Tom Sullivan appeared as Tom Bickley, Franklin Bickley's son in Season Two's Mork Learns to See
Biography[]
Tom Sullivan born March 27, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA is known to many as an actor, singer, entertainer, author and producer and one of America's most prominent motivational speakers - who lives and works by "Sullivan's Rules." One of Sullivan's first rules being that any negative can be turned into positive.
Born prematurely in 1947, Tom was given too much oxygen while in an incubator. Though it saved his life, it cost him his eyesight. The "inconvenience" of being blind has never kept Tom Sullivan from competing in a world where he realized that to be equal, for him, meant that he must be better. Tom is an excellent golfer, an avid snow skier, remarkable marathon runner and has been inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He has released two albums as a musician/singer, and written more than a dozen books, both works of fiction and non-fiction, alongside his appearances on television from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Sullivan also sang "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States, at Super Bowl X, and the 1976 Indianapolis 500.
Selected Filmography[]
Acting[]
- M*A*S*H (in episode "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" as Tom Straw), 1976
- Airport '77 (as Steve), 1977
- Love's Dark Ride (Dr. Brad Smith) 1978
- Mork & Mindy (in episode "Mork Learns to See" as Tom Bickley), 1980
- WKRP in Cincinnati (in episode "To Err is Human" as Hester Sherman), 1982
- Fame (in episode "Solo Song" as blind vocal coach), 1982
- Search for Tomorrow (as Michael Kendall), 1983
- Knight Rider (in episode "Knight Song" as Charley Connors), 1985
- Highway to Heaven (two episodes, as Frank Riley) (1987 - 1989)
- Designing Women (in episode "One Sees, the Other Doesn't" as Danny), 1989
- Renegade (in episode "Love Hurts" as Denny Martin), 1996
- Beverly Hills 90210 (in episode "The Morning After") 1998
- Touched by an Angel (in episode "Then Sings my Soul" as Clarence), 1999
He had a recurring role on Highway to Heaven as Frank Riley, who ultimately marries Priscilla Barnes's character. Among the songs Sullivan has written and performed are "All the Colors Of the Heart", which was used as the theme for his debut episode of Highway to Heaven.
A movie based on events of his college years was produced. The movie, If You Could See What I Hear, was directed by Eric Till and starred Marc Singer, who impersonated Sullivan and did his own singing in character.
Behind The Scenes[]
Tom spoke briefly in this out take from the Documentary CinemAbility, in which Tom Sullivan discusses how much fun he had on Mork & Mindy, and talks about Robin Williams antics on the set with him, and his humor and kindness as an actor, and human being.
CinemAbility Outtake- Tom Sullivan discusses Robin Williams on "Mork & Mindy"