So whatever happened to him? His life ended all too soon. On June 28, 1974, while preparing for a performance of the comedy Luv at the Beverly Barn Dinner Playhouse in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sutton died of a heart attack at the age of 50. He is buried in his hometown of Clarksville.

Did Frank Sutton and Jim Nabors get along?

Off-stage Nabors and Sutton shared a mutual respect for each other. After the show's demise, in fact, Sutton went on to become a part of Jim's roster of regulars on The Jim Nabors Hour (1968), a variety show that had a very short run.

What happened to Sergeant Carter on Gomer Pyle?

SHREVEPORT, La., June 29 (AP) — Frank Sutton, who played the tough Marine Corps Sergeant Carter in the “Gomer Pyle” television series, died last night at the age of 51. ... Sutton had apparently suffered heart attack In his dressing room just before he was to go on stage at the Beverly Barn Dinner Playhouse.