Lon Satton

Biography

Lon Satton was an American singer and actor who built his career mainly in Britain. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he sang in jazz clubs and spent time as a vocalist with Earl Hines and the Cotton Club Revue. After joining a theater troupe in Chicago, he worked in Off-Broadway and Broadway and starred in the 1958 musical The Body Beautiful with Barbara McNair. He recorded for Capitol Records. His film debut came with an uncredited part in The Human Duplicators (1964), and he later played a CIA agent in Live and Let Die (1973). He sang Move 'Em Out in Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). His London stage work included Catch My Soul, The Threepenny Opera and Bubbling Brown Sugar. His long-running role as Ramblin' Poppa McCoy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express began with the show's 1984 opening and continued until 1996, and it earned him an Olivier Award nomination.

93years old at death

Born February 11, 1927Philadelphia
Died October 30, 2020London
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 14 years1964 to 1978

Every film, newest first

1978Revenge of the Pink PantherIMDb rating 6.6
1973A Warm DecemberIMDb rating 6.2
1973Live and Let DieIMDb rating 6.7
1970Hello-GoodbyeIMDb rating 4.5
1964The Human DuplicatorsIMDb rating 3.4

Genres

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A first
Lon Satton played Ramblin' Poppa McCoy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express from its 1984 opening until 1996, and the role brought him an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.
A change of course
Before turning to theater, Satton sang in jazz clubs and spent time as a vocalist under Earl Hines and the Cotton Club Revue.
Beyond film
Satton sang the Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse song "Move 'Em Out" in the 1978 film Revenge of the Pink Panther.

Lon Satton movies on Netflix

Revenge of the Pink Panther1978IMDb rating 6.6as Sam Spade and the Private Eyes
A Warm December1973IMDb rating 6.2as Man
Live and Let Die1973IMDb rating 6.7as Strutter
Hello-Goodbye1970IMDb rating 4.5as Cole
The Human Duplicators1964IMDb rating 3.4

Worked with

Lon Satton shares two films with Lon Satton, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lon Satton

Robert Loggia

Herbert Lom

Peter Sellers

Jane Seymour

Sidney PoitierGuy HamiltonDirector, 1 film

Blake EdwardsDirector, 1 film

Arthur C. PierceDirector, 1 film

Films together

Lon Satton2 films together, 1970 to 1973
Lon Satton's page
- Live and Let Die1973IMDb rating 6.7Satton as StrutterSatton as Strutter
- Hello-Goodbye1970IMDb rating 4.5Satton as ColeSatton as Cole Strutter
Robert Loggia1 film together, 1978
Robert Loggia's page
- Revenge of the Pink Panther1978IMDb rating 6.6Satton as Sam Spade and the Private EyesLoggia as Al Marchione
Herbert Lom1 film together, 1978
Herbert Lom's page
- Revenge of the Pink Panther1978IMDb rating 6.6Satton as Sam Spade and the Private EyesLom as Chief Insp. Charles Dreyfus
Peter Sellers1 film together, 1978
Peter Sellers's page
- Revenge of the Pink Panther1978IMDb rating 6.6Satton as Sam Spade and the Private EyesSellers as Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Jane Seymour1 film together, 1973
Jane Seymour's page
- Live and Let Die1973IMDb rating 6.7Satton as StrutterSeymour as Solitaire
Sidney Poitier1 film together, 1973
Sidney Poitier's page
- A Warm December1973IMDb rating 6.2Satton as ManPoitier as Dr. Matt Younger
Guy HamiltonDirector, 1 film, 1973
All films by Guy Hamilton
- Live and Let Die1973IMDb rating 6.7Satton as Strutter
Blake EdwardsDirector, 1 film, 1978
All films by Blake Edwards
- Revenge of the Pink Panther1978IMDb rating 6.6Satton as Sam Spade and the Private Eyes
Arthur C. PierceDirector, 1 film, 1964
All films by Arthur C. Pierce
- The Human Duplicators1964IMDb rating 3.4

Online

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