He was surprise vs He was surprised

Some examples from the web:

• He was a surprise, but you were already pretty wasted by then.
• The murder attempt of which he was victim does not surprise me.
• He said that he was arranging a romantic surprise for her.
• He said it was a surprise.
• He said it was a surprise, told me to pack for two nights.
• He was trying to... surprise me, or sweep me off my feet, and... so, somehow, he got a hold of this ring, and it has landed him in a pile of trouble.
• Somehow your boy missed that, and I missed him missing it, and it wasn't till we were on the verge of the whole shebang that I realized what a surprise he was in for.
• The fact that anyone showed up at the first one was surprise enough.
• My first reaction when I saw this directive was surprise.
• All I wanted to do was surprise him for when he came home.
• A long exchange of letters ensued, there was surprise that we suddenly don't want a surveyor.
• To my surprise, he was distinctly taken aback.
• The biggest surprise would be if he was actually the killer.
• Maybe he was saving it as a pleasant surprise.
• Whether Matisse was completely aware of his effect on the bourgeoisie, he was certainly provocative and full of surprises.
• It was a surprise for everyone, though of course he was very fat.
• He was much more than Mr. Zubkov could handle, even with the element of surprise.
• We didn't realize that he was going to show up there, so kudos to you guys for arranging a nice surprise like that.
• What does surprise me is that he was murdered.
• Imagine their surprise and my embarrassment... upon learning he was meeting with your brother.

Some examples from the web:

• He was surprised at the sight of blood.
• He was surprised to see a lawyer who arrived from Italy for him.
• I think he was surprised, for whatever reason.
• I'm sure he was surprised to see what you are.
• Nobody overpowered Six, he was surprised by someone he trusted.
• Maybe he was surprised.
• He was surprised by his own words.
• He was surprised at first, But then he just turned and walked away.
• He was surprised he was in L.A. at all.
• Couldn't tell whether he was surprised or suspicious.
• If he was surprised, it was because we knew about the affair.
• He was surprised, yes, sir.
• He was surprised I'd started on the boy.
• He was surprised at the sight of blood.
• He was surprised last night trying to escape.
• He was surprised, yes, sir.
• He was surprised to find out we just met this morning.
• He was surprised to discover the interference... was raining down from the center of our galaxy... the constellation Sagittarius.
• When he got back home, he was surprised to see that Tebukro was no longer there.
• Doesn't sound like he was surprised.