Billy Sullivan (actor)

Billy Sullivan
Sullivan in or before 1924
Born
William Arthur Sullivan

(1891-07-18)July 18, 1891
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 23, 1946(1946-05-23) (aged 54)
Great Neck, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1914–1936

William Arthur Sullivan (July 18, 1891 – May 23, 1946) was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film eras.

Biography

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on July 18, 1891, Sullivan had his start in film shorts in the 1910s. His first film production was a short which was part of a 23-part serial entitled, The Million Dollar Mystery, in 1914. The 23 episodes were edited into a feature-length film of the same name in 1918. His first feature-length film was in the role of King Arthur in 1917's Over the Hill. During the early 1920s, he continued to work mainly in shorts, before moving into almost exclusively feature films in 1925. From 1924 through 1927, he starred in about 20 films for Rayart Pictures, such as The Slanderers (1924), Goat Getter (1925), The Winner (1926), and When Seconds Count (1927). During his career, he appeared in over 80 productions, including over 50 feature films. He died in Great Neck, New York, on May 23, 1946.

Filmography

(Per AFI database)

References

  1. 1 2 Rainey, Buck (2004). The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp. 619–621. ISBN 978-0-7864-1286-0.
  2. 1 2 "Over the Hill". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Billy Sullivan". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Slanderers". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Goat Getter". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Winner". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "When Seconds Count". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "William A. Sullivan; Former Film Actor, Director, Script Writer Dies at 55". The New York Times. May 25, 1946. p. 13.
  9. ↑ "The Cigarette Girl". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "The House of Mirth". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Lightning Raider". Silent Era. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ "A Manhattan Knight". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "The Courtship of Miles Standish". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Leather Pushers". Silent Era. Retrieved January 9, 2015.