Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

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Grady Sutton was born on Apr 05, 1906 in USA. Grady Sutton's big-screen debut came with The Mad Whirl directed by William A. Seiter in 1925, strarring Bit Part (uncredited). Grady Sutton is known for The Chase directed by Arthur Penn, Marlon Brando stars as Sheriff Calder and Jane Fonda as Anna Reeves. The upcoming new movie Grady Sutton plays is Something's Got to Give which will be released on Jun 01, 2001.

Grady Sutton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He arrived in California in 1924. He got his first break in Hollywood from director William A. Seiter who used him as an extra in Toubilllon de jeunesse (1925) starring May McAvoy. Grady remained a Hollywood staple for the next 55 years.He specialized in playing naive, slightly befuddled young men and country bumpkins, adding comedic bits to many films. His most famous association came from appearing in four movies with W.C. Fields: The Pharmacist (1933), Les joies de la famille (1935), Sans peur et sans reproche (1939) and Mines de rien (1940). He can also be seen in such classics as Godfrey (1936), Pension d'artistes (1937), La folle parade (1938), The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939), Escale à Hollywood (1945), Noël blanc (1954) and Une étoile est née (1954). He was also a regular on The Egg and I (1951) and The Pruitts of Southampton (1966) television series.In total, he appeared in over 200 feature films and short subjects spanning 1924 to 1979. His final film appearance was in Le lycée des cancres (1979). In 1994 he moved to the Motion Picture and Television Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California where he died September 17, 1995, of natural causes.

  • Birthday

    Apr 05, 1906
  • Place of Birth

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

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