---
name: "Brad Sullivan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brad-sullivan"
fi1m_id: "brad-sullivan"
imdb_id: "nm0837976"
tmdb_id: 1274
wikidata_id: "Q1898632"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 November 1931"
died: "31 December 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T06:49:30.507119+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."
---

# Brad Sullivan

## Identity

Brad Sullivan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brad-sullivan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brad-sullivan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0837976
- **TMDB ID:** 1274
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1898632
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Sullivan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1898632, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837976/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1274

Actor. Born 18 November 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 31 December 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 November 1931, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 31 December 2008
- **Active:** 1973–1991
- **Also known as:** Brad Ernest Sullivan
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 85 (1), 1980s 81 (2), 1990s 65 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Comedy 1, History 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $371m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Sullivan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1898632, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837976/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1274

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Untouchables*](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md) (81)

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## Biography

Brad Sullivan (1931–2008) was an American character actor who worked in film, television and on stage. Born Bradford Ernest Sullivan in Chicago, Illinois, he served in the US Army during the Korean War and attended the University of Maine, where he discovered acting. He made his off-Broadway debut in 1961 and later appeared in the London company of the musical South Pacific.

Sullivan's notable film roles include Cole in *The Sting* (1973), Morris 'Mo' Wanchuk in *Slap Shot* (1977), George in *The Untouchables* (1987), and Henry Wingo in *The Prince of Tides* (1991). On television he appeared in series including *Law & Order*, *Miami Vice* and *Nothing Sacred*, and he continued stage work into the 1990s.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Prince of Tides* (1991), Fi1m 65, as Henry Wingo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-prince-of-tides.md)
- *The Untouchables* (1987), Fi1m 81, as George — [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)
- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, as Jack Colman — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, as Cole — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *The Fantasticks* (2000), as Ben Hucklebee
- *Nothing Sacred* (1997), series, as Father Leo
- *In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory* (1997), as Mike LaSalle
- *Bushwhacked* (1995), as Jack Erickson
- *Canadian Bacon* (1995), as Gus, CIA Canada Desk Agent
- *The Jerky Boys* (1995), as Detective Robert Worzic
- *Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit* (1993), as Father Thomas
- *Double Deception* (1993), as C.T.
- *The Prince of Tides* (1991), as Henry Wingo — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-prince-of-tides.md)
- *The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw* (1991), as Judge Roy Bean
- *I'll Fly Away* (1991), series, as Coach Zollicofer Weed
- *In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas* (1991), as Dan Krebs
- *Guilty by Suspicion* (1991), as Congressman Velde
- *True Colors* (1991), as FBI Agent Abernathy
- *Judgment* (1990), as Kenneth Loring
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Joe Anson, Tommy Brannigan — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Orpheus Descending* (1990), as Jabe Torrance
- *The Dream Team* (1989), as Sgt. Vincente
- *Dead Bang* (1989), as Chief Hillard
- *Home Fires Burning* (1989), as Fog Martin
- *Signs of Life* (1989), as Lobsterman
- *Funny Farm* (1988), as Brock
- *Clinton and Nadine* (1988), as Gen. John Anson
- *Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel* (1988), as The Thugs
- *Crossbow* (1987), series, Actor
- *The Untouchables* (1987), as George — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)
- *Tin Men* (1987), as Masters
- *A Winner Never Quits* (1986), as Taylor
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Joshua, Luther Munson
- *The New Kids* (1985), as Col. Jenkins
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Jack Colman — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Cold River* (1982), as Reuban Knat
- *Ghost Story* (1981), as Sheriff Hardesty
- *The Island* (1980), as Stark
- *Walk Proud* (1979), as Jerry Kelsey
- *Slap Shot* (1977), as Morris 'Mo' Wanchuk
- *Movin' On* (1974), series, Actor
- *The Migrants* (1974), as Johnson
- *The Sting* (1973), as Cole — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *Parades* (1972), as Sergeant Hook
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Fog Martin

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