---
name: "Peter Sumner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-sumner"
fi1m_id: "peter-sumner"
imdb_id: "nm0838614"
tmdb_id: 187398
wikidata_id: "Q7177185"
roles: []
born: "29 January 1942"
died: "22 November 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:29:09.322504+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Peter Sumner

## Identity

Peter Sumner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-sumner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-sumner
- **IMDb ID:** nm0838614
- **TMDB ID:** 187398
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7177185
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sumner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7177185, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838614/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/187398

Actor. Born 29 January 1942 in Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Died 22 November 2016.

## Details

- **Born:** 29 January 1942, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Died:** 22 November 2016
- **Also known as:** Peter Malcolm Sumner-Potts
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sumner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7177185, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838614/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/187398

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith*](https://film.one/film/the-chant-of-jimmie-blacksmith.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Peter Sumner, professionally known as Peter Malcolm Sumner-Potts, was an Australian actor, director and writer. He was born on 29 January 1942 in Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, and died on 22 November 2016 in Sydney.

He worked as a high school teacher before beginning his acting career in the mid-1960s. His film roles include appearances in *Color Me Dead* (1969), *Ned Kelly* (1970), an uncredited performance as Lieutenant Pol Treidum in *Star Wars* (1977), Dowie Steed in *The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith* (1978) and Tewson in *The Survivor* (1981). Television work encompassed a regular role in *Spyforce* (1971–73) and later parts in series such as *Heartbreak High* (1997–99) and *Cluedo* (1992).

Sumner was married to actress Lynda Stoner. He also presented on the children's programme *Play School* and directed a documentary on Meher Baba.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith* (1978), Fi1m 80, as Dowie Steed — [page](https://film.one/film/the-chant-of-jimmie-blacksmith.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Quarantine Hauntings* (2015), as Dr Dickenson
- *Ryder Country* (2012), as Professor Ed Woodman
- *Blue Water High* (2005), series, as Teacher
- *Jeopardy* (2002), series, Actor
- *The Dark Redemption* (1999), as Lt. Pol Treidum
- *Moby Dick* (1998), series, as Captain Gardiner
- *All Saints* (1998), series, as Errol Baumann
- *Water Rats* (1996), series, as Carl Sexton
- *Spellbinder* (1995), series, as Kennett
- *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, Actor
- *Survive the Savage Sea* (1992), as Buzz
- *Seeing Red* (1992), as Gorman
- *E Street* (1989), series, as Jonathan Bromley
- *Army Wives* (1987), as Grant's Father
- *The Flying Doctors* (1986), series, as Phil Buchanan, Harry Grant
- *Shark's Paradise* (1986), as Cooper
- *Bush Christmas* (1983), as Ben Thompson
- *The Dismissal* (1983), series, as Bill Hayden
- *Carson's Law* (1983), series, as John Meadows
- *The Survivor* (1981), as Tewson
- *Middle Age Spread* (1979), as Reg
- *The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith* (1978), as Dowie Steed — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-chant-of-jimmie-blacksmith.md)
- *Star Wars* (1977), as Lt. Pol Treidum (uncredited) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars.md)
- *McManus MPB* (1976), as Sgt. McManus
- *The Evil Touch* (1973), series, Actor
- *...and millions will die!* (1973), as Dixie Hart
- *Spyforce* (1971), series, Actor
- *Color Me Dead* (1969), as Stanley Phillips

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