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Acting

Frederick Burton

Career

Active from 1918 to 1942, busiest in 1932 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Trail
The Big Trail
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frederick Burton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Stylish 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Revenge Story 2
  • Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 61
Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

as Dr. Bowen (uncredited)

Man With Two Lives
Man With Two Lives (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hobart Bennett

Junior G-Men of the Air
Junior G-Men of the Air (1942)

as Col. Mitchell

Silver Queen
Silver Queen (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Hartley

Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Morris

Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dean Lawford

Go West
Go West (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

as Johnson (uncredited)

The Man from Dakota
The Man from Dakota (1940)

as Campbellite Religious Leader

Brigham Young
Brigham Young (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mr. Webb

Before I Hang
Before I Hang (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Governor Prentiss

Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Thompson

1930s

56 titles ยท average score 65
Silver on the Sage
Silver on the Sage (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tom Hamilton

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)

The Saint in New York
The Saint in New York (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as William Valcross

Transient Lady
Transient Lady (1935)

as Major Marshall

The Calling of Dan Matthews
The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)

as James B. Strong

Love Birds
Love Birds (1934)

as Barbwire

One Way Passage
One Way Passage (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as The Doctor

The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade (1932)
GoodWatch score 54

as Major Randolph

Two Seconds
Two Seconds (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

as Judge

Too Busy to Work
Too Busy to Work (1932)

as Judge Hardy

An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy (1931)
GoodWatch score 63

as Samuel Griffiths

The Big Trail
The Big Trail (1930)
GoodWatch score 85

as Pa Bascom

1920s

11 titles ยท average score 67
Running Wild
Running Wild (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

as D.W. Harvey

The Rejected Woman
The Rejected Woman (1924)

as Leyton Carter

The Fighting Blade
The Fighting Blade (1923)

as Oliver Cromwell

Broadway Broke
Broadway Broke (1923)

as Augustin Daly

Anna Ascends
Anna Ascends (1922)

as Mr. Fisk

Back Home and Broke
Back Home and Broke (1922)

as Otis Grimley

The Education of Elizabeth
The Education of Elizabeth (1921)

as Middleton

If Women Only Knew
If Women Only Knew (1921)

as Dr. John Strong

Yes or No
Yes or No (1920)

as Donald Vane

Heliotrope
Heliotrope (1920)

as Heliotrope Harry Hasdock (as Fred Burton)

The Fear Market
The Fear Market (1920)

as Jim Carson

1910s

7 titles ยท average score 57
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1919)

as Matthew Cuthbert

Getting Mary Married
Getting Mary Married (1919)
GoodWatch score 57

as Amos Bussard

Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters (1919)

as George Brockton

The Teeth of the Tiger
The Teeth of the Tiger (1919)

as Doctor Varney

The Career of Katherine Bush
The Career of Katherine Bush (1919)

as Duke Mordryn

Arizona
Arizona (1918)

as Col. Benham

Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap (1918)

as Cousin Egbert Floud