Gerry Sundquist

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Gerald Christopher Sundquist (6 October 1955 – 1 August 1993) was an English actor.

Early life

Sundquist was born in Chorlton and grew up there with his older brother and younger sister. He developed an interest in acting at primary school and joined the Stretford Children's Theatre while still at school St. Augustine's R.C. Grammar School in Wythenshawe.

On leaving school at 16 he worked briefly on the night shift at the Kellogg's factory in Manchester, but keen to pursue his acting career he soon moved to London.

Career

He appeared in various film and television roles during the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably Soldier & Me, The Mallens and The Siege of Golden Hill, with guest appearances on shows such as Space: 1999 alongside Martin Landau and fellow guest star Patrick Troughton (episode "The Dorcons"). He appeared as Alan Strang in Equus at the Albery theatre in the mid-1970s. Sundquist also appeared in an episode of Crown Court, The Meeting Place (1977).^[1]

His films included

On 1 August 1993, Sundquist jumped under a train at Norbiton railway station in England.^[2]

Filmography

References

• Tragedy Behind a Magical Fantasy Daily Mirror interview with Geoffrey Sundquist, 27 November 1997. Retrieved from The Free Library, 10 January 2012.
• IMDB biography

External links

• Gerry Sundquist at
  IMDb