Frederick Burton: movies and TV shows
Frederick Burton has 86 credits in the archive: 86 films and 0 TV series, from 1918 to 1946. Highest rated: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1918 – 1946 · busiest year: 1932 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's | Dr. Bowen (uncredited) | Film | 8.5 | 74 |
| 1942 | Man With Two Lives | Hobart Bennett | Film | 5.4 | 70 |
| 1942 | Junior G-Men of the Air | Col. Mitchell | Film | 6.3 | 70 |
| 1942 | Silver Queen | Dr. Hartley | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway | Mr. Morris | Film | 6.6 | 69 |
| 1941 | Washington Melodrama | Dean Lawford | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 1940 | Go West | Johnson (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Mr. Webb | Film | 4.6 | 68 |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand | Mr. Thompson | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1940 | Before I Hang | Governor Prentiss | Film | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1940 | The Man from Dakota | Campbellite Religious Leader | Film | 5.8 | 68 |
| 1940 | Gangs of Chicago | Film | 5.8 | 68 | |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Senator Dearhorn (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 67 |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | U.S. District Court Judge | Film | 6.1 | 67 |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Bishop Bannon | Film | 5.0 | 67 |
| 1939 | The Old Maid | Mr. Halsey (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Thomas | Film | 6.2 | 67 |
| 1939 | Silver on the Sage | Tom Hamilton | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 1939 | Inside Information | Police Commissioner Fenton | Film | 7.5 | 67 |
| 1938 | Jezebel | First Director (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York | William Valcross | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Presiding Officer | Film | 6.1 | 66 |
| 1938 | Air Devils | Conspirator | Film | 4.2 | 66 |
| 1938 | Flight to Fame | General Darrow | Film | 7.5 | 66 |
| 1937 | Love Is News | J.D. Jones | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1937 | The Duke Comes Back | Arnold Corbin | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1937 | The Man in Blue | Parke Lewis | Film | 10.0 | 65 |
| 1936 | Fury | Daniel Hopkins (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 64 |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Ned Trent (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1936 | Everybody's Old Man | Aylesworth | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1936 | The Voice of Bugle Ann | The Warden | Film | 5.5 | 64 |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger | The Governor | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild | Governor Wyatt | Film | 6.6 | 64 |
| 1936 | Mummy's Boys | Professor Edwards | Film | 5.0 | 64 |
| 1935 | Transient Lady | Major Marshall | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1935 | The Calling of Dan Matthews | James B. Strong | Film | 4.7 | 63 |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever | Admiral Graves (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 1935 | McFadden´s Flats | Jefferson | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1934 | One Night of Love | Howard - Impresario | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 1934 | Sadie McKee | Uncle Snowden (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1934 | Flirtation Walk | Landacre | Film | 5.8 | 62 |
| 1934 | Love Birds | Barbwire | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1934 | Smarty | Judge (uncredited) | Film | 4.6 | 62 |
| 1934 | Bedside | Hospital Superintendent | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 1933 | Counsellor at Law | Crayfield | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1933 | King for a Night | Governor | Film | 7.2 | 61 |
| 1933 | Whistling in the Dark | Mr. Van Buren (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1933 | The Working Man | Judge Larson | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1933 | Golden Harvest | Judge Goodhue | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1933 | No Other Woman | Anderson | Film | 5.1 | 61 |
| 1933 | Broadway Bad | Robert North Sr. | Film | 5.3 | 61 |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Southern Prison Official (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 60 |
| 1932 | Too Busy to Work | Judge Hardy | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carlo | President of Courtmartial | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1932 | One Way Passage | The Doctor | Film | 7.3 | 60 |
| 1932 | The Night of June 13 | Judge (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1932 | The All-American | Mr. Neuchard | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Major Randolph | Film | 6.2 | 60 |
| 1932 | Fireman, Save My Child | Mr. Platt | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1932 | Lawyer Man | Second Trial Judge (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1932 | Okay, America! | The President (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1932 | State's Attorney | Second Trial Judge | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1932 | Two Seconds | Judge | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1931 | Sweepstakes | Pop Blake | Film | 5.7 | 59 |
| 1931 | An American Tragedy | Samuel Griffiths | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1931 | Secret Service | Gen. Randolph | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1931 | Freighters of Destiny | John Macey | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1930 | The Big Trail | Pa Bascom | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1927 | Running Wild | D.W. Harvey | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1924 | The Rejected Woman | Leyton Carter | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1923 | The Fighting Blade | Oliver Cromwell | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1923 | Broadway Broke | Augustin Daly | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1922 | Back Home and Broke | Otis Grimley | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1922 | Anna Ascends | Mr. Fisk | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1921 | The Education of Elizabeth | Middleton | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1921 | If Women Only Knew | Dr. John Strong | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1920 | Heliotrope | Heliotrope Harry Hasdock (as Fred Burton) | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1920 | Yes or No | Donald Vane | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1920 | The Fear Market | Jim Carson | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1919 | The Career of Katherine Bush | Duke Mordryn | Film | — | 47 |
| 1919 | Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1919 | Cheating Cheaters | George Brockton | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1919 | The Teeth of the Tiger | Doctor Varney | Film | 9.0 | 47 |
| 1919 | Getting Mary Married | Amos Bussard | Film | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1918 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Cousin Egbert Floud | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1918 | Arizona | Col. Benham | Film | — | 46 |