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John Burton(1904-1987)

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John Burton was born on 6 April 1904 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Foreign Correspondent (1940), Lloyd's of London (1936) and Storm Over Bengal (1938). He died on 29 September 1987 in London, England, UK.
BornApril 6, 1904
DiedSeptember 29, 1987(83)
BornApril 6, 1904
DiedSeptember 29, 1987(83)
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Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Foreign Correspondent
7.4
  • English Announcer
  • 1940
Tyrone Power, Freddie Bartholomew, Madeleine Carroll, and Guy Standing in Lloyd's of London (1936)
Lloyd's of London
6.9
  • Lord Nelson
  • 1936
Richard Cromwell, Rochelle Hudson, and Patric Knowles in Storm Over Bengal (1938)
Storm Over Bengal
5.3
  • Sir Austin Carter
  • 1938
John Burton in Let's Ask Nostradamus (Prophecies of Nostradamus #2) (1953)
Let's Ask Nostradamus (Prophecies of Nostradamus #2)
5.3
Short
  • Nostradamus
  • 1953

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  • John Burton in Let's Ask Nostradamus (Prophecies of Nostradamus #2) (1953)
    Let's Ask Nostradamus (Prophecies of Nostradamus #2)
    5.3
    Short
    • Nostradamus
    • 1953
  • Kent Taylor in Boston Blackie (1951)
    Boston Blackie
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
    The Day the Earth Stood Still
    7.7
    • British Radio Announcer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • David and Bathsheba (1951)
    David and Bathsheba
    6.1
    • Priest (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
    The House on Telegraph Hill
    6.9
    • Mr. Whitmore
    • 1951
  • Betty Grable and Dan Dailey in My Blue Heaven (1950)
    My Blue Heaven
    6.1
    • Lawyer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Claudette Colbert in Three Came Home (1950)
    Three Came Home
    7.3
    • Elderly Resident (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Linda Darnell, Celeste Holm, and Paul Douglas in Everybody Does It (1949)
    Everybody Does It
    6.6
    • Mr. Murray (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Jeanne Crain in The Fan (1949)
    The Fan
    6.6
    • Hoskins (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Tyrone Power, Lee J. Cobb, Cesar Romero, Jean Peters, and John Sutton in Captain from Castile (1947)
    Captain from Castile
    6.8
    • DeLora (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Lucille Bremer and James Craig in Dark Delusion (1947)
    Dark Delusion
    6.1
    • Minister (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Black Beauty (1946)
    Black Beauty
    5.8
    • Dr. White
    • 1946
  • Three Strangers (1946)
    Three Strangers
    6.9
    • Narrator (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Basil Rathbone, Eve Amber, Hillary Brooke, Nigel Bruce, Paul Cavanagh, and Henry Daniell in The Woman in Green (1945)
    The Woman in Green
    6.6
    • Waring - Mesmerist (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Charles Korvin, Miles Mander, J. Carrol Naish, Ella Raines, and Gale Sondergaard in Enter Arsene Lupin (1944)
    Enter Arsene Lupin
    6.1
    • Radio Commentator (uncredited)
    • 1944

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  • Born
    • April 6, 1904
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 29, 1987
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)

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