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Norman Burton

 
Actor: Norman Burton
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  • Born: 1935
  • Died: Nov 29, 2003 in Mexico
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '60s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Action
  • Career Highlights: Save the Tiger, The Gumball Rally, Bloodsport
  • First Major Screen Credit: Save the Tiger (1973)

Biography

A general purpose performer with slightly more distinction to his face and voice than most of his ilk, American actor Norman Burton quietly entered films in the 1960s. Many of his early films were more artistic than profitable, as witness the experimental Wild Seed (1965). Burton was spotted in brief character parts in a few box-office hits, notably Planet of the Apes (1968) (he was the simian Hunt Leader) and The Towering Inferno (1974) (as Will Giddings). In the James Bond actioner Diamonds are Forever (1970), Burton succeeded Jack Lord, Rik Van Nutter et. al. in the role of Bond's American CIA contact Felix Leiter. On TV's New Adventures of Wonder Woman series of the late 1970s, Burton had the recurring role of Joe Atkinson, the boss of anti-subversive operative Diana Prince (aka Wonder Woman). Still answering casting calls into the 1990s, Norman Burton was one of many film veterans appearing in the zany 1994 biopic Ed Wood. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Norman Burton
Born December 5, 1923(1923-12-05)
New York City, New York
Occupation Film, television actor

Norman Burton (December 5, 1923 - November 29, 2003), occasionally credited as Normann Burton, was an American film and television actor.

Born in New York City, Burton was a student of The Actor's Studio. After early work on stage, he broke into films with a minor role in Fright (1956).

His career in film and television was long and relatively successful, but he never achieved major recognition. In the movies, he is best-known for his unconventional (and frequently disparaged) performance as Felix Leiter in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1971). He also played Will Giddings, the man who saves a maintenance worker from death by opening a fire door, and is himself burned, in the 70s action movie The Towering Inferno. On television, he is best known for his performance as IADC boss Joe Atkinson during the second season of the television series Wonder Woman.

Throughout his life, Burton was a devotee of the method school of acting, and taught method acting in Lakeside, California. Sadly, Burton was killed in an automobile accident near the California and Arizona borders a few days short of his 80th birthday.

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Preceded by
Rik Van Nutter
 Felix Leiter actor
1971		 Succeeded by
David Hedison


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