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- Birth nameBradford Edward Sullivan
- Brad Sullivan was born on November 18, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Slap Shot (1977), The Untouchables (1987) and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). He died on December 31, 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- RelativesWinthrop Sullivan(Sibling)Marcia Tuttle(Sibling)
- Sullivan saw Slap Shot (1977) for the first time decades after its release. He was reportedly so upset he had portrayed such a nasty character that he regretted taking the part.
- A reliable player of stoic, military types on stage, he was best remembered, however, for his despicable bad guys on film, his standout roles included a hired killer in The Sting (1973), as crude and vulgar hockey player Mo Wanchuck in Slap Shot (1977) and as Nick Nolte's terrifying monster of a father seen in flashbacks in The Prince of Tides (1991).
- A Korean War veteran who saw action in the early 1950s, Sullivan attended the University of Maine in the mid-1950s. He had originally planned to study agriculture but once there discovered his love of acting.
- Suffered from severe hearing loss in later years.
- Made his off-Broadway debut in "Red Roses for Me" in 1961, and went on to appear in the London, England company of the musical "South Pacific".
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