Peter Sumner

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Peter Malcolm Sumner (born January 29, 1942 in Waverley , Sydney , New South Wales , † November 22, 2016 in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian actor in film and television.

life and career

Peter Sumner, born in 1942 in the district of Waverley in Sydney, New South Wales, was primarily for his role as Lieutenant Pol Treidum in the first film of the Star Wars saga, Star Wars , known although he during his career as an actor in Played over 70 film and television roles. As an employee of the Empire on the Death Star, he had a short speaking role in two sentences in the film: “TK-421, are you at your post? TK-421, can you hear me? ”Just before Chewbacca kills him in battle. Sumner had become aware of the casting during a vacation in England. He received £ 120 for his performance.

Sumner, who first worked as a teacher, also starred as an actor in various other movies, e. B. Kelly the Bandit , a western starring Mick Jagger and The Ballad by Jimmie Blacksmith . In addition, he was seen in numerous Australian TV series such as The Flying Doctors , Neighbors and Heartbreak High and appeared on stage in Shakespeare plays.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1969: Color Me Dead
  • 1970: Kelly the Bandit (Ned Kelly)
  • 1977: Star Wars (Star Wars)
  • 1978: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith)
  • 1981: Run, Rebecca, run! (Run Rebecca, Run!)
  • 1983: 40 degrees in the shade (Bush Christmas)
  • 1990: Neighbors (TV series, 16 episodes)
  • 1992: Cluedo (TV series, 21 episodes)
  • 1997: Heartbreak High (TV series, 36 episodes)
  • 1998: Moby Dick (TV miniseries, 2 parts)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Malcolm Sumner. In: The Sydney Morning Herald . November 26, 2016, accessed December 11, 2016 (English, death notice with death date).
  2. ^ "Star Wars" actor Peter Sumner has died. In: t-online.de. November 24, 2016, accessed December 23, 2018 (obituary).
  3. ↑ Sam Barsanti: RIP Peter Sumner, Star Wars actor. In: avclub.com. November 23, 2016, accessed December 23, 2018 (English, obituary).
  4. ^ Obituary for Peter Sumner in The Washington Post , November 23, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Sumner, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sumner, Peter Malcolm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian actor in film and television
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Waverley , Sydney , New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH 22nd November 2016
Place of death Sydney , New South Wales