Sean Sullivan (actor)

Sean Sullivan (December 26, 1921 – June 3, 1985) was a Canadian actor.

[1] He is most noted for his stage and television performances in productions of David French's play Of the Fields, Lately,[2] for which he won an ACTRA Award in 1977 as Best Television Actor for the CBC Television film;[3] 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 nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986.

[4] 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.

[5] He soon began appearing in CBC Television productions, including episodes of the drama anthology series Playbill, CBC Summer Theatre, Folio and General Motors Theatre.

[5] His film roles included Nobody Waved Good-bye, The Young Ones, Why Rock the Boat?, 125 Rooms of Comfort, One Man, The Silent Partner, Atlantic City and The Grey Fox.