Liam Sullivan (May 18, 1923 – April 18, 1998) was an American actor, singer, and comedian, originally from Jacksonville in west central 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".Over his acting career, Sullivan played many roles in multiple television series. 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, Gray Ghost. He guest starred as Jason Douglas in the 1960 episode "The Target" of the syndicated western series Tombstone Territory, with fellow guest star Warren Oates. In 1961 & 1962 Sullivan made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, and in each episode played the murder victim: Lloyd Farrell in "The Case of the Fickle Fortune," Tom Gilrain in "The Case of the Crying Comedian," and title character 'Dickie' Durham in "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle."Sullivan was cast as Patrick Henry in the Daniel Boone episode "Love and Equity", 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. He played the prosecuting attorney in the Hill 256 Episode of Combat!. In the 1968 Dragnet episode "The Big Prophet" 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 also appeared in films such as That Darn Cat! as Graham and The Magic Sword.Sullivan may be best remembered today for his role as the supremely arrogant and cruel telepathic alien, Parmen, in the Star Trek episode "Plato's Stepchildren"; he was also featured in the Twilight Zone episodes The Changing of the Guard and The Silence. Telepathy was also the subject of experiments Sullivan conducted in the documentary film from 1977 called The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena hosted by Raymond Burr.Sullivan often portrayed villains throughout his acting career. He once said, "Playing truly evil people is a great way to release tension and anger and disgust with humanity. Show bad people what they really look and act like and maybe they'll recognize themselves and change. Who knows?"In the 1966-1967 season, Sullivan, at forty-three, appeared as Major Mapoy in all twenty-six episodes of the ABC Western series The Monroes with Michael Anderson, Jr., and Barbara Hershey.Sulivan died in Los Angeles of a heart attack at the age of 74. He had recently completed a role in Mike Nichols' production of The Little Foxes and was working on a book about his family's Eli Bridge Company, which built one of the first Ferris wheels. He
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Often played villains.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Silent Service
1957-1958
TV Series
Tucker / Lt. William Walker / Lt. CommanderFred Connaway
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
TV Series
Crown Prince
The Old Testament Scriptures
1958
TV Series
Saul
Lux Video Theatre
1954-1957
TV Series
Tod / Philip Weeks
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
1957
TV Series
Andre Patton
The Millionaire
1955-1957
TV Series
Bob Martin / Allan Malcolm
Crossroads
1957
TV Series
Sam Booth
Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal
1957
TV Series
Walker Deering
The Gray Ghost
1957
TV Series
Col. Egan
Matinee Theatre
1956
TV Series
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
TV Series
Duke of Renaldi
Navy Log
1956
TV Series
Lieutenant Weaver
Death Valley Days
1956
TV Series
John Marshall
Cavalcade of America
1955
TV Series
Andre Leray / George Washington
The Loretta Young Show
1955
TV Series
Lyman Adler
The Pirate and the Lawyer
1955
TV Movie
Captain Nicholas Lockyer
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1955
TV Series
My Little Margie
1955
TV Series
Alan Cotton
Kraft Theatre
1954
TV Series
Romeo
The Secret Storm
1954
TV Series
Alan Dunbar #2 (1971)
Our Sister Emily
1952
TV Movie
Footman
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1951
TV Series
Lights Out
1950
TV Series
George Wallace
1997
TV Movie
Reporter
In the Arms of a Killer
1992
TV Movie
Austin Buchanan
Dallas
1981-1990
TV Series
Mark Allen / Judge William Packer
Christine Cromwell
1990
TV Series
The Great American Sex Scandal
1990
TV Movie
Knots Landing
1989-1990
TV Series
Mr. Willis
ABC Afterschool Specials
1987-1989
TV Series
Doctor / Mr. Pappas
Hotel
1988
TV Series
Mr. Adderly
1st & Ten: The Championship
1987
TV Series
Doctor
CBS Schoolbreak Special
1987
TV Series
Donovan Rourk
Daniel and the Towers
1987
TV Movie
Commissioner
The Colbys
1987
TV Series
Mr. Rollings
Wisdom
1987
Jake Perry
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
TV Mini-Series
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
1986
TV Movie
Rupert Carmody
L.A. Law
1986
TV Series
Trustee Jarrett
The Young and the Restless
1986
TV Series
Dr. Joseph Lerner
North and South, Book II
1986
TV Mini-Series
General
Highway to Heaven
1986
TV Series
Wilson
Misfits of Science
1986
TV Series
Chairman
Free Ride
1986
Mr. Monroe
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1985
TV Series
A Death in California
1985
TV Mini-Series
Ned Nelson
Half Nelson
1985
TV Series
Wildside
1985
TV Series
Mr. Vicks
Berrenger's
1985
TV Series
Jack Adams
St. Elsewhere
1984-1985
TV Series
Dr. Burt Hammond
The A-Team
1983-1984
TV Series
Party Guest / Dr. Peters
What Waits Below
1984
Lemurian Elder
The Cowboy and the Ballerina
1984
TV Movie
Victor Rostov
Dynasty
1983-1984
TV Series
Brother Leo / Minister
Simon & Simon
1984
TV Series
Oil Company Chairman
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984
TV Movie
George Abbott
Falcon Crest
1984
TV Series
Mr. Plenn
Jessie
1984
TV Series
Mr Paige
Magnum, P.I.
1982
TV Series
Harold Sands
Isabel's Choice
1981
TV Movie
Johnny Parker
Code Red
1981
TV Series
Computercide
1981
TV Movie
Emery Korter & Clone
The Five of Me
1981
TV Movie
Prosecutor
Nero Wolfe
1981
TV Series
Paul Kessler
Little House on the Prairie
1980
TV Series
Dillon Hyde
The Best Place to Be
1979
TV Movie
Sean Callahan
Police Woman
1978
TV Series
Tony Mann
Logan's Run
1977
TV Series
Frederick Lyman
Maude
1977
TV Series
Jeremy Hubbard
Starsky and Hutch
1976
TV Series
A.C. Chambers
NBC Special Treat
1976
TV Series
General Guedj
Hawaii Five-O
1976
TV Series
Dr. Tolvar
Harry O
1975
TV Series
John Grant
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974-1975
TV Mini-Series
Mannix
1973
TV Series
Karl Henning
Barnaby Jones
1973
TV Series
Laurence Whitley
Duty Bound
1973
TV Movie
Prosecutor
Particular Men
1972
TV Movie
Medical Center
1971
TV Series
Clark Tyson
Adam-12
1970
TV Series
Merodach
Daniel Boone
1969-1970
TV Series
Colonel Trevelyan / Patrick Henry
Bracken's World
1970
TV Series
Charles Iverson
Family Affair
1969
TV Series
Richard Mason
Star Trek
1968
TV Series
Parmen
Dragnet 1967
1968
TV Series
William Bentley
The Monroes
1966-1967
TV Series
Major Mapoy
Gunsmoke
1957-1966
TV Series
Benjamin Ellis / Tom Clegg
The Virginian
1966
TV Series
John Ballinger
Lost in Space
1966
TV Series
Nexus
The Legend of Jesse James
1966
TV Series
Benjamin Bates
Bonanza
1966
TV Series
Terrence O'Toole
That Darn Cat!
1965
Graham
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1965
TV Series
Dr. Anthony Sterling
Honey West
1965
TV Series
Ins. Co. President Canby
The Fugitive
1965
TV Series
Dr. Dean Franklyn
Convoy
1965
TV Series
Leigh
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1965
TV Series
Charles Van Raalte
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1965
TV Series
Alan Parsons
Rawhide
1965
TV Series
Lt. Whitley
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1965
TV Series
Calvin Farmington
Gomer Pyle: USMC
1964
TV Series
Captain
One Man's Way
1964
Dr. Arthur Gordon
Combat!
1963
TV Series
Major Hendricks
General Hospital
1963
TV Series
Dr. Wallace (1988)
The Dick Powell Theatre
1963
TV Series
Dr. Kurtz
The Untouchables
1963
TV Series
Dr. Jarvis
Perry Mason
1961-1962
TV Series
Dickie Durham / Thomas H. (Tom) Gilrain / Lloyd Farrell