May 27: Longview’s David Sullivan wins praise in 2005 for his acting debut

Published 8:12 pm Wednesday, May 27, 2020

“Primer,” a science fiction movie about engineers who face the consequences of creating a time travel machine, hit theaters this week in 2005, with David Sullivan, of Longview, in his acting debut

The low-budget, independent film won the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. 

 Sullivan, who was born in Tyler and raised in Longview and had almost no acting experience, was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award. 

 He has since had several TV and movie roles.

 In the Spotlight

— 2018: Jacksonville native Margo Martindale appears in a guest role on “The Good Fight.” 

— 2017: Grand Saline native Chris Tomlin’s “Home” hits No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. 

— 2016: Elkhart native Tye Sheridan plays Cyclops in “X-Men: Apocalypse.”

— 2009: Jacksonville native Lee Ann Womack and Lindale native Miranda Lambert appear on the TV special “George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert.” 

— 2000: The Temptations, featuring Texarkana native Otis Williams, sees its“I’m Here” peaks at No. 40 on the Billboard R&B singles chart.

— 2000: Marshall native George Foreman is a guest on “Electric Playground,” a TV series about video games.

— 1999: Terrell native Jamie Foxx is a guest on “The Daily Show.”

— 1998: Johnny Mathis, who was born in Gilmer, stars in his own TV special, “Live by Request: Johnny Mathis.”

— 1989: “After All This Time” by Rodney Crowell, who attended Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, hits No. 1 the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

— 1988: Tommy Tune, who attended Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, appears on the TV special “Irving Berlin’s 100th Birthday Celebration.”

— 1978: Mount Vernon native Don Meredith appears in an acting role in the TV movie “The Courage and the Passion.”

— 1976: Gilmer native Johnny Mathis is a guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”

— 1976:Archie Bell & The Drells, a vocal group led by Henderson native Archie Bell, appear on “Top of the Pops.”

— 1974: Marshall native George Foreman is a celebrity panelist on “Hollywood Squares.”

— 1959: Audie Murphy, who grew up near Greenville before becoming a war hero and actor, stars in “The Wild and the Innocent.”

— 1946:  Palestine native Smith Ballew appears in “Under Arizona Skies.”

— 1945: Harrison County native Stuart Hamblen appears in “Flame of Barbary Coast” starring John Wayne.

— 1939: Marshall native Henry Roquemore appears in “Exile Express.”