Norman Burton

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Biography

Norman Burton was an American film and television actor.

Known For

Planet of the Apes

Hunt Leader

Diamonds Are Forever

Felix Leiter

Bloodsport

Helmer

Knight Rider

Barnswell

Knight Rider

Damon Leland

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Army Officer

The Towering Inferno

Giddings

The Twilight Zone

Office Worker (uncredited)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1993	American Ninja 5 MOVIE	Ambassador Halden
1992	Live Wire MOVIE	Senator Victor
1988	War and Remembrance TV	Self
1988	Deep Space MOVIE	General Randolph
1988	Shakedown on the Sunset Strip MOVIE	Ward Sullivan
1988	Bloodsport MOVIE	Helmer
1987	thirtysomething TV	Self
1986	Bad Guys MOVIE	Captain Watkins
1985	Pray for Death MOVIE	Lt. Anderson
1984	Crimes of Passion MOVIE	Lou Bateman
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Drew Narramore
1984	Highway to Heaven TV	Captain Friend
1983	Mausoleum MOVIE	Dr. Simon Andrews
1982	St. Elsewhere TV	Monsignor Senti
1982	Knight Rider TV	Barnswell
1982	Knight Rider TV	Damon Leland
1981	Simon & Simon TV	Self
1981	Amy MOVIE	Caruthers
1980	Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes MOVIE	Yalu
1980	Fade to Black MOVIE	Marty Berger
1980	To Race the Wind MOVIE	Mr. Krents
1980	Bogie MOVIE	Hopkins
1979	The Facts of Life TV	Self
1979	The Ultimate Impostor MOVIE	Papich
1978	The Ted Knight Show TV	Burt Dennis
1977	Lou Grant TV	Franklin Nash
1977	The Return of Wonder Woman MOVIE	Joe Atkinson
1977	CHiPs TV	Kessler
1977	Kingston: Confidential TV	Max
1976	Scorchy MOVIE	Chief Frank O'Brien
1976	Quincy, M.E. TV	Max
1976	Quincy, M.E. TV	Dr. George Danner
1976	Baa Baa Black Sheep TV	General Carl Gant
1976	The Gumball Rally MOVIE	Lieutenant Roscoe
1975	Wonder Woman TV	Joe Atkinson
1975	The Reincarnation of Peter Proud MOVIE	Dr. Frederick Spear
1975	Conspiracy of Terror MOVIE	Lt. Rossos
1975	Force Five MOVIE	Arthur Haberman
1975	Baretta TV	Self
1974	The Towering Inferno MOVIE	Giddings
1974	Planet of the Apes TV	Yalu
1974	The Rockford Files TV	Melvyn Moss (as Normann Burton)
1974	The Rockford Files TV	Markell
1974	Harry O TV	Dr. Lusk
1974	Rhoda TV	Self
1974	Lincoln TV	Ulysses S. Grant
1974	The Terminal Man MOVIE	Det. Capt. Anders
1973	Kojak TV	'Fish' Fisher
1973	The Magician TV	Malloy (as Normann Burton)
1973	Hit! MOVIE	The Director
1973	Save the Tiger MOVIE	Fred Mirrell
1972	Fuzz MOVIE	Police Commissioner Nelson
1971	They Call It Murder MOVIE	The Director
1971	Diamonds Are Forever MOVIE	Felix Leiter
1971	The Partners TV	Self
1971	Escape from the Planet of the Apes MOVIE	Army Officer
1971	Jud MOVIE	Uncle Hornkel
1971	Simon, King of the Witches MOVIE	Dist. Atty. Willard Rackum
1970	R.P.M. MOVIE	Coach McCurdy
1968	Land of the Giants TV	Sergeant
1968	Planet of the Apes MOVIE	Hunt Leader
1967	Valley of the Dolls MOVIE	Neely O'Hara's Director (uncredited)
1967	Judd for the Defense TV	Self
1966	Felony Squad TV	Self
1966	Love on a Rooftop TV	Self
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Bren
1965	I Dream of Jeannie TV	Mr. Asher
1965	Get Smart TV	Control Agent (uncredited)
1965	Wild Seed MOVIE	Policeman
1964	Bewitched TV	Moving Man
1962	Sam Benedict TV	Lt. Warren Jones
1962	Hand of Death MOVIE	Chief Homicide Investigator
1961	The New Breed TV	Poulos
1961	Ben Casey TV	Self
1960	Checkmate TV	Lou Lewis
1960	Pretty Boy Floyd MOVIE	Bill Courtney
1959	The Untouchables TV	Solly
1959	The Untouchables TV	Wally Dagan
1959	The Twilight Zone TV	Office Worker (uncredited)
1956	Fright MOVIE	Reporter Thompkins
1955	Gunsmoke TV	Ed

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