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Frederick Burton(1871-1957)

  • Actor
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Frederick Burton in Heliotrope (1920)
Frederick Burton was born on 20 October 1871 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fighting Blade (1923), Arizona (1918) and The Big Trail (1930). He was married to Lora Osgood and Jessie Perine Lawrie. He died on 23 October 1957 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 20, 1871
DiedOctober 23, 1957(86)
BornOctober 20, 1871
DiedOctober 23, 1957(86)
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Known for

Richard Barthelmess in The Fighting Blade (1923)
The Fighting Blade
5.8
  • Oliver Cromwell
  • 1923
Douglas Fairbanks in Arizona (1918)
Arizona
5.4
  • Col. Benham
  • 1918
John Wayne and Marguerite Churchill in The Big Trail (1930)
The Big Trail
7.2
  • Pa Bascom
  • 1930
Love Birds (1934)
Love Birds
5.9
  • Barbwire
  • 1934

Credits

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  • Maureen O'Hara, Rex Harrison, and Vanessa Brown in The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
    The Foxes of Harrow
    6.5
    • Creole Gentleman (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, and Sonny Tufts in Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
    Miss Susie Slagle's
    6.3
    • Dr. Bowen (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Edward Everett Horton and Tom Tully in The Town Went Wild (1944)
    The Town Went Wild
    5.6
    • Dr. Hendricks (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in Casanova Brown (1944)
    Casanova Brown
    6.2
    • Rev. Dean (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Vincent Price, Charles Coburn, Mary Anderson, William Eythe, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Cedric Hardwicke, Alexander Knox, Thomas Mitchell, and Ruth Nelson in Wilson (1944)
    Wilson
    6.3
    • Senator (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Roy Rogers, Ruth Terry, and Trigger in Hands Across the Border (1944)
    Hands Across the Border
    5.9
    • Colonel Ames (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Van Heflin and Ruth Hussey in Tennessee Johnson (1942)
    Tennessee Johnson
    6.5
    • Senator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • George Brent, Bruce Cabot, and Priscilla Lane in Silver Queen (1942)
    Silver Queen
    5.7
    • Dr. Hartley
    • 1942
  • Brian Donlevy, Preston Foster, and Miriam Hopkins in A Gentleman After Dark (1942)
    A Gentleman After Dark
    6.5
    • Florist
    • 1942
  • Lionel Atwill, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bernard Punsly, and The Dead End Kids in Junior G-Men of the Air (1942)
    Junior G-Men of the Air
    6.2
    • Col. Mitchell (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Marlo Dwyer, Eleanor Lawson, and Edward Norris in Man with Two Lives (1942)
    Man with Two Lives
    5.1
    • Hobart Bennett
    • 1942
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes on Broadway (1941)
    Babes on Broadway
    6.6
    • Mr. Morris
    • 1941
  • Dan Dailey, Virginia Grey, Frank Morgan, and Ann Rutherford in Washington Melodrama (1941)
    Washington Melodrama
    6.3
    • Dean Lawford
    • 1941
  • Brian Aherne, Nils Asther, Kay Francis, Sig Ruman, S.Z. Sakall, and Henry Stephenson in The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
    The Man Who Lost Himself
    5.9
    • Mr. Milford
    • 1941
  • Mickey Rooney and Kathryn Grayson in Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
    Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
    6.6
    • Governor John F. Spaulding (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Fred Burton
  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • October 20, 1871
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • October 23, 1957
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Lora OsgoodDecember 26, 1894 - ? (divorced)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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