Elliott Sullivan (July 4, 1907 – June 2, 1974) was an American actor. Sullivan was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Rabbi Solomon Solomon. He appeared in the films ''

They Won't Forget ''They Won't Forget'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, and Lana Turner, in her feature debut. It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called ''Death in the Deep South' ...

'', '' Over the Wall'', ''

Accidents Will Happen "Accidents Will Happen" is a song written by Elvis Costello and performed by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It first appeared on the 1979 album ''Armed Forces''. Costello wrote the song about his many infidelities during this period of his ...

'', ''

Gangs of New York ''Gangs of New York'' is a 2002 American epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1927 book ''The Gangs of New York''. The film stars Leo ...

'', ''

Racket Busters ''Racket Busters'' is a 1938 film about crime in the trucking industry starring Humphrey Bogart and George Brent. The film was directed by Lloyd Bacon. Plot summary Attorney Hugh Allison (Walter Abel) is appointed Special Prosecutor to investi ...

'', '' Next Time I Marry'', '' King of the Underworld'', ''

They Made Me a Criminal ''They Made Me a Criminal'' is a 1939 American crime drama film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring John Garfield, Claude Rains, and The Dead End Kids. It is a remake of the film '' The Life of Jimmy Dolan'' (1933). The film was later featur ...

'', '' The Man Who Dared'', '' Indianapolis Speedway'', '' The Spellbinder'', '' Smashing the Money Ring'', '' The Saint's Double Trouble'', ''

An Angel from Texas ''An Angel from Texas'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Bertram Millhauser. The film stars Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. The film was released by War ...

'', ''

The Man Who Talked Too Much ''The Man Who Talked Too Much'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Walter DeLeon and Earl Baldwin. Starring George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess, William Lundigan, George Tobia ...

'', ''

Millionaires in Prison ''Millionaires in Prison'' is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Lynn Root and Frank Fenton. The film stars Lee Tracy, Linda Hayes, Raymond Walburn, Morgan Conway and Truman Bradley. The film was released on ...

'', ''

Calling All Husbands ''Calling All Husbands'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Robert E. Kent and based on Martin Flavin's 1929 play "Broken Dishes". The film stars George Tobias, Lucile Fairbanks, Ernest Truex, George Reeves ...

'', '' Unholy Partners'', ''

Johnny Eager ''Johnny Eager'' is a 1941 film noir directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Van Heflin. Heflin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was one of many spoofed in '' Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid'' (198 ...

'', '' Wild Bill Hickok Rides'', '' The Man with Two Lives'', ''

This Gun for Hire ''This Gun for Hire'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel '' A Gun for Sale'' by Graham Greene (published in ...

'', ''

You Can't Escape Forever ''You Can't Escape Forever'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Jo Graham and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. and Hector Chevigny. The film stars George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Gene Lockhart, Roscoe Karns, Eduardo Ciannelli and Paul Harvey. The ...

'', '' G-Men vs. the Black Dragon'', '' A Gentle Gangster'', ''

Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'', also known as ''Heroes Without Uniforms'', is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey ...

'', ''

Whistling in Brooklyn ''Whistling in Brooklyn'' is a 1943 film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, and Jean Rogers. It is the third and last film starring Skelton as radio personality and amateur detective Wally "The Fox" Benton, fo ...

'', ''

The Lady Gambles ''The Lady Gambles'' is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston and Stephen McNally. Plot When his estranged wife Joan is found badly beaten after using loaded dice in a ba ...

'', ''

Guilty Bystander ''Guilty Bystander'' is a 1950 American crime drama directed by Joseph Lerner, and starring Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson. The film was shot on location entirely in New York City. It also marked the last motion picture screen appearances for c ...

'', '' The Sergeant'', ''

The Desperados ''The Desperados'' is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Levin and starring Vince Edwards and Jack Palance. Plot A ruthless preacher, Parson Josiah Galt, leads a band of Southern marauders during the Civil War that includes his s ...

'', ''

Tropic of Cancer The Tropic of Cancer, which is also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This occurs on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted tow ...

'', '' Fear Is the Key'', ''

The Great Gatsby ''The Great Gatsby'' is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsb ...

'' and ''

The Spikes Gang ''The Spikes Gang'' is a 1974 American Western film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Lee Marvin. Produced by the Mirisch Company and based on the novel ''The Bank Robber'' by Giles Tippette, the supporting cast features Gary Grimes, ...

'', among others. In 1929, he got his first Broadway walk‐on role in

Morris Gest Morris Gest (also Maurice Guest, March 15, 1875 – May 16, 1942) was an American theatrical producer of the early 20th century. Early life Moishe Gershnowitz was born near Vilna (then part of the Russian empire, now Lithuania),Edna Nahshon, "Goi ...

's presentation of “ The Passion Play”. Broadway plays in which Sullivan appeared included ''Hamlet'' (1961), ''The Octoroon'' (1961), ''The Plough and the Stars'' (1960), ''She Stoops to Conquer'' (1960), ''Henry IV, Part II'' (1960), ''Henry IV, Part I'' (1960), ''Peer Gynt'' (1960), ''Lysistrata'' (1959), ''The Great God Brown'' (1959), ''The Power and the Glory'' (1958), ''Compulsion'' (1957), ''Brigadoon'' (1957), ''Small War on Murray Hill'' (1957), ''Brigadoon'' (1947), ''Skydrift'' (1945), ''Winged Victory'' (1943), ''Lysistrata'' (1930), and ''Red Rust'' (1929). In 1956, Sullivan was indicted for contempt of Congress after he appeared as an unfriendly witness before the

House Un-American Activities Committee The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly dubbed the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloy ...

. He was acquitted of that charge in 1961. Sullivan moved to London in 1962, joined British Actors Equity, and acted in productions in Europe. Sullivan died on June 2, 1974, in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

at age 66.

Selected filmography

*''

Fury Below ''Fury Below'' is a 1936 American action film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Phil Dunham. The film stars Russell Gleason, Maxine Doyle, LeRoy Mason, Sheila Terry, Matthew Betz, Rex Lease and John Merton. The film was released on ...

'' (1936) - Coal Miner *''

San Quentin San Quentin State Prison (SQ) is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco in the unincorporated place of San Quentin in Marin County. Opened in July 1852, San Quentin is th ...

'' (1937) - Convict (uncredited) *''

Kid Galahad ''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. '' Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of ...

'' (1937) - Photographer in Nightclub (uncredited) *''

'' (1937) - Luther Clay *'' Mr. Dodd Takes the Air'' (1937) - Taxi Driver (uncredited) *''

Love Is on the Air ''Love is on the Air'' is a 1937 American film directed by Nick Grinde, and starring Ronald Reagan (in his film debut), June Travis, Eddie Acuff, Robert Barrat, Raymond Hatton and Willard Parker. It was the first of three remakes of the 1933 ...

'' (1937) - First Henchman (uncredited) *''

Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island () is a small island in San Francisco Bay, offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a Alcatraz Island Lighthouse, lighthouse, a military fortif ...

'' (1937) - First Convict in Cell (uncredited) *''

Submarine D-1 ''Submarine D-1'' is a 1937 drama directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Pat O'Brien, George Brent and Wayne Morris.. The film was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released by Warner Bros. Plot Butch Rogers and Sock McGillis are old submar ...

'' (1937) - Man from S-62 (uncredited) *'' Missing Witnesses'' (1937) - 2nd Aviator (uncredited) *''

Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California; operational headquarters in Manhattan; and managerial offices throughout the United States and inter ...

'' (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

A Slight Case of Murder ''A Slight Case of Murder'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film is based on the 1935 play by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay. The offbeat comedy stars Edward G. Robinson spoofing his own gangster image as Remy Marco. ...

'' (1938) - Beer Salesman (uncredited) *'' Over the Wall'' (1938) - Chic Metzer - Henchman (uncredited) *''

'' (1938) - Burley Thorne *''

'' (1938) - Hopkins *''

'' (1938) - Charlie Smith *'' The Sisters'' (1938) - Second Sailor (uncredited) *''

Angels with Dirty Faces ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. The screenplay was ...

'' (1938) - Cop (uncredited) *'' Next Time I Marry'' (1938) - Red *''

Devil's Island The penal colony of Cayenne (French: ''Bagne de Cayenne''), commonly known as Devil's Island (''Île du Diable''), was a French penal colony that operated for 100 years, from 1852 to 1952, and officially closed in 1953 in the Salvation Islands ...

'' (1939) - Gate Guard (uncredited) *'' King of the Underworld'' (1939) - Mugsy *''

The Great Man Votes ''The Great Man Votes'' is a 1939 American drama film starring John Barrymore as a widowed professor turned drunkard who has the deciding vote in an election for mayor. It was based on the short story of the same name by Gordon Malherbe Hillman pu ...

'' (1939) - Cement Man (uncredited) *''

'' (1939) - Mel - Hoodlum Stealing $50 (uncredited) *'' Nancy Drew... Reporter'' (1939) - Pedestrian (uncredited) *''

The Oklahoma Kid ''The Oklahoma Kid'' is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon. Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart portrays his bla ...

'' (1939) - McCord's Henchman (uncredited) *'' The Man Who Dared'' (1939) - Slug (uncredited) *'' Bachelor Mother'' (1939) - Bouncer at 'The Pink Slipper' (uncredited) *''

They All Come Out ''They All Come Out'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Jacques Tourneur, written by John C. Higgins, and starring Rita Johnson, Tom Neal, Bernard Nedell, Edward Gargan, John Gallaudet and Addison Richards. It was released on August ...

'' (1939) - Sheriff (uncredited) *'' Indianapolis Speedway'' (1939) - Jimmy, Ted's Mechanic (uncredited) *'' Waterfront'' (1939) - Committee Man (uncredited) *''

Each Dawn I Die ''Each Dawn I Die'' is a 1939 gangster film directed by William Keighley and starring James Cagney and George Raft. The plot of ''Each Dawn I Die'' involves a crusading reporter who is unjustly thrown in jail and befriends a famous gangster. The ...

'' (1939) - Convict (uncredited) *'' The Spellbinder'' (1939) - Harry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty *'' Smashing the Money Ring'' (1939) - Danny Galloway *'' On Dress Parade'' (1939) - Leader at Position H4 (uncredited) *'' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939) - Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited) *''

That's Right—You're Wrong That's may refer to: * ''"That's"'', a brand name used on recordable media by Taiyo Yuden and its subsidiary ''That's Fukushima Co., Ltd.'' * Several English-language listings magazines in the People's Republic of China **''That's Beijing'' **''Tha ...

'' (1939) - Hood (uncredited) *'' Brother Rat and a Baby'' (1940) - Garage Man with Invoice (uncredited) *'' The Saint's Double Trouble'' (1940) - Monk *''

'' (1940) - Garvey - Davis Henchman (uncredited) *''

'' (1940) - Bill *''

'' (1940) - Tony Brody *''

'' (1940) - Chunky *''

City for Conquest ''City for Conquest'' is a 1940 American epic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy. The picture is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Aben Kandel. The supporting cast features ...

'' (1940) - Photographer (uncredited) *'' Behind the News'' (1940) - Thug (uncredited) *'' Where Did You Get That Girl?'' (1941) - Cab Driver (uncredited) *''

Flight from Destiny ''Flight from Destiny'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson, Mona Maris and Jonathan Hale. The film was rele ...

'' (1941) - Cab Driver #2 (uncredited) *'' Father's Son'' (1941) - Gus' Pal (uncredited) *''

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary ''Andy Hardy's Private Secretary'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Rutherford and Fay Holden. It was the tenth of the 16-film Andy Hardy series. Marian Har ...

'' (1941) - Service Station Man #2 (uncredited) *''

Knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...

'' (1941) - East Side Pug (uncredited) *'' Sis Hopkins'' (1941) - Attendant (uncredited) *''

Ziegfeld Girl Ziegfeld Girls were the chorus girls and showgirls from Florenz Ziegfeld's theatrical Broadway revue spectaculars known as the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' (1907–1931), in New York City, which were based on the Folies Bergère of Paris. Descripti ...

'' (1941) - Second Truck Driver (uncredited) *''

The People vs. Dr. Kildare ''The People vs. Dr. Kildare'' is a 1941 drama directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Bonita Granville, and Laraine Day. Dr. Kildare performs an emergency operation on a crash victim. Plot Ice skater Frances Marlow ...

'' (1941) - Taxi Driver at Mike's (uncredited) *''

Blossoms in the Dust ''Blossoms in the Dust'' is a 1941 American biographical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden and Samuel S. Hinds. It tells the true story of Edna Gladney, who help ...

'' (1941) - Note Collector (uncredited) *''

Manpower Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include m ...

'' (1941) - Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited) *'' Navy Blues'' (1941) - Shore Patrolman #2 (uncredited) *''

Honky Tonk A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano ( tack piano) ...

'' (1941) - Candy's Man (uncredited) *'' Blues in the Night'' (1941) - Waiter #2 at The Jungle (uncredited) *'' Unholy Partners'' (1941) - Eddie - in Miami (uncredited) *''

'' (1941) - Ed Nolan (uncredited) *'' Mr. District Attorney'' (1941) - Detective (uncredited) *'' Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' (1942) - Bart Hanna (Credits) / Mr. Harris *'' A Tragedy at Midnight'' (1942) - Cop (uncredited) *'' The Man with Two Lives'' (1942) - Eric *''

In This Our Life ''In This Our Life'' is a 1942 American drama film, the second to be directed by John Huston. The screenplay by Howard Koch is based on the 1941 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Ellen Glasgow. The cast included the establis ...

'' (1942) - Worker (uncredited) *''

'' (1942) - Officer Glennon (uncredited) *''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Ro ...

'' (1942) - Army Recruiter Examiner (uncredited) *''

Escape from Crime ''Escape from Crime'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. It has essentially the same plot as the earlier ''Picture Snatcher'' (1933).

'' (1942) - Prison Clerk with Prison Number (uncredited) *''

'' (1942) - Mooch - Greer's Henchman (uncredited) *''

Lucky Jordan ''Lucky Jordan'' is a 1942 film directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Alan Ladd in his first leading role, Helen Walker in her film debut, and Sheldon Leonard. The screenplay concerns a self-centered gangster who tangles with Nazi spies. Plot During ...

'' (1942) - 1st Soldier (uncredited) *'' G-Men vs. the Black Dragon'' (1943, Serial) - Turner (uncredited) *'' Calaboose'' (1943) - Henchman (uncredited) *'' Taxi, Mister'' (1943) - Man Slapped Around by Louie (uncredited) *'' A Gentle Gangster'' (1943) - Lefty *''

'' (1943) - Hennessy (uncredited) *'' Crime Doctor'' (1943) - Detective with Hat (uncredited) *''

'' (1943) - Henchman Dutch (uncredited) *'' The Story of Dr. Wassell'' (1944) - Naval Officer (uncredited) *'' The Last Ride'' (1944) - Tire Expert (uncredited) *'' An American Romance'' (1944) - Auto Workers' Spokesman (uncredited) *''

The Naked City ''The Naked City'' (aka ''Naked City'') is a 1948 American film noir directed by Jules Dassin, starring Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart and Don Taylor. The film, shot almost entirely on location in New York City, depicts the polic ...

'' (1948) - Wrestlers' Trainer (uncredited) *''

'' (1949) - Barky *''

'' (1950) - Stitch *''

So Young So Bad ''So Young, So Bad'' is a 1950 American drama film.Overview for So Young, So Bad (1950)
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'' (1950) - Guard (uncredited) *''

Taxi A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choic ...

'' (1953) - Delivery Man (uncredited) *''

Crowded Paradise ''Crowded Paradise'' is a 1956 film starring Hume Cronyn and Nancy Kelly. The movie was directed by Fred Pressburger. Plot Cast *Hume Cronyn as George Heath *Nancy Kelly as Louise Heath *Frank Silvera Frank Alvin Silvera (July 24, 1914 ...

'' (1956) *''

The Joker Is Wild ''The Joker Is Wild'' is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Charles Vidor, starring Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, and Eddie Albert, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is about Joe E. Lewis, the popular singer ...

'' (1957) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited) *'' Frozen Flashes'' (1967) - US General *''

The Dirty Dozen ''The Dirty Dozen'' is a 1967 American war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin with an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Ralph M ...

'' (1967) - Army officer at briefing (uncredited) *''

Ice Station Zebra ''Ice Station Zebra'' is a 1968 American espionage thriller film directed by John Sturges and starring Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown. The screenplay is by Alistair MacLean, Douglas Heyes, Harry Julian Fink, and ...

'' (1968) - Bartender (uncredited) *'' The Sergeant'' (1968) - Pop Henneken *''

'' (1969) - Jennison *'' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969) - American Guest (uncredited) *''

'' (1970) - Peckover *'' The Revolutionary'' (1970) *''

Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, t ...

'' (1972) - Matthew Cuthbert *'' Fear Is the Key'' (1972) - Judge Mollison *''

'' (1974) - Wilson's Friend *''

'' (1974) - Billy *''

Vampyres A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or dea ...

'' (1974) - American Man

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