Norman Burton

Norman Burton, also credited as Norman Burton, was an American theatre film and television actor, best known for Diamonds Are Forever, Planet of the Apes, The Towering Inferno, and Bloodsport.

Burton was born on December 5, 1923, in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... City, New York. Known for method acting, Norman pursued acting at The Actor’s Studio, New York. He began his career with stage shows like the musical comedy A Sound of Hunting and Anna Christie, a four act-play by Eugene O’Neill. The acclaimed actor also featured in a play based on Irish playwright Brendan Behan’s first play The Quare Fellow, produced by Jose Quintero.

The actor forayed into movies with the 1956 flick Fright, helmed by W. Lee Wilder. Norman portrayed a reporter named Thompkins in the film starring Eric Fleming, Nancy Melone, and Frank Marth.

His appearance in the film noir Fright resulted in him being offered a slew of roles in television shows and movies. However, even before featuring in the film in a minor role, Burton had appeared in an episode titled Dark Meeting of the American anthology series The Web, aired on CBS.

Although he never won accolades for a significant role, Burton featured in a slew of movies and shows over a long period and had a successful career as an actor. Some of his well-received performances include the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes, where he portrays the Hunt Leader, a gorilla. He re-appeared in the sequel Escape from the Planet of the Apes as an army officer.

Later, he essayed the role of Felix Leiter, a CIA agent who works with James Bond to catch Blofeld in Diamond Are Forever. Diamonds Are Forever is the seventh film in the James Bond series, helmed by Guy Hamilton Guy Hamilton born as Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton was a >> Read More... . It features Sean Connery Think of “legend” and define thy word, this man ha >> Read More... , Jill St. John, Charles Gray, and Lana Wood.

In the 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno, Burton portrays the character of Will Giddings, an electrical engineer. The movie, helmed by John Guillermin, stars Steve McQueen Terence Steven McQueen was born in Indiana and had >> Read More... , Paul Newman Paul Newman, a man full of qualities was an Americ >> Read More... , William Holden, Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway is an American film actress. He was b >> Read More... , and Fred Astaire.

The Towering Inferno proved to be the highest grosser of 1974 and was nominated for numerous awards. It got eight Oscar nods and bagged Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Song at the Academy Awards.

His other notable movie projects include The Gumball Rally, Deep Space, Crimes of Passion, and Fade To Black, among many others. His television credits include the fantasy drama series The New Adventures of Wonder Woman Click to look into! >> Read More... , The Ted Knight Show, War and Remembrance.

Burton died in an auto accident on November 29, 2003, in California, USA.