Born December 5, 1923· New York City, New York, USA
† Died November 29, 2003
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A New York native who honed his craft at the Actors Studio, Burton moved from early stage work to a modest film debut in Fright (1956). He later became a recognizable character actor, portraying the Hunt Leader gorilla in the original Planet of the Apes and its sequel Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), and appearing as Felix Leiter in the James Bond entry Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Suppo…
