Changes: Barry Sullivan

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Barry Sullivan (1912 - 1994)

Film Deaths:

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940) [Thug in Car's Back Seat]: After being knocked out by Warren Hull's gas gun, Barry is killed when the car drives off an opening draw bridge and plunges into the river.
Cause for Alarm! (1951) [George Z. Jones]: Collapses and dies from a heart attack after rising out of bed, before he can shoot and kill his wife (Loretta Young); after admitting he has sent a letter to the District Attorney, containing accusations against his wife and the doctor ( Bruce Cowling ) for trying to kill him with overdoses of medication for his heart problems, resulting from suspicion that they were having an affair. (I havent seen the film, but I have read the synopsis off of wikipedia.).
Seven Ways From Sundown (1960) [Jim Flood]: Shot dead by Audie Murphy when he draws on him. (Thanks to Brian).
Pyro (Fuego; Pyro...the Thing without a Face; Wheel of Fire) (1964) [Vance Pierson]: Commits suicide by Jumping from a ferris wheel when cornered by police after Soledad Miranda tries to talk him into surrendering.
Johnny Belinda (1967) [Black MacDonald]: Presumably killed in a struggle with David Carradine. (I haven't seen this myself, but I've seen Charles Bickford's death in the 1948 version)
Take a Hard Ride (La Parola di un fuorilegge....e legge!) (1975) [Kane]: Reportedly shot in the back by Lee Van Cleef (I haven't seen this movie myself) (Thanks to Michael)
Violent Naples (Napoli violenta) (1976) ['O' Generale] Shot by Maurizio Merli.

TV Deaths:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The $2,000,000 Defense (1958) [Mark Robeson]: Reportedly killed by Leslie Nielsen (I haven't seen this episode myself, but I got the information from the episode guide).
Bonanza: Death on Sun Mountain (1959) ['Mark Burdette]: Fatally shot in the back by Leo Gordon; he manages to shoot Leo in turn before dying.
The Dick Powell Theatre: Crazy Sunday (1962) [Miles Calman]: Killed offscreen in a plane crash. We hear about it in a radio broadcast. (Thanks to Brian)
Yuma (1971) [Nels Decker]: Gets an arrow in the back from one of Rudy Diaz' Apaches just as he is about to shoot Clint Walker. (Thanks to Brian)

Noteworthy Connections

Father of Jenny Sullivan

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 [[File:Barrysullivan1.jpg|thumb|250px|Barry Sullivan just before his death in Pyro]]
-== Film Deaths ==
+== Film Deaths: ==
+*'''''The Green Hornet Strikes Again!''''' '''(1940)''' [''Thug in Car's Back Seat'']: After being knocked out by [[Warren Hull]]'s gas gun, Barry is killed when the car drives off an opening draw bridge and plunges into the river.
+*'''''Cause for Alarm! ''(1951) '''[''George Z. Jones'']: Collapses and dies from a heart attack after rising out of bed, before he can shoot and kill his wife ([[Loretta Young]]); after admitting he has sent a letter to the District Attorney, containing accusations against his wife and the doctor ( [[Bruce Cowling]] ) for trying to kill him with overdoses of medication for his heart problems, resulting from suspicion that they were having an affair. (I havent seen the film, but I have read the synopsis off of wikipedia.).
+*'''''Seven Ways From Sundown'' (1960)''' [''Jim Flood'']: Shot dead by [[Audie Murphy]] when he draws on him. ''(Thanks to Brian).''
 *'''''Pyro''''' ''(Fuego; Pyro...the Thing without a Face; Wheel of Fire)'' '''(1964)''' [''Vance Pierson'']: Commits suicide by Jumping from a ferris wheel when cornered by police after [[Soledad Miranda]] tries to talk him into surrendering.
 * '''''Johnny Belinda'' (1967)''' [''Black MacDonald'']: Presumably killed in a struggle with [[David Carradine]]. (I haven't seen this myself, but I've seen [[Charles Bickford]]'s death in the 1948 version)
 * '''''Take a Hard Ride''''' ''(La Parola di un fuorilegge....e legge!)'' '''(1975)''' [''Kane'']: Reportedly shot in the back by [[Lee Van Cleef]] (I haven't seen this movie myself) ''(Thanks to Michael)''
+*'''''Violent Naples''''' ''(Napoli violenta)'' '''(1976)''' [''<nowiki/>'O' Generale''] Shot by [[Maurizio Merli]].
-== TV Deaths ==
+== TV Deaths: ==
-* '''''Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The $2,000,000 Defense'' (1958)''' [''Mark Robeson'']: Reportedly killed by [[Leslie Nielsen]] (I haven't seen this episode myself, but I got the information from the episode guide).
+* '''''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955 series)|Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The $2,000,000 Defense]]'' (1958)''' [''Mark Robeson'']: Reportedly killed by [[Leslie Nielsen]] (I haven't seen this episode myself, but I got the information from the episode guide).
+*'''''[[Bonanza (1959 series)|Bonanza: Death on Sun Mountain]] ''(1959) '''['<nowiki/>''Mark Burdette]: ''Fatally shot in the back by [[Leo Gordon]]; he manages to shoot Leo in turn before dying.
+* '''''The Dick Powell Theatre: Crazy Sunday'' (1962)''' [''Miles Calman'']: Killed offscreen in a plane crash. We hear about it in a radio broadcast. ''(Thanks to Brian)''
 * '''''Yuma'' (1971)''' [''Nels Decker'']: Gets an arrow in the back from one of [[Rudy Diaz]]' Apaches just as he is about to shoot [[Clint Walker]]. ''(Thanks to Brian)''
-== Noteworthy connections ==
+== Noteworthy Connections ==
 * Father of [[Jenny Sullivan]]
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+[[Category:Death scenes by arrow]]
+[[Category:Death scenes by heart attack]]
+[[Category:Hollywood Walk of Fame Winners]]
+[[Category:Parents]]
+[[Category:Death scenes by car crash]]
+[[Category:Actors with 10 or more deaths]]