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Robert Easton(1930-2011)

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Robert Easton
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Robert Easton was born on 23 November 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Working Girl (1988) and The Giant Spider Invasion (1975). He was married to June Bettine Grimstead. He died on 16 December 2011 in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 23, 1930
DiedDecember 16, 2011(81)
BornNovember 23, 1930
DiedDecember 16, 2011(81)
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Known for

Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
7.2
  • Klingon Judge
  • 1991
Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (1988)
Working Girl
6.8
  • Armbrister
  • 1988
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
The Giant Spider Invasion
3.3
  • Kester
  • 1975
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Belushi in Red Heat (1988)
Red Heat
6.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1988

Credits

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Actor

  • The Ones (2017)
    The Ones
    5.2
    • Don's Guru
    • 2017
  • Horrorween (2011)
    Horrorween
    4.6
    Video
    • Neighbor
    • 2011
  • Resistance: Retribution (2009)
    Resistance: Retribution
    7.2
    Video Game
    • British Commandos (voice)
    • 2009
  • The Grift (2008)
    The Grift
    4.6
    • Henry Addams
    • 2008
  • Spiritual Warriors (2007)
    Spiritual Warriors
    5.1
    • Roger
    • 2007
  • Rachel Zeskind in Azusa Street: The Movie (2006)
    Azusa Street: The Movie
    7.7
    Video
    • Narrator
    • 2006
  • Daniel: The Movie
    8.2
    Video
    • Gabriel
    • 2006
  • Lost (2004)
    Lost
    5.7
    • Minister
    • 2004
  • Red Roses and Petrol (2003)
    Red Roses and Petrol
    6.3
    • Old Geezer
    • 2003
  • Gods and Generals (2003)
    Gods and Generals
    6.2
    • John Janney
    • 2003
  • Timothy Hutton and Maria Grazia Cucinotta in Just One Night (2000)
    Just One Night
    5.5
    • Drunk Cab Driver
    • 2000
  • Titanic Explorer (1998)
    Titanic Explorer
    7.2
    Video Game
    • Archibald Gracie
    • Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon
    • Charles Joughin (voice) ...
    • 1998
  • Merchants of Venus (1998)
    Merchants of Venus
    5.5
    • Oleg
    • 1998
  • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
    Primary Colors
    6.7
    • Dr. Beauregard
    • 1998
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Sean Fitzgerald, and Richard Moll in Storybook (1995)
    Storybook
    4.8
    • Hoot (voice)
    • 1995

Additional Crew

  • The Au Pairs
    7.0
    Short
    • technical advisor
    • 2010
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • dialect coach
    • 2008
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    The Last King of Scotland
    7.6
    • dialogue coach: Mr. Whitaker (as Bob Easton)
    • 2006
  • Transit (2005)
    Transit
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • accent coach
    • 2005
  • Forest Whitaker, Julia Stiles, and Jeremy Renner in A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
    A Little Trip to Heaven
    5.9
    • additional voice coaching
    • 2005
  • nm0130337
    Volare
    7.7
    Short
    • dialect coach
    • 2004
  • Ricky Schroder and Eric Balfour in Face of Terror (2004)
    Face of Terror
    4.3
    • dialogue coach
    • 2004
  • All the Way (2003)
    All the Way
    5.8
    • dialect coach: Mr. Hopper
    • 2003
  • Hilary Duff in The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
    The Lizzie McGuire Movie
    5.6
    • dialect coach
    • 2003
  • Sylvester Stallone, Gabriel Byrne, Melanie Griffith, Jamie Foxx, Thandiwe Newton, and Stuart Townsend in Shade (2003)
    Shade
    6.3
    • dialect coach
    • 2003
  • Snapshots (2002)
    Snapshots
    6.1
    • dialogue coach: Julie Christie
    • 2002
  • Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny DeVito, and Bette Midler in Drowning Mona (2000)
    Drowning Mona
    5.7
    • dialect coach
    • 2000
  • Homegrown (1998)
    Homegrown
    5.7
    • dialect coach: Mr. Azaria
    • 1998
  • Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)
    Good Will Hunting
    8.3
    • dialect coach
    • 1997
  • Nastassja Kinski, Ryan Phillippe, and John Savage in Little Boy Blue (1997)
    Little Boy Blue
    6.2
    • dialogue coach
    • 1997

Writer

  • Noah Hathaway, Sydney Bromley, Tilo Prückner, and Deep Roy in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    The NeverEnding Story
    7.3
    • additional dialogue
    • 1984
  • The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
    The Giant Spider Invasion
    3.3
    • screenplay
    • 1975

Videos16

Heavy Traffic
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Heavy Traffic
Working Girl: Blu-Ray
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Working Girl: Blu-Ray
Working Girl: Blu-Ray
Clip 1:52
Working Girl: Blu-Ray
Working Girl: Blu-Ray
Clip 2:01
Working Girl: Blu-Ray
Spiritual Warriors
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Spiritual Warriors
Spiritual Warriors
Clip 5:21
Spiritual Warriors
Spiritual Warriors
Clip 5:16
Spiritual Warriors

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Robert Easton Burke
  • Height
    • 6′ 4½″ (1.94 m)
  • Born
    • November 23, 1930
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 2011
    • Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • June Bettine GrimsteadMarch 18, 1961 - April 2, 2005 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    In 1959, he co-starred, with Molly Bee and Roscoe Ates, in an unsold pilot for a sitcom, set in the Ozarks, called "Sissy".
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    His parents divorced when he was about 7 years old. He moved with his mother to San Antonio, Texas where he was first aware of regional dialect. He had a childhood stutter problem.
  • Quotes
    [on his childhood stuttering] When you have a big problem like that you overcompensate. I found it easier to do voices other than my own.
  • Trademarks
      Towering height and menacing frame
  • Nicknames
    • Bob
    • The Henry Higgins of Hollywood

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