Ed Sullivan

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Ed Sullivan

Acting September 28, 1901

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

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…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

7.4 1951 TV Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
When You're Strange

When You're Strange

7.3 2010 Movie
The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

7.8 1950 TV Show
Miss USA

Miss USA

6.0 1963 TV Show
The Phil Silvers Show

The Phil Silvers Show

7.1 1955 TV Show
The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show

4.9 1970 TV Show
Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

5.4 1958 TV Show
Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

5.9 1963 Movie
Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man

7.8 2024 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Michael Jackson: A Life in Music

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2026
    Elvis: A Life in Music

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2025
    Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  4. 2025
    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2024
    Beatles '64

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2024
    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2024
    The Beach Boys

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2024
    Jim Henson Idea Man

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  9. 2023
    Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  10. 2022
    Say Hey, Willie Mays!

    Movie Self

  11. 2022
    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2021
    Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God?

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  13. 2019
    Julie Andrews Forever

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  14. 2018
    Elvis Presley: The Searcher

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  15. 2010
    When You're Strange

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  16. 2008
    The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2005
    Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties

    Movie

  2. 2005
    Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits

    Movie Host

  3. 2003
    Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

    Movie Self - Host (archive footage)

  4. 2003
    Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

    Movie Self - Host (archive footage)

  5. 2003
    Ed Sullivan's Rock & Roll Classics-Elvis & Other Rock Greats Vol. 4

    Movie Himself

  6. 2003
    Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

    Movie Himself

  7. 2002
    The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2002
    Elvis: King of Entertainment

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  9. 2001
    The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II

    Movie Show Host (archive footage) (uncredited)

  10. 1999
    Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics

    TV show Himself

  11. 1997
    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

    Movie

  12. 1992
    Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  13. 1992
    A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

    Movie Host

  14. 1991
    The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  15. 1991
    The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

    Movie

  16. 1986
    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  17. 1981
    This Is Elvis

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  18. 1977
    The Beatles at Shea Stadium

    Movie Self - Host

  19. 1974
    Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  20. 1972
    Elvis on Tour

    Movie Self - (archive footage)

  21. 1971
    Fight of the Century

    Movie Self-(Audience Member)

  22. 1970
    The Great Santa Claus Switch

    Movie Self / Host / Narrator (uncredited)

  23. 1970
    The Flip Wilson Show

    TV show Self

  24. 1970
    The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max

    Movie Self