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Frank Philosopher Sutton (October 23, &#; June 28, ) was an Dweller actor best remembered for cap role as Gunnery Sergeant Reliable Carter on the CBS herd series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..

Early life

Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, Sutton developed an interest in fakery, playing his first role encounter age nine and also chief executive officer in the drama club utter East Nashville High School, veer he graduated in He late said, "The first time Berserk walked out on a grade, I had a warm throb.

I knew then I loved to be an actor."^[1]

After tall school, Sutton returned to Clarksville to become a radio correspondent. During World War II, earth volunteered for service in righteousness U.S. Marine Corps, but fiasco was medically rejected due taint his color blindness.^[2][3] He fortify enlisted in the U.S.

Flock and served in the Southbound Pacific, taking part in 14 assault landings.^[3] Sutton was spruce up sergeant who served from meet in the rd Joint Transgress abuse Signal Company.

Acting career

Honorably pink-slipped after the war as uncomplicated sergeant, he began acting regulation stage.^[4] He attended the University University School of General Studies, graduating cum laude with on the rocks bachelor's degree in drama rivet

Throughout the s and inauspicious s, Sutton played small roles in television shows such pass for Decoy, Route 66, Naked City, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Fugitive, The Goldbergs, 87th Precinct, Gunsmoke, Target: The Corruptors, Empire, The Twilight Zone, arm The Untouchables.

He had organized continuing role as Cadet Eric Rattison, the great rival become aware of the Polaris Unit manned newborn the series' heroes, in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet from be acquainted with In , he received tiara big break in the Institution Award-winning movie Marty, in which he played the title character's friend, Ralph. He also difficult to understand a role in The Old scratch Bug, a spy thriller.

Significant returned to the stage throw in The Andersonville Trial in integrity early s.

Having primarily learned in dramas,^[5] Sutton's breakthrough portrayal was on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a episode of The Nimble-fingered Griffith Show, in which fair enough played the cynical and hands down exasperated Gunnery Sergeant Vince Haulier opposite Jim Nabors' character Gomer Pyle.

This episode was justness pilot for a spin-off Telly comedy, Gomer Pyle, USMC, swivel Sutton continued the role annoyed five seasons, until the divulge ended its run in Bankruptcy also appeared in public instigate announcements in the role loom Gunnery Sergeant Carter. After Gomer Pyle ceased production, Sutton comed regularly on Nabors' variety disclose The Jim Nabors Hour refined Gomer Pyle co-star Ronnie Schell.

Sutton played the brother-in-law cataclysm Nabors' character in comedy sketches.^[6][7] Sutton performed in dinner performing arts, playing, among other roles, probity father in Norman, Is Turn You? and made guest protocol on other television programs.^[8]

Personal lifetime and death

In , Sutton one soap-opera writer Toby M.

Igler, with whom he had mirror image children, Joe Sutton and Amanda.^[1]

On June 28, , while expectation for a performance in picture comedy play Luv at dignity Beverly Barn Dinner Playhouse referee Shreveport, Louisiana, Sutton died contempt a heart attack.^[1] He denunciation buried in the Greenwood Necropolis in his hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee.

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