# Sean Scully (actor)

Sean Scully (born 28 September 1947) is an Australian actor and singer, active in film, television and theatre, most especially serials.

## Early life

The son of actress and radio host Margaret Christensen, Scully was born in Sydney, New South Wales.

## Career

Scully began his acting career at the age of 12 in the 1960 Children's Film Foundation film Hunted in Holland, which won the Diploma of Honour at the Cannes Film Festival. Following that, he was signed by Walt Disney and starred in a number of Technicolor family feature films for the studio, including The Prince and the Pauper (filmed 1961, released 1962), in which he played both title characters, alongside Guy Williams as Miles Hendon, and also played opposite Patrick McGoohan in Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963).
Scully also starred in the 1962 Walt Disney movie Almost Angels. He played Peter, a member of the Vienna Boys' Choir whose voice is near to breaking. He is extremely jealous of Toni Fiala, played by Vincent Winter, who is the new boy with a wonderful clear treble voice. Ultimately, however, the two boys become friends. The film was retitled Born To Sing in the UK.
In his mid-teens, Scully found acting jobs unavailable, and he worked in a wood yard.
On Broadway, Scully appeared in The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963). He also acted on stage and on radio in Australia.

## Personal life

He was married to actress Wendy Hughes from 1971 to 1973. After their divorce, he remained a close friend of Ms. Hughes until her death from cancer in 2014.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1960 | Hunted in Holland | Tim |
| 1962 | The Prince and The Pauper | Prince Edward / Tom Canty |
| 1962 | Almost Angels | Peter Schaefer |
| 1963 | Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow | John Banks |
| 1972 | A City's Child | The Man |
| 1975 | Sunday Too Far Away | Beresford |
| 1976 | Eliza Fraser | Elliott |
| 1986 | Departure | Bowen |
| 1990 | Heaven Tonight | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1960 | Mill of Secrets | Claude "Snow" Nolan | |
| 1968-71 | Bellbird | Ron Wilson | |
| | Sons and Daughters | Jim O'Brien | |
| | Prisoner | Dan Moulton | |
| 1967-76 | Homicide | | 5 episodes |
| 1970-75 | Division 4 | | 3 episodes |
| 1972-75 | Matlock Police | | |
| 1976 | Tandarra | Smolly | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory | Eddie Corrigan | 10 episodes |
| 1979 | Chopper Squad | Ed | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Derelict | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Sara Dane | Louis de Bourget | 8 episodes |
| | A Country Practice | | |
| 1984 | Special Squad | | 2 episodes |
| | The Flying Doctors | | |
| 1991 | Police Rescue | Michael | 1 episode |
| 1992 | G.P. | Dr A | 1 episode |
| 1992-95 | Phoenix | Ian Cochrane | 26 episodes |
| 1995 | Echo Point | Neville Loman | |
| 1995 | Fire | Dr. David Crown | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Pacific Drive | Vince Marshall | |
| 1997-98 | Medivac | Jack Duval | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Neighbours | Bernie Samuels | 6 episodes |
| 1998-2000 | Blue Heelers | Doug Healy | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Stingers | Jim Courtney | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Lloyd Wellman | |

### Theatre

* The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963)