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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
Actor Geoffrey Sumner.jpeg
Born(1908-11-20)20 November 1908
Ilfracombe, Devon
Died29 September 1989(1989-09-29) (aged 80)
Alderney, Channel Islands
OccupationActor
Spouse
Gwen Williams Roberts
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(m. 1967⁠–⁠1989)​
Children3 daughters

Geoffrey Sumner (20 November 1908, Ilfracombe, Devon – 29 September 1989, Alderney, Channel Islands) was a British actor.[1][2] As well as appearing in a number of films, he was also a commentator for British Movietone News.,[3]

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.[4] He reprised the role in the 1958 film I Only Arsked!, based on the TV series.[5]

In September 1968 Sumner played Sir Lancelot Spratt in the BBC radio series of Doctor in the House, alongside Richard Briers.[6]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ "Sumner, Geoffrey", BFI Film & TV Database
  2. ^ "Geoffrey Sumner | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ "Sumner, Geoffrey", British Universities Film & Video Council
  4. ^ "The Army Game". Phill.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. ^ "I only Arsked! (1959)". British Film Institute.
  6. ^ "Doctor in the House". 17 September 1968. p. 29 – via BBC Genome.

External links

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