Peter Sumner

The number of productions Peter Sumner-Potts, born in Sydney, NSW in 1942, has been involved in, is unreal. He produced and directed television series Friday Fare in 1965. Next he appeared uncredited in They're a Weird Mob in 1966, played Stanley Phillips in Color Me Dead, aka D.O.A. II, in 1969, Tom Lloyd in Ned Kelly in 1970, appeared in television series Spyforce in 1971 and Over There in 1972, played Dixie Hart in ...And Millions Die! in 1973, appeared in television series Certain Women in 1973 and The Lost Islands in 1976, playing Christian Dobler in episodes Return To Malo and The Sea Dragon. Then he played uncredited lieutenant Pol Treidum in the first one of the notorious Star Wars films: Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope, in 1977. Further, Peter played Dowie Steed in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, the USA version of And Millions Will Die, in 1978, Reg in Middle Age Spread in 1979, he had a role in The King of the Two Day Wonder in that same year, he played Tewson in The Survivor in 1981, Mr. Dimitros in Run, Rebecca, Run and Bill Hayden in television mini series The dismissial, both in 1983, appeared in mini series All The Way in 1988, played Gorman in Seeing Red, Reverend Clem Green in television series Cluedo and Buzz in Survive The Savage Sea, all three in 1992, Mr. Kennett in mini series Spellbinder in 1995, then principal Les Bailey in Heartbreal High, and after that he appeared in Moby Dick in 1998, as captain Gardiner.