# Sumner Getchell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sumner_Getchell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sumner_Getchell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_Getchell > Source revision: 1306132870 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actor (1906–90)}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Sumner Getchell | image = Sumner Getchell - Sep 1925 EH.jpg | caption = From a 1925 magazine | birth_date = {{birth date|1906|10|20}} | birth_place = [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1990|9|21|1906|10|20}} | death_place = [Sebastopol, California](/source/Sebastopol%2C_California), U.S. | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1926-1953 }} '''Sumner Getchell''' (October 20, 1906 – September 21, 1990) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1953. He was born in [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California), and died in [Sebastopol, California](/source/Sebastopol%2C_California). His last role was as Lieutenant Cord in The Island in the Sky, a 1953 William A. Wellman film starring John Wayne ==Partial filmography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[The College Widow](/source/The_College_Widow_(1927_film))'' (1927) - Jimmie Hopper * ''[Pirates of the Pines](/source/Pirates_of_the_Pines)'' (1928) * ''[The Air Circus](/source/The_Air_Circus)'' (1928) - (uncredited) * ''[The Flying Fleet](/source/The_Flying_Fleet)'' (1929) - Kewpie (uncredited) * ''[New Year's Eve](/source/New_Year's_Eve_(1929_film))'' (1929) - Edward's Friend * ''[College Love](/source/College_Love)'' (1929) - Fat * ''[Cheer Up and Smile](/source/Cheer_Up_and_Smile)'' (1930) - Paul * ''[Maybe It's Love](/source/Maybe_It's_Love_(1930_film))'' (1930) - Whiskers * ''[Man to Man](/source/Man_to_Man_(1930_film))'' (1930) - Jerry (uncredited) * ''[Don't Bet on Women](/source/Don't_Bet_on_Women)'' (1931) - Office Boy (uncredited) * ''[Daybreak](/source/Daybreak_(1931_film))'' (1931) - Emil * ''[Pleasure](/source/Pleasure_(1931_film))'' (1931) - Slug - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''[Crooner](/source/Crooner_(film))'' (1932) - Teddy's Band Member (uncredited) * ''[That's My Boy](/source/That's_My_Boy_(1932_film))'' (1932) - Carl * ''[Vanity Street](/source/Vanity_Street)'' (1932) - Scottie (uncredited) * ''[The Son-Daughter](/source/The_Son-Daughter)'' (1932) - Dr. Dong's Servant (uncredited) * ''[Her First Mate](/source/Her_First_Mate)'' (1933) - Wise Guy (uncredited) * ''[This Side of Heaven](/source/This_Side_of_Heaven)'' (1934) - Gus - Fraternity Member (uncredited) * ''[The Cat and the Fiddle](/source/The_Cat_and_the_Fiddle_(film))'' (1934) - Conservatory Trumpeter (uncredited) * ''[Coming Out Party](/source/Coming_Out_Party)'' (1934) - Tubby, Party Guest (uncredited) * ''[I Give My Love](/source/I_Give_My_Love)'' (1934) - Fat Boy (uncredited) * ''[Desirable](/source/Desirable_(film))'' (1934) - Frederick (uncredited) * ''[Death on the Diamond](/source/Death_on_the_Diamond)'' (1934) - Man on Ticket Line (uncredited) * ''[Babes in Toyland](/source/Babes_in_Toyland_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Little Jack Horner (uncredited) * ''[Clive of India](/source/Clive_of_India_(film))'' (1935) - Clerk (uncredited) * ''[The Great Hotel Murder](/source/The_Great_Hotel_Murder)'' (1935) - Bunny (uncredited) * ''[Go Into Your Dance](/source/Go_Into_Your_Dance)'' (1935) - Young Man in Elevator (uncredited) * ''[Circus Shadows](/source/Circus_Shadows)'' (1935) - Dale's Friend * ''[Chinatown Squad](/source/Chinatown_Squad)'' (1935) - Fat Boy Tourist (uncredited) * ''[The Girl Friend](/source/The_Girl_Friend_(film))'' (1935) - French Soldier in Play (uncredited) * ''[Magnificent Obsession](/source/Magnificent_Obsession_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Jimmy (uncredited) * ''[The Adventures of Frank Merriwell](/source/The_Adventures_of_Frank_Merriwell_(serial))'' (1936, Serial) - Harry * ''[Pick a Star](/source/Pick_a_Star)'' (1937) - Contest Judge (uncredited) * ''[There Goes the Groom](/source/There_Goes_the_Groom_(film))'' (1937) - Billy Rapp * ''[Battle of Broadway](/source/Battle_of_Broadway)'' (1938) - Bakery Boy (uncredited) * ''[Crime Ring](/source/Crime_Ring_(film))'' (1938) - Reporter with Black Eye (uncredited) * ''[My Lucky Star](/source/My_Lucky_Star_(1938_film))'' (1938) - Student Messenger * ''[Campus Confessions](/source/Campus_Confessions)'' (1938) - 'Blimp' Garrett * ''[These Glamour Girls](/source/These_Glamour_Girls)'' (1939) - 'Blimpy' * ''[The Doctor Takes a Wife](/source/The_Doctor_Takes_a_Wife)'' (1940) - Wedding Celebrant (uncredited) * ''[The Lady in Question](/source/The_Lady_in_Question)'' (1940) - Fat Boy * ''[Remedy for Riches](/source/Remedy_for_Riches)'' (1940) - First Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''[The Diary of a Chambermaid](/source/The_Diary_of_a_Chambermaid_(1946_film))'' (1946) - Pierre (uncredited) * ''[Hop Harrigan](/source/Hop_Harrigan)'' (1946) - Tank Tinker * ''[Bury Me Dead](/source/Bury_Me_Dead)'' (1947) - Cab Driver (uncredited) * ''[Big Town After Dark](/source/Big_Town_After_Dark)'' (1947) - Harvey Cushman--Reporter (uncredited) * ''[My Girl Tisa](/source/My_Girl_Tisa)'' (1948) - Georgie * ''[The Crooked Way](/source/The_Crooked_Way)'' (1949) - Man with Nina at Bar (uncredited) * ''[The Fighting Kentuckian](/source/The_Fighting_Kentuckian)'' (1949) - Knox Brown - Head Fiddler (uncredited) * ''[No Man of Her Own](/source/No_Man_of_Her_Own_(1950_film))'' (1950) - John Larrimore (uncredited) * ''[Perfect Strangers](/source/Perfect_Strangers_(1950_film))'' (1950) - John Simon * ''[No Sad Songs for Me](/source/No_Sad_Songs_for_Me)'' (1950) - George Spears (uncredited) * ''[Union Station](/source/Union_Station_(film))'' (1950) - Police Car Driver (uncredited) * ''[The Fuller Brush Girl](/source/The_Fuller_Brush_Girl)'' (1950) - Magazine Salesman (uncredited) * ''[Last of the Buccaneers](/source/Last_of_the_Buccaneers)'' (1950) - Paul DeLorie (uncredited) * ''[Flame of Stamboul](/source/Flame_of_Stamboul)'' (1951) - Charlie (uncredited) * ''[Insurance Investigator](/source/Insurance_Investigator_(film))'' (1951) - Insurance Agent (uncredited) * ''[Lightning Strikes Twice](/source/Lightning_Strikes_Twice_(1951_film))'' (1951) - Rancher (uncredited) * ''[Chain of Circumstance](/source/Chain_of_Circumstance)'' (1951) - Fred Martindale * ''[Bannerline](/source/Bannerline)'' (1951) - Eddie (uncredited) * ''[Island in the Sky](/source/Island_in_the_Sky_(1953_film))'' (1953) - Lt. Cord * ''[The Sad Sack](/source/The_Sad_Sack)'' (1957) - Fat Soldier (uncredited) {{div col end}} ==External links== {{commons category|Sumner Getchell}} * {{IMDb name|0315206|Sumner Getchell}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Getchell, Sumner}} Category:1906 births Category:1990 deaths Category:Male actors from Oakland, California Category:American male film actors Category:American male silent film actors Category:20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sumner Getchell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_Getchell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_Getchell?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.