Frank Sutton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Frank Sutton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Frank Spencer Sutton (October 23, 1923 â€" 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.Born in

Clarksville, Tennessee, Sutton developed an interest in acting,

playing his first role at age nine and also starring in the drama club

at East Nashville High School, where he graduated in 1941. He later

said, "The first time I walked out on a stage, I had a warm feeling. I

knew then I wanted to be an actor."After high school, Sutton returned

to Clarksville to become a radio announcer. During World War II he

applied to, and was medically rejected by, the Marine Corps due to

color blindness. He subsequently enlisted in the U.S. Army and served

in the South Pacific, taking part in 14 assault landings. Sutton was a

sergeant who served from 1943â€"1946 in the 293rd Joint Assault Signal

Company. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.Honorably

discharged at the war's end as a sergeant, he began acting on stage.

He attended the Columbia University School of General Studies,

graduating cum laude with a bachelor's degree in drama in 1952.
Frank Sutton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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