Norman Burton
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Norman Burton

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Birth dateDecember 5, 1923
Place of birthNew York City, New York
Date of deathNovember 29, 2003(age 79)
OccupationFilm, television actor

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Norman Burton (December 5, 1923 - November 29, 2003), occasionally credited as Normann Burton, was an American film and television actor.

Born in New York City, Burton was a student of The Actor's Studio. After early work on stage, he broke into films with a minor role in Fright (1956).

His career in film and television was long and relatively successful, but he never achieved major recognition. In the movies, he is best-known for his unconventional (and frequently disparaged) performance as Felix Leiter in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1971). He also played Will Giddings, the man who saves a maintenance worker from death by opening a fire door, and is himself burned, in the 70s action movie The Towering Inferno. On television, he is best known for his performance as IADC boss Joe Atkinson during the second season of the television series Wonder Woman.

Throughout his life, Burton was a devotee of the method school of acting, and taught method acting in Lakeside, California. Burton was killed in an automobile accident near the California and Arizona borders a few days short of his 80th birthday.


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Tuesday Thoughts - I Am the 12th Man Tweet this news
I Am the 12th Man--The question now, of course, is how A&M will react to the creation of ESPN-texas and the possible formation of the Sooner Network in -Norman-. ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:45:22 GMT+00:00
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Keo.co.za--EP Kings - 15 Tiger Mangweni, 14 -Norman- Nelson, 13 Siyanda Grey, 12 Matthew Tayler-Smith, 11 Paul Perez, 10 Monty Dumond, 9 Jacques Coetzee, 8 Darron Nell, ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:22:11 GMT+00:00
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Sheboygan Press--Gib was born in Sheboygan on February 13, 1940, a son of -Norman- Payne and the late Sophia Beck Payne. He attended Waldo and Adell grade schools and attended ... - Date : Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:07:36 GMT+00:00
Crews ready - Shawnee News Star Tweet this news
Shawnee News Star--City of Shawnee crews will be ready if any winter weather makes its way to the area tonight and into Thursday morning. ... - Date : Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:01:32 GMT+00:00
Cyclist killed in crash on A38 - Burton Mail Tweet this news
Burton Mail--A MAN was today being quizzed by police after a cyclist was killed in a crash on the A38 near -Burton-. The victim, whose identity has not yet ... - Date : Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:15:08 GMT+00:00
Blizzard causes the worst tree damage on campus since 1997 - The MIT Tech Tweet this news
The MIT Tech--The blizzard last Wednesday caused the worst storm-related tree damage at MIT since the April Fool's Storm on April 1st, 1997, according to -Norman- H. ... - Date : Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:34:21 GMT+00:00
Burton St. Thomas More Academy @ Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy - Boys Basketball - MLive.com Tweet this news
MLive.com--Kevin Davenport also scored 13 points and -Norman- Braddock pulled down 10 rebounds for SASA, which fell to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Inner State Athletic ... - Date : Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:01:54 GMT+00:00
La dolce vita - Financial Times Tweet this news
Financial Times--Undoubtedly the most interesting exhibition stand at this year's show is that of IWC. In recognition of its relaunch of its Portofino ... - Date : Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:41:06 GMT+00:00
Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy @ Burton Faith - Boys Basketball - MLive.com Tweet this news
MLive.com---BURTON- � Despite missing leading scorer Kevin Davenport, the Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy defeated -Burton- Faith on Friday night, 47-37. -Norman- Braddock ... - Date : Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:10:30 GMT+00:00
Tax woes of the wealthy - SmartCompany.com.au Tweet this news
SmartCompany.com.au--The decision by the normally media-shy Lew to organise retailers including Harvey -Norman-, Myer and David Jones into the so-called Retail Coalition and ... - Date : Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:22:19 GMT+00:00



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