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Frederick Sullivan is a Actor and Director American born on 17 july 1872 at London (United-kingdom)

Frederick Sullivan

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Nationality USA
Birth 17 july 1872 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 24 july 1937 (at 65 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Frederic Richard "Dickie" Sullivan (sometimes credited as "Frederick"; 18 July 1872 – 24 July 1937), was an English-born American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 34 films between 1913 and 1923. He also appeared in 29 films between 1913 and 1935. He also acted on stage. He was a nephew of the composer Arthur Sullivan.

Biography

Sullivan was born in Pimlico in London, England, the son of Fred Sullivan and Charlotte Louisa Lacy (1841–1885). His uncle was composer Arthur Sullivan. He had seven brothers and sisters: Amy Sophie (1863–1947), Florence Louise (1865–1891), Edith Mary (1866–1877), Herbert "Bertie" Thomas (1868–1928), Maud "Cissie" Helen (1870–1940), George Arthur (1874–1919) and William Lacy (1877–1902). Sullivan's father died in 1877, leaving his pregnant mother with seven children under the age of 14. After his father's death, Sullivan's uncle Arthur visited the family often and became guardian to all of the children. In 1881, Charlotte married Captain Benjamin Hutchinson, a man 13 years her junior.

In December 1883, at the urging of Charlotte's brother, William Lacy, the family emigrated to Los Angeles, California, in the United States, except for Sullivan's eldest brother, Bertie, who stayed with their uncle Arthur in London. Charlotte died in January 1885, barely a year after the move to the U.S. Sullivan's stepfather, Hutchinson, unable to cope with this loss and his responsibilities, soon returned to England, leaving the six surviving children (Edith had died) to be brought up mostly by their uncle William, with the financial support of their uncle Arthur. In 1885, the family went on a sightseeing trip of the American West with their visiting uncle Arthur, who continued to support the family until his death in 1900 and in his will.

Sullivan directed at least 34 films, during the silent era, between 1913 and 1923. He also acted in at least 29 films between 1913 and 1935, including the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup, and he appeared on stage, including in several Broadway shows, from 1905 to 1931.

Sullivan married Kate Webb in 1902, and the couple had two daughters, Helen Mary (1906–1966) and Sheila (born 1919). Kate died in 1921, and Sullivan died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 65.

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Filmography of Frederick Sullivan (26 films)

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The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo, 1h11
Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, Colin Clive, Nigel Bruce, Montagu Love, Frank Reicher
Rating63% 3.192633.192633.192633.192633.19263
After World War I, in Monte Carlo a girl lures back the Russian one-time aristocrat who broke the bank, and makes him poor; however, she falls in love with him and follows him.
Here Is My Heart, 1h17
Directed by Frank Tuttle, Edwin Justus Mayer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Kitty Carlisle, Roland Young, Alison Skipworth, Reginald Owen, William Frawley
Roles Hotel Guest in Hallway (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.283393.283393.283393.283393.28339
I Sell Anything, 1h14
Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Pat O'Brien, Ann Dvorak, Claire Dodd, Roscoe Karns, Hobart Cavanaugh, Russell Hopton
Roles Expert Bidding $370 at Antiques Auction (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.905682.905682.905682.905682.90568
Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)
, 1h10
Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Monde imaginaire, Musical films, Political films
Actors Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern
Roles Second Judge (uncredited)
Rating76% 3.847623.847623.847623.847623.84762
The wealthy Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont) insists that Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) be appointed leader of the small, bankrupt country of Freedonia before she will continue to provide much-needed financial aid. Meanwhile, neighboring Sylvania is attempting to annex the country. Sylvanian ambassador Trentino (Louis Calhern) tries to foment a revolution and to woo Mrs. Teasdale, and he tries to dig up dirt on Firefly by sending in spies Chicolini (Chico) and Pinky (Harpo).
Trouble in Paradise, 1h23
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charles Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, C. Aubrey Smith
Roles Operagoer on Mezzanine (uncredited)
Rating78% 3.9458553.9458553.9458553.9458553.945855
In Venice, Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall), a master thief masquerading as a baron, meets Lily (Miriam Hopkins), a beautiful thief and pickpocket also pretending to be of the nobility, and the two fall in love and decide to team up. They leave Venice for Paris, and go to work for the famous perfume manufacturer Madame Mariette Colet (Kay Francis), with the intention of stealing a great sum of money from her safe, which Monescu, as her secretary, arranges to be diverted there. In the course of things, Colet begins to flirt with Monescu, and he begins to have feelings for her.
Hot Saturday, 1h13
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Nancy Carroll, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, Edward Woods, Lilian Bond, William Collier Sr
Roles Bank Customer (Uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2968153.2968153.2968153.2968153.296815
A pretty young bank clerk, Ruth Brock (Nancy Carroll), attracts the young men in the small town of Marysville. Rich playboy Romer Sheffield (Cary Grant) is no exception, even though he has Camille (Rita La Roy) staying openly at his mansion, scandalizing the locals. Jealous, Camille soon leaves.
The Match King, 1h19
Directed by Howard Bretherton, William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Warren William, Lili Damita, Glenda Farrell, Juliette Compton, Claire Dodd, Harold Huber
Roles Banker (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.440673.440673.440673.440673.44067
Though a lowly Chicago street cleaner, Swedish immigrant Paul Kroll (Warren William) is ambitious and unscrupulous. When a fellow employee is fired (due to one of Kroll's schemes), Kroll convinces his foreman (John Wray) to keep him on the payroll (officially at least) so they can split his salary. Soon there are eight "phantom" workers, and Kroll and his partner have amassed $460. However, Kroll has been romancing his partner's wife, Babe (Glenda Farrell), behind his back.
If I Had a Million, 1h28
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, James Cruze, Norman Taurog, Norman Z. McLeod, William A. Seiter, H. Bruce Humberstone, Stephen Roberts, Lothar Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, George Raft, May Robson, W. C. Fields, Richard Bennett
Roles Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.445783.445783.445783.445783.44578
Dying industrial tycoon John Glidden (Richard Bennett) cannot decide what to do with his wealth. He despises his money-hungry relatives and believes none of his employees is capable of running his various companies. Finally, he decides to give a million dollars each to eight people picked at random from a telephone directory before he passes away, so as to avoid his will being contested. (The first name selected is John D. Rockefeller, which is swiftly rejected.)
Murder by the Clock
Directed by Edward Sloman
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Irving Pichel, Lilyan Tashman, Regis Toomey, Sally O'Neil, Blanche Friderici, Walter McGrail
Roles Medical Examiner
Rating60% 3.0485153.0485153.0485153.0485153.048515
When a wealthy woman dies, she is buried with a loud horn in her crypt due to her fear of premature burial. Before her will can be read, her heirs start to die mysteriously.
The Road to Reno, 1h14
Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lilyan Tashman, Buddy Rogers, Peggy Shannon, Irving Pichel, Wynne Gibson, Oscar Apfel
Roles Marriage License Clerk
Rating60% 3.0466953.0466953.0466953.0466953.046695
Twice divorced Jackie Millet tries one more time with number three. Unfortunately, her wedding is suddenly halted when the woman's son kills the groom during the ceremony, and then shoots himself.