Frank Sutton - wikipedia Frank Sutton Frank Spencer Sutton Sutton ( right ) as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter with Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, 1966. Frank Spencer Sutton ( 1923 - 10 - 23 ) October 23, 1923 Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. June 28, 1974 ( 1974 - 06 - 28 ) ( aged 50 ) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. Resting place Greenwood Cemetery in Clarksville, Tennessee Alma mater Columbia University Spouse ( s ) Toby Igler Sutton ( married 1949 -- 1974, his death ) Children Frank Spencer Sutton ( October 23, 1923 -- June 28, 1974 ) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Personal life and death 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links Early Life Sutton was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. He developed an interest in acting, playing his first role at age nine and also starring in the drama club at East Nashville High School, where he graduated in 1941. He later said, `` The first time I walked out on a stage, I had a warm feeling. I knew then I wanted to be an actor. '' After high school, Sutton returned to Clarksville to become a radio announcer. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and served in the South Pacific, taking part in 14 assault landings. Acting career Honorably discharged at the war 's end as a sergeant, he began acting on stage. He attended the Columbia University School of General Studies, graduating cum laude with a bachelor 's degree in drama in 1952. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Sutton played small roles in television shows such as Decoy, Route 66, Naked City, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Fugitive, The Goldbergs, 87th Precinct, Gunsmoke, Target : The Corruptors, Empire, The Twilight Zone, and The Untouchables. He had a continuing role as Cadet Eric Rattison, the great rival of the Polaris Unit manned by the series ' heroes, in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet from 1950 to 1955. In 1955, he received his big break in the Academy Award - winning movie Marty, in which he played the title character 's friend, Ralph. He also had a role in The Satan Bug, a 1965 spy thriller. He returned to the stage in The Andersonville Trial in the early 1960s. Having primarily acted in dramas, Sutton 's breakthrough role was on `` Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. '', a 1964 episode of The Andy Griffith Show, in which he played the cynical and easily exasperated Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter opposite Jim Nabors ' character Gomer Pyle. This episode led to a spin - off TV comedy, Gomer Pyle, USMC, where Sutton continued the role for five seasons, until the show ended its run in 1969. He also appeared in public service announcements in the role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter. After Gomer Pyle ceased production, Sutton appeared regularly on Nabors ' variety show The Jim Nabors Hour with Gomer Pyle co-star Ronnie Schell. Sutton played the brother - in - law of Nabors ' character in comedy sketches. Sutton performed in dinner theater, playing, among other roles, the father in Norman, Is That You ? and made guest appearances on other television programs. Personal Life and death In 1949, Sutton married the former Toby Igler, a soap - opera writer, and they had two children, Joe Sutton and Amanda. On June 28, 1974, while preparing for a performance in the comedy play, Luv, at the Beverly Barn Dinner Playhouse in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sutton died of a heart attack. His remains are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in his hometown of Clarksville. Filmography Television Year Title Role ( s ) Notes 1950 -- 1955 Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Cadet Eric Raddison 1954 The Glenn Miller Story uncredited 1955 Marty Ralph ( uncredited ) 1956 The Edge of Night Sgt. Fitzsimmons 1958 -- 1961 Naked City Franklin Maquon 1960 -- 1961 The Secret Storm Joe Sullivan # 2 1961 -- 1962 Gunsmoke Charlie ( 1961 ) Olie ( 1962 ) Billy Marston ( 1962 ) 1962 Have Gun -- Will Travel Davey Walsh One - time role -- The Trap ( 1962 ) The Twilight Zone Frank, Jerry 's manager One - time role in episode `` The Dummy '' 1962 -- 1963 Combat ! ( TV series ) Corporal Cording -- The Chateau ( 1963 ) 1962 -- 1963 The Untouchables Benny Stryker ( 1962 ) Smiley Barris ( 1962 ) Angie Stazak ( 1963 ) Sgt. Davey McCain ( 1963 ) The Stryker Brothers ( 1962 )... Benny Stryker The Contract ( 1962 )... Smiley Barris The Speculator ( 1963 )... Angie Stazak The Butcher 's Boy ( 1963 )... Sgt. Davey McCain 1963 The Fugitive ( deputy ) Jackson One - time role in episode 3 `` The Other Side of the Mountain '' 1964 The Andy Griffith Show Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter One - time role in episode `` Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. '' 1964 -- 1969 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter 1969 -- 1971 The Jim Nabors Hour Himself 1970 -- 1973 Love American Style Various Episodes : Love and the Bonded Separation ( 1973 ) Love and the Secret Life ( 1972 ) Love and the Guru ( 1972 ) Love and the Lady Barber ( 1971 )... Herb Redding Love and the Haunted House ( 1970 )... Walter Films Year Title Role Notes 1955 Marty Ralph Uncredited 1957 Four Boys and a Gun Ollie Denker 1961 Town Without Pity Sgt. Chuck Snyder 1965 The Satan Bug Donald Hurricane Bert Pearson Television movie released posthumously References ^ Jump up to : `` Gomer 's Sgt. Carter, Frank Sutton, Dead ''. St. Petersburg Times. Times Publishing Company. June 29, 1974. p. 14 - A. Retrieved November 22, 2008. Jump up ^ Handsaker, Gene ( August 21, 1966 ). `` Visiting the Real War ''. St. Petersburg Times. Times Publishing Company. p. 4. Retrieved November 22, 2008. Jump up ^ Kleiner, Dick ( March 29, 1997 ). `` Reader asks what preceded ' Gomer Pyle ' ? ''. Calhoun Times : 3. Retrieved December 6, 2008. Jump up ^ Lowry, Cynthia ( July 29, 1965 ). `` Gomer Pyle Show Scored Immediately ''. Ellensburg Daily Record. Associated Press. p. 4. Retrieved October 17, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Nabors ' Production Still Popular ''. Rome News - Tribune. News Publishing Company. October 16, 1970. pp. 9 -- A. Retrieved November 23, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Complete Television Programs for Thursday ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. September 17, 1970. p. 48. Retrieved November 23, 2008. Jump up ^ Rearden, T.J. ( May 18, 1972 ). `` Roaming Around Florida ''. The Deuniak Springs Herald. p. 10. Retrieved November 23, 2008. External links Biography portal Tennessee portal Los Angeles portal California portal Theatre portal Film portal Television portal World War II portal United States Army portal Several dozen articles about Frank Sutton Frank Sutton on IMDb Frank Sutton at the TCM Movie Database Frank Spencer Sutton at Find a Grave Obituary on National Obituary Archive 2009 article from the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, the newspaper from Sutton 's hometown. 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Question: what was the sergeants name on gomer pyle
Answer: Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter