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Norman Burton(1923-2003)

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Norman Burton in Wonder Woman (1975)
Follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.
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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.
BornDecember 5, 1923
DiedNovember 29, 2003(79)
BornDecember 5, 1923
DiedNovember 29, 2003(79)
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Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Diamonds Are Forever
6.5
  • Leiter
  • 1971
Maurice Evans in Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes
8.0
  • Hunt Leader
  • 1968
Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Towering Inferno
7.0
  • Giddings(as Normann Burton)
  • 1974
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Forest Whitaker, and Bolo Yeung in Bloodsport (1988)
Bloodsport
6.8
  • Helmer
  • 1988

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  • Pat Morita, David Bradley, James Lew, and Lee Reyes in American Ninja 5 (1993)
    American Ninja 5
    3.0
    • Ambassador Halden
    • 1993
  • Pierce Brosnan, Ben Cross, and Ron Silver in Live Wire (1992)
    Live Wire
    5.6
    • Senator Victor
    • 1992
  • The New Adam-12 (1990)
    The New Adam-12
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Eric Monroe
    • 1991
  • Dragnet (1989)
    Dragnet
    5.6
    TV Series
    • 1990
  • Thirtysomething (1987)
    Thirtysomething
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Charley Sayers
    • 1990
  • War and Remembrance (1988)
    War and Remembrance
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Gen. George C. Marshall
    • 1988–1989
  • Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988)
    Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Ward Sullivan
    • 1988
  • Deep Space (1988)
    Deep Space
    4.5
    • General Randolph
    • 1988
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme, Forest Whitaker, and Bolo Yeung in Bloodsport (1988)
    Bloodsport
    6.8
    • Helmer
    • 1988
  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
    Highway to Heaven
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Captain Friend
    • 1988
  • Bad Guys (1986)
    Bad Guys
    4.3
    • Captain Watkins
    • 1986
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Monsignor Senti
    • 1986
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Damon Leland
    • Barnswell
    • 1983–1986
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Drew Narramore
    • 1986
  • Shô Kosugi in Pray for Death (1985)
    Pray for Death
    5.7
    • Lt. Anderson
    • 1985

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  • Alternative name
    • Normann Burton
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • December 5, 1923
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 29, 2003
    • Imperial, California, USA(auto accident)
  • Spouses
      Grace Claire MclaughlinMay 29, 1964 - May 30, 2002 (her death)
  • Children
    • Nomi Schnall
  • Parents
      Dorothy Gapin
  • Relatives
      Abraham Lionel Schnall(Sibling)

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    Along with Roddy McDowall, Woodrow Parfrey and Eldon Burke, he was one of only four actors to appear in both Planet of the Apes (1968) and Planet of the Apes (1974). Burton played the Hunt Leader, the first ape to be seen by the audience, in Planet of the Apes (1968).

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