John Sumner

John Sumner

Acting
Born 1951-10-14 Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.4
Having lived in England and South Africa (Cape Town) John arrived in New Zealand with his family at the age of 9. "They totally opposed apartheid, so we left." He started his career in Auckland at 19 performing live on Auckland's nightclub circuit. Within a few months he was appearing in local variety television shows and gaining a solid local following. Within two years he appeared in his first major stage show and...
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Biography

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Having lived in England and South Africa (Cape Town) John arrived in New Zealand with his family at the age of 9. "They totally opposed apartheid, so we left." He started his career in Auckland at 19 performing live on Auckland's nightclub circuit. Within a few months he was appearing in local variety television shows and gaining a solid local following. Within two years he appeared in his first major stage show and shortly after began combining his club and television work with repertory theatre. He gained both popular and critical acclaim playing "Charlie Brown" in "You're a good man Charlie Brown".

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Vegas poster
Vegas
as Lester Burton
2021-04-19
The Brokenwood Mysteries poster
The Brokenwood Mysteries
as Chairman
2014-09-28
Jack of All Trades poster
Jack of All Trades
2000-01-22
Xena: Warrior Princess poster
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Lord Clairon
1995-09-04
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys poster
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Domesticles
1995-01-29
Power Rangers poster
Power Rangers
as Santa
1993-08-28
The Tommyknockers poster
The Tommyknockers
as Mr. Arberg
1993-05-09
The Ray Bradbury Theater poster
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985-05-21

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