BARRY SULLIVAN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 298160

BARRY SULLIVAN
Shown with George Kennedy in a scene from Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Warren/Best/Barry Sullivan". B/w, 9x5½. Shown as Attorney General Daugherty with George Kennedy (as President Harding) in a scene from Backstairs at the White House (1979). Barry Sullivan (1912-1994) began his acting career on Broadway in 1936. He would appear in a number of plays, notably The Man Who Came to Dinner and The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actor - Single Performance for his portrayal of Barney Greenwald when The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial was telecast on the Ford Star Jubilee in 1955. The second actor to play Richard Rogue on the radio drama, Rogue's Gallery (1946-1947), Sullivan was seen on the big screen for over forty years (from 1937), appearing in such films as The Gangster (1947), The Great Gatsby (1949), Mr. Imperium (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Strategic Air Command (1955), Wolf Larsen (1958), Light in the Piazza (1962), A Gathering of Eagles (1963), Tell Them Willie Boy is Here (1969), Earthquake (1974), Oh, God! (1977) and The Last Straw (1987). He also made a number of made-for-TV movies, including the one shown here, and many series guest appearances, from Westerns (including Bonanza and The Virginian) to crime dramas (such as The Streets of San Francisco) to comedies (The Love Boat). Sullivan was the father of actress and playwright Jenny Sullivan. Irregularly cut at bottom edge. Lightly worn at edges. Ink notes (unknown hand) at top margin and on verso (no show though). Otherwise, fine condition.