Victor Sutherland

Victor Sutherland
Grace Valentine and Victor Sutherland in The Unchastened Woman (1918)
Born (1889-02-28)February 28, 1889
Paducah, Kentucky
Died August 29, 1968(1968-08-29) (aged 79)
Los Angeles
Resting place Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery
Nationality American
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s)
Pearl White (m. 1907–1914)

Faye Cusick (1915 - 1923, divorce)
Anne Hamilton
Anne Victoria Sutherland (1925)
Linda Barrett (? - 1968, his death)

Victor Sutherland (February 28, 1889 – August 29, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Career

Born in Paducah, Kentucky,[1] Sutherland worked on stage and in motion pictures from the 1910s through the 1950s, when he also acted on television, including several episodes of "Perry Mason". He was also in the original cast of the 1939 hit play Arsenic and Old Lace. At age 19, Sutherland acted in a production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for 25 weeks.[1]

Sutherland made films for Fox Film Corporation, among other studios, and he acted in stock theater.[2]

Personal life

On October 12, 1907, Sutherland married silent film star Pearl White in Oklahoma City. She sued for divorce in 1914.[3] He married actress Faye Cusick on May 10, 1915, in Baltimore, Maryland.[4] Cusick sued for divorce in 1923.[5] He also married silent film actress Anne Hamilton, with whom he had a daughter, Anne Victoria Sutherland, in 1925, and actress Linda Barrett.

Death

Sutherland died on August 29, 1968, at Crenshaw Center Hospital at the age of 79.[6] He was interred in the Forest Lawn — Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Sutherland was survived by his second wife Anne (Hamilton) Kryn, his third wife Linda Sutherland, and his daughter Anne and four grandchildren.

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1914 The Dancer and the King The King of Bavarre
1916 The Flames of Johannis George
Daredevil Kate Cliff Stone
1917 The Barrier Lt. Meade Burrell
The Bar Sinister Page Warren
1918 The Unchastened Woman Lawrence Sunbury
Buchanan's Wife Harry Faring
1919 Calibre 38 Ford Barton
1923 The Valley of Lost Souls Sgt. MacKenzie
1924 The Love Bandit Jim Blazes
1945 The House on 92nd Street Toll Guard Uncredited
1950 The Sleeping City Commissioner Holland Uncredited
1951 The Whistle at Eaton Falls Glenn Sewell Uncredited
1952 Lone Star President Anson Jones
1953 Powder River Mayor Lowery
1954 Them! Senator at D.C. Meeting Uncredited
1956 Playhouse 90 L.K. Zimmer Episode: "The Big Slide"
1957 Perry Mason Clyde Waters Episode: "The Case of the Drowning Duck"
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie Colonel Whitby Episode: "A Grave for Jim Bowie"
1960 The Betty Hutton Show Franklin Carter Episode: "Gullible Goldie"

References

  1. 1 2 "Victor Sutherland Goes to Fox Staff". The Salt Lake Telegram. Utah, Salt Lake City. July 14, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved August 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Victor Sutherland, Popular Leading Man at Orpheum, Has Had Wide Experience". The Gazette. Canada, Montreal. June 23, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved August 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Star Movie Actress Seeking a Divorce". The Marion Star. Ohio, Marion. February 25, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Paducah Actor Marries Member of 'One Day' co". The Owensboro Messenger. Kentucky, Owensboro. May 12, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sutherland, Star with Alice Brady, Sued for Divorce". Daily News. New York, New York City. October 22, 1923. p. 5. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Film Actor Rites Set". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. September 1, 1968. p. 10. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.



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