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Susan Cummings(1930-2016)

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Susan Cummings
Susan Cummings was born on 10 July 1930 in Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress, known for Swamp Women (1956), Utah Blaine (1957) and Soldiers of Fortune (1955). She was married to Robert Edward Strasser, Charles Pawley and Keith Larsen. She died on 3 December 2016 in Chandler, Arizona, USA.
BornJuly 10, 1930
DiedDecember 3, 2016(86)
BornJuly 10, 1930
DiedDecember 3, 2016(86)
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Known for

Mike Connors, Carole Mathews, Beverly Garland, and Marie Windsor in Swamp Women (1956)
Swamp Women
3.4
  • Marie
  • 1956
Rory Calhoun and Susan Cummings in Utah Blaine (1957)
Utah Blaine
6.3
  • Angie Kinyon
  • 1957
Soldiers of Fortune (1955)
Soldiers of Fortune
7.6
TV Series
  • Simone LeBeau
  • Pilar
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Patty

Credits

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Actress

  • A Time for Love (1974)
    A Time for Love
    • 1974
  • The Street Is My Beat (1966)
    The Street Is My Beat
    6.0
    • Cora
    • 1966
  • Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, and Joe Flynn in McHale's Navy (1962)
    McHale's Navy
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Renee
    • 1964
  • The New Breed (1961)
    The New Breed
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Gerry Lang
    • 1962
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Patty
    • 1962
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Helen Ransom
    • 1961
  • Checkmate (1960)
    Checkmate
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Countess Johanna
    • 1961
  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
    The Case of the Dangerous Robin
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Valery Holbein
    • 1960–1961
  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Holly Matthews
    • 1961
  • Scott Brady in Shotgun Slade (1959)
    Shotgun Slade
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Nikki Blake
    • 1960
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Sadie Roberts
    • 1960
  • Bat Masterson (1958)
    Bat Masterson
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Rona Glyn
    • Valorie Mitchell
    • Lili Napoleon
    • 1958–1960
  • Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)
    Peter Gunn
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Paula Garrett
    • 1960
  • Lock Up (1959)
    Lock Up
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Janet Collins Baron
    • 1960
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Stella
    • 1960

Soundtrack

  • The Rough Riders (1958)
    The Rough Riders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Beautiful Dreamer (I)"
    • 1959
  • Merrily We Sing (1946)
    Merrily We Sing
    Short
    • performer: "Whispering", "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" (as Suzanne Tafel)
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Susan Commings
  • Born
    • July 10, 1930
    • Bavaria, Germany
  • Died
    • December 3, 2016
    • Chandler, Arizona, USA(cardiogenic shock)
  • Spouses
      Robert Edward StrasserOctober 13, 1976 - October 5, 2012 (his death)
  • Children
    • Keith Larsen Jr.
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Carousel" on Broadway.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    German-born TV and film actress of the '50s and '60s, first on stage in 1953 as Suzanne Ta Fel. Best remembered as the girl who deciphers the Kanamit manifesto in the classic To Serve Man (1962). She delivers the chilling line, "It's a cookbook!".
  • Nickname
    • Suzanne Ta Fel

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