Barry Sullivan

At 51 years old, Barry Sullivan has this physical status:

Patrick Barry Sullivan (August 29, 1912-April 6, 1994) was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 films from the 1930s to the 1980s, including The Bad and the Beautiful opposite Kirk Douglas. David Shipman wrote about Sullivan. Barry Sullivan renamed Sullivan as "leading man" rather than a genuine actor, though billed above the title, nor a character actor, since he was never asked to appear anyone but himself, the old standby.

Many others of his generation were competing for the same roles - Wendell Corey, with his dreadful gloom, and the acquiescent but risky Robert Ryan.

Many cinegoers found the Sullivans and Ryans more rewarding than the bona fide box-office champions, but they could have been counted on when it came to confronting the great ladies of the screen.

In 1994, the Guardian published: "Second division Hollywood actors such as Barry Sullivan... are often praised for being reliable or strong."

However, when given the opportunity, Sullivan was a vivacious, often baleful presence on film, bringing more joy than many more well-known actors.

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Personal life

Sullivan, a Democratic Party activist and a advocate for the mentally disadvantaged, was a defender of the mentally impaired. He had been married three times and had three children. Marie Brown (born 1937, married 1957) a Broadway actress, was mother to Jenny and John Sullivan both.

He met model and actress Gita Hall in 1958 and they were divorced in 1960. Patsy, the couple's daughter, became the first model to commit to a cosmetic firm at 12 years old. Patsy Webb, a songwriter, gave her six grandchildren to her parents through her love and marriage. Desiree Sumara's third marriage to Sullivan had no children and ended in divorce in 1965. Irene Kelly, Sullivan's last public romance, was with actress Irene Kelly.

Jenny Sullivan wrote the play J for J after she discovered a box of unsent letters (in 1995) written by Barry decades earlier to her older brother Johnny, who was physically impaired. On October 20, 2001, the play premiered on October 20, 2001. John Ritter, who had a handicapped brother, appeared as Johnny, Jenny played herself, and actor Jeff Kober portrayed Sullivan.

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Career

In 1936, Sullivan's first appearance on Broadway was in I Want a Policeman. He was also in R.C. this year. St Helena is a sheriff's territory. In shorts like Strike! You're Out (1936), Broker's Follies (1937), Dime a Dance (1937) (alongside Imogene Coca, June Allyson, and Danny Kaye), Dates and Nuts (1937), and Hi-Ho Hollywood (1937). He resurfaced in Broadway with roles in All That Glitters (1938) and Eye on the Sparrow (1938) (with a young Montgomery Clift). Bert Jefferson, who appeared on the long running The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939) as Bert Jefferson, attracted notice. He was also in Mr Big (1941), Ring Around Elizabeth (1941), and Johnny 2 X 4 (1942). In 1960, Bette Davis appeared on stage in The World of Carl Sandburg as a substitute for her husband Gary Merrill. On the NBC Radio show The Saint, Sullivan replaced Vincent Price in the role of Leslie Charteris' Simon Templar. Sullivan appeared on only two episodes before being cancelled.

In the Universal serial The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sullivan played a small part. (1941): A.k.a.

Sullivan was instrumental in High Explosive (1943) for Pine-Thomas Productions, who were later released through Paramount, and he was the second male protagonist in The Woman of the Town (1943) with Claire Trevor.

He was signed to a long-term contract with The musical Lady in the Dark (1944) with Ginger Rogers starred him in a "A" film, giving him a good support role in a "A" film. Dorothy Lamour (1944) and Alan Ladd and Loretta Young in And Now Tomorrow (1944), one of several Paramount names in Duffy's Tavern (1945). In the comedy Getting Gertie's Garter (1945), Dennis O'Keefe and Marie McDonald supported Gertie's Garter (1945).

Then went to Monogram Pictures for Suspense (1946), the most expensive film that the studio had produced to date, although Sullivan was second billed to Belita. Monogram was raving over his work; Sullivan was released from his Paraphrasedoutput and signed a three-image Monogram contract. Brian Aherne and Constance Bennett were included in Smart Woman (1948) for Bennett's company, which was announced by Monogram (as Allied Artists). He was the top billing for a Western from the King Brothers and Monogram's Bad Men of Tombstone (1949).

MGM has signed Sullivan to a deal, and he has appeared in Tension (1950), The Outriders (1950), Nancy Goes to Rio (1950), and Grounds for Marriage (1951). He had been promoted to the leading man for Alarm causes! (1951) with Young and Payment on Demand (1951) with Bette Davis at RKO, but Three Guys Named Mike (1951), Mr. Imperium (1951), and Inside Straight (1951). In No Questions Asked (1951), a role originally intended for Gable, he was given the highest billing.

Sullivan appeared in a series of lower-budget films noir: Loophole (1954) at Universal, Playgirl (1954) at Universal, and Sam Katzman's (1954) in Miami. In 1954, he returned to MGM for a support role in Her Twelve Men (1954).

In June 1954, he returned to Broadway to replace Henry Fonda in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. He went to Paramount to help James Stewart in Strategic Air Command (1955) and appeared on shows including GE Theater and Studio One in Hollywood, Climax! (Reprising his Caine Mutiny appearance) and Ford Star Jubilee.

In Queen Bee (1955), Sullivan was the leading man to Joan Crawford (1954). Barbara Stanwyck in The Maverick Queen (1956) and Doris Day in Julie (1956).

He was in Too Late the Phalarope on Broadway in 1956, a short run.

In a low budget Western Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957), The Way to the Gold (1957), and Sam Fuller's Forty Guns (1957) with Stanwyck, he was the lead. Lana Turner's leading man in Another Time, Another Place (1958) and appeared in several films for Allied Artists, Wolf Larsen (1958), an adaptation of The Sea Wolf, in which Sullivan appeared in the title role, and The Purple Gang (1959), a gangster film.

In 1987, his last film was The Last Straw.

In the 1953-1954 television series, Sullivan appeared on Jukebox Jury with other celebrities as a musical judge. Ken Thurston's first television appearance was a syndicated adaptation of the radio series The Man Called X for Ziv Television in 1956-1957 as a mystery agent. Sullivan appeared in the adventure/drama television series Harbormaster in the 1957-1958 season. David Scott, the ship's captain, appeared in five episodes of Adventure on Scott Island, which premiered on CBS and then ABC under the new title Adventure at Scott Island. He supervised several episodes as well as episodes of Highway Patrol, which were produced by Ziv, who did Harbourmaster. He continued to appear on programs such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Pursuit, Playhouse 90, The DuPont Showhouse, June Allyson, The United States Steel Hour, and Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, as well as a TV version of My Three Angels. The Tall Man (2003) Barry Sullivan appeared in a western TV series The Tall Man (1962-1962) Sullivan starred in The Road West as family patriarch Ben Pride in the television series The Road West. He appeared on Mission: Impossible, Bonanza, Garrison's Gorillas, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., That Girl, and It Takes a Thief. Barry Sullivan appeared in Barnaby Jones' first season; episode "A Little Glory, A Little Death" first aired on April 29, 1973.

On the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he has two actors: one at 1500 Vine St. for his television work and another at 6160 Hollywood Blvd. Motion pictures are best.

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