Norman Burton

Norman Burton
Born	December 5, 1923(1923-12-05) New York City, New York
Died	November 29, 2003(2003-11-29) (aged 79)
Occupation	Film, television actor

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, who loses his life attempting to save a worker, 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 just a few days short of his 80th birthday when he died as a result of an auto accident in Ajijic, Mexico.^[1]

References

1. ^ Theatre World

External links

• Norman Burton at the Internet Movie Database
• Norman Burton at AllRovi
• Norman Burton at FelixLeiter.com

Preceded by Rik Van Nutter

Felix Leiter actor 1971

Succeeded by David Hedison

Persondata
Name	Burton, Norman
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	December 5, 1923
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Date of death	November 29, 2003
Place of death