Peter Burton

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British actor (1921–1989)

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FieldValue
namePeter Burton
imageQ by Peter Burton.jpg
captionBurton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No (1962)
birth_namePeter Ray Burton
birth_date
birth_placeBromley, Kent, England
death_date
death_placeLondon, England
yearsactive1950–1989
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| name = Peter Burton | image = Q by Peter Burton.jpg | caption = Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No (1962) | birth_name = Peter Ray Burton | birth_date = | birth_place = Bromley, Kent, England | death_date = | death_place = London, England | yearsactive = 1950–1989

Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor.

Early life

Peter Ray Burton, was born in Bromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer).

Career

Burton played Major Boothroyd in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). He made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in Thunderball (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical Casino Royale.

In The Scarlet and the Black, the 1983 made-for-television docudrama concerning British, Irish, and U.S. counterintelligence agents working to rescue c. 4,000 Allied prisoners-of-war from Nazi deportation, Burton played the role of English aristocrat and British diplomat D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne, the 12th (and last) Duke of Leeds.

Burton guest starred in a number of television shows, including The Avengers, The Saint, Return of the Saint and UFO.

Selected filmography

References

References

  1. "Dr. No (1962)".
  2. "Peter Burton".
  3. "The Scarlet and the Black (1983)".
  4. "Peter Burton".
  5. "Peter Burton | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances".

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