Ed Sullivan

Biography

Edward Vincent Sullivan was an American television personality, impresario, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.

Career Overview

Ed Sullivan has 62 screen credits in a career dating back to 1933. Signature works include Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan, Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties, Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

62

Birth Date

1901-09-28 00:00:00

Birth Place

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
• 

  Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
• 

  Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
• 

  Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
• 

  Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
• 

  Ed Sullivan's Rock & Roll Classics-Elvis & Other Rock Greats Vol. 4

Frequent Collaborators

• John Lennon (3 collaborations)
• Paul McCartney (3 collaborations)
• George Harrison (3 collaborations)
• Ringo Starr (3 collaborations)
• Elvis Presley (2 collaborations)
• James Brown (2 collaborations)
• Jim Morrison (2 collaborations)
• Michelle Phillips (2 collaborations)
• Harry Belafonte (1 collaborations)
• Dionne Warwick (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (55 credits)

  • Michael Jackson: A Life in Music

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Elvis: A Life in Music

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Beatles '64

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • The Beach Boys

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Jim Henson Idea Man

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Say Hey, Willie Mays!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God?

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Julie Andrews Forever

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - Hello Goodbye (2026) ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited) actor actors
    2015
  • When You're Strange

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits

    Host

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

    Self - Host (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

    Self - Host (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Ed Sullivan's Rock & Roll Classics-Elvis & Other Rock Greats Vol. 4

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Elvis: King of Entertainment

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II

    Show Host (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

    Host

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • This Is Elvis

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Beatles at Shea Stadium

    Self - Host

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Elvis on Tour

    Self - (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Fight of the Century

    Self-(Audience Member)

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Great Santa Claus Switch

    Self / Host / Narrator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Phynx

    Ed Sullivan

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Movie Orgy

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Singing Nun

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

    Self - TV Host

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Bye Bye Birdie

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 74 (1992) ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited) actor actors

    - Episode 127 (1971) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 123 (1968) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • Disneyland '59

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Senior Prom

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Ghost of the Town

    Self (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Red Skelton Show

    - Deadeye at the Golden Nugget (1954) ... Himself actor actors
    1951
  • What's My Line?

    - Episode 835 (1966) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 655 (1963) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 432 (1958) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 23 (1950) ... Self actor actors
    1950
  • The Emmy Awards

    - The 6th Annual Emmy Awards (1954) ... Self actor actors
    1949
  • Big Town Czar

    Narrator / Newspaper Columnist

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Hollywood Goes to Town

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Ed Sullivan's Headliners

    Ed Sullivan

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Mr. Broadway

    Ed Sullivan

    actor

    actors
    1933

• production (1 credits)

  • Great Lady Has an Interview

    executive producer

    production
    1954

• writing (5 credits)

  • Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

    story

    writing
    1940
  • Alice in Movieland

    story

    writing
    1940
  • Big Town Czar

    story

    writing
    1939
  • There Goes My Heart

    story

    writing
    1938
  • Mr. Broadway

    story

    writing
    1933

• crew (1 credits)

  • Merrily We Live

    additional dialogue

    crew
    1938