C. John (“Jack”) Sullivan, Jr. appeared in Thanhouser films in 1914 and worked as an assistant director at the studio in 1915.
C. John Sullivan
A Thanhouser Company player, in one film you can watch free online.
Watch C. John SullivanOpens The Tell-Tale Scar (1914)
Biography
From Bowers’ encyclopedia entry. Read the full biography below ↓
Filmography
Films you can watch
Other Thanhouser films
- 1914When the Wheels of Justice CloggedLost
- 1914RemorseLost
- 1914The Outlaw’s NemesisLost
- 1914Old Jackson’s GirlLost
- 1914Seeds of JealousyLost
- 1914Pawns of FateLost
These have no online copy. Each page says what is known about where a print is held.
From the encyclopedia
The full biography
From Volume III: Biographies of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. 155 words.
C. John Sullivan, Jr., known as Jack Sullivan, appeared in several films in 1914, after which he became an assistant director to James Durkin. He remained with Thanhouser until early summer 1915, when he went to Famous Players, where he continued to work under Durkin.
Note: C. John Sullivan, Jr., the Thanhouser actor, is not to be confused other John or J. Sullivans, including: 1. John Maurice Sullivan, who was born on September 24, 1875 in Washington, D.C., and who died on March 8, 1949. 2. J. Francis Sullivan, born in Boston, who appeared in dozens of stage roles over a period of many years, including The Belle of New York, The Prince of Pilsen, The Girl From Paris, The French Maid, 1492, The Telephone Girl, Panhandle Pete, and Me, Him, and I.
Bowers’ own filmography list is left out here: the filmography above lists the same films. Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “SULLIVAN, C. John (“Jack”).” thanhouser.org/research/people/jack-sullivan/