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Billy Sullivan (actor)

William Arthur Sullivan (July 18, 1891 – May 23, 1946), was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film eras.

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts on July 18, 1891, Sullivan had his start in film shorts in the 1910s. His first film production was a short which was part of a 23-part serial entitled, The Million Dollar Mystery, in 1914. The 23 episodes were edited into a feature-length film of the same name in 1918. His first feature-length film was in the role of King Arthur in 1917's Over the Hill. During the early 1920s, he continued to work mainly in shorts, before moving into almost exclusively feature films in 1925. From 1924 through 1927, he starred in about 20 films for Rayart Pictures, such as The Slanderers (1924), Goat Getter (1925), The Winner (1926), and When Seconds Count (1927). During his career, he appeared in over 80 productions, including over 50 feature films. He died in Great Neck, New York on May 23, 1946.

(Per AFI database)

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