Francis L. Sullivan
Francis Loftus Sullivan (6 January 1903, Wandsworth, London - 19 November 1956, New York City) was an English film and stage actor. He attended Stonyhurst, the Jesuit public school in Lancashire, England whose alumni include Charles Laughton and Arthur Conan Doyle. A heavily built man with a striking double-chin and a deep voice, Sullivan made his acting debut at the Old Vic aged 18 in Shakespeare's Richard III and appeared in his first film in 1932. Some of his notable film roles include Mr. Bumble in Oliver Twist (1948) and Phil Nosseross in the film noir Night and the City (1950). Sullivan also played the part of Jaggers in two versions of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations - in 1934 and 1946. He appeared in a fourth Dickens film, the 1935 Universal Pictures version of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, in which he played Crisparkle. In 1938, he was featured in The Citadel, starring Robert Donat, and a decade later, he played the role of Pierre Cauchon in the technicolor version of Joan of Arc, starring Ingrid Bergman. Also in 1938 he starred in a revival of the Stokes' brothers play Oscar Wilde at London's Arts Theatre. Sullivan also acted in light comedies, notably My Favorite Spy (1951), starring Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr, in which he played an enemy agent, and the comedy Fiddlers Three (1944), portraying Nero. He also played the role of Pothinus in the 1945 film version of George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra. The film was directed by Gabriel Pascal, and was the last film personally supervised by Shaw himself. Sullivan later reprised the role in a stage revival of the play. Sullivan, who eventually became a naturalized US citizen, won a Tony Award in 1955 for the Agatha Christie play Witness for the Prosecution. Earlier, he had played Hercule Poirot at the Embassy Theatre (London) in the Christie play, Black Coffee (1930). He died of a heart attack, aged 53 (some sources claim he died from an unspecified "lung ailment"). Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis L. Sullivan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Hell's Island
as Barzland
Hell's Island
as Barzland
The Prodigal
as Bosra
The Prodigal
as Bosra
Drums of Tahiti
as Commissioner Pierre Duvois
Drums of Tahiti
as Commissioner Pierre Duvois
Plunder of the Sun
as Thomas Berrien
Plunder of the Sun
as Thomas Berrien
Sangaree
as Dr. Bristol
Sangaree
as Dr. Bristol
Caribbean
as Andrew McAllister
Caribbean
as Andrew McAllister
Pontius Pilate
as Herod Antipas
Pontius Pilate
as Herod Antipas
My Favorite Spy
as Karl Brubaker
My Favorite Spy
as Karl Brubaker
Behave Yourself!
as Fat Freddy
Behave Yourself!
as Fat Freddy
Night and the City
as Philip Nosseross
Night and the City
as Philip Nosseross
The Red Danube
as Colonel Humphrey 'Blinker' Omicron
The Red Danube
as Colonel Humphrey 'Blinker' Omicron
Christopher Columbus
as Francisco de Bobadilla
Christopher Columbus
as Francisco de Bobadilla
Joan of Arc
as Pierre Cauchon, Count-Bishop of Beauvais
Joan of Arc
as Pierre Cauchon, Count-Bishop of Beauvais
The Winslow Boy
as Attorney General
The Winslow Boy
as Attorney General
Oliver Twist
as Mr. Bumble
Oliver Twist
as Mr. Bumble
Broken Journey
as Anton Perami
Broken Journey
as Anton Perami
Take My Life
as Prosecuting Counsel
Take My Life
as Prosecuting Counsel
The Man Within
as Mr. Braddock
The Man Within
as Mr. Braddock
Great Expectations
as Mr. Jaggers
Great Expectations
as Mr. Jaggers
The Laughing Lady
as Sir Williams Tremayne
The Laughing Lady
as Sir Williams Tremayne
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Pothinus
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Pothinus
Fiddlers Three
as Nero
Fiddlers Three
as Nero
The Butler's Dilemma
as Leo Carrington
The Butler's Dilemma
as Leo Carrington
The Lady from Lisbon
as Minghetti
The Lady from Lisbon
as Minghetti
The Foreman Went to France
as French Skipper
The Foreman Went to France
as French Skipper
The Day Will Dawn
as Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
The Day Will Dawn
as Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
"Pimpernel" Smith
as General von Graum
"Pimpernel" Smith
as General von Graum
21 Days
as Mander
21 Days
as Mander
Young Man's Fancy
as Blackbeard, Vincent St George
Young Man's Fancy
as Blackbeard, Vincent St George
The Four Just Men
as Leon Poiccard
The Four Just Men
as Leon Poiccard
The Ware Case
as Attorney General
The Ware Case
as Attorney General
Climbing High
as Madman
Climbing High
as Madman
The Citadel
as Ben Chenkin
The Citadel
as Ben Chenkin
The Drum
as Governor
The Drum
as Governor
Kate Plus Ten
as Lord Flamborough
Kate Plus Ten
as Lord Flamborough
Fine Feathers
as Hugo Steinway
Fine Feathers
as Hugo Steinway
Dinner at the Ritz
as Brogard
Dinner at the Ritz
as Brogard
Non-Stop New York
as Hugo Brant
Non-Stop New York
as Hugo Brant
Action for Slander
as Sir Quinton Jessops (as Francis Sullavan)
Action for Slander
as Sir Quinton Jessops (as Francis Sullavan)
Spy of Napoleon
as Chief of Police
Spy of Napoleon
as Chief of Police
A Woman Alone
as Prosecutor
A Woman Alone
as Prosecutor
Her Last Affaire
as Sir Julian Weyre
Her Last Affaire
as Sir Julian Weyre
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Rev. Mr. Crisparkle
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Rev. Mr. Crisparkle
Strange Wives
as Bellamy
Strange Wives
as Bellamy
Cheating Cheaters
as Dr. George Brockton
Cheating Cheaters
as Dr. George Brockton
Great Expectations
as Jaggers
Great Expectations
as Jaggers
What Happened Then?
as Richard Bentley, Prosecution Counsel
What Happened Then?
as Richard Bentley, Prosecution Counsel
The Warren Case
as Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)
The Warren Case
as Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)
Chu Chin Chow
as The Caliph
Chu Chin Chow
as The Caliph
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
as Carl Peterson
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
as Carl Peterson
The Fire Raisers
as Stedding
The Fire Raisers
as Stedding
Red Wagon
as Cranley
Red Wagon
as Cranley
The Wandering Jew
as Juan de Texada (Phase IV)
The Wandering Jew
as Juan de Texada (Phase IV)
Called Back
as Kaledin
Called Back
as Kaledin
F.P.1
as A Sailor
F.P.1
as A Sailor
The Right to Live
as Roger Stoneham
The Right to Live
as Roger Stoneham
When London Sleeps
as Rodney Haines
When London Sleeps
as Rodney Haines
The Chinese Puzzle
as Herman Strumm
The Chinese Puzzle
as Herman Strumm
The Missing Rembrandt
as Baron von Guntermann
The Missing Rembrandt
as Baron von Guntermann