Jeff Burton was born on 28 March 1924 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Planet of the Apes (1968), Black Hooker (1974) and Git! (1965). He died on 18 January 1988 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
American supporting actor, best known for his role as the ill-fated astronaut Dodge in Planet of the Apes (1968). After eleven years of service with the U.S. Army, he rose to the rank of captain, then began acting in theatrical stock. Between 1964 and 1974, he appeared in television episodes and in blaxploitation films. In later years, he supplemented his income by working as a parole department official in Los Angeles.
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One of the three surviving American astronauts to land on 'The Planet of the Apes' (along with Charlton Heston and Robert Gunner).
