John Burton

Born: 1853-01-07

John Burton was an American actor in Silent films to 1920 (the year of his death).


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In the Heart of a Fool

as Dr. Nesbit
Released: 1920-10-01

Laura Nesbit, daughter of old Dr. Nesbit and belle of the younger social set in the town of...

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The Whispering Chorus

as Charles Barden
Released: 1918-03-28

John Trimble has embezzled and obtains another identity by having a mutilated body buried in his...

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The World Apart

as Roland Holt
Released: 1917-06-04

Bob Fulton is the superintendent of a mine in the West. He wins the enmity of dancehall owner...

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The Ghost Breaker

as Rusty
Released: 1914-12-07

Carmen, a maid, steals a locket belonging to the Aragon princess Maria Theresa and sells it to...

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M'Liss

as Parson Bean
Released: 1918-05-05

M'liss, a feisty young girl in a mining camp, falls for Charles Gray, the school teacher....

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The Scoffer

as Old Dabney
Released: 1920-09-01

Dr. Stannard Wayne -- like all "good" men of the times -- is a God-fearing soul. He marries the...

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The Forbidden Room

as Dr. Jarvis
Released: 1914-06-20

Fulfilling a promise made to his mother on her deathbed, Dr. James Gibson finds his sister...

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The Fair Barbarian

as Dugald Binnie
Released: 1917-12-17

An Englishman who has made his fortune in America decides to return to England.

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Up Romance Road

as Samuel Thorne
Released: 1918-06-24

An engaged couple, whose two fathers are millionaire ship owners, is determined to put a little...

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The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

as Prospector
Released: 1914-05-01

American silent short movie.

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Hidden Pearls

as Undetermined Role
Released: 1918-02-18

Hawaiian prince Tom Garvin (Sessue Hayakawa) receives an American college education and falls in...

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Big Timber

as uncredited
Released: 1917-07-04

Stella Benton, a young society girl who has lost her beautiful voice through the death of her...

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Huck and Tom

as Judge Thatcher
Released: 1918-03-04

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.

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Boston Blackie's Little Pal

as Jackson - The Butler
Released: 1918-08-26

While burgling a mansion, Blackie is interrupted by little Joey, who has been awakened from his...

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Mile-a-Minute Kendall

as Judge Weeks
Released: 1918-05-13

Young Kendall struggles for acceptance in the eyes of his wealthy father, who sees him only as a...

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Pinto

as Guardian
Released: 1920-01-10

When Pinto reaches her eighteenth birthday, the five wealthy Arizonans who adopted her upon the...

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The Making of Maddalena

as Randolph Hale
Released: 1916-06-08

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