Ed Sullivan
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Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) 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. He was the creator and host of the television variety program called The Ed Sullivan Show, which ran from 1948 to 1971, setting a record as the longest-running variety show in U.S. broadcast history.
Known for
Credits
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
When You're Strange (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Beatles '64 (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
as Himself
Elvis: King of Entertainment (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1) (1991)
Actor
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
as Self (uncredited)
The Singing Nun (1966)
as Himself
This Is Elvis (1981)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Julie Andrews Forever (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)
as Self
Elvis on Tour (1972)
as Self - (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles at Shea Stadium (1977)
as Self - Host
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits (2005)
as Host
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
as Self / Host / Narrator (uncredited)
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA (1964)
as Self - TV Host
Big Town Czar (1939)
as Narrator / Newspaper Columnist
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Phynx (1970)
as Ed Sullivan
Fight of the Century (1971)
as Self-(Audience Member)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (2003)
as Himself
Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God? (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969 (2008)
as Self
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back (2003)
as Self - Host (archive footage)
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max (1970)
as Self
Senior Prom (1958)
as Himself
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
as Self (archive footage)
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Disneyland '59 (1959)
as Self
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)
Actor
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show (1992)
as Host
The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II (2001)
as Show Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968)
as Self
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties (2005)
Actor
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (2003)
as Self - Host (archive footage)
Ghost of the Town (1952)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Broadway (1933)
as Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan's Headliners (1934)
as Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan's Rock & Roll Classics-Elvis & Other Rock Greats Vol. 4 (2003)
as Himself