Sean Garrison
Sean Garrison | |
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 Garrison in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, 1958 | |
| Born | October 19, 1937 New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 2018 (aged 80) |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television and theatre actor |
| Years active | 1958–1981 |
| Children | 1[1] |
Sean Garrison (October 19, 1937 – March 2, 2018) was an American film, television and theatre actor. He played Mark Dominic in the 1966 film Moment to Moment. Garrison also starred in the short-lived American Western television series Dundee and the Culhane.[2]
Early life[edit]
Garrison was born in New York, of Irish descent.[3] When Garrison was five his father died.[4] By the age of nine, Garrison was working as a shoeshiner. When a customer asked him to sing a song while giving him a shoeshine, Garrison sang the cowboy song "Home on the Range" and was given a $1.20 tip. Reasoning that this gave him a competitive edge, he became a singing shoeshiner. He expanded his repertoire to include songs appropriate to occasions such as Memorial Day and Mother's Day, when he also sang in bars.[4] Garrison later worked on a dairy farm in Upstate New York, leaving school at the age of fifteen.[4] He then moved south to Florida[1] and the Caribbean, where he did a variety of jobs before relocating to California in 1955 and finding work in a furniture and tile factory.[4]
Acting career[edit]
After a friend suggested that he look for work in television, Garrison took a job as a film librarian at the television broadcasting network ABC.[4] He was then signed to a short-term contract with Warner Bros., resulting in appearances in the 1958 films Darby's Rangers, Violent Road and Onionhead,[3] and in episodes of the television Western series Colt .45, Cheyenne, and Sugarfoot.[5] Deciding that he needed better acting skills, Garrison returned to New York the same year to study at the Actor's Studio.[2] He supported himself with a series of part-time jobs,[3] including working as a Santa Claus at Gimbels[4] and Macy's department stores.[3]
In 1959 Garrison appeared in the film Up Periscope,[5] and in 1960 he made his Broadway debut in the play There Was a Little Girl[1], which however ran on Broadway for only one week.[2] in 1961 he appeared in the films Splendor in the Grass and Bridge to the Sun.[5]
Garrison began looking for stage plays, later being discovered by the production of Camelot,[4] touring in the Broadway play, in which he played the role of "Lancelot",[6] doing over 300 performances.[1] In 1962, he was honored with the Theatre World Award, for his performance on the Off-Broadway play Half-Past Wednesday, also appeared in his last Broadway play credit, titled, The Beauty Part, playing the role of "Rob Roy Fruitwell".[6]
In his film and television career, Garrison appeared in television programs, as his credits includes, Gunsmoke (in 1966 as a preacher torn by his cowardice in S11E23’s entry "Sanctuary"), The Rockford Files, Cheyenne, The Big Valley, Police Woman, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Love, American Style.[3][5] He also appeared in films, such as, Violent Road, Onionhead, Splendor in the Grass, Banning, Up Periscope and Midway. [3][5] In 1966, Garrison starred in the film Moment to Moment,[1][4] where he played the role of "Mark Dominic".[3] He also co-starred in the short-lived CBS western television program Dundee and the Culhane,[2][6] in which Garrison starred with John Mills who played the role of "Dundee".[3] He retired his career in 1981, in which Garrison later worked on a swimming pool construction.[3][5]
Personal life and death[edit]
While Garrison was in New York, he was married.[4] Garrison was later divorced, having only one son, Torin.[1]
Garrison died in March 2018, at the age of 80.[3][6]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Darby's Rangers | Young Soldier | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Violent Road | Ken Farley | |
| 1958 | Onionhead | Yeoman Kaffhamp | |
| 1959 | Up Periscope | Seaman Floyd | |
| 1961 | Splendor in the Grass | Glenn | |
| 1961 | Bridge to the Sun | Fred Tyson | |
| 1966 | Moment to Moment | Mark Dominic | |
| 1967 | Banning | Richard Tyson | |
| 1976 | Midway | Lt. Cmdr. Ken Cunningham | Uncredited |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Actor Sean Garrison Won't Forget Florida". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. January 15, 1966. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Sean Couldn't Kick Varsity So He Aimed At The Stars". Fort Lauderdale News. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. January 26, 1966. p. 33. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rettenmund, Matthew (March 15, 2018). "Sean Garrison, 'Dundee and the Culhane' TV Actor, Dies 80". Gr8erDays. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Thomas, Bob (February 18, 1965). "Irishman Looking To Be Box Office Commodity". The Progress-Index. Petersburg, Virginia. p. 11. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Lentz, Harris (June 3, 2019). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018. McFarland. p. 134. ISBN 9781476670331 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d "Sean Garrison". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Sean Garrison at IMDb
- Sean Garrison at the TCM Movie Database
- Sean Garrison at AllMovie
- Rotten Tomatoes profile
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