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American film and television actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert George Burton (August 13, 1895 – September 29, 1962) was an American film and television actor.
Robert Burton | |
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Burton (right) with Robert Cummings in The Bob Cummings Show, 1958 | |
| Born | Robert George Burton August 13, 1895 Eastman, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 29, 1962 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1952–1963 |
Burton was born in Eastman, Georgia. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was best known for playing Tom Gipson in the 1956 film The Brass Legend.[1]
He also appeared as a sheriff in the 1957 Gunsmoke episode "What The Whiskey Drummer Heard". He had a recurring role as Dr. Burrage in the television series The Rifleman, which aired from September 30, 1958, to April 8, 1963.
Burton died in September 1962 in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 67.[2]
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