Clarence Burton

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

Clarence Burton
Burton as the Egyptian taskmaster in The Ten Commandments (1923)
Born	(1882-03-10)March 10, 1882 Fort Lyon, Missouri
Died	December 2, 1933(1933-12-02) (aged 51)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor

Biography

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.

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

• The Werewolf (1913)
• The Sign of the Spade (1916)
• The Twinkler (1916) as Boss Corregan
• Beloved Rogues (1917) as Jack Kennedy
• My Fighting Gentleman (1917) as Isiah Gore
• The Spender (1919)
• The Last of the Duanes (1919) as Bland
• Wings of the Morning (1919) as Taung Si Ali
• The Return of Mary (1919) as John Denby
• Six Feet Four (1919)
• Castles in the Air (1919)
• The Six Best Cellars (1920) as Henry Carpenter
• Thou Art the Man (1920) as Matt Solomon
• Forbidden Fruit (1921) as Steve Maddock
• The Lost Romance (1921)
• Crazy to Marry (1921) as Gregory Slade (a lawyer)
• Miss Lulu Bett (1921) as Ninian Deacon
• Fool's Paradise (1921) as Manuel
• Her Husband's Trademark (1922)
• The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)
• The Beautiful and Damned (1922) as Bloeckman
• Adam's Rib (1923) as Cave Man
• Garrison's Finish (1923)
• The Satin Girl (1923)
• The Ten Commandments (1923) as the Taskmaster (prologue)
• The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
• No More Women (1924) as Beef Hogan
• The Navigator (1924) as Spy (uncredited)
• The Road to Yesterday (1925) as Hugh Armstrong
• The Coming of Amos (1925)
• The Wedding Song (1925)
• Shipwrecked (1926)
• The Danger Girl (1926)
• The Warning Signal (1926)
• Rubber Tires (1927) as Mexican
• The King of Kings (1927)
• A Harp in Hock (1927)
• Chicago (1927)
• Stool Pigeon (1928)
• Stand and Deliver (1928)
• The Younger Generation (1929)
• The Godless Girl (1929)
• Barnum Was Right (1929)
• The Love Racket (1929)
• The Unholy Three (1930)
• The Love Trader (1930)
• The Sign of the Cross (1932) as Servillius

External links

• Clarence Burton at IMDb
• Clarence Burton at AllMovie
• Clarence Burton at Find a Grave