Norman Burton: movies and TV shows
Norman Burton has 81 credits in the archive: 38 films and 43 TV series, from 1955 to 1993. Highest rated: The Twilight Zone (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1955 – 1993 · busiest year: 1974 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | American Ninja 5 | Ambassador Halden | Film | 4.8 | 69 |
| 1992 | Live Wire | Senator Victor | Film | 5.2 | 68 |
| 1988 | Bloodsport | Helmer | Film | 7.1 | 64 |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | George C. Marshall | TV | 7.9 | 64 |
| 1988 | Deep Space | General Randolph | Film | 4.5 | 64 |
| 1988 | Shakedown on the Sunset Strip | Ward Sullivan | Film | — | 64 |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | TV | 6.3 | 63 | |
| 1986 | Bad Guys | Captain Watkins | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1985 | Pray for Death | Lt. Anderson | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Drew Narramore | TV | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Captain Friend | TV | 7.4 | 60 |
| 1984 | Crimes of Passion | Lou Bateman | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1983 | Mausoleum | Dr. Simon Andrews | Film | 5.1 | 59 |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Barnswell | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Damon Leland | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Monsignor Senti | TV | 5.7 | 58 |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | TV | 6.7 | 57 | |
| 1981 | Amy | Caruthers | Film | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1980 | Fade to Black | Marty Berger | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1980 | Bogie | Hopkins | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1980 | To Race the Wind | Mr. Krents | Film | 8.8 | 56 |
| 1980 | Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes | Yalu | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | TV | 7.1 | 55 | |
| 1979 | The Ultimate Impostor | Papich | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1978 | The Ted Knight Show | Burt Dennis | TV | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Franklin Nash | TV | 7.3 | 53 |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Kessler | TV | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1977 | Kingston: Confidential | Max | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1977 | The Return of Wonder Woman | Joe Atkinson | Film | 8.5 | 53 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Max | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Dr. George Danner | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1976 | Baa Baa Black Sheep | General Carl Gant | TV | 7.6 | 52 |
| 1976 | The Gumball Rally | Lieutenant Roscoe | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1976 | Scorchy | Chief Frank O'Brien | Film | 4.4 | 52 |
| 1975 | Baretta | TV | 6.5 | 51 | |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Joe Atkinson | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1975 | The Reincarnation of Peter Proud | Dr. Frederick Spear | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1975 | Conspiracy of Terror | Lt. Rossos | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1975 | Force Five | Arthur Haberman | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Melvyn Moss | TV | 7.6 | 50 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Markell | TV | 7.6 | 50 |
| 1974 | Rhoda | TV | 6.3 | 50 | |
| 1974 | Harry O | Dr. Lusk | TV | 5.2 | 50 |
| 1974 | Planet of the Apes | Yalu | TV | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Giddings | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1974 | Lincoln | Ulysses S. Grant | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1974 | The Terminal Man | Det. Capt. Anders | Film | 5.4 | 50 |
| 1973 | Kojak | 'Fish' Fisher | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1973 | The Magician | Malloy (as Normann Burton) | TV | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1973 | Save the Tiger | Fred Mirrell | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1973 | Hit! | The Director | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1972 | Fuzz | Police Commissioner Nelson | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | Felix Leiter | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1971 | The Partners | TV | 6.5 | 47 | |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Army Officer | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1971 | They Call It Murder | The Director | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1971 | Simon, King of the Witches | Dist. Atty. Willard Rackum | Film | 4.8 | 47 |
| 1971 | Jud | Uncle Hornkel | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1970 | R.P.M. | Coach McCurdy | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Sergeant | TV | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1968 | Planet of the Apes | Hunt Leader | Film | 7.7 | 44 |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense | TV | 7.7 | 43 | |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Neely O'Hara's Director (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | TV | 6.5 | 42 | |
| 1966 | Love on a Rooftop | TV | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Control Agent (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 41 |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Mr. Asher | TV | 7.8 | 41 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Bren | TV | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1965 | Wild Seed | Policeman | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1964 | Bewitched | Moving Man | TV | 7.9 | 40 |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict | Lt. Warren Jones | TV | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1962 | Hand of Death | Chief Homicide Investigator | Film | 4.4 | 38 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 37 | |
| 1961 | The New Breed | Poulos | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Lou Lewis | TV | 4.8 | 36 |
| 1960 | Pretty Boy Floyd | Bill Courtney | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Office Worker (uncredited) | TV | 8.5 | 35 |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Wally Dagan | TV | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Solly | TV | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1956 | Fright | Reporter Thompkins | Film | 5.1 | 32 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Ed | TV | 6.7 | 31 |