Clarence Burton
This article is about the silent film actor. For the U.S. Representative from Virginia, see Clarence G. Burton. For the Detroit historian and philanthropist, see Clarence M. Burton.
| Clarence Burton | |
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| Born |
March 10, 1882 Fort Lyon, Missouri |
| Died | December 2, 1933 (aged 51) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
Clarence Burton (May 10, 1882 in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri – December 2, 1933 in Hollywood, California) was an American silent film actor.
Burton started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy in road productions. He was signed into films in late 1912 and starred in 132 films between 1913 and 1932.
He died of a heart attack in 1933 at the age of 51. His interment was located at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, but was removed on September 6, 1950.
Selected filmography
- The Werewolf (1913)
- The Sign of the Spade (1916)
- The Twinkler (1916) as Boss Corregan
- Beloved Rogues (1917) as Jack Kennedy
- My Fighting Gentleman (1917) as Isiah Gore
- The Last of the Duanes (1919) as Bland
- The Six Best Cellars (1920) as Henry Carpenter
- Thou Art the Man (1920) as Matt Solomon
- Forbidden Fruit (1921) as Steve Maddock
- Crazy to Marry (1921) as Gregory Slade (a lawyer)
- Miss Lulu Bett (1921) as Ninian Deacon
- Fool's Paradise (1921) as Manuel
- Her Husband's Trademark (1922)
- The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)
- The Beautiful and Damned (1922) as Bloeckman
- Adam's Rib (1923) as Cave Man
- The Ten Commandments (1923) as the Taskmaster (prologue)
- The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
- The Road to Yesterday (1925) as Hugh Armstrong
- The Coming of Amos (1925)
- Shipwrecked (1926)
- A Harp in Hock (1927)
- Rubber Tires (1927) as Mexican
- Stand and Deliver (1928)
- The Godless Girl (1929)
- The Love Racket (1929)
- The Unholy Three (1930)
- The Love Trader (1930)
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) as Servillius
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- Clarence Burton at the Internet Movie Database
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- Clarence Burton at Find a Grave
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