Sumner, John 1951–

PERSONAL

Born October 14, 1951, in Blackpool, Lancashire, England; married; children: one daughter, two stepsons.

Career:

Actor. Performed at nightclubs in Auckland, New Zealand. RCA Records, worked in sales in New Zealand, 1976, then in artist and repertory and in marketing, Sydney, Australia; worked for a home video distributor in New Zealand until 1985; Guide Tools (training company), principal; database marketing specialist and trainer.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Movies:

Inn owner, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys—Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, syndicated, 1994.

Senator Bob Belding, Every Woman's Dream, CBS, 1996.

Supervisor Pete, Ready to Run, Disney Channel, 2000.

Neville, Atomic Twister, TBS, 2002.

Jackson O'Connor, Murder in Greenwich (also known as Dominick Dunne Presents: "Murder in Greenwich "), USA Network, 2002.

Coach, You Wish!, Disney Channel, 2003.

Captain Ed Tessler, Maiden Voyage, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mr. Arberg, The Tommyknockers (also known as Stephen King's "The Tommyknockers"), ABC, 1993.

Suzie's dad, The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard, PBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Giles O'Connor, Spin Doctors, TV New Zealand, 2001.

Morrie Brownlee, Shortland Street, TV New Zealand, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Mr. Stuyvesant, "The Handler," The Rad Bradbury Theatre, (also known as The Bradbury Trilogy, Mystery Theatre, The Ray Bradbury Theatre, Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, and Ray Bradbury presente), USA Network, 1992.

Broteas, "The Road to Calydon," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1995.

Domesticles, "Once a Hero," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1996.

Domesticles, "The Wedding of Alcmene, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1996.

Lord Clairon, "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1997.

Spencius, "Hercules on Trial," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1998.

Dr. Benjamin Franklin, "The Floundering Father," Jack of All Trades, syndicated, 2000.

Walter Goldburn, "The Play's the Thing," Revelations, Sci-Fi Channel, 2003.

Television Appearances; Other:

Dr. Bell, The Chosen, 1998.

Film Appearances:

Judge, The Rainbow Warrior (also known as The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior), Bonny Dore Productions, 1992.

Mailman, Alex (also known as Alex: The Spirit of a Champion), Roadshow Entertainment Video, 1993.

Deputy, The Frighteners (also known as Robert Zemeckis Presents: "The Frighteners"), MCA/Universal, 1996.

President Stone, The Other Side of Heaven, Excel Entertainment, 2001.

Obstetrician, Whale Rider (also known as Geliebte Giganten—Wale and Te kaieke tohora), Newmarket Films, 2003.

Herb, King Kong (also known as Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World and Peter Jackson's "King Kong"), Universal, 2005.

Howard Anderson, Perfect Creature, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Emory in a production of The Boys in the Band; and in title role, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries, MCA/Universal Home Video, 2005.

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of "King Kong," Universal Studios Home Video, 2006.