Geoffrey Sumner - Revision history

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	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Ilfracombe\|~~Ilfracombe]], [[~~w:Devon\|~~Devon]]		\| birth_place = [[Ilfracombe]], [[Devon]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1989\|09\|29\|1908\|11\|20\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1989\|09\|29\|1908\|11\|20\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:Alderney\|~~Alderney]], [[~~w:Channel Islands\|~~Channel Islands]]		\| death_place = [[Alderney]], [[Channel Islands]]
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	'''Geoffrey Sumner''' (20 November 1908, [[w:Ilfracombe\|Ilfracombe]], [[w:Devon\|Devon]] – 29 September 1989, [[w:Alderney\|Alderney]], [[w:Channel Islands\|Channel Islands]]) was a British actor.<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f109eed "Sumner, Geoffrey"], BFI Film & TV Database</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/nvs/geoffrey-sumner\|title=Geoffrey Sumner \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> As well as appearing in a number of films, he was also a commentator for [[w:Movietone News\|British Movietone News]].,<ref>[http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/staff/detail.php?id=33248&issue_id=22462&story_id=024378&referral=BUND "Sumner, Geoffrey"], British Universities Film & Video Council</ref>		'''Geoffrey Sumner''' (20 November 1908, [[Ilfracombe\|Ilfracombe]], [[Devon\|Devon]] – 29 September 1989, [[Alderney\|Alderney]], [[Channel Islands\|Channel Islands]]) was a British actor.<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f109eed "Sumner, Geoffrey"], BFI Film & TV Database</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/nvs/geoffrey-sumner\|title=Geoffrey Sumner \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> As well as appearing in a number of films, he was also a commentator for [[Movietone News\|British Movietone News]].,<ref>[http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/staff/detail.php?id=33248&issue_id=22462&story_id=024378&referral=BUND "Sumner, Geoffrey"], British Universities Film & Video Council</ref>

	His parents were Edmund and Kathleen Marion (Brook). He married Gwen Williams Roberts, and they had three daughters.		His parents were Edmund and Kathleen Marion (Brook). He married Gwen Williams Roberts, and they had three daughters.

	In 1957 he played Major Upshot-Bagley in the first series of '' [[The Army Game]]'' , broadcast by [[w:ITV Granada\|ITV Granada]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/armygame/index.html\|title=The Army Game\|website=Phill.co.uk\|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 1958 film ''[[I Only Arsked!]]'', based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b\|title=I only Arsked! (1959)\|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>		In 1957 he played Major Upshot-Bagley in the first series of '' [[The Army Game]]'' , broadcast by [[ITV Granada\|ITV Granada]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/armygame/index.html\|title=The Army Game\|website=Phill.co.uk\|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 1958 film ''[[I Only Arsked!]]'', based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b\|title=I only Arsked! (1959)\|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>

	In September 1968 Sumner played Sir Lancelot Spratt in the BBC radio series of ''[[Doctor in the House]]'', alongside [[Richard Briers]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c6985f5abd14f71844037babb775c11\|title=Doctor in the House\|date=September 17, 1968\|issue=2340\|pages=29\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>		In September 1968 Sumner played Sir Lancelot Spratt in the BBC radio series of ''[[Doctor in the House]]'', alongside [[Richard Briers]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c6985f5abd14f71844037babb775c11\|title=Doctor in the House\|date=September 17, 1968\|issue=2340\|pages=29\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>

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	In 1957 he played Major Upshot-Bagley in the first series of '' [[The Army Game]]'' , broadcast by [[w:ITV Granada\|ITV Granada]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/armygame/index.html\|title=The Army Game\|website=Phill.co.uk\|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 1958 film ''[[I Only Arsked!]]'', based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b\|title=I only Arsked! (1959)\|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>		In 1957 he played Major Upshot-Bagley in the first series of '' [[The Army Game]]'' , broadcast by [[w:ITV Granada\|ITV Granada]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/armygame/index.html\|title=The Army Game\|website=Phill.co.uk\|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 1958 film ''[[I Only Arsked!]]'', based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b\|title=I only Arsked! (1959)\|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>

	A sample of "Train Sequence" ("This is a journey into sound") from the 1958 LP ''A Journey Into Stereo Sound'' was used by different artists like [[Eric B. & Rakim]] in their track "[[Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)\|Paid in Full]]", [[Bomb the Bass]] ("[[Beat Dis]]"), [[Public Enemy (group)\|Public Enemy]] ("[[Fear of a Black Planet\|Welcome to the Terrordome]]"), [[Anthrax (American band)\|Anthrax]] ("[[Sound of White Noise\|Potters Field]]"), [[Handsome Boy Modeling School]] ("[[So... How's Your Girl?\|Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)]]"), [[Luke Vibert]] ("[[YosepH\|Ambalek]]"), [[Gotye]] ("[[Like Drawing Blood\|A Distinctive Sound]]") and [[Jauz]] x [[Marshmello]] ("Magic").<ref>[http://www.whosampled.com/sampled/Geoffrey%20Sumner/ Geoffrey Sumner], whosampled.com</ref>

	In September 1968 Sumner played Sir Lancelot Spratt in the BBC radio series of ''[[Doctor in the House]]'', alongside [[Richard Briers]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c6985f5abd14f71844037babb775c11\|title=Doctor in the House\|date=September 17, 1968\|issue=2340\|pages=29\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>		In September 1968 Sumner played Sir Lancelot Spratt in the BBC radio series of ''[[Doctor in the House]]'', alongside [[Richard Briers]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c6985f5abd14f71844037babb775c11\|title=Doctor in the House\|date=September 17, 1968\|issue=2340\|pages=29\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>

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			'''Geoffrey Sumner''' (20 November 1908, [[w:Ilfracombe\|Ilfracombe]], [[w:Devon\|Devon]] – 29 September 1989, [[w:Alderney\|Alderney]], [[w:Channel Islands\|Channel Islands]]) was a British actor.<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f109eed "Sumner, Geoffrey"], BFI Film & TV Database</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/nvs/geoffrey-sumner\|title=Geoffrey Sumner \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> As well as appearing in a number of films, he was also a commentator for [[w:Movietone News\|British Movietone News]].,<ref>[http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/staff/detail.php?id=33248&issue_id=22462&story_id=024378&referral=BUND "Sumner, Geoffrey"], British Universities Film & Video Council</ref>

	His parents were Edmund and Kathleen Marion (Brook). He married Gwen Williams Roberts, and they had three daughters.		His parents were Edmund and Kathleen Marion (Brook). He married Gwen Williams Roberts, and they had three daughters.

	In 1957 he played Major Upshot-Bagley in the first series of '' [[The Army Game]]'' , broadcast by [[ITV Granada]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/armygame/index.html\|title=The Army Game\|website=Phill.co.uk\|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 1958 film ''[[I Only Arsked!]]'', based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b\|title=I only Arsked! (1959)\|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>		In 1957 he played Major Upshot-Bagley in the first series of '' [[The Army Game]]'' , broadcast by [[w:ITV Granada\|ITV Granada]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/armygame/index.html\|title=The Army Game\|website=Phill.co.uk\|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 1958 film ''[[I Only Arsked!]]'', based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b\|title=I only Arsked! (1959)\|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>

	A sample of "Train Sequence" ("This is a journey into sound") from the 1958 LP ''A Journey Into Stereo Sound'' was used by different artists like [[Eric B. & Rakim]] in their track "[[Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)\|Paid in Full]]", [[Bomb the Bass]] ("[[Beat Dis]]"), [[Public Enemy (group)\|Public Enemy]] ("[[Fear of a Black Planet\|Welcome to the Terrordome]]"), [[Anthrax (American band)\|Anthrax]] ("[[Sound of White Noise\|Potters Field]]"), [[Handsome Boy Modeling School]] ("[[So... How's Your Girl?\|Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)]]"), [[Luke Vibert]] ("[[YosepH\|Ambalek]]"), [[Gotye]] ("[[Like Drawing Blood\|A Distinctive Sound]]") and [[Jauz]] x [[Marshmello]] ("Magic").<ref>[http://www.whosampled.com/sampled/Geoffrey%20Sumner/ Geoffrey Sumner], whosampled.com</ref>		A sample of "Train Sequence" ("This is a journey into sound") from the 1958 LP ''A Journey Into Stereo Sound'' was used by different artists like [[Eric B. & Rakim]] in their track "[[Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)\|Paid in Full]]", [[Bomb the Bass]] ("[[Beat Dis]]"), [[Public Enemy (group)\|Public Enemy]] ("[[Fear of a Black Planet\|Welcome to the Terrordome]]"), [[Anthrax (American band)\|Anthrax]] ("[[Sound of White Noise\|Potters Field]]"), [[Handsome Boy Modeling School]] ("[[So... How's Your Girl?\|Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)]]"), [[Luke Vibert]] ("[[YosepH\|Ambalek]]"), [[Gotye]] ("[[Like Drawing Blood\|A Distinctive Sound]]") and [[Jauz]] x [[Marshmello]] ("Magic").<ref>[http://www.whosampled.com/sampled/Geoffrey%20Sumner/ Geoffrey Sumner], whosampled.com</ref>

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[[File:Actor_Geoffrey_Sumner.jpeg|thumb|right|Geoffrey Sumner]]
'''Geoffrey Sumner''' (20 November 1908, [[Ilfracombe]], [[Devon]] – 29 September 1989, [[Alderney]], [[Channel Islands]]) was a British actor.<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f109eed "Sumner, Geoffrey"], BFI Film & TV Database</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/nvs/geoffrey-sumner|title=Geoffrey Sumner | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> As well as appearing in a number of films, he was also a commentator for [[Movietone News|British Movietone News]].,<ref>[http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/staff/detail.php?id=33248&issue_id=22462&story_id=024378&referral=BUND "Sumner, Geoffrey"], British Universities Film & Video Council</ref>

His parents were Edmund and Kathleen Marion (Brook). He married Gwen Williams Roberts, and they had three daughters.

In 1957 he played Major Upshot-Bagley in the first series of '' [[The Army Game]]'' , broadcast by [[ITV Granada]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/armygame/index.html|title=The Army Game|website=Phill.co.uk|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 1958 film ''[[I Only Arsked!]]'', based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b|title=I only Arsked! (1959)|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>

A sample of "Train Sequence" ("This is a journey into sound") from the 1958 LP ''A Journey Into Stereo Sound'' was used by different artists like [[Eric B. & Rakim]] in their track "[[Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)|Paid in Full]]", [[Bomb the Bass]] ("[[Beat Dis]]"), [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]] ("[[Fear of a Black Planet|Welcome to the Terrordome]]"), [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] ("[[Sound of White Noise|Potters Field]]"), [[Handsome Boy Modeling School]] ("[[So... How's Your Girl?|Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)]]"), [[Luke Vibert]] ("[[YosepH|Ambalek]]"), [[Gotye]] ("[[Like Drawing Blood|A Distinctive Sound]]") and [[Jauz]] x [[Marshmello]] ("Magic").<ref>[http://www.whosampled.com/sampled/Geoffrey%20Sumner/ Geoffrey Sumner], whosampled.com</ref>

In September 1968 Sumner played Sir Lancelot Spratt in the BBC radio series of ''[[Doctor in the House]]'', alongside [[Richard Briers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c6985f5abd14f71844037babb775c11|title=Doctor in the House|date=September 17, 1968|issue=2340|pages=29|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Hold My Hand (film)|Hold My Hand]]'' (1938) - Solicitor's Clerk (uncredited)
* ''[[Too Many Husbands]]'' (1938) - Captain Corrie
* ''[[Premiere (1938 film)|Premiere]]'' (1938) - Captain Curry
* ''[[The Gang's All Here (1939 film)|The Gang's All Here]]'' (1939) - Flats' Superintendent (uncredited)
* ''[[Lucky to Me]]'' (1939) - Fanshaw
* ''[[Yes, Madam?]]'' (1939) - Scoffin (uncredited)
* ''[[She Couldn't Say No (1939 film)|She Couldn't Say No]]'' (1940) - Announcer
* ''[[Law and Disorder (1940 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Old Mother Riley in Society]]'' (1940) - George (Party Guest) (uncredited)
* ''[http://timeimage.org.uk/films-of-the-british-council/general-election-1945/ General Election]'' (1945) - narrator
* ''[[While the Sun Shines]]'' (1947) - A Peer
* ''[[Mine Own Executioner]]'' (1947) - Parkinson (uncredited)
* ''[[Easy Money (1948 film)|Easy Money]]'' (1948) - Nightclub Patron (segment The Night Club Story) (uncredited)
* ''[[The Perfect Woman (1949 film)|The Perfect Woman]]'' (1949) - Well Dressed Man On Underground (uncredited)
* ''[[Helter Skelter (1949 film)|Helter Skelter]]'' (1949) - Humphrey Beagle
* ''[[Dark Secret (film)|Dark Secret]]'' (1949) - Jack Farrell
* ''Traveller's Joy'' (1950) - Lord Tilbrook
* ''[[The Dark Man (film)|The Dark Man]]'' (1951) - Major
* ''[[A Tale of Five Cities]]'' (1951) - Wingco
* ''[[Appointment with Venus (film)|Appointment with Venus]]'' (1951) - Major - Vet. Corps
* ''[[The Happy Family (1952 film)|The Happy Family]]'' (1952) - Sir Charles Spanniell
* ''[[Top Secret (1952 film)|Top Secret]]'' (1952) - Pike
* ''[[Those People Next Door]]'' (1953) - F / Lt. Claude Kimberley
* ''[[Always a Bride (1953 film)|Always a Bride]]'' (1953) - Teddy
* ''[[The Dog and the Diamonds]]'' (1953) - Mr. Gayford
* ''[[Don't Blame the Stork]]'' (1954) - BBC Reporter at Baby Show (uncredited)
* ''[[Doctor in the House]]'' (1954) - Forensic Lecturer (uncredited)
* ''[[Five Days (film)|Five Days]] (1954) - Chapter (uncredited)
* ''The Flying Eye'' (1955) - Colonel Audacious
* ''[[The Silken Affair]]'' (1956) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[I Only Arsked!]]'' (1958) - Major Upshott-Bagley
* ''[[Band of Thieves (1962 film)|Band of Thieves]]'' (1962) - The Governor
* ''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)|Cul-de-sac]]'' (1966) - Christopher's Father
* ''[[That's Your Funeral]]'' (1972) - Lord Lieutenant
* ''[[Side by Side (1975 film)|Side by Side]]'' (1975) - Magistrate
* ''[[There Goes the Bride (1980 film)|There Goes the Bride]]'' (1980) - Gerald Drimond (final film role)
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{IBDB name|104627}}

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