Frank Sutton
Frank Sutton | |
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![]() Sutton in a 1969 publicity photo | |
Born | Frank Spencer Sutton October 23, 1923 Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | June 28, 1974 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 50)
Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. 36°30′24.8″N 87°20′31.9″W / 36.506889°N 87.342194°W |
Alma mater | Columbia University (BS) |
Television | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
Spouse(s) | Toby M. Igler (m.1946–his death) |
Children | 2 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1943–1946 |
Rank | ![]() |
Battles/wars | World War II
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Awards | ![]() ![]() |
Frank Spencer Sutton (October 23, 1923 – June 28, 1974) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..
Early life
Born in
After high school, Sutton returned to Clarksville to become a radio announcer. During World War II, he volunteered for service in the U.S. Marine Corps, but he was medically rejected due to his color blindness.[2][3] He then enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the South Pacific, taking part in 14 assault landings.[3] Sutton was a sergeant who served from 1943 to 1946 in the 293rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.[citation needed]
Acting career
Honorably discharged after the war as a sergeant, he began acting on stage.
Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Sutton played small roles in television shows such as
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Having primarily acted in dramas,
Personal life and death
In 1946, Sutton married soap-opera writer Toby M. Igler, with whom he had two children, Joe Sutton and Amanda.[1]
On June 28, 1974, while preparing for a performance in the comedy play Luv at the Beverly Barn Dinner Playhouse in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sutton died of a heart attack.[1] He is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in his hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee.
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1950 | The Goldbergs | Dutch | |
1955 | Marty | Ralph | Uncredited |
1957 | Four Boys and a Gun | Ollie Denker | |
1961 | Town Without Pity | Sgt. Chuck Snyder | |
1965 | The Satan Bug | Donald | |
1974 | Hurricane | Bert Pearson | Television movie released posthumously (final film role) |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1950-1955 | Tom Corbett, Space Cadet | Cadet Eric Raddison | |
1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | uncredited | |
1956 | The Edge of Night | Sgt. Fitzsimmons | |
1958-1961 | Naked City | Franklin Maquon | |
1960-1961 | Deadline | John McDowell | Lead role in the episode "To Move a Mountain" (1960) |
1960-1961 | The Secret Storm | Joe Sullivan #2 | |
1961-1962 | Gunsmoke | Charlie (1961) Olie (1962) Billy Tooker/Marston (1962) |
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1962 | Have Gun – Will Travel | Davey Walsh | One-time role – The Trap (1962) |
The Twilight Zone | Frank, Jerry's manager | One-time role in episode "The Dummy" | |
1962-1963 | Combat! |
Corporal Cording | – The Chateau (1963) |
1962-1963 | The Untouchables | Benny Stryker (1962) Smiley Barris (1962) Angie Stazak (1963) Sgt. Davey McCain (1963) |
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1963 | The Fugitive | (deputy) Jackson | One-time role in episode 3 "The Other Side of the Mountain" |
1963 | Death Valley Days | Diamondfield Jack | Episode: Diamond Field Jack aired October 1, 1963 |
1964 | The Andy Griffith Show | Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter | One-time role in episode "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." |
1964-1969 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter | |
1966 | Password | Himself | Game show contestant / Celebrity guest star |
1969-1971 | The Jim Nabors Hour | Himself | |
1970–1973 | Love American Style |
Various | Episodes:
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gomer's Sgt. Carter, Frank Sutton, Dead". St. Petersburg Independent. Associated Press. June 29, 1974. p. 14-A. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- ^ Handsaker, Gene (August 21, 1966). "Visiting the Real War". St. Petersburg Times. p. 4. Retrieved November 22, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b Polk, Peggy (January 5, 1965). "Imagine! Gomer Pyle Victim of 'Snafu'". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. United Press International. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ Kleiner, Dick (March 29, 1997). "Reader asks what preceded 'Gomer Pyle'?". Calhoun Times and Gordon County News. p. 3. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ^ Lowry, Cynthia (July 29, 1965). "Gomer Pyle Show Scored Immediately". Ellensburg Daily Record. Associated Press. p. 4. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ "Nabors' Production Still Popular". Rome News-Tribune. October 16, 1970. p. 9-A. Retrieved November 23, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Complete Television Programs for Thursday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 17, 1970. p. 48. Retrieved November 23, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rearden, T.J. (Mrs.) (May 18, 1972). "Roaming Around Florida". The DeFuniak Springs Herald. p. 10. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
External links
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