Ted Sutton

{{short description|American actor}}

{{About|the actor|the Australian rules football player|Ned Sutton}}

{{BLP sources|date=November 2014}}

Ted Sutton is an American actor and voice over artist. He is best known for playing Sergeant Cunningham in M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 film Signs.

Career

Sutton began as a New York actor, but his role in Signs gained him attention, and led to further roles,{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} including guest appearances in 24, Law & Order: SVU, Cold Case, JAG, Charmed, 10-8. He was scheduled to play an Andorian general in theStar Trek: Enterprise episode "Proving Ground" but was replaced by Granville Van Dusen. Sutton played a department store regional manager who took a big cash bribe on The Young and the Restless. Sutton says that role was the most fun he has ever had.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} He is noted for his distinctive speaking voice.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} He played a doctor in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby.

Filmography

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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes

1989

| Her Alibi

| Cop

|

1990

| On the Block

| Mark

|

1991

| Maxim Xul

| District attorney

|

1996

| In the Blink of an Eye

| Trooper Black

|

1997

| G.I. Jane

| Flag Officer

|

1998

| Species II

| Pentagon Personnel

|

rowspan= 2|2001

| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Robert

| Guest appearance in the episode "Countdown"

Revolution #9

| Dr. Fred Lang

| Screened at the Mar del Plata Film Festival

2002

| Signs

| SFC Cunningham

|

rowspan= 2|2003

| 24

| General Blaye

| Guest appearance in the episode "Day 2: 1:00am – 2:00am"

Marci X

| Chuck Farley

|

10-8: Officers on Duty

| Male driver

| Guest appearance in the episode "Wild and the Innocent"

Passions

| Jail guard

| Guest appearance in the episode "Ep. #1207"

JAG

| General Matthew Smithfield U.S.M.C. Ret.

| Guest appearance in the episode "Coming Home"

Cold Case

| Herb

| Guest appearance in the episode "Mindhunters"

rowspan= 3|2005

| Fat Cats

| Judge Baddin

|

Charmed

| Recruitment officer

| Guest appearance in the episode "Malice in Wonderland"

Fortunes

| Mr. Croshere

|

2007

| Queens Supreme

| Norman Plotkin

| Guest appearance in the episode "Permanent Markers"

References

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