Sullivan Walker


Sullivan Walker was a Trinidadian actor who played numerous small and recurring roles on television shows from 1980 until 2005. Walker migrated to New York from Trinidad in 1969 and became an actor, writer, director and teacher.

Early life

Walker was born in Laventille, Trinidad, on 20 November 1946. He was raised in Broadway in the city of San Fernando. He initially began a career as a teacher at St. Paul’s Anglican School in San Fernando.

Professional work

Walker acted in television shows, on The Cosby Show from 1988 to 1991 portraying Cliff Huxtable's physician friend, Dr. James Harmon. He guest-starred in episodes of The Pretender, The Sentinel, and '. He also played a bit part in several movies, including Crocodile Dundee. His most significant role was in the 1994–95 show Earth 2, where he appeared in nearly every episode as Yale, a cybernetic advisor to Devon Adair and tutor to her son, Uly. His final role was in the 2005 movie Get Rich or Die Tryin.
Outside of film and television Walker was also a Broadway actor, acting in August Wilson's Two Trains Running''. Toward the end of his life, he endeavored to found a school/workshops for Caribbean actors in New York to succeed in the American film and television markets.

Death

Walker died of a heart attack on February 20, 2012, in his home in Los Angeles, California, three months after his 65th birthday. He was survived by his daughter and only child, Keela Walker.
His remains were cremated.

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