Norman Burton
Norman Burton graduated from The Actor's Studio in New York. He appeared in NY onstage in professional stage productions of "Sound of Hunting", "Anna Christie", and José Quintero's production of Brendan Behan's "The Quare Fellow". He appeared in such notable films as Towering Inferno, Save the Tiger (1973), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Bloodsport (1988), Planet of the Apes (1968), and Planet of the Apes (1974).
Burton moved from Prescott, Arizona to Ajijic, Mexico. He was killed in a car crash on the California/Arizona border while returning to his home in Mexico in late 2003, six days before what would have been his 80th birthday. A widower, Burton was survived by his daughter, two grandsons, a niece and a nephew.
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ActorKnown Credits
1Birthday
05-12-1923Died
29-11-2003Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USANorman Burton
Norman Burton graduated from The Actor's Studio in New York. He appeared in NY onstage in professional stage productions of "Sound of Hunting", "Anna Christie", and José Quintero's production of Brendan Behan's "The Quare Fellow". He appeared in such notable films as Towering Inferno, Save the Tiger (1973), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Bloodsport (1988), Planet of the Apes (1968), and Planet of the Apes (1974).
Burton moved from Prescott, Arizona to Ajijic, Mexico. He was killed in a car crash on the California/Arizona border while returning to his home in Mexico in late 2003, six days before what would have been his 80th birthday. A widower, Burton was survived by his daughter, two grandsons, a niece and a nephew.
