Ed Sullivan
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Himself
1951
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self - Host
1948
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Ed Sullivan
1950
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Series
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
Series
Miss USA
Self - Judge
1963
Film
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Film
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Beach Boys
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
General Electric Theater
Ed Sullivan
1953
Film
Bye Bye Birdie
Himself
1963
Film
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
When You're Strange
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
Beatles '64
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics
Himself
1999
Film
Listen to Me Marlon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Film
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Series
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
Film
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self (uncredited)
1938
Film
The Phynx
Ed Sullivan
1970
Film
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Self
2022
Film
The Singing Nun
Himself
1966
Film
Elvis: King of Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
Self - TV Host
1964
Film
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
1986
Film
Julie Andrews Forever
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Film
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Self / Host / Narrator (uncredited)
1970
Film
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Film
Elvis on Tour
Self - (archive footage)
1972
Film
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Himself
2003
Film
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
Host
2005
Film
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Self - Host
1977
Film
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
Self (archive footage)
1991
Film
Fight of the Century
Self-(Audience Member)
1971
Film
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
Self - Host (archive footage)
2003
Film
The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969
Self
2008
Film
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max
Self
1970
Film
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
Self
1968
Film
Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God?
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Host
1992
Film
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Self - Host (archive footage)
2003
Film
Disneyland '59
Self
1959
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Self (archive footage)
1992
Film
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
2005
Film
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
Film
The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II
Show Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Film
Ghost of the Town
Self (voice) (uncredited)
1952
Film
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
Self (archive footage)
1974
Film
Senior Prom
Himself
1958
Ed Sullivan's Headliners
Ed Sullivan
1934
Film
Big Town Czar
Narrator / Newspaper Columnist
1939
Film
Ed Sullivan's Rock & Roll Classics-Elvis & Other Rock Greats Vol. 4
Himself
2003
Film
Mr. Broadway
Ed Sullivan
1933