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Clinton Charles Sundberg (December 7, 1903 (some sources say 1906) – December 14, 1987) was an American character actor in film and stage.


Early years

Sundberg was born in Appleton, Minnesota. He graduated from
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in
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, where he was active in drama, president of his fraternity, and captain of the tennis team.


Career

Sundberg left teaching English literature for acting, appearing in plays in stock theater in New England. He appeared in a number of Broadway plays, debuting in ''Nine Pine Street'' (1933). His most notable roles were Mr. Kraler in the original 1957 production of ''
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'' and Mortimer Brewster (as a replacement) in the 1944 '' Arsenic and Old Lace''. He became a contract player at
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where he appeared in numerous supporting roles in films of the late 1940s and early 1950s. He played Mike, the bartender who listens to
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's character's troubles in '' Easter Parade''. In the 1949 film '' In the Good Old Summertime,'' which also starred Garland and
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, he played a friendly co-worker and confidante of Johnson's character. He also played the hotel owner who hired Annie Oakley to enter the shooting contest against Frank Butler in '' Annie Get Your Gun''. He later made several television appearances, including two episodes of '' Perry Mason'': "The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito" in 1963 and "The Case of the Scarlet Scandal" in 1966. He also appeared in several television commercials. In 1957, Sundberg appeared in a TV episode of Have Gun - Will Travel, ''The Englishman''. In 1962, Sundberg was cast in the lead guest-starring role of Luther Boardman, a naive but troublesome newspaper publisher who comes to Laramie,
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, to capture the story of "real West" gunfighters in "The Man Behind the News", one of the last episodes of the ABC/
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western series, '' Lawman'', which starred John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop. Hal Baylor appears in the episode as gunfighter Mort Peters, whom Boardman (Sundberg) goads into a shootout with Troop.


Partial filmography

*'' Undercurrent'' (1946) – Mr. Warmsley *''
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'' (1946) – Haberdashery Clerk *''
The Mighty McGurk ''The Mighty McGurk'' is a 1947 American sports, drama, action, adventure, melodrama film starring Wallace Beery as a boozing ex-boxer brawling as a bouncer in a Bowery saloon. Plot Roy "Slag" McGurk (Wallace Beery), the former heavyweight boxing ...
'' (1947) – Flexter *'' Undercover Maisie'' (1947) – Guy Canford *'' Living in a Big Way'' (1947) – Everett Hanover Smythe *''
The Hucksters ''The Hucksters'' is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by Jack Conway starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, and ...
'' (1947) – Michael Michaelson *'' Song of the Thin Man'' (1947) – Mr. Purdy – Hotel Vesta Desk Clerk (uncredited) *'' Song of Love'' (1947) – Dr. Richarz (uncredited) *''
Desire Me ''Desire Me'' is a 1947 American drama film starring Robert Mitchum and Greer Garson. It had a troubled production that included numerous directors and rewrites, and was ultimately released without a credited director. Plot In Paris, Marise Aube ...
'' (1947) – Salesman (scenes deleted) *'' Good News'' (1947) – Prof. Burton Kennyon *''
The Bride Goes Wild ''The Bride Goes Wild'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. Van Johnson stars as irresponsible children's book author and part-time playboy Uncle Bumps, who is introduced to a no-nonsense children's book illustrato ...
'' (1948) – Dentist (uncredited) *'' Easter Parade'' (1948) – Mike the Bartender *'' A Date with Judy'' (1948) – Jameson *'' Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid'' (1948) – Mike Fitzgerald *'' Good Sam'' (1948) – Nelson *'' The Kissing Bandit'' (1948) – Colonel Gomez *'' Words and Music'' (1948) – Shoe Clerk *'' Command Decision'' (1948) – Major Homer V. Prescott *'' Big Jack'' (1949) – C. Petronius Smith *''
The Stratton Story ''The Stratton Story'' is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. The film is the first of three ...
'' (1949) – Man on Radio Baking Pie (voice, uncredited) *'' The Barkleys of Broadway'' (1949) – Bert Felsher *'' In the Good Old Summertime'' (1949) – Rudy Hansen *'' Key to the City'' (1950) – Clerk *''
Father Is a Bachelor ''Father Is a Bachelor'' is a 1950 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and Norman Foster. It stars William Holden and Coleen Gray. Plot Carefree vagabond Johnny Rutledge is stuck in a small town when his medicine show ...
'' (1950) – Plato Cassin *'' Annie Get Your Gun'' (1950) – Foster Wilson *''
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'' (1950) – Matson *'' The Toast of New Orleans'' (1950) – Oscar *'' Two Weeks with Love'' (1950) – Mr. Finlay *''
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone ''Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' is a 1950 comedy/murder mystery film set on board a train. It stars Marjorie Main and James Whitmore. It is based on the short story "Once Upon a Train (The Loco Motive)" by Stuart Palmer and Craig Rice. Plot M ...
'' (1950) – Donald – Steve's Bookie *'' On the Riviera'' (1951) – Antoine *'' The Fat Man'' (1951) – Bill Norton *''
As Young as You Feel ''As Young as You Feel'' is a 1951 American comedy film starring Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, and David Wayne, with Marilyn Monroe in a small role. It was directed by Harmon Jones. Plot When printer John R. Hodges is forced to retire at age 65 ...
'' (1951) – Frank Erickson *'' Take Care of My Little Girl'' (1951) – Fraternity Dance Guest (uncredited) *'' The Belle of New York'' (1952) – Gilford Spivak *'' The Girl Next Door'' (1953) – Samuels the butler *'' Sweethearts on Parade'' (1953) – Dr. Harold Wayne *''
The Caddy ''The Caddy'' is a 1953 American semi- musical-comedy- sports film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is noteworthy for Dean Martin introducing the hit song "That's Amore". Plot Harvey Miller, whose father was a famous golf pro, is ...
'' (1953) – Charles – the Butler *'' Main Street to Broadway'' (1953) – The Father – Mr. Harry Craig *'' The Birds and the Bees'' (1956) – Purser *'' Bachelor in Paradise'' (1961) – Rodney Jones *'' The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm'' (1962) – The Prime Minister ('The Dancing Princess') / Hans ('The Singing Bone') (singing voice) *'' How the West Was Won'' (1962) – Hylan Seabury (uncredited) *''
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'' (1967) – Lawrence Morgan *''
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'' (1980) – Thinker (voice) *''
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'' (1993) – Dying Soldier (voice) (final film role)


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sundberg, Clinton 1900s births 1987 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male stage actors Male actors from Minnesota Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players People from Appleton, Minnesota