Of British parentage, John Sutton was born in Rawalpindi, India (now part of Pakistan), on October 22, 1908. After graduating from Wellington College, he spent a decade or so working in various British colonies, including several in Africa, as a hunter, rancher and tea plantation manager. An avid wanderlust adventurer in the same vein as Errol ...
Sutton's birthplace has been mistakenly listed in various sources as Orange, New Jersey, Jersey City, New Jersey, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, England, and South Africa. He was actually born in Rawalpindi, India.
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Sutton is sometimes credited with appearing in films made after his death: "The Drums of Tabu" and "The Last Safari." (actually a different actor with the same name.) He was in neither.
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His mother was born in Orange, New Jersey.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Perry Mason
1961
TV Series
Clifton Barlow
The Brothers Brannagan
1961
TV Series
John Elliot
Checkmate
1961
TV Series
George Parker
The Canadians
1961
Superintendent Walker
Stagecoach West
1961
TV Series
Robert Allison
Las Vegas Beat
1961
TV Movie
Martin Scott
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
TV Series
The Aquanauts
1960
TV Series
Tony Randolph
Men Into Space
1959-1960
TV Series
Air Vice Marshall Terry / Air Vice Marshal Malcolm Terry
The Rebel
1960
TV Series
C. Spencer Scott--The Earl of Durango / Gold Seeker
Tombstone Territory
1959-1960
TV Series
Dirk Verdela / David Armbruster
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1959-1960
TV Series
Col. Tarleton
Colonel Tarlton
Colonel Tarleton
The Yank
1960
TV Movie
Alexander Howell
77 Sunset Strip
1959
TV Series
Ralph Anderson
Bat Masterson
1959
TV Series
Orrin Thackeray / Andrew Stafford
The Man from Blackhawk
1959
TV Series
Bart Mason
Beloved Infidel
1959
Lord Donegall
The Bat
1959
Warner - The Chauffeur
Return of the Fly
1959
Insp. Beecham
Behind Closed Doors
1958-1959
TV Series
Shaw
The Californians
1958
TV Series
Sam Crawford
The United States Steel Hour
1958
TV Series
Colonel Resnor
Schlitz Playhouse
1958
TV Series
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
TV Series
The Jack Benny Program
1956
TV Series
Jack Wellington
Death of a Scoundrel
1956
The Actor as 'Tom' in Stage Play
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
TV Series
De Villefort
Studio 57
1956
TV Series
Mark Brinker
Playwrights '56
1956
TV Series
Mr. Black
Four Star Playhouse
1956
TV Series
Rene Champion
General Electric Theater
1954-1955
TV Series
Ted Preston / Tom Wickers
Private Secretary
1954
TV Series
King Price
Lux Video Theatre
1954
TV Series
Evan
Blaze of Darkness
1953
TV Movie
John Milton
East of Sumatra
1953
Daniel Catlin
Sangaree
1953
Harvey Bristol
My Cousin Rachel
1952
Ambrose Ashley
The Golden Hawk
1952
Capt. Luis del Toro
Captain Pirate
1952
Capt. Hilary Evans
The Schaefer Century Theatre
1952
TV Series
Lady in the Iron Mask
1952
Duke de Valdac
Chevron Theatre
1952
TV Series
Thief of Damascus
1952
Khalid
5 Fingers
1952
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Fireside Theatre
1951
TV Series
David and Bathsheba
1951
Ira
Stars Over Hollywood
1951
TV Series
Lawyer
Payment on Demand
1951
Anthony Tunliffe
The Second Face
1950
Jerry Allison
The Second Woman
1950
Keith Ferris
Bagdad
1949
Raizul
Bride of Vengeance
1949
Prince Bisceglie
The Fan
1949
Cecil Graham
The Three Musketeers
1948
The Duke of Buckingham
Mickey
1948
Ted Whitney
The Counterfeiters
1948
Inspector Jeff MacAllister aka Piccadilly Jeff
Adventures of Casanova
1948
Count de Brissac
Captain from Castile
1947
Diego De Silva
Claudia and David
1946
Phil Dexter
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944
Roger Hetherton
Jane Eyre
1943
Dr. Rivers
Tonight We Raid Calais
1943
Geoffrey Carter
Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air
1942
Peter Stackhouse
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
Howard Shelton
My Gal Sal
1942
Fred Haviland
Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941
Dr. Phillip Rossiter
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941
Wing Commander Morley
A Very Young Lady
1941
Dr. Franklin Meredith
Hudson's Bay
1941
Lord Edward Crewe
Murder Over New York
1940
Richard Jeffery
South to Karanga
1940
David Wallace
The Sea Hawk
1940
Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
uncredited
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
1940
Boston
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
Doctor Frank Griffin
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939
Bill Banning
Tower of London
1939
John Wyatt
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939
Inspector Tredennis
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
Corporal Piggott
Sons of Liberty
1939
Short
Hessian Courier (uncredited)
I'm from Missouri
1939
Subaltern (uncredited)
Zaza
1938
Dandy (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol
1938
Adjutant (uncredited)
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938
Inspector Tredennis (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
Man at Newsstand (uncredited)
Booloo
1938
Ferguson
Blond Cheat
1938
Fred Percy
Kidnapped
1938
English Officer (uncredited)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Richard's Knight (uncredited)
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
Capt. Drake
Fools for Scandal
1938
Bruce Devon (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
Doctor (uncredited)
Mad About Music
1938
Photographer (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1938
British Officer Before Battle (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937
Nielson's Secretary
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
1937
Sanger
The Last of the Mohicans
1936
British Officer at Fort Henry (uncredited)
The Princess Comes Across
1936
Ship's Passenger at Baggage Check / At Concert (uncredited)