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Frank Spencer Sutton (October 23, 1923 – June 28, 1974) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle – USMC. Early life
Portrayed by Frank Sutton; Gunnery sergeant Vincent J. Carter is Gomer's stern, yet soft at heart (as shown in "Cold Nose, Warm Heart" (season 3, episode 10)), drill instructor and later, his platoon sergeant. He was born on May 4, 1928, and raised in Wichita, Kansas, in a town not far from Leavenworth. Carter takes his role seriously, as ...
Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton in the Gomer Pyle premiere, 1964. Vince Carter (played by Frank Sutton), a gunnery sergeant from Kansas, is Gomer's irritable, abrasive, and socially inept drill instructor (later his platoon sergeant) who is constantly annoyed by Gomer's well-intentioned mistakes. [49] Carter disdains Gomer's country idiosyncrasies ...
Gomer's Mayberry roots were evident in the spin-off series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., where his countrified, backward nature served as the mainstay for the show's humor, making him a comic foil to the hard-nosed drill instructor (later platoon sergeant) Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, played by Frank Sutton.
The show placed Nabors' bungling, naive character opposite Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter (Frank Sutton). Gomer Pyle remained popular despite the concurrence of the Vietnam War because the show avoided war-related themes and instead focused on the character's rural roots and the relationship between Pyle and Carter.
While the radio series had relatively few recurring supporting characters, and those roles were often shared, the following actors played recurring roles with comparative consistency, in addition to a variety of one-time roles
The Jim Nabors Hour is an American variety television series hosted by Jim Nabors that aired on the CBS television network from 1969 to 1971.. Fresh from his success with Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., which put his backwoods "Gomer Pyle" character from The Andy Griffith Show in a military context, the show not only built on that success, but also displayed his baritone singing voice, which had been ...
Gomer Pyle – USMC is an American situation comedy created by Aaron Ruben that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot episode was introduced as the final fourth-season episode which aired on May 18, 1964.