Clinton Charles Sundberg (December 7, 1903 (some sources say 1906) -
December 14, 1987) was an American character actor in film and
stage.Sundberg was born in Appleton, Minnesota. He graduated from
Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was active in
drama, president of his fraternity, and captain of the tennis
team.Sundberg left teaching English literature for acting, appearing
in plays in stock theater in New England. He appeared in a number of
Broadway plays, debuting in Nine Pine Street (1933). His most notable
roles were Mr. Kraler in the original 1957 production of The Diary of
Anne Frank and Mortimer Brewster (as a replacement) in the 1944
Arsenic and Old Lace.He became a contract player at
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where he appeared in numerous supporting roles in
films of the late 1940s and early 1950s. He played Mike, the bartender
who listens to Judy Garland's character's troubles in Easter Parade.
In the 1949 film In the Good Old Summertime, which also starred
Garland and Van Johnson, he played a friendly co-worker and confidante
of Johnson's character. He also played the hotel owner who hired Annie
Oakley to enter the shooting contest against Frank Butler in Annie Get
Your Gun. He later made several television appearances, including two
episodes of Perry Mason: "The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito" in 1963 and
"The Case of the Scarlet Scandal" in 1966. He also appeared in several
television commercials.
December 14, 1987) was an American character actor in film and
stage.Sundberg was born in Appleton, Minnesota. He graduated from
Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was active in
drama, president of his fraternity, and captain of the tennis
team.Sundberg left teaching English literature for acting, appearing
in plays in stock theater in New England. He appeared in a number of
Broadway plays, debuting in Nine Pine Street (1933). His most notable
roles were Mr. Kraler in the original 1957 production of The Diary of
Anne Frank and Mortimer Brewster (as a replacement) in the 1944
Arsenic and Old Lace.He became a contract player at
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where he appeared in numerous supporting roles in
films of the late 1940s and early 1950s. He played Mike, the bartender
who listens to Judy Garland's character's troubles in Easter Parade.
In the 1949 film In the Good Old Summertime, which also starred
Garland and Van Johnson, he played a friendly co-worker and confidante
of Johnson's character. He also played the hotel owner who hired Annie
Oakley to enter the shooting contest against Frank Butler in Annie Get
Your Gun. He later made several television appearances, including two
episodes of Perry Mason: "The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito" in 1963 and
"The Case of the Scarlet Scandal" in 1966. He also appeared in several
television commercials.
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