Sean Garrison

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    October 19, 1937

    Day of Death

    March 2, 2018 (80 years old)

    Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

    Sean Garrison

    Biography

    Handsome, laconic American leading actor of the 50s and 60s, most often cast as servicemen or brawny outdoor types. Never a serious contender for movie stardom, he was better served on the small screen as a guest actor in westerns and police dramas. A native New Yorker, Sean had left school at 14 and taken on a host of short-term jobs on ranches, construction gangs and sponge boats before landing himself a position at the ABC film vaults in Hollywood. He was subsequently signed by Warner Brothers and made his film debut in a bit role in 1958. He went on to study drama at the Actor's Studio in New York, at one time supplementing his income as a Macy Department Store Santa Claus. Sean appeared twice on Broadway in the early 60s and played Lancelot in a touring theatre production of Camelot. Since he had a good baritone voice, he was tipped to play the part in the motion picture as well but ultimately lost out to Franco Nero (who, ironically, had to be dubbed!). He did eventually score a leading movie role of note as a naval ensign opposite Jean Seberg in the psychological thriller Moment to Moment (1966). However, his performance seemed somewhat muted and the director, Mervyn LeRoy, later expressed misgivings in not having cast an actor of Paul Newman's caliber instead. Sean briefly co-starred with John Mills in a 1967 series as an impulsive hotshot lawyer (slash gunslinger), apprenticed to a pacifist 'greenhorn' British attorney involved in legal proceedings in 19th century Arizona. Despite its rather off-beat premise and benefiting from being shot in color (frequently on location), Dundee and the Culhane (1967) flopped and was canned after just 13 episodes. Sean was essentially relegated to the fringes of screen acting thereafter and retired in the early 80s to go into the swimming pool construction business.

    Known For

    • Splendor in the Grass

      Splendor in the Grass

      1961

    • The Rockford Files

      The Rockford Files

      1974

    • Up Periscope

      Up Periscope

      1959

    • Love, American Style

      Love, American Style

      1969

    • Moment to Moment

      Moment to Moment

      1966

    • Bridge to the Sun

      Bridge to the Sun

      1961

    • The Name of the Game

      The Name of the Game

      1968

    • Banning

      Banning

      1967

    • Seven in Darkness

      Seven in Darkness

      1969

    • Violent Road

      Violent Road

      1958

    • The Adventures of Nick Carter

      The Adventures of Nick Carter

      1972

    • Dundee and the Culhane

      Dundee and the Culhane

      1967

    • Cover Girls

      Cover Girls

      1977

    • Power

      Power

      1980

    • The Challengers

      The Challengers

      1970