' Robert George Burton (August 13, 1895 – September 29, 1962) was an American film and television actor. Burton was born in

Eastman, Georgia Eastman is a city in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,658 at the 2020 census, up from 4,962 at the 2010 census. The city was named after William Pitt Eastman, a native of Massachusetts who purchased a large tract of l ...

. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was best known for playing Tom Gipson in the 1956 film '' The Brass Legend''. He also appeared as a sheriff in the 1957 ''

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'' episode "What The Whiskey Drummer Heard". He had a recurring role as Dr. Burrage in the television series ''

The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television series starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show ...

'', which aired from September 30, 1958, to April 8, 1963. Burton died in September 1962 in Woodland Hills,

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, at the age of 67.

Partial filmography

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Fearless Fagan ''Fearless Fagan'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and stars Janet Leigh and Carleton Carpenter. It is about a clown who is drafted into the military and tries to sneak his pet lion into the service. The film was inspire ...

'' (1952) - Owen Gillman * '' My Man and I'' (1952) - Sheriff * '' Everything I Have Is Yours'' (1952) - Dr. Charles * '' Desperate Search'' (1952) - Wayne Langmuir * '' Sky Full of Moon'' (1952) - Customer * ''

The Bad and the Beautiful ''The Bad and the Beautiful'' is a 1952 American melodrama film that tells the story of a film producer who alienates everyone around him. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, written by George Bradshaw and Charles Schnee, and stars Lan ...

'' (1952) - McDill (uncredited) * '' Above and Beyond'' (1952) - Brigadier General Samuel E. Roberts * '' Confidentially Connie'' (1953) - Dr. Willis Shoop * ''

The Girl Who Had Everything ''The Girl Who Had Everything'' is a 1953 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Armand Deutsch for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film features William Powell in his last MGM feature and one of his last film roles befo ...

'' (1953) - John Ashmond * '' Code Two'' (1953) - Police Capt. Bill Williams * '' Cry of the Hunted'' (1953) - Warden Keeley * ''

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'' (1953) - David Sandring * '' A Slight Case of Larceny'' (1953) - Police Captain * ''

The Band Wagon ''The Band Wagon'' is a 1953 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. The plot follows an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway show will revive his career, but the play ...

'' (1953) - Caterer (uncredited) * '' Latin Lovers'' (1953) - Mr. Cumberly * '' Inferno'' (1953) - Sheriff * ''

The Big Heat ''The Big Heat'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city. William P. McGivern's serial in ' ...

'' (1953) - Gus Burke * '' All the Brothers Were Valiant'' (1953) - Asa Worthen * '' Taza, Son of Cochise'' (1954) - General George Crook * '' Riot in Cell Block 11'' (1954) - Guard Ambrose * '' Siege at Red River'' (1954) - Sheriff * ''

Broken Lance ''Broken Lance'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Sol C. Siegel. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark and Katy Jurado. Shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope, the film ...

'' (1954) - Mac Andrews * '' Rogue Cop'' (1954) - Inspector Adrian Cassidy * '' Hit the Deck'' (1955) - Commander (uncredited) * '' A Man Called Peter'' (1955) - Mr. Peyton * '' The Road to Denver'' (1955) - Pete * '' Lay That Rifle Down'' (1955) - General Ballard * '' The Last Command'' (1955) - Businessman in Cantina (uncredited) * '' The Left Hand of God'' (1955) - Rev. Marvin (uncredited) * '' Count Three and Pray'' (1955) - Bishop * '' Jubal'' (1956) - Dr. Grant * '' Reprisal!'' (1956) - Jeb Cantrell * ''

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'' (1956) - Col. Ira Hansen * ''

Three Brave Men ''Three Brave Men'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Philip Dunne and starring Ray Milland, Ernest Borgnine and Frank Lovejoy. The film was based on real-life events arising in Greenbelt, Maryland,Knepper, Cathy D. ''Greenbelt, Maryla ...

'' (1956) - W. L. Dietz * '' The Brass Legend'' (1956) - Tom Gipson * ''

The Tall T ''The Tall T'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Adapted by Burt Kennedy from the 1955 short story "The Captives" by Elmore Leonard, the film is about ...

'' (1957) - Tenvoorde * ''

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'' (1957) - Harry Walsh (uncredited) * '' The Spirit of St. Louis'' (1957) - Maj. Albert Lambert (Lindbergh Sponsor) - (uncredited) * '' The Hired Gun'' (1957) - Nathan Conroy * '' Domino Kid'' (1957) - Sheriff Travers * ''

No Down Payment ''No Down Payment'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt. It was written by Philip Yordan, who fronted for an uncredited and blacklisted Ben Maddow, and is based on the novel of the same name by John McPartland. The film sta ...

'' (1957) - Mr. Cagle (uncredited) * ''

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein ''I Was a Teenage Frankenstein'' (U.K. title: ''Teenage Frankenstein'') is a horror film starring Whit Bissell, Phyllis Coates and Gary Conway, released by American International Pictures (AIP) in November 1957 as a double feature with '' Blo ...

'' (1957) - Dr. Karlton * '' The Hard Man'' (1957) - Sheriff Hacker * '' The Young Lions'' (1958) - Col. Mead (uncredited) * '' Too Much, Too Soon'' (1958) - Bill Henning (uncredited) * '' Man or Gun'' (1958) - Deputy Sheriff Burt Burton * ''

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'' (1958) - Comdr. Tydings * ''

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'' (1959) - Charles Straus * '' The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock'' (1959) - First General * '' A Private's Affair'' (1959) - Gen. Charles E. Hargrave * '' Space Invasion of Lapland'' (1959) - Dr. Frederick Wilson * '' The Story on Page One'' (1959) - District Attorney Nordeau * ''

Wake Me When It's Over ''Wake Me When It's Over'' is the second album by Faster Pussycat, released in 1989. The band moved away from the glam metal of their first album to a more blues-influenced sound. Music videos were produced for "Poison Ivy" and "House of Pain ...

'' (1960) - Col. Dowling * '' The Gallant Hours'' (1960) - Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger * '' Seven Ways from Sundown'' (1960) - Eavens * ''

The Absent-Minded Professor ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' is a 1961 American science fiction comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is based on the 1943 short story "A Situation of Gravity" (May 22, 1943 ''Liberty'') by ...

'' (1961) - Sam Wheeler (uncredited) * ''

The Young Savages ''The Young Savages'' is a 1961 American crime drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usual ...

'' (1961) - Judge * '' Ada'' (1961) - Committee Man (uncredited) * ''

Sweet Bird of Youth ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' is a 1959 play by Tennessee Williams that tells the story of a gigolo and drifter, Chance Wayne, who returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra del Lago (travelling incognito as Princess K ...

'' (1962) - Director (uncredited) * '' Birdman of Alcatraz'' (1962) - Sen. Ham Lewis (uncredited) * ''

The Manchurian Candidate ''The Manchurian Candidate'' is a novel by Richard Condon, first published in 1959. It is a political thriller about the son of a prominent U.S. political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a communist conspiracy. T ...

'' (1962) - Convention Chairman (uncredited) * '' Billy Rose's Jumbo'' (1962) - Madison (released posthumously) * '' The Slime People'' (1963) - Professor Galbraith (released posthumously; final film role)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Robert 1895 births 1962 deaths People from Eastman, Georgia Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state) American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors Male Western (genre) film actors