Sean Sullivan (December 21st 1921 - June 3rd 1985) was a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his stage and television performances in productions of David French's play '' Of the Fields, Lately'', for which he won an ACTRA Award in 1977 as Best Television Actor for the

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

film; and his film performances in ''Springhill'', for which he won a Canadian Film Award as Best Actor in a Non-Feature Film in 1972, and '' The Boy in Blue'', for which he received a posthumous

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986."Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit: Phillip Borsos and Hal Banks miss the cut". ''

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'', February 14, 1986. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he began his career as an actor when a stage play he appeared in in his 20s, ''Golden Boy'', reached the finals of the Dominion Drama Festival."Sean Sullivan: Luck played part in varied career of versatile actor". ''

'', June 5, 1985. He soon began appearing in CBC Television productions, including episodes of the drama anthology series ''Playbill'', ''CBC Summer Theatre'', ''Folio'' and '' General Motors Theatre''. His film roles included ''

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'', '' The Young Ones'', '' Why Rock the Boat?'', ''

125 Rooms of Comfort ''125 Rooms of Comfort'' is a 1974 Canadian drama film directed by Patrick Loubert. The film stars Tim Henry as Billie Joyce, a gay former musician who has been involuntarily institutionalized in an asylum by his family since showing up to his fa ...

'', '' One Man'', '' The Silent Partner'', ''

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'' and '' The Grey Fox''.

Partial filmography

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Here Will I Nest Hilda Mary Hooke (after marriage, Smith; 3 October 1898 – 1978) was an English-born Canadian writer of dramas, poetry, and prose. Her 1938 play, ''Here Will I Nest'' was adapted into Canada's first colour feature-length motion picture, ''Talbot ...

'' (1942) - Col. Thomas Talbot *'' A Dangerous Age'' (1957) - Police Officer *'' During One Night'' (1960) - Major *'' The Long Shadow'' (1961) - Burgen *'' The Young Ones'' (1961) - Eddie *''Gang War'' (1962) - Al Hodges *''

'' (1964) - Probation Officer *''Adulterous Affair'' (1966) - Frank *'' Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle or Mutilate'' (1967) *'' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) - Dr. Bill Michaels *'' Change of Mind'' (1969) - Mr. Robinson *''Flick'' (1970) - Prof. Preston *'' Face-Off'' (1971) - Greg Walsh *''The Sloane Affair'' (1972) *''Pinocchio's Birthday Party'' (1973) - Giapetto *'' Why Rock the Boat?'' (1974) - Herb Scannell *''

'' (1974) - Jack *'' Of the Fields, Lately'' (1976) - Jacob Mercer *'' Deadly Harvest'' (1977) - Dr. George Abbott *'' One Man'' (1977) - Rodney Porter *'' The Silent Partner'' (1978) - Frank, Bank Guard *'' Nothing Personal'' (1980) - Dean Collier *''

'' (1980) - Buddy *'' Silence of the North'' (1981) - Tattered Man *'' The Grey Fox'' (1982) - Newspaper Editor *''

The Dead Zone The Dead Zone may refer to: * ''The Dead Zone'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Stephen King * ''The Dead Zone'' (film), a 1983 film adaptation of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg * ''The Dead Zone'' (TV series), ...

'' (1983) - Herb Smith *''

Best Revenge Best Revenge was a queercore punk band from Los Angeles. They were active as a studio and live act from the beginning of 1998 until December 2002. History Best Revenge was formed by members Ryan Revenge (vocals/guitar) and KT (bass/vocals) in ...

'' (1984) - Paperman *''

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'' (1984) - Real Estate Salesman *'' Mrs. Soffel'' (1984) - Farmer *'' The Boy in Blue'' (1986) - Walter (final film role)

References

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* 1921 births 1985 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male stage actors Male actors from Toronto Canadian Screen Award winners {{Canada-actor-stub