by Hans J. Wollstein
biography
A debonair British-born supporting player in Hollywood films from 1936, John Burton usually played men of wealth and prestige, such as Lord Nelson in Lloyds of London, Lafayette in Marie Antoinette (1938), and a Scotland Yard inspector in Phantom Raiders (1940), the latter an entry in MGM's brief "Nick Carter" series. During World War II, he was often cast as RAF officers and also did quite a bit of narration work for wartime short subjects. Burton's final film seems to have been Attack of the Mayan Mummy (1963), a Jerry Warren atrocity filmed in Mexico.
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David and Bathsheba
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1951 | |||
| 1951 | ||||
| 1951 | ||||
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Three Came Home
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1950 | |||
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Everybody Does It
Actor |
1949 | |||
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The Fan
Actor |
1949 | |||
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Captain from Castile
Actor |
1947 | |||
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Dark Delusion
Actor |
1947 | |||
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Black Beauty
Actor |
1946 | |||
| 1944 | ||||
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Two Tickets to London
Actor |
1943 | |||
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Eagle Squadron
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Invisible Agent
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Journey for Margaret
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Mrs. Miniver
Actor |
1942 | |||
| 1942 | ||||
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The Black Swan
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Rage in Heaven
Actor |
1941 | |||
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Foreign Correspondent
Actor |
1940 | |||
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The Earl of Chicago
Actor |
1940 | |||
| 1939 | ||||
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The Sun Never Sets
Actor |
1939 | |||
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Kidnapped
Actor |
1938 | |||
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Lord Jeff
Actor |
1938 | |||
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Marie Antoinette
Actor |
1938 | |||
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Storm over Bengal
Actor |
1938 | |||
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Lancer Spy
Actor |
1937 | |||
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Lost Horizon
Actor |
1937 | |||
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Beloved Enemy
Actor |
1936 | |||
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Lloyds of London
Actor |
1936 | |||
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Scoffer
Actor |
1920 | |||
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The Sin That Was His
Actor |
1920 | |||
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Huck and Tom
Actor |
1918 | |||
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M'Liss
Actor |
1918 | |||
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The Whispering Chorus
Actor |
1918 | |||
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A Kiss for Susie
Actor |
1917 | |||
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World Apart
Actor |
1917 | |||
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The Forbidden Room
Actor |
1914 | |||
| 1914 |


