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Portrait of Barry Sullivan

Acting

Barry Sullivan

Titles
101movies75TV shows
Career

Active from 1937 to 1978, busiest in 1951 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
57
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 101 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Barry Sullivan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.3
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 8
  • Character Study 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Western 5
  • Psychological Tension 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Western 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
RoleAnyActing49Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s21940s171950s491960s521970s491980s22000s1
GenreAnyDrama38Crime14TV Movie11Mystery9Action & Adventure8Sci-Fi & Fantasy6Action6Western6Thriller5Comedy3War & Politics2Adventure2Romance2Fantasy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

49 titles · average score 64
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Poster for Backstairs at the White House

TV show · as Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty

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Poster for The Bastard

TV show · as Abraham Ware

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Poster for Caravans

as Richardson

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Poster for Fantasy Island

TV show · as Prof. Neville Marlowe

Poster for The Immigrants

TV show · as Grant Whittier

Poster for The Washington Affair

as Walter Nicholson

Poster for No Room to Run

as Garth Kingswood

Poster for Grand Jury

as Don Bentine

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Poster for The Love Boat

TV show · as Phillip Shaffer

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Poster for Oh, God!

as Bishop Reardon

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Poster for Charlie's Angels

TV show · as DeMargeran

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Poster for Quincy, M.E.

TV show · as Dr. Herbert Stone

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Poster for Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

TV show · as Sen. Paxton

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Poster for Once an Eagle

TV show · as Gen. Bannerman

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Poster for The Invisible Man

TV show · as Lionel Parks

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Poster for Little House on the Prairie

TV show · as Frederick Holbrook

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Poster for Hurricane

as Hank Stoddard

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Poster for Earthquake

as Dr. Willis Stockle

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Poster for Savage

as Judge Daniel Stern

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Poster for Barnaby Jones

TV show · as Jason Craig / Gordon McKenna

Poster for The Magician

as Joseph Baker

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Poster for The Streets of San Francisco

TV show · as Marty Wallach / Chris 'Ace' Bane

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Poster for Kung Fu

TV show · as Edwards

Poster for Cool Million

TV show · as Baynard Barnes

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Poster for Yuma

as Nels Decker

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Poster for Cannon

as Calhoun

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Poster for McMillan & Wife

TV show · as Walt Harmon

Poster for The Price

as Walter Franz

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Poster for House on Greenapple Road

as Chief Frank Untermyer

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Poster for Night Gallery

TV show · as Dr. Simsich

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Poster for McCloud

TV show · as Gen. Ralph Touhy