Billy Sullivan (actor)

Billy Sullivan
Born William Arthur Sullivan
July 18, 1891
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Died May 23, 1946 (aged 54)
Great Neck, New York, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1914–1936

Billy Sullivan, also known as W. A. Sullivan, William A. Sullivan, and Arthur Sullivan, was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film eras. Born on Long Island, New York in the village of Great Neck on August 18, 1891, Sullivan would have 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 would be edited into a feature length film of the same name in 1918. His first feature length film would be in the role of King Arthur in 1917's Over the Hill. [1] During the early 1920s, he would continue to work mainly in shorts, before moving into almost exclusively feature films in 1925.[2] From 1924 through 1927 he would star in about 20 films for Rayart Pictures, such as The Slanderers (1924),[3] Goat Getter (1925),[4] The Winner (1926),[5] and When Seconds Count (1927).[6] During his career he would appear in over 80 productions, including over 50 feature films.

Filmography

(Per AFI database)[2]

  • The Cigarette Girl (1917)[7]
  • Over the Hill (1917)[1]
  • What Becomes of the Children? (1918)
  • The House of Mirth (1918)[8]
  • The Lightning Raider (1919 — serial)[9]
  • A Manhattan Knight (1920)[10]
  • The Courtship of Miles Standish (1923)[11]
  • The Leather Pushers (1922 — serial)[12]
  • The Slanderers (1924)
  • The Fear Fighter (1925)
  • Fighting Fate (1925)
  • Goat Getter (1925)
  • Ridin' Pretty (1925)
  • The Speed Champion (1925)
  • Broadway Billy (1926)
  • Fighting Thorobreds (1926)
  • The Gallant Fool (1926)
  • The Heart of a Coward (1926)
  • One Punch O'Day (1926)
  • Rapid Fire Romance (1926)
  • Speed Cop (1926)
  • Speed Crazed (1926)
  • Stick to Your Story (1926)
  • The Windjammer (1926)
  • The Winner (1926)
  • The Patent Leather Pug (1926)
  • Red Clay (1927)
  • The Cancelled Debt (1927)
  • Daring Deeds (1927)
  • Smiling Billy (1927)
  • Speedy Smith (1927)
  • When Seconds Count (1927)
  • Walking Back (1928)
  • Sweepstakes (1931)
  • Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
  • Name the Woman (1934)
  • No More Women (1934)
  • Among the Missing (1934)
  • Murder by Television (1935)
  • One More Spring (1935)
  • It Happened in New York (1935)
  • Public Hero No. 1 (1935)
  • Transient Lady (1935)
  • Mister Dynamite (1935)
  • Lady Tubbs (1935)
  • Big Brown Eyes (1936)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Over the Hill". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Billy Sullivan". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Slanderers". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Goat Getter". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Winner". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "When Seconds Count". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Cigarette Girl". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "The House of Mirth". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "The Lightning Raider". Silent Era. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "A Manhattan Knight". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Courtship of Miles Standish". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Leather Pushers". Silent Era. Retrieved January 9, 2015.

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