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Portrait of Robert Burton

Acting

Robert Burton

Career

Active from 1925 to 1972, with a break from 1926 to 1951, busiest in 1953 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Man Called Peter
A Man Called Peter
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Burton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.7, average 4.9
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Low-Budget Charm 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977)

as Dale Anderson

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession (1972)

as Ron Holden

1960s

11 titles · average score 57
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Brian Frisbee

The Slime People
The Slime People (1963)
GoodWatch score 25

as Prof. Galbraith

Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sen. Ham Lewis (uncredited)

Billy Rose's Jumbo
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

as Madison

Mooncussers
Mooncussers (1962)

as E.P. Hallett

The Young Savages
The Young Savages (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

as Judge

Who Killed Julie Greer?
Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961)

as Policeman (uncredited)

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Theodore Walters

The Gallant Hours
The Gallant Hours (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Roy Geiger

Seven Ways from Sundown
Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eavens

Wake Me When It's Over
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Colonel Dowling

1950s

54 titles · average score 63
Terror in the Midnight Sun
Terror in the Midnight Sun (1959)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dr. Frederick Wilson

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Doctor

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
GoodWatch score 56

as First General

The Story on Page One
The Story on Page One (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as District Attorney Nordeau

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dr. Karlton

The Hired Gun
The Hired Gun (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Nathan Conroy

A Man Called Peter
A Man Called Peter (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Peyton

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Thomas Arnold

Confidentially Connie
Confidentially Connie (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Willis Shoop

Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Warden Keeley

Sky Full of Moon
Sky Full of Moon (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

as Customer

My Man and I
My Man and I (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sheriff

1940s

1 title · average score 48
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Ben Sutherland

1920s

1 title
The Trailer
The Trailer (1925)

as Foreman Spence