Acting credits
20
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
J.D. Sumner
Acting
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Movies: 20Series: 0
TMDB ID: 558810
IMDb ID: nm0838879
Known for: Acting
Born: November 19, 1924
Died: November 16, 1998
Age: 73
Place of birth: Lakeland, Florida
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2026
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 7.49
Wikidata: Q1676315
Biography
John Daniel "J. D." Sumner was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and music promoter noted for his bass voice. Sumner sings the final note on the Elvis Presley song "Way Down", a C1. His vocal range extended below the lowest playable note on the piano, reaching the note G0 in a 26-second vocal slide at a concert while singing backing vocals for Presley. There are some claiming he reached an Eb0 in a recorded live concert while singing with the Blackwood Brothers, however this cannot be verified. He was famous for his group J. D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet and his associations with the Blackwood Brothers and Elvis Presley.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with J.D. Sumner.
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
2026 Movie
9.0
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
as vocals
2022 Movie
Elvis In Concert Remastered
as Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
2009 Movie
Sunday Meetin' Time
2006 Movie
A Tribute To George Younce
2005 Movie
Kennedy Center Homecoming
2002 Movie
7.8
All Day Singing at The Dome
as Self
1998 Movie
Atlanta Homecoming
as Himself
1998 Movie
This Is My Story
as Himself
1997 Movie
Feelin' At Home
1997 Movie
Gaither's Pond: The Lure Depths
1997 Movie
4.2
The Sweetest Song I Know
as Himself
1995 Movie
The Elvis I Knew
as Self
1994 Movie
7.1
Elvis: The Lost Performances
as Self (archive footage)
1992 Movie
6.9
Elvis in Concert
as Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
1977 Movie
7.8
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
as Self - Band
1973 Movie
7.2
Elvis on Tour
as Self - Vocals, The Stamps
1972 Movie
10.0
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
as Self - Vocals
1972 Movie
5.0
Challenge of the Range
as Guitar Player (uncredited)
1949 Movie
6.0
Quick on the Trigger
as Band Member
1948 Movie