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Berton Churchill (1876–1940)

Actor | Soundtrack

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Radio star Harold Peary claimed he based much of his famous character "The Great Gildersleeve" on the pompous pretensions of Berton's film characterizations. See more trivia »

Born:

in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 63) in New York City, New York, USA
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1940 I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Senator Henry Lowell
 
1940 Public Deb No. 1
Magistrate
 
1940 Cross-Country Romance
Col. Conway
 
1940 The Way of All Flesh
Reginald L. Morten
 
1940 Turnabout
Julian Marlowe
 
1940 Saturday's Children
Mr. 'B.N.' Norman, Office Manager
 
1940 20 Mule Team
'Jackass' Brown
 
1940 Brother Rat and a Baby
Mr. John D. Harper
 
1939 Hero for a Day
E. A. Dow
 
1939 On Your Toes
Donald Henderson
 
1939 The Angels Wash Their Faces
Mayor Dooley
 
1939 Should Husbands Work?
Barnes
 
1939 Daughters Courageous
Judge Henry Hornsby
 
1939 So This Is London
Hiram Draper
 
1939 Stagecoach
Gatewood
 
1938 Sweethearts
Sheridan
 
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady
Oliver Wendell Henderson
 
1938 Down in 'Arkansaw'
Judge
 
1938 Danger on the Air
Caesar Kluck
 
1938 Ladies in Distress
Fred Morgan
 
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
J.B
 
1938 Four Men and a Prayer
Mr. Martin Cherrington
 
1938 Wide Open Faces
L.D. Crawford
 
1938 He Couldn't Say No
Senator Mabby
 
1937 Quick Money
Blueford H. Smythe, the Con Man
 
1937 Wild and Woolly
Edward Ralston
 
1937 Public Wedding
H. Theodore 'Pop'/'Popsie' Lane III
 
1937 The Singing Marine
J. Montgomery Madison
 
1937 You Can't Beat Love
Police Chief Brennan
 
1937 Sing and Be Happy
John Mason
 
1937 Parnell
The O'Gorman Mahon
 
1937 All Scarlet
Judge
 
1937 In Old Chicago
Senator Colby
 
1936 Under Your Spell
Judge
 
1936 Dimples
Colonel Loring
 
1936 Bunker Bean
Professor Ed Balthazer
 
1936 Parole!
Rex Gavin
 
1936 Three of a Kind
'Con' Cornelius
 
1936 Colleen
Mr. Logan
 
1936 The Dark Hour
Paul Bernard
 
1936 You May Be Next
J.J. Held
 
1936 Black Gold
J.C. Anderson
 
1935 Coronado
Walter Marvin
 
1935 The Rainmakers
Simon Parker
 
1935 The Spanish Cape Mystery
Judge Macklin
 
1935 I Live for Love
Howard Fabian
 
1935 Page Miss Glory
Mr. Yates, Assistant Hotel Manager
 
1935 Steamboat Round the Bend
New Moses
 
1935 Dizzy Dames
Dad Hackett
 
1935 $10 Raise
Mr. Bates
 
1935 Vagabond Lady
R.D. Spear
 
1935 A Night at the Ritz
Stephen Vincent
 
1935 The County Chairman
Elias Rigby
 
1935 Helldorado
'Clarion' Editor
 
1934 Bachelor of Arts
Alexander Hamilton Sr.
 
1934 Sing Sing Nights
Gov. Duane
 
1934 Babbitt
Judge Virgil 'Verge' Thompson
 
1934/I Menace
Norman Bellamy
 
1934 Kid Millions
Col. Harrison Larrabee (as Burton Churchill)
 
1934 Redhead
Mr. Brown
 
1934 Judge Priest
Senator Horace Maydew
 
1934 Take the Stand
Mr. Jerome Burbank
 
1934 Dames
Harold Ellsworthy Todd
 
1934 Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Franklyn P. Brumbaugh
 
1934 Bachelor Bait
'Big' Barney Nolan (as Burton Churchill)
 
1934 Murder in the Private Car
Luke Carson
 
1934 Half a Sinner
Deacon Caswell
 
1934 Strictly Dynamite
Mr. Rivers
 
1934 Let's Be Ritzy
R.M. Pembrook
 
1934 Men in White
John Hudson (uncredited)
 
1934 Hi, Nellie!
John L. Graham
 
1934 Frontier Marshal
Ben 'Hiram' Melton
 
1934 Life Is Worth Living
 
1933 Master of Men
Mr. Walling
 
1933 College Coach
Otis
 
1933 Only Yesterday
Goodheart (uncredited)
 
1933 Ladies Must Love
Gaskins
 
1933 Doctor Bull
Herbert Banning - Janet's Brother
 
1933 Golden Harvest
Eben Martin
 
1933 The Avenger
Forster
 
1933 Enemies of Society
Col. Higginbotham
 
1933 Her First Mate
Davis
 
1933 I Love That Man
Mordant, Casket Buyer
 
1933 Heroes for Sale
Mr. Winston
 
1933 Elmer, the Great
Colonel Moffitt
 
1933 So This Is Africa
President
 
1933 The Little Giant
Donald Hadley Cass
 
1933 Private Jones
Roger Winthrop
 
1933 From Hell to Heaven
Toledo Jones
 
1933 Hard to Handle
Col. H.D.X. Wells (uncredited)
 
1933 Employees' Entrance
Mr. Bradford (uncredited)
 
1933 The Mysterious Rider
Mark King
 
1933 Laughter in Hell
Mike Slaney
 
1933 Billion Dollar Scandal
The Warden
 
1932 Frisco Jenny
Judge Thomas B. Reynolds (uncredited)
 
1932 Madame Butterfly
American Consul
 
1932 Merry-Go-Round
Mayor William 'Billy' Manning
 
1932 If I Had a Million
Warden (uncredited)
 
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
The Judge
 
1932 Washington Merry-Go-Round
Speaker of the House
 
1932 False Faces
Dr. J.B. Parker
 
1932 The Big Stampede
Governor Lew Wallace
 
1932 The Cabin in the Cotton
Lane Norwood
 
1932 The Crooked Circle
Col. Walters (as Burton Churchill)
 
1932 Okay, America!
Jacob Baron
 
1932 American Madness
O'Brien (uncredited)
 
1932 The Washington Masquerade
Senator Bitler
 
1932 Fast Companions
Committee Chairman
 
1932 Week Ends Only
A.S. Carr
 
1932 The Dark Horse
William A. Underwood
 
1932 Forgotten Commandments
Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
 
1932 The Rich Are Always with Us
Judge Bradshaw
 
1932 Two Seconds
The Warden
 
1932 The Mouthpiece
Judge, Rocco Trial (uncredited)
 
1932 It's Tough to Be Famous
Admiral Blaine (uncredited)
 
1932 Scandal for Sale
Bunnyweather (as Burton Churchill)
 
1932 The Wet Parade
Roger's Uncle Dick (uncredited)
 
1932 A Fool's Advice
Mayor Martin Sloan
 
1932 Cheaters at Play
 
1932 Taxi!
Judge West (uncredited)
 
1932 This Reckless Age
 
1931 Air Eagles
Windy J. Bailey
 
1931 Husband's Holiday
Gerald Burgess
 
1931 My Sin
Mr. Osgood (uncredited)
 
1931 Secrets of a Secretary
Mr. Merritt
 
1931 Tarnished Lady
Stock Speculator (uncredited)
 
1930 Five Minutes from the Station (short)
Mr. Mason (as Burton Churchill)
 
1929 Nothing But the Truth
E.M. Burke
 
1924 Tongues of Flame
Boland
 
1923 Six Cylinder Love
George Stapleton
 
1919 The Road Called Straight
Robert Swiftmore
 
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1938 Sweethearts (performer: "Keep It Dark" 1903 - uncredited)
 
1934 Kid Millions (performer: "Let My People Go" - uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Carry On (1928). Written by Owen Davis. Directed by Clifford Brook. Theatre: Masque: 23 Jan 1928- Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/8 performances). As "Horace." Produced by Carl Reed. See more »

Alternate Names:

Burton Churchill

Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Trivia:

Radio star Harold Peary claimed he based much of his famous character "The Great Gildersleeve" on the pompous pretensions of Berton's film characterizations. See more »

Star Sign:

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