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Acting

John Burton

Career

Active from 1923 to 1953, with a break from 1924 to 1936, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for More About Nostradamus
More About Nostradamus
GoodWatch score55/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Burton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    53
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1950s

    7 titles ยท average score 71
    Let's Ask Nostradamus
    Let's Ask Nostradamus (1953)

    as Nostradamus

    Nostradamus Says So!
    Nostradamus Says So! (1953)

    as Nostradamus

    The Day the Earth Stood Still
    The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as British Radio Announcer

    David and Bathsheba
    David and Bathsheba (1951)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Priest (uncredited)

    The House on Telegraph Hill
    The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Mr. Whitmore

    My Blue Heaven
    My Blue Heaven (1950)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Lawyer (uncredited)

    Three Came Home
    Three Came Home (1950)
    GoodWatch score 84

    as Elderly Resident (uncredited)

    1940s

    31 titles ยท average score 66
    The Woman in Green
    The Woman in Green (1945)
    GoodWatch score 81

    as Waring the Mesmerist (uncredited)

    Sherlock Holmes in Washington
    Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Army Inspector (uncredited)

    Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
    Further Prophecies of Nostradamus (1942)

    as Michel de Nostradamus (uncredited)

    Mrs. Miniver
    Mrs. Miniver (1942)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Halliday (uncredited)

    The Black Swan
    The Black Swan (1942)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Captain Blaine (uncredited)

    Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
    Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as RAF Officer (uncredited)

    Random Harvest
    Random Harvest (1942)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Pearson (uncredited)

    Invisible Agent
    Invisible Agent (1942)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as R.A.F. Flier (uncredited)

    More About Nostradamus
    More About Nostradamus (1941)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Michel de Nostradamus (uncredited)

    Whispers
    Whispers (1941)

    as Anthony Hubbard (uncredited)

    Rage in Heaven
    Rage in Heaven (1941)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Court Clerk (uncredited)

    Foreign Correspondent
    Foreign Correspondent (1940)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as English Announcer

    1930s

    14 titles ยท average score 68
    Rulers of the Sea
    Rulers of the Sea (1939)

    as Seaman (uncredited)

    The Sun Never Sets
    The Sun Never Sets (1939)

    as Simon Randolph

    Nostradamus
    Nostradamus (1938)

    as Nostradamus (uncredited)

    Bravest of the Brave
    Bravest of the Brave (1938)

    as Marshal Michel Ney (uncredited)

    Marie Antoinette
    Marie Antoinette (1938)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Lafayette (uncredited)

    Lord Jeff
    Lord Jeff (1938)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as John Cartwright

    Kidnapped
    Kidnapped (1938)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Lieutenant Stone

    The King Without a Crown
    The King Without a Crown (1937)

    as Inquiring French Nobleman Hudson (uncredited)

    Lost Horizon
    Lost Horizon (1937)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as Wynant (uncredited)

    Slave Ship
    Slave Ship (1937)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Officer

    Lloyd's of London
    Lloyd's of London (1936)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Lord Nelson

    Beloved Enemy
    Beloved Enemy (1936)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Hall

    1920s

    1 title
    The Flames of Wrath
    The Flames of Wrath (1923)

    as William Jackson