Person
Geoffrey Sumner
Acting · 1908–1989 · Ilfracombe, Devon, England, UK
Biography
Speaker of "This is a journey into sound" as used in multiple songs.
Known for
The Avengers
General Wilmot
ITV Playhouse
Pedestrian
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Jack
Mystery and Imagination
Charles
The Army Game
Major Upshot-Bagley
Life Begins at Forty
Sir James Cameron Bangore
Cul-de-sac
Christopher's Father
Marriage Lines
Mr Starling
Helter Skelter
Humphrey Beagle
Doctor in the House
Forensic Lecturer (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1980There Goes The BrideGerald Drimond
- 1978Life Begins at FortySir James Cameron Bangore
- 1975Side by SideMagistrate
- 1972That's Your FuneralLord Lieutenant
- 1968The Bone GrinderPedestrian
- 1967ITV PlayhousePedestrian
- 1966Cul-de-sacChristopher's Father
- 1966The Open DoorCharles
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationCharles
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreJack
- 1964All in Good TimeThe Auctioneer
- 1962Band of ThievesThe Governor
- 1961Marriage LinesMr Starling
- 1961The AvengersGeneral Wilmot
- 1959Hook, Line and Sinker
- 1959HazardCo-Director
- 1958I Only ArskedMajor Upshott-Bagley
- 1957The Army GameMajor Upshot-Bagley
- 1957Earth is a BattlefieldProducer
- 1955Farnborough Fly PastNarrator
- 1955The Flying Eye
- 1954Paid to KillChapter
- 1954Doctor in the HouseForensic Lecturer (uncredited)
- 1953The Dog and the DiamondsMr. Gayford
- 1953Always a BrideTeddy
- 1953Full Circle
- 1953Those People Next DoorF / Lt Claude Kimberley
- 1952Top SecretPike
- 1952The Happy FamilySir Charles Spanniell
- 1951Appointment with VenusMajor - Vet. Corps
- 1951A Tale of Five CitiesWingco
- 1951Enterprise
- 1950Traveller's JoyLord Tilbrook
- 1949Dark SecretJack Farrell
- 1949Helter SkelterHumphrey Beagle
- 1948Seven More StationsHimself - Commentator
- 1948Robinson Charley(voice)
- 1948Easy MoneyNightclub Patron (uncredited)
- 1948Charley's March of TimeVoice
- 1948Men of Merit (a Lantern Lecture)
- 1947Mine Own ExecutionerParkinson
- 1947While the Sun ShinesA Peer
- 1946General ElectionSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1945The Great GameSelf - Commentator
- 1943A.B.C.A.: The Story of the Army Bureau of Current Affairs
- 1940Law and DisorderDetective Delacroix
- 1939Lucky to MeFanshaw
- 1939The Gang's All HereFlats' Superintendent
- 1938PremiereCaptain Curry
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