Dan Barton (born Daniel George Berman; September 20, 1921 – December 13, 2009) was an American actor.

Personal life

Barton was the son of Matthew and Sonia (née Koenigsberg) Berman. He was the cousin of

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. At age 12, he began his lifelong acting career starting out in radio, averaging 15 shows a week as a child actor. He served in the Army Special Services Entertainment Unit during World War II acting with

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. While stationed in Paris he edited a humor magazine. After returning to the States he was cast as Stefanowski in the stage play ''Mr. Roberts'' where he met actor

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who became his lifelong friend. While on tour, Barton met actress Anne Barton (née Henderson), whom he later wed. They married between a matinee and evening performance. They had two children, musician Steve Barton from the band

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and actress Susan Berman. In 2005, he married Gyl Roland, the daughter of actors

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Career

In the late 1940s, Barton appeared on stage in a production of '' Mister Roberts'' alongside Cliff Robertson, Lee Van Cleef, John Forsythe and Brian Keith. He had a long career in television from the 1950s through the 1980s, playing in a variety of different shows including ''

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''. He was cast as Jim Ellis, a schoolmaster in the episode "Incident at Indian Springs", of ''

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''. Barton portrayed Sergeant Burke in the NBC crime drama ''

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'' (1960-1961). Among other series in which he appeared were ''

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'' and '' Quincy M.E.'' Barton also portrayed Earl Carnes, the character you loved to hate on

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''. In his later years, Barton was highly in demand as a voice-over talent. He narrated documentaries, worked in commercials and provided the voices for many characters in video games. He also spent several years recording books for the blind for The Braille Institute. He was the spokesman for Northrup Aviation for twelve years and did voice-over work for companies such as

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. Barton also was the voice in many political campaign commercials, including prominent Republicans

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, despite his own position as a lifelong Democrat.

Death

On December 13, 2009, Barton died in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 88 from heart failure and kidney disease.

Partial filmography

*'' Up Front'' (1951) - Doctor (uncredited) *'' I'll See You in My Dreams'' (1951) - Hollywood Producer (uncredited) *'' Sailor Beware'' (1952) - 'Bama *''

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'' (1952) - Ray Mullins *''

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'' (1953) - Sailor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1954) - Man at Airport (uncredited) *'' Return from the Sea'' (1954) - Sailor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1954) - Corporal MacDonald (uncredited) *'' Conquest of Space'' (1955) - Crewman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1956) - Lt. Chesney (uncredited) *''

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'' (1958) - Tiger (uncredited) *''

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'' (1958) - Ens. Fineberg *''

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'' (1958) - Richard Wade - Episode "The Case of the Perjured Parrot" *''

'' (1958) - Episode "If You Knew Tomorrow" *''The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus'' (1962) - Pencils McCane *''

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'' (1979) - Jeff Haden

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barton, Dan 1921 births 2009 deaths American male television actors Male actors from Chicago Male actors from Los Angeles United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army soldiers 20th-century American male actors