Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Brad Sullivan stole scenes in everything from SLAP SHOT to THE UNTOUCHABLES

SULLIVAN, ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTER ACTORS OFF ALL-TIME, DIED FROM LIVER CANCER ON THE LAST DAY OF 2008. HE WAS 77.



SULLIVAN WAS IN DEMAND FOR OVER 3 DECADES, WORKING WITH SUCH TOP DIRECTORS AS BARBARA STREISAND, GEORGE ROY HILL, MICHAEL RITCHIE, BRIAN DE PALMA, BARRY LEVINSON, JOHN FRANKENHEIMER AND JAMES CAMERON.




SULLIVAN IN THE STING



HIS LIST OF BIG SCREEN CLASSIC CHARACTERS INCLUDES: THE FOULEST HOCKEY PLAYER ON THE CHARLESTOWN CHIEFS, THE VULGAR & PROFANE MORRIS ''MO'' WANCHUK, IN SLAP SHOT (A ROLE HE LATER REGRETTED PLAYING), AL CAPONE'S UNCOOPERATIVE & BELLIGERENT BOOKKEEPER GEORGE IN THE UNTOUCHABLES, NICK NOLTE'S DESPICABLE & ABUSIVE FATHER HENRY WINGO IN THE PRINCE OF TIDES, THE DOGGED HITMAN COLE WHO CHASES AFTER ROBERT REDFORD IN THE STING AND THE SCHEMING FATHER BEN HUCKLEBEE IN THE FANTASTICKS



MORRIS IN SLAP SHOT



SULLIVAN'S SEX OBSESSED MORRIS IN SLAP SHOT IS DISGUSTINGLY FUNNYRATED R FOR FOUL LANGUAGE



MORE NASTY MO



GEORGE IN THE UNTOUCHABLES



SULLIVAN IS IN ONE OF THE BEST SCENES IN THE UNTOUCHABLESRATED R FOR LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE



WITH NICK NOLTE IN THE PRINCE OF TIDES



SULLIVAN--A MASTER AT PLAYING ASSHOLES YOU LOVE TO HATE- IS AT HIS MOST HATED AS NICK NOLTE'S DOG FOOD EATING MONSTER OF A DAD.RATED R



JOEL GREY AND SULLIVAN AS THE FATHERS IN THE FANTASTICKS



THE SOFTER SIDE OF SULLIVAN THE FANTASTICKS TRAILER



SULLIVAN'S MEMORABLE TV ROLES INCLUDE: THE PIGEON LOVING FORMER PUGILIST PATSY FERRARA ON NYPD BLUE, FATHER LEO ON THE SHORT-LIVED NOTHING SACRED AND COACH WEED ON THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES I'LL FLY AWAY.



SULLIVAN WAS ALSO A GIFTED AND AWARD CALIBER STAGE ACTOR. HE APPEARED ON BROADWAY IN ON THE WATERFRONT (AS POP DOYLE), THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL, THE BASIC TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL, THE WAKE OF JAMEY FOSTER, ORPHEUS DESCENDING (AS JABE TORRANCE) AND WORKING, FOR WHICH SULLIVAN EARNED A DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINATION.



STRONG ACTORS LIKE SULLIVAN, DAVID MORSE, PENELOPE ANN MILLER, JAMES GANDOLFINI, KEVIN CONWAY AND RON ELDARD COULDN'T SAVE THE ILL-FATED ON THE WATERFRONT



HIS OFF-BROADWAY CREDS INCLUDE: RED ROSES FOR ME, THE BALLAD OF SOAPY SMITH AND THE NUDIE MUSICAL STAG MOVIE WITH ADRIENNE BARBEAU.



SULLIVAN'S MANY OTHER FILM AND TV APPEARANCES INCLUDE: THE GAMBLER RETURNS: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW (AS JUDGE ROY BEAN), THE ISLAND, BUSHWHACKED, FUNNY FARM, THE MIGRANTS, GHOST STORY, DEAD BANG, TIN MEN, PARADES AKA THE LINE, THE ABYSS, CANADIAN BACON, SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT, TRUE COLORS, LAW & ORDER, THE JERKY BOYS, THE LAW, WALK PROUD, BEST OF THE WEST, GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE NEW KIDS, A WINNER NEVER QUITS, MIAMI VICE, THE DREAM TEAM, CLINTON AND NADINE, TRUE COLORS, SIGNS OF LIFE, GUILTY BY SUSPICION, ORPHEUS DESCENDING, SEVERAL IN THE LINE OF DUTY TELE-FILMS AND MORE.



GHOST STORY



DID YOU KNOW...?



HE APPEARED IN A LONDON PRODUCTION OF SOUTH PACIFIC.



HE WAS BORN IN CHICAGO AND RAISED IN CAPE COD.



HE NEVER MARRIED.



AFTER RETIRING FROM ACTING IN 2000, HE AUDITED CLASSES AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND VOLUNTEERED WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS.



SULLIVAN SAID HE WAS NEVER SURE WHAT HE WAS EATING IN THE DOG FOOD SCENE IN THE PRINCE OF TIDES, BUT THAT IT TASTED OKAY.
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