Biography
Elliott Sullivan (July 4, 1907 – June 2, 1974) was an American actor.
Sullivan was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Rabbi Solomon Solomon.He appeared in the films They Won't Forget, Over the Wall, Accidents Will Happen, Gangs of New York, Racket Busters, Next Time I Marry, King of the Underworld, They Made Me a Criminal, The Man Who Dared, Indianapolis Speedway, The Spellbinder, Smashing the Money Ring, The Saint's Double Trouble, An Angel from Texas, The Man Who Talked Too Much, Millionaires in Prison, Calling All Husbands, Unholy Partners, Johnny Eager, Wild Bill Hickok Rides, The Man with Two Lives, This Gun for Hire, You Can't Escape Forever, G-Men vs. the Black Dragon, A Gentle Gangster, Action in the North Atlantic, Whistling in Brooklyn, The Lady Gambles, Guilty Bystander, The Sergeant, The Desperados, Tropic of Cancer, Fear Is the Key, The Great Gatsby and The Spikes Gang, among others.In 1929, he got his first Broadway walk‐on role in Morris Gest's presentation of “The Passion Play”.
Broadway plays in which Sullivan appeared included Hamlet (1961), The Octoroon (1961), The Plough and the Stars (1960), She Stoops to Conquer (1960), Henry IV, Part II (1960), Henry IV, Part I (1960), Peer Gynt (1960), Lysistrata (1959), The Great God Brown (1959), The Power and the Glory (1958), Compulsion (1957), Brigadoon (1957), Small War on Murray Hill (1957), Brigadoon (1947), Skydrift (1945), Winged Victory (1943), Lysistrata (1930), and Red Rust (1929).In 1956, Sullivan was indicted for contempt of Congress after he appeared as an unfriendly witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was acquitted of that charge in 1961.Sullivan moved to London in 1962, joined British Actors Equity, and acted in productions in Europe.Sullivan died on June 2, 1974, in Los Angeles, California at age 66.
Filmography
all 66
Movies 59
TV Shows 7
Edward the Seventh (1975)
Vampyres (1974)
Armchair Cinema (1974)
Mousey (1974)
The Spikes Gang (1974)
The Great Gatsby (1974)
Fear Is the Key (1972)
Anne of Green Gables (1972)
The Persuaders! (1971)
Tropic of Cancer (1970)
The Desperados (1969)
The Sergeant (1968)
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Frozen Flashes (1967)
The Joker Is Wild (1957)
Taxi (1953)
So Young, So Bad (1950)
Guilty Bystander (1950)
Starlight Theatre (1950)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
Suspense (1949)
Actors Studio (1948)
Crime Doctor (1943)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Lucky Jordan (1942)
In This Our Life (1942)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Man With Two Lives (1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Johnny Eager (1941)
Honky Tonk (1941)
Manpower (1941)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Flight from Destiny (1941)
Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
Behind the News (1940)
City for Conquest (1940)
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
An Angel from Texas (1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)
On Dress Parade (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
The Spellbinder (1939)
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
King of the Underworld (1939)
The Great Man Votes (1939)
Devil's Island (1939)
Next Time I Marry (1938)
Racket Busters (1938)
Gangs of New York (1938)
Accidents Will Happen (1938)
Over the Wall (1938)
Wells Fargo (1937)
Love Is on the Air (1937)
They Won't Forget (1937)
Kid Galahad (1937)
San Quentin (1937)
Fury Below (1936)
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GenderMale
Birthday1907-07-04
Deathday1974-06-02 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Antonio, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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