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Sumner Getchell(1906-1990)

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Sumner Getchell
Sumner Getchell was born on 20 October 1906 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Lady in Question (1940), College Love (1929) and Maybe It's Love (1930). He died on 21 September 1990 in Sebastopol, California, USA.
BornOctober 20, 1906
DiedSeptember 21, 1990(83)
BornOctober 20, 1906
DiedSeptember 21, 1990(83)
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Known for

Rita Hayworth and Brian Aherne in The Lady in Question (1940)
The Lady in Question
6.3
  • Fat Boy
  • 1940
College Love (1929)
College Love
  • Fat
  • 1929
Joan Bennett, Bill Banker, Joe E. Brown, George Gibson, Howard Harpster, Kenneth Haycraft, Ray Montgomery, Tim Moynihan, Otto Pommerening, Russell Saunders, Wear Schoonover, Paul Scull, and Red Sleight in Maybe It's Love (1930)
Maybe It's Love
5.0
  • Whiskers
  • 1930
George J. Lewis and Hayden Stevenson in The Collegians (1926)
The Collegians
6.6
Short
  • Fat
  • 1926

Credits

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Actor

  • Peter Lorre, Jerry Lewis, Phyllis Kirk, Liliane Montevecchi, and David Wayne in The Sad Sack (1957)
    The Sad Sack
    5.8
    • Fat Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • John Wayne and Dawn Bender in Island in the Sky (1953)
    Island in the Sky
    6.8
    • Lt. Cord
    • 1953
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Your Favorite Story (1953)
    Your Favorite Story
    6.9
    TV Series
    • NEffy
    • 1953
  • Keefe Brasselle and Sally Forrest in Bannerline (1951)
    Bannerline
    5.6
    • Eddie (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Margaret Field, Richard Grayson, and Marta Mitrovich in Chain of Circumstance (1951)
    Chain of Circumstance
    • Fred Martindale
    • 1951
  • Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
    Lightning Strikes Twice
    6.5
    • Rancher (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Richard Denning in Insurance Investigator (1951)
    Insurance Investigator
    6.0
    • Insurance Agent (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Richard Denning and Lisa Ferraday in Flame of Stamboul (1951)
    Flame of Stamboul
    5.6
    • Charlie (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
    The Bigelow Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Frank
    • 1951
  • Paul Henreid, Mary Anderson, and Karin Booth in Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
    Last of the Buccaneers
    5.2
    • Paul DeLorie (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Eddie Albert and Lucille Ball in The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
    The Fuller Brush Girl
    6.6
    • Magazine Salesman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • William Holden, Lyle Bettger, Barry Fitzgerald, and Nancy Olson in Union Station (1950)
    Union Station
    6.8
    • Police Car Driver (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • The Silver Theatre (1949)
    The Silver Theatre
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Frank
    • 1950
  • No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
    No Sad Songs for Me
    6.6
    • George Spears (uncredited)
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sumner Getchel
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • October 20, 1906
    • Oakland, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 21, 1990
    • Sebastopol, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Location shooting for the 1929 MGM movie "The Flying Fleet" included filming on the USS Langley, and while there Sumner Getchell decided that for a laugh he would try a funny fall on the ship's gangplank, but he really slipped and sprained his ankle. His scenes were still able to be filmed, but from the waist up, hiding his bandaged foot.
  • Nickname
    • Cudgie

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