Billy Sullivan (actor) explained

Billy Sullivan
Birth Date:18 July 1891
Birth Place:Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death Place:Great Neck, New York, United States
Birthname:William Arthur Sullivan
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1914–1936

Billy Sullivan (July 18, 1891 – May 23, 1946), 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.

Biography

Born on Long Island, New York in the village of Great Neck on August 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.[1] During the early 1920s, he continued to work mainly in shorts, before moving into almost exclusively feature films in 1925.[2] From 1924 through 1927 he starred 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 appeared in over 80 productions, including over 50 feature films.

Filmography

(Per AFI database)

Notes and References

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