Re: Sgt. Carter Frank Sutton's tombstone

[Carrots43]

One of the funniest guys that ever was on TV. He played Sgt Carter so well!

[minimcewen]

I woke up every morning to watch Gomer Pyle with my father, a Marine Veteran of Korea & Viet Nam wars and drill Sgt., before he would go to work. Frank Sutton's humorous and touching portrayal reminds me so much of my father's rough exterior and heart of gold. It's amazing how this show is still affecting and entertaining people decades later. Thanks to Frank , Jim Neighbors and our cousin, George Lindsey (Goober) from Andy Griffith Show occasionally. Both George & Jim are from Alabama.

[ridgerunner721601]

Frank Sutton was terrific as Sgt. Carter. Although he was taken way too soon from this earth, I'm sure he's making the Lord laugh up in heaven. Anybody who can bring such laughter into the world the way Frank did as Sgt. Carter should have a place reserved in heaven.

[TheStanbabe]

We lost poor Frank Sutton all too soon...he was a smoker of cigars and he drank too much damn coffee..which lead to his fatal heart attack.

[TheAmbassador11]

Yes, I have seen "Tribes", very good movie.

[Sixalienasa]

Good Old Frankie Baby. Or Vinnie Baby will do too.

[pjezierski]

Frank Died?

[puddingsaladboy]

seeing that tombstone really hurts

[4freespeech]

Frank Sutton, forerunner of "Gunny" R. Lee Ermey.

[alicefay]

Yes, Jim Nabors is still alive. He is 79 and his voice is still powerful. He sings Back Home in Indiana every year to open the Memorial Day Race. Type in Jim Nabors sings Back Home in Indiana 2010. You will see he is till very much alive unless he died since May of this year.

[Godspine]

RIP Sgt Carter.. MOVE IT ...MOVE IT... MOVE IT!!

[ridgerunner721601]

Rest in Peace Sgt. Carter  : )

[lolkirby12]

I've heard that Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle) is still alive.

[av8tor17b]

@lolkirby12 - nope. Unless you also think Elvis is serving hamburgers in a Burger King in Kalamazoo.

[americanson099]

@lolkirby12 According to his official web site,Wikipedia, and at least 3 other sources, yes, Jim Nabors is still alive. av8tor17b needs to research a bit before offering commentary disguised as fact. By the way, Elvis makes one hell of a Whopper!

[MrAlbundy87]

thanks for showing and respect--went too early about the time of joe flynn-same year 1974

[SergeantReese]

@MrAlbundy87 They died three weeks apart, first Sutton and then Flynn. I remember hearing about both of them on the news at the time.

[ridgerunner721601]

@SergeantReese I didn't realize Joe Flynn had died nearly the same time as Frank Sutton. I remember reading somewhere though that it was a drowning accident. That's kind of ironic considering he was really known for playing Capt. Binghamton on McHale's Navy.

[vividwatch47]

@ridgerunner721601, just a month after Sutton. Believe it or not, it was rumored that Joe Flynn was MURDERED in his swimming pool (where he died of a heart attack).

[ridgerunner721601]

@vividwatch47 I remember reading somewhere that he had a broken leg or his leg was in a cast or something and he was in the shallow end of the pool when he drowned. At any rate it's a shame both Joe and Frank died so young.

[mikecleona]

During the run of "Gomer Pyle", Frank Sutton went over to Viet Nam and entertained the troops, only to catch hell from others in Hollywood who were against the war. To Hell with them, Frank supported our troops. God love him.

[ridgerunner721601]

@mikecleona Hollywood loves to blackball class acts like Frank Sutton. I know one thing I won't go to anything put out by that fat pig Michael Moore or any movies with communist scum like those Sean Penn or Danny Glover jerks starring in them. They love their communism so much. Let's see what happens when the feds who are in charge now decide they want to take every last nickel from them.

[OldMrMemories]

@ridgerunner721601 Amen my friend. You are so right! I loath these socialist marxist pigs and the excrement they spew out of Hollywood.

[ridgerunner721601]

@OldMrMemories Thank you for the post. I think a lot of us feel like this, but it's obvious that Hollywood, and most of the mainstream media for that matter are both controlled by left wing extremist communist trash who want to silence those of us on the other side of the battlefield from them.

[OldMrMemories]

@ridgerunner721601 Your welcome friend. Be blessed and long live our Republic!. I think our quiet majority is about to awaken. Still we should have awoken some years back.

[ridgerunner721601]

@OldMrMemories Very true. I just hope it's not too late.  We should have started putting a stop to them as soon as Hollywood and the academic world started their propaganda.

[genogeno1234]

@ridgerunner721601 wow, I didn't know this was going to degenerate into a political discussion. "Left wing communist trash", "mainstream media", etc. Do you have anything new to offer rather than the same usual insults bantered about as of late? Gomer Pyle was a television show, noob. It is sad that Frank Sutton died so early in his life, and I find it pathetic that people feel it is their noob duty to spout off political insults when there are other venues for this. You are a Goob, noob.

[ridgerunner721601]

@genogeno1234 Don't give me that b.s. You libturds are constantly insulting anybody politically to the right of Mao or Stalin. The right should have started fighting back years ago. It's a struggle though when nearly all of Hollywood and all of the media other than Fox News are nothing but propaganda outlets for Ocrappo and the rest of the left wing extremists.

[genogeno1234]

@ridgerunner721601 Libturd? There is a youtube video somewhere just waiting for you to comment on, and it is not this particular one, Noob. Again I say to you, it was a television show. It was cancelled prematurely. It was a situation comedy centered on the on base Marine life of one Gomer Pyle. It was not reality. Get a life, Goob.

[ridgerunner721601]

@genogeno1234 Tell it to the Hollywood libturds who blackballed Frank Sutton for going to Vietnam and entertaining the troops. You liberals have to be the biggest hypocrites on this planet. You're always yapping about how open minded you are until somebody disagrees with you. Too bad it was Frank Sutton who died before his time instead of some piece of trash like Penn or Baldwin.

[genogeno1234]

@ridgerunner721601 Are you saying Frank Sutton was blackballed by the "higher ups" in Hollywood? Because he went to Vietnam? Don't you think it had more to do with typecasting? Did you think Max Baer who played Jethro was "blackballed" by the "libturds"? How about every other person during that era who was typecasted. Was it a Libturd Conspiracy? Again, I beg of you to get a life, Noob.

[thesixtiesguy]

He was also great in the Jim Nabors Show.

[treybennett9750]

can someone tell me how old he was when he died

[jmanders2007]

He was 50.

[slowpoke96Z28]

are you serious?

[treybennett9750]

yeah im serious

[SIGNALSTAT]

IF they had searched the world over they could have not found a better man to play sgt.vince carter.he was the best.rest in peace sgt carter.

[rainydaywoman1957]

his girlfriend, bunny called him by his first name i believe.

[teendude16]

Greatness, just watch the show. Thx.

[emily555a]

R.I.P.

[eddiecr]

were is he resting at , i would love to go visit his resting place.

[james12345685267]

clarksville, tennessee

[bekkisue46]

vince was his name

[baseballeddie1177]

this show 's reruns hav'nt been on since the iraq war due to sensitivity over making light of being a soldier. this show was a classic, now only seen here on youtube,thx.

[rmclean65]

Another reason. Somebody owns it and wants to make money selling the complete set. I think I saw a set of the full episodes for 150.00.

[kayfabe1]

Frank Sutton as Vince Carter is one of the all-time ultimate examples of perfect casting. RIP man, thanks for the laughs.

[simonmoves]

we also lost joe flynn -capt binghamton from mchales navy same year--both were big loses in entertainment..was truly end of a era.

[raullo69]

does anybody remember Sgt Carters 1st name on the show

[egore67]

Vince

[raullo69]

thanks egore, couldn't remember. tried to find an episode where somebody would call him by his first name but couldn't

[jmferrer1]

vince

[usascorpio]

met him once at a charity event, can't find his autographed picture that he signed for me :O(

[ratkillerinparadise]

He died a young man.

[handinside]

KNOCK IT OFF,PYLE!!!!

[rleary1]

I loved Frank Sutton in Gomer Pyle and have all seasons on DVD. My 10 year daughter loves the show. She about freaked out when I showed her a show with Gomer singing Opera so beautifully last night.

Three cheers for Frank Sutton everyone!!

I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!

[hoskin23]

I loved the SGT Carter character. Where is he buried?

[utlaw97]

frank is buried at Greenwood Cemetery

Clarksville

Montgomery County

Tennessee, USA

Plot: Section 12, section 188, next to the access road in the back of the cemetery

[clintbronson5]

Thank you very much for this. I was always a fan of his. Sorry Gomer fans but even as a kid I did not care much for Gomer...It was Sgt.Carter that I watched

[skyredted]

thanks semper fi

[Jaybird1103]

I wished that Frank Sutton's grave had a marker where he served in the US Army (not the Marines, as many thought), where he flew 14 missions in Korea. Also, maybe is should have had his home state and military rank, along with the insignias of the Army and Marine Corps. However, this simple gravestone is meaningful, for he was more than just an actor who played tough guy roles. He graduated from Columbia University in New York, and was a devoted husband and father. You left us all too soon.

[baseballeddie1177]

thx for that info; In the gomer pyle comedy. he played a character where he became that sgt, amazing, and with enthusiasm.

[tonywallacess45]

From what I've read about Frank Sutton he was a highly decorated soldier who was extremely proud of his military service. It is evident that he was well-rounded. Truly, a great man.

[dumbbo1]

@Jaybird1103 Frank Sutton served in the US Army infantry in World War II and made 14 assault landings in the Pacific Theater of Operations via landing craft, not aircraft. He was busy working in television during the Korean War.

[Godspine]

@utlaw97

God bless his soul..RIP Sgt Carter. There wont be another Sgt Carter.

[skyredted]

Gunnery Sgt. Carter USMC  oooohhhrrraaahhhhh

[nola305]

Frank Sutton would have been a good candidate for a role as a D.I. in a movie.

[skyredted]

yes he would definitley would !!!,,,isnt R Lee ermey one of the best also ,,,nobody will touch his ,,full metal jacket performance,for a long time ,,,

[TheAmbassador11]

@skyredted If you haven't seen it, see "The D.I." with Jack Webb...

[younghoss]

@TheAmbassador11

And "Tribes" with Darren McGavin and J.M. Vincent was a good one too(1970).

[cyberob12]

He was in Marty with Ernest Borginine.

[fjbutch]

I actually didn't know he passed away so young . Man!! that's sad, as I really enjoy his work, great memories ..

[zpf2006]

Frank Sutton was comic genius for the ages. RIP.

[2199]

Frank Sutton was in the Army in real life.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Frank Sutton was great!

He always will be!!

George Vreeland Hill

[mfuzzy]

Truly an original! He made that show funny!

[toez2001]

twilight Zone, Manager of The Ventriloquist, Played by Cliff robertson.

[rkdvideo]

I thought I originally read in the paper back in 74' that he had the heart attack while doing yard work at his home??

[61kool61]

they dont make shows like that nowadays.too bad for frank could of done so much more died to young

[sladejam]

Frank Sutton Was A Great ACTOR AND did alot Of Varied Roles,He Was In the 1st Season Of the Fugitive and He Was ALSO in the Movie Marty W/Ernest Bogenine

[tombat40]

I can't hEARRR YOUUUU...Frank Sutton was just great.

[LRSC51st]

This man was a real hero too.

He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, and after basic training, was sent to the South Pacific, taking part in 14 assault landings. During the run of the show, he was made an honorary sergeant by the U.S. Marine Corps in recognition of his entertainment performances at camps, hospitals and bases.

How awesome is that!

[cossack207]

thank you~

[Velvet4U]

Wow !! Didn't know that. To be a real soilder, then to be one of the great comedic actors is just incredible. Loved Him !!!

[aryanscience]

Only 51 !! Pretty short life

[guitatr1]

he dies of a heart attack while rehersing for a stage play

[cmulwee001]

Your Sick!

[urub40]

Wasn't he a Harvard grad?

[major600]

Columbia, Master's in Drama

[TBUZBY007]

how did he die so young?

[1musiclvr]

I saw Frank one summer in Traverse City Michigan when

he was appearing at the Cherry County Playhouse.

[ScottMarshalllaw]

One of the best of that time. Frank Sutton reminds me of a funnier and lighter version of R. Lee Ermey.

[kebler823]

you can find famous dead people at (find a grave dot com)

[gymnastix]

Why would one want to make a video of a photo that one may look at on the web? It would be one thing to actually go to the cemetery and shoot video of the burial site, and in the context among the other tombstones, scenery, etc. But to upload video of a widely-available still image from the Internet--I don't get it? Frankly, it's almost like watching paint dry.

For the record, I do appreciate this actor's work

[JoeT13]

He was great as Sgt Carter. Where is he buried at?

[kebler823]

frank is buried at Greenwood Cemetery

Clarksville

Montgomery County

Tennessee, USA

Plot: Section 12, section 188, next to the access road in the back of the cemetery