Sean Sullivan (actor)

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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]

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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 . [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "The consummate Canadian actor". The Globe and Mail , June 22, 1985.
  2. ↑ "Sullivan, Sean". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, October 12, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Sean Sullivan, philosopher". The Globe and Mail , May 9, 1977.
  4. ↑ "Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit: Phillip Borsos and Hal Banks miss the cut". The Globe and Mail , February 14, 1986.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sean Sullivan: Luck played part in varied career of versatile actor". The Globe and Mail , June 5, 1985.


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