Liam Sullivan (May 18, 1923 â€" April 19, 1998) was an American actor
and singer, originally from Jacksonville, Illinois. He began acting
while a student at Illinois College and continued in theater at
Harvard University. In 1951 he began his career on Broadway appearing
in The Constant Nymph.Sullivan appeared mostly in television roles
during his career. In the mid-1950s, he appeared on the religion
anthology series, Crossroads. Sullivan and Angie Dickinson appeared
together in the episode "Point of Honor" of the syndicated American
Civil War drama series, The Gray Ghost. He guest starred as Jason
Douglas in the 1960 episode "The Target" of the syndicated western
series Tombstone Territory.In 1961-62, Sullivan made three guest
appearances on Perry Mason, including the 1962 episode "The Case of
the Unsuitable Uncle" and in each episode played the murder victim. He
portrayed Patrick Henry in the Daniel Boone episode "Love and Equity",
scientist Anthony Sterling in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
episode "Leviathan", Nexus in the Lost in Space episode "His Majesty
Smith", an army lieutenant in the episode "The Winter Soldier" on
Rawhide, Mr. Willis in Knots Landing, Dr. Burt Hammond in St.
Elsewhere, and Mr. Plenn in Falcon Crest. In 1966, he portrayed
Terrence O' Toole in an episode of Bonanza (The Dublin Lad).He also
appeared as Dr. Tolvar in a 1976 episode of “Hawaii Five-0†, (The
Capsule Kidnapping).He played the prosecuting attorney in the Hill 256
Episode of Combat!. In the Dragnet episode "The Big Prophet" (1968)
Sullivan gave a tour de force performance as his character Brother
William (a thinly disguised portrayal of Timothy Leary) held forth for
the entire half-hour on the benefits of LSD and marijuana while Joe
Friday argued the opposing view.Sullivan played a similar role on a
1970 episode of Adam 12 as a con artist/cult leader.
and singer, originally from Jacksonville, Illinois. He began acting
while a student at Illinois College and continued in theater at
Harvard University. In 1951 he began his career on Broadway appearing
in The Constant Nymph.Sullivan appeared mostly in television roles
during his career. In the mid-1950s, he appeared on the religion
anthology series, Crossroads. Sullivan and Angie Dickinson appeared
together in the episode "Point of Honor" of the syndicated American
Civil War drama series, The Gray Ghost. He guest starred as Jason
Douglas in the 1960 episode "The Target" of the syndicated western
series Tombstone Territory.In 1961-62, Sullivan made three guest
appearances on Perry Mason, including the 1962 episode "The Case of
the Unsuitable Uncle" and in each episode played the murder victim. He
portrayed Patrick Henry in the Daniel Boone episode "Love and Equity",
scientist Anthony Sterling in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
episode "Leviathan", Nexus in the Lost in Space episode "His Majesty
Smith", an army lieutenant in the episode "The Winter Soldier" on
Rawhide, Mr. Willis in Knots Landing, Dr. Burt Hammond in St.
Elsewhere, and Mr. Plenn in Falcon Crest. In 1966, he portrayed
Terrence O' Toole in an episode of Bonanza (The Dublin Lad).He also
appeared as Dr. Tolvar in a 1976 episode of “Hawaii Five-0†, (The
Capsule Kidnapping).He played the prosecuting attorney in the Hill 256
Episode of Combat!. In the Dragnet episode "The Big Prophet" (1968)
Sullivan gave a tour de force performance as his character Brother
William (a thinly disguised portrayal of Timothy Leary) held forth for
the entire half-hour on the benefits of LSD and marijuana while Joe
Friday argued the opposing view.Sullivan played a similar role on a
1970 episode of Adam 12 as a con artist/cult leader.
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