Sean Scully (actor)

Sean Scully (born 28 September 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an actor.

Sean began his acting career at the age of 12, going on 13, 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). He has also appeared on television soap operas, having been a regular cast member on "Bellbird" (as Ron Wilson), "Sons and Daughters" (as Jim O'Brien) and "Prisoner" (as Dan Moulton).

Other TV credits include: "Homicide", "Matlock Police", "Division 4", "Tandarra", "Power Without Glory", "Chopper Squad", "Bellamy", "A Country Practice", "Special Squad", "The Flying Doctors", "Police Rescue", "G.P.", "Phoenix", "Fire", "Pacific Drive", "Medivac", "Neighbours", "Blue Heelers" and "Stingers".

Scully's sole Broadway theatre credit to date is "The Girl Who Came to Supper" (1963).

He was married to actress Wendy Hughes from 1971 to 1973.

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Sean 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 jealous of Toni Fiala, played by Vincent Winter, who is the new boy with a wonderful clear treble voice.