Grant Sullivan (actor)
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Grant Sullivan was an American
actor
best known for starring in the American television series, Pony Express
. Sullivan portrayed the investigator Brett Clark in Pony Express, which aired in syndication from 1959 to 1960.
Sullivan was born in Nebraska
, but raised in Southern California
. He attended schools in both Long Beach
and Anaheim. Sullivan served in the United States Navy
during World War II
> He enrolled at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
to study drama
and then moved to New York City
to pursue acting
.
Sullivan appeared in Broadway plays and productions before transitioning to television roles. He was cast in the starring role of Brett Clark in the syndicated television series, Pony Express
, which ran from 1959 to 1960. Sullivan was trained to ride horses by stuntman and actor, Boyd Morgan
, for the role.
He left acting in the early 1970s and became a realtor. He worked as a business executive for both Mission Viejo Co. and Great Western Real Estate until his retirement.
Sullivan died at his home in Laguna Beach, California
on May 31, 2011, aged 86, from cancer. He was survived by his wife of 42 years, Valedia Sullivan.
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
best known for starring in the American television series, Pony Express
Pony Express (TV series)
Pony Express is a half-hour syndicated western television series which ended its 39-episode schedule in 1960, the centennial of the launching of the Pony Express, a short-lived venture promoted by William Hepburn Russell of the freight company Russell, Majors and Waddell...
. Sullivan portrayed the investigator Brett Clark in Pony Express, which aired in syndication from 1959 to 1960.
Sullivan was born in Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, but raised in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. He attended schools in both Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
and Anaheim. Sullivan served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
> He enrolled at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
to study drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
and then moved to New York City
New York City
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to pursue acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
.
Sullivan appeared in Broadway plays and productions before transitioning to television roles. He was cast in the starring role of Brett Clark in the syndicated television series, Pony Express
Pony Express (TV series)
Pony Express is a half-hour syndicated western television series which ended its 39-episode schedule in 1960, the centennial of the launching of the Pony Express, a short-lived venture promoted by William Hepburn Russell of the freight company Russell, Majors and Waddell...
, which ran from 1959 to 1960. Sullivan was trained to ride horses by stuntman and actor, Boyd Morgan
Boyd Morgan
Boyd Franklin Morgan was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins...
, for the role.
He left acting in the early 1970s and became a realtor. He worked as a business executive for both Mission Viejo Co. and Great Western Real Estate until his retirement.
Sullivan died at his home in Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Beach is a seaside resort city and artist community located in southern Orange County, California, United States, approximately southwest of the county seat of Santa Ana...
on May 31, 2011, aged 86, from cancer. He was survived by his wife of 42 years, Valedia Sullivan.