Paul Sutton (May 14, 1910 – January 31, 1970) was an American radio writer and actor who also acted in film.

Biography

He was born in

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. He is perhaps best known as one of the actors who portrayed Sergeant William Preston on the radio serial ''

Challenge of the Yukon ''Challenge of the Yukon'' is an American radio adventure series that began on Detroit's WXYZ and is an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on January 3, 1939. The title changed from ''Challenge of the Yukon'' to '' ...

''. He has been credited with creating ''Challenge of the Yukon'' and writing episodes of ''The Green Hornet''. He collaborated on ''The Life of Mary Sothern'', a 13-week serial on WMCA and WLW in 1938. As of July 26, 1938, he was at WXYZ in Detroit. In film, he appeared in westerns and low budget B-movies during the 1930s and 1940s, sometimes in uncredited roles. He was in '' The Pinto Kid;'' a '' Variety'' review stated that "As the menace, Paul Sutton is one of the more convincing types." About his performance in ''North of the Yukon'', ''Variety'' wrote, "Paul Sutton lends realism to the fable with his characterization of the husky French trapper." He was in the

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films '' In Old Mexico'' and '' Bar 20 Justice''; a ''Variety'' review called him "miscast" in his role of villain in the latter. He married Margaret Schwamm, a secretary to the general manager at the radio station at which he worked, on April 27, 1945. He departed his acting career in

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, and later entered politics. In 1954 and 1956 he ran for a seat in the

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from

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. He was residing in

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at the time of his death on January 31, 1970. He was survived by three children.

Selected filmography

* '' Rio Grande Ranger'' (1936) * '' Jungle Jim'' (1937) * '' Under Strange Flags'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Bar 20 Justice'' (1938) * '' In Old Mexico'' (1938) * '' Shadows Over Shanghai'' (1938) * '' North of the Yukon'' (1939) * '' The Pinto Kid'' (1941) * '' The Great Awakening'' (1941) * '' Wild Geese Calling'' (1941) * '' Riders of the Northland'' (1942) * '' Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die'' (1942)

References

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on the RadioGOLDINdex 1910 births 1970 deaths 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico American male film actors Male actors from New Mexico People from Ferndale, Michigan {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub