Clarence Burton

Clarence Burton
Clarence Burton
	Burton in Miss Lulu Bett (1921)
Born	Clarence Forrest Burton; March 10, 1882; Fort Lyon, Benton County, Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 2, 1933 (aged 51); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913–1932

Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor.

Biography[edit]

Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy in road productions. He was signed into films in late 1912 and starred in 132 films between 1913 and 1932.

By late 1920, Burton had become heavy enough to be considered unsuited for his typical villainous roles in films. A trainer supervised a program of exercise and diet until Burton had lost enough weight to be cast in the Paramount film The Jacklins.^[1]

He died of a heart attack in 1933 at the age of 51 in Hollywood, California. His interment was located at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, but was removed on September 6, 1950.

Partial filmography[edit]

Burton appeared in over 160 films during his career. The table below represents a partial list of his filmography.

Film performances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1913	The Werewolf	Ezra Vance
1916	The Sign of the Spade	Dave Harmon
1916	The Twinkler	Boss Corregan
1917	Beloved Rogues	Jack Kennedy
1917	My Fighting Gentleman	Isiah Gore
1919	The Spender	Elmer Robbins
1919	The Last of the Duanes	Bland
1919	Wings of the Morning	Taung Si Ali
1919	The Return of Mary	John Denby
1919	Six Feet Four	Sherrif Cole Dalton
1919	Castles in the Air	John McArthur
1920	The Six Best Cellars	Henry Carpenter
1920	Thou Art the Man	Matt Solomon
1921	Forbidden Fruit	Steve Maddock
1921	The Lost Romance	Detective
1921	Crazy to Marry	Gregory Slade
1921	Miss Lulu Bett	Ninian Deacon
1921	Fool's Paradise	Manuel
1922	Her Husband's Trademark	Mexican Bandit
1922	The Impossible Mrs. Bellew	Detective
1922	The Beautiful and Damned	Bloeckman
1923	Adam's Rib	Cave man
1923	Garrison's Finish	Crimmins
1923	The Satin Girl	Moran
1923	The Ten Commandments	Taskmaster
1924	The Mine with the Iron Door	The Sherrif
1924	No More Women	Beef Hogan
1924	The Navigator	Spy	Uncredited
1925	The Road to Yesterday	Hugh Armstrong
1925	The Coming of Amos	Pedro Valdez
1925	The Wedding Song	Capt. Saltus
1925	The Million Dollar Handicap	Langdon
1925	Savages of the Sea	Black Brock
1926	Shipwrecked	Red Gowland
1926	The Danger Girl	Organ Man
1926	The Warning Signal	N/A
1926	The Nervous Wreck	Andy McNab
1927	Rubber Tires	Mexican
1927	The King of Kings	Penitent Thief
1927	A Harp in Hock	Plainclothesman
1927	Chicago	Police Sargeant
1928	Stool Pigeon	Mike Shields
1928	Stand and Deliver	Captain Melok
1929	The Younger Generation	Police Desk Sargeant	Uncredited
1929	The Godless Girl	Prison Guard
1929	Barnum Was Right	Martin
1929	The Love Racket	Defense Attorney
1930	The Unholy Three	Regan
1930	The Love Trader	John
1932	The Sign of the Cross	Servillius

References[edit]

^ "Lucky Clarence Got Thin in Time". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 9, 1921. p. 32. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

Clarence Burton at IMDb
Clarence Burton at AllMovie

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[1] "Lucky Clarence Got Thin in Time". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 9, 1921. p. 32. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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