---
name: "Barry Sullivan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barry-sullivan"
fi1m_id: "barry-sullivan"
imdb_id: "nm0837959"
tmdb_id: 40433
wikidata_id: "Q809105"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 August 1912"
died: "6 June 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T05:16:53.637028+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Barry Sullivan

## Identity

Barry Sullivan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barry-sullivan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barry-sullivan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0837959
- **TMDB ID:** 40433
- **Wikidata ID:** Q809105
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Sullivan_(American_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q809105, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837959/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40433

Actor. Born 29 August 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 6 June 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 August 1912, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 6 June 1994
- **Also known as:** Бэрри Салливан, Patrick Barry Sullivan
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Sullivan_(American_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q809105, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837959/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40433

## Biography

Barry Sullivan (1912–1994) was an American actor of film, television and theatre. Born Patrick Barry Sullivan in New York City, he made his Broadway debut in 1936 and appeared in over 100 films from the 1940s onwards.

He played the film director Fred Amiel in *The Bad and the Beautiful* (1952) and appeared in *The Great Gatsby* (1949). Sullivan starred in the television series *Harbormaster* (1957–1958) and *The Tall Man* (1960–1962), and received a Primetime Emmy nomination for his performance in the 1955 teleplay *The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Bad and the Beautiful* (1952), Fi1m 84, as Fred Amiel — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bad-and-the-beautiful.md)

## Complete filmography (173)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller* (2002), as Griff Bonnell (archive footage)
- *Casino* (1980), as Sam Fletcher
- *The Secret of Lost Valley* (1980), as Dr. Seldon
- *Backstairs at the White House* (1979), series, as Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty
- *The Immigrants* (1978), series, as Grant Whittier
- *Caravans* (1978), as Richardson
- *Vega$* (1978), series, Actor
- *The Bastard* (1978), series, as Abraham Ware
- *The Runaways* (1978), series, Actor
- *Fantasy Island* (1978), series, as Prof. Neville Marlowe
- *Oh, God!* (1977), as Bishop Reardon
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Phillip Shaffer
- *Lucan* (1977), series, Actor
- *No Room to Run* (1977), as Garth Kingswood
- *The Washington Affair* (1977), as Walter Nicholson
- *Grand Jury* (1977), as Don Bentine
- *Survival* (1976), Actor
- *Once an Eagle* (1976), series, as Gen. Bannerman
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Dr. Herbert Stone
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as DeMargeran
- *Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II* (1976), series, as Sen. Paxton
- *Violent Naples* (1976), as 'O' Generale
- *The Bionic Woman* (1976), series, Actor
- *Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur* (1976), as Dean Acheson
- *The Human Factor* (1975), as Edmonds
- *Take a Hard Ride* (1975), as Kane
- *The Invisible Man* (1975), series, as Lionel Parks
- *Earthquake* (1974), as Dr. Willis Stockle
- *Harry O* (1974), series, Actor
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Frederick Holbrook
- *Hurricane* (1974), as Hank Stoddard
- *Letters from Three Lovers* (1973), as Joshua
- *Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid* (1973), as Chisum
- *Savage!* (1973), as Judge Daniel Stern
- *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor
- *The Magician* (1973), as Joseph Baker
- *Barnaby Jones* (1973), series, as Gordon McKenna, Jason Craig
- *Cool Million* (1972), series, as Baynard Barnes
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Edwards
- *Another Part of the Forest* (1972), as Marcus Hubbard
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as Marty Wallach, Breitbach, Chris 'Ace' Bane, Murray Brennan
- *Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon* (1972), as Dillon
- *The Sixth Sense* (1972), series, Actor
- *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Walt Harmon
- *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Grant Chase
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Cannon* (1971), as Calhoun
- *Yuma* (1971), as Nels Decker
- *The Price* (1971), as Walter Franz
- *Night Gallery* (1970), series, as Dr. Simsich
- *The Immortal* (1970), series, Actor
- *McCloud* (1970), series, as Gen. Ralph Touhy
- *House on Greenapple Road* (1970), as Chief Frank Untermyer
- *The Arrangement* (1969), as Chet Collier (uncredited)
- *Night Gallery* (1969), as Dr. Frank Heatherton
- *Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here* (1969), as Calvet
- *Shark* (1969), as Mallare
- *The Immortal* (1969), as Jordan Braddock
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Professor Tink Polk
- *This Savage Land* (1969), as Benjamin Pride
- *It Takes All Kinds* (1969), as Orville Benton
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Morgan Hilliard
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Walter Franz
- *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Creston Collins, Dane Bigelow
- *How to Steal the World* (1968), as Dr. Robert Kingsley
- *Buckskin* (1968), as Chaddock
- *Stalked* (1968), as Narrator
- *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Gen. Wiley
- *Johnny Belinda* (1967), as Black MacDonald
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Victor Fortune
- *The Danny Thomas Hour* (1967), series, as Fairbanks
- *The High Chaparral* (1967), series, as Dan Casement
- *Garrison's Gorillas* (1967), series, Actor
- *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor
- *CBS Playhouse* (1966), series, as Rod
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Alex Lowell — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Road West* (1966), series, as Ben Pride
- *That Girl* (1966), series, Actor
- *An American Dream* (1966), as Police Lt. G. Roberts
- *The Poppy Is Also a Flower* (1966), as Chasen
- *Intimacy* (1966), as Walter Nicholson
- *The Loner* (1965), series, as The Doctor
- *Planet of the Vampires* (1965), as Captain Mark Markary
- *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Sheriff Trumbell
- *Harlow* (1965), as Marino Bello
- *My Blood Runs Cold* (1965), as Julian Merriday
- *Stage to Thunder Rock* (1964), as Sheriff Horne
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Dr. Robert Kingsley
- *12 O'Clock High* (1964), series, Actor
- *Man in the Middle* (1964), as General Kempton
- *Pyro... The Thing Without a Face* (1964), as Vance Pierson
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Maj. Victor Hanley
- *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as William Ralston, E.J. Edwards
- *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, Actor
- *A Gathering of Eagles* (1963), as Col. Bill Fowler
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Paul Sampson
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Frank Dawson, John Springfield
- *Sam Benedict* (1962), series, as Doug Stover
- *Light in the Piazza* (1962), as Noel Johnson
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor
- *Seven Ways from Sundown* (1960), as Jim Flood
- *The Tall Man* (1960), series, as Pat Garrett
- *The Purple Gang* (1959), as William P. Harley
- *Startime* (1959), series, as Jules
- *The DuPont Show with June Allyson* (1959), series, as Richard Bradley
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Attorney Dayton Fuller, Mark Burdette
- *Wolf Larsen* (1958), as Wolf Larsen
- *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, Actor
- *Nightmare at Ground Zero* (1958), as Daniel Joyce
- *Another Time, Another Place* (1958), as Carter Reynolds
- *Harbormaster* (1957), series, Actor
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Ken Kramer
- *Forty Guns* (1957), as Griff Bonell
- *Dragoon Wells Massacre* (1957), as Link Ferris
- *The Way to the Gold* (1957), as Marshal Hannibal
- *Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses* (1957), as Hard Boiled Harry
- *Julie* (1956), as Cliff Henderson
- *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Raney Benson, Jed Lorimer, Clint Shannon
- *The Maverick Queen* (1956), as Jeff Younger
- *The Man Called X* (1956), series, Actor
- *Texas Lady* (1955), as Chris Mooney
- *Queen Bee* (1955), as Avery "Beauty" Phillips
- *Highway Patrol* (1955), series, Director
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Mark Robeson
- *The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial* (1955), Actor
- *Ford Star Jubilee* (1955), series, Actor
- *Strategic Air Command* (1955), as Rocky Samford
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Dr. Donald Carter, Dr. Edwards
- *Her Twelve Men* (1954), as Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
- *The Miami Story* (1954), as Mick Flagg
- *Playgirl* (1954), as Mike Marsh
- *Loophole* (1954), as Mike Donovan
- *China Venture* (1953), as Cmdr. Bert Thompson
- *Cry of the Hunted* (1953), as Lieutenant Tunner
- *Jeopardy* (1953), as Doug Stilwin
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Robert Slenger
- *The Bad and the Beautiful* (1952), as Fred Amiel — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bad-and-the-beautiful.md)
- *The Hoaxters* (1952), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Ford Television Theatre* (1952), series, as Blaine Chandler, Steve McCoy
- *Skirts Ahoy!* (1952), as Paul Elcott
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Walter Franz
- *The Unknown Man* (1951), as Joe Bucknor
- *No Questions Asked* (1951), as Steve Keiver
- *Cause for Alarm!* (1951), as George Z. Jones
- *Mr. Imperium* (1951), as Paul Hunter
- *Three Guys Named Mike* (1951), as Mike Tracy
- *Inside Straight* (1951), as Johnny Sanderson
- *Payment on Demand* (1951), as David Anderson Ramsey
- *Grounds for Marriage* (1951), as Chris Bartlett
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Jeff Foster, Dan
- *A Life of Her Own* (1950), as Lee Gorrance
- *Nancy Goes to Rio* (1950), as Paul Berten
- *The Outriders* (1950), as Jesse Wallace
- *Tension* (1949), as Lt. Collier Bonnabel
- *Any Number Can Play* (1949), as Tycoon
- *The Great Gatsby* (1949), as Tom Buchanaan
- *Bad Men of Tombstone* (1949), as Tom Horn
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Michael Norman, Steve Burke, Edward Roberts
- *Smart Woman* (1948), as Frank McCoy
- *The Gangster* (1947), as Shubunka
- *Framed* (1947), as Steve Price
- *Suspense* (1946), as Joe Morgan
- *Getting Gertie's Garter* (1945), as Ted Dalton
- *Duffy's Tavern* (1945), as Danny Murphy
- *And Now Tomorrow* (1944), as Jeff Stoddard
- *Rainbow Island* (1944), as Ken Masters
- *Lady in the Dark* (1944), as Dr. Brooks
- *The Woman of the Town* (1943), as King Kennedy
- *High Explosive* (1943), as Mike Douglas
- *The Green Hornet Strikes Again!* (1940), as Thug in Car's Back Seat
- *Dates and Nuts* (1937), as Collegian
- *Dime a Dance* (1937), as Sailor

## Gallery

- ![Photo of Barry Sullivan from the television program Harbourmaster.](https://film.one/media/person/3869101/gallery-e8a462c001c0.jpg) Photo of Barry Sullivan from the television program Harbourmaster. — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Barry_Sullivan_Harbourmaster_1957.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Barry Sullivan as Ben Pride from the television series The Road West. (1966)](https://film.one/media/person/3869101/gallery-b45410535e20.jpg) Photo of Barry Sullivan as Ben Pride from the television series The Road West. (1966) — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/The_Road_West_Barry_sulllivan_1966.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Barry Sullivan as David Scott in Harbormaster TV series, 1957.](https://film.one/media/person/3869101/gallery-85db84b75bf3.jpg) Barry Sullivan as David Scott in Harbormaster TV series, 1957. — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Barry_Sullivan_Harbourmaster_1957_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Barry Sullivan](https://film.one/media/person/3869101/gallery-d62f744b96b2.jpg) Barry Sullivan — Image via TMDB

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