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- 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, the seventh son of a seventh son, 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 an extremely successful career on Broadway, movies and television, culminating in 1955 in the role of "Defense Attorney Greenwald". For episode "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial". One of Sullivan's most memorable roles was playing a movie director in The Bad and the Beautiful opposite Kirk Douglas. Sullivan starred in movies with Joan Crawford, Loretta Young, and most of the forties and fifties leading ladies. 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. In the 1957-1958 season, Sullivan starred in the adventure/drama television series Harbourmaster. 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). He also cameoed 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, with co-stars Kathryn Hays, Andrew Prine and Prine's former wife, Brenda Scott, Kelly Corcoran, and Glenn Corbett. 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. Sullivan also 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. His daughter Jenny Sullivan wrote the play J for J (Journals for John) after she found a packet of unsent letters (in 1995) written by Barry decades earlier to her older brother, Johnny, who was mentally disabled. The play premiered on October 20, 2001. John Ritter, who in real life had a handicapped brother, played Johnny, Jenny played herself, and actor Jeff Kober portrayed Barry. Sullivan was a Democratic Party activist and a tireless advocate for the mentally disabled. Jenny Sullivan is a former actress, having appeared in many movies and television programs. She is now a theater director. Sullivan's youngest daughter, Patricia, nick-named " Patsy", was twelve years old when signed to a cosmetic company contract and was a cover girl. She later married songwriter, Jimmy Webb. Jenny Sullivan married musician Jimmy Messina. Both daughters' marriages ended in divorce. Sullivan was married and divorced three times. Marie Brown, a Broadway actress, was mother to both Jenny and John Sullivan. Gita Hall, model and actress, was the mother of Patricia. His third marriage to Desiree Sumara produced no issue.
- Barry Sullivan war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Sullivan begann seine Karriere in den 1930er Jahren als Theaterschauspieler am Broadway. 1937 spielte er in seinem ersten Hollywoodfilm eine kleine Rolle. Er zählte im Laufe seiner Karriere nie zu den großen Stars, spielte allerdings bis in die 1980er Jahre in über 100 Filmen mit. Vor allem als Charakterdarsteller von erstklassigen Nebenrollen war er ein gefragter Schauspieler. Mit Beginn der Fernsehära in den 1950er Jahren trat er in zahlreichen Fernsehserien auf. Seine berühmtesten Rollen spielte er 1952 unter der Regie von Vincente Minnelli als Filmregisseur in The Bad and the Beautiful an der Seite von Kirk Douglas und Lana Turner, sowie 1957 in Samuel Fullers Avantgarde-Western Vierzig Gewehre an der Seite von Barbara Stanwyck. Der Spiegel beschrieb Sullivan in seinem Nachruf folgendermaßen „Sein Gesicht sah so aus, als hätten Faustschläge es in Form gebracht wie Hammerschläge eine Rüstung, und die Augen waren schmal geworden, damit nur keiner sehen konnte, was dahinter vorging. Er war kein Mann für psychologische Spitzfindigkeiten, aber ein guter Held für jene Regisseure, die in den Fünfzigern ihre FIlme mit grobem Strichen oder grellen Farben malten... “
- Barry Sullivan fue un actor estadounidense que actuó en más de 100 filmes desde la década de 1930 a la de 1980.
- Barry Sullivan est un acteur et réalisateur américain né le 29 août 1912 à New York, New York, décédé le 6 juin 1994 à Sherman Oaks.
- Barry Sullivan, foi um ator estadunidense.
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