Grady Sutton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He arrived in California in
1924. He got his first break in Hollywood from director
William A. Seiter who
used him as an extra in
The Mad Whirl (1925) starring
May McAvoy. Grady remained a
Hollywood staple for the next 55 years.
He specialized in playing naive, slightly befuddled young men and
country bumpkins, adding comedic bits to many films. His most famous
association came from appearing in four movies with
W.C. Fields:
The Pharmacist (1933),
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935),
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) and
The Bank Dick (1940). He can also be seen in such classics as
My Man Godfrey (1936),
Stage Door (1937),
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938),
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939),
Anchors Aweigh (1945),
White Christmas (1954) and
A Star Is Born (1954). He
was also a regular on
The Egg and I (1951) and
The Pruitts of Southampton (1966) television series.
In total, he appeared in over 200 feature films and short subjects
spanning 1924 to 1979. His final film appearance was in
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979). In
1994 he moved to the Motion Picture and Television Home and Hospital in
Woodland Hills, California where he died September 17, 1995, of natural
causes.
Rock 'n' Roll High School(1979)as School Board President
The Odd Couple(1970)as Pop
Hawaii Five-O(1968)as Minister
Support Your Local Gunfighter(1971)as Elmer, Storekeeper
Dirty Dingus Magee(1970)as Corporal
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey(1984)
Doctor's Orders(1930)
The Merv Griffin Show(1962)as Self
Vito(2011)as Grady, Millicent
The Great Man: W.C. Fields(2005)as Og Oggilby (clip from The Bank Dick (1940))
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender(1997)as Self
The Laurel and Hardy Show(1986)as Wrong Eddie (1986)
