Ramsey
as Chris Bartlett
as Jeff Foster(1 ep)
as Dan(1 ep)
as Lee Gorrance
as Paul Berten
as Jesse Wallace
as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
as Tycoon
as Tom Buchanaan
as Tom Horn
as Michael Norman(1 ep)
as Steve Burke(1 ep)
as Edward Roberts(1 ep)
as Frank McCoy
as Shubunka
as Steve Price
as Joe Morgan
as Ted Dalton
as Danny Murphy
as Jeff Stoddard
as Ken Masters
as Dr. Brooks
as King Kennedy
as Mike Douglas
as Thug in Car's Back Seat
as Collegian
as Sailor
