- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrancis Loftus Sullivan
- Nickname
- Francis Sullivan
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Francis L. Sullivan was born on January 6, 1903 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Great Expectations (1946), Night and the City (1950) and Oliver Twist (1948). He was married to Frances Joan Perkins (designer). He died on November 19, 1956 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseFrances Joan Perkins (designer)(March 16, 1935 - November 19, 1956) (his death)
- Heavy jowled and distinctive deep peppery voice
- His friendship with Agatha Christie led to a long-standing personal interest in criminology.
- He appeared in four adaptations of novels by Charles Dickens: Great Expectations (1934), Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935), Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948).
- One of the few actors to play the same role in two film versions of the same story--Jaggers in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (1934) and Great Expectations (1946).
- Became a naturalized US citizen.
- Attended Stonyhurst, the Jesuit boarding school in England also attended by Peter Glenville and Charles Laughton.
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