Peter Burton

This article is about actor. For journalist, see Peter Burton (writer).

Peter Burton
Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No (1962)
Born
Peter Ray Burton

(1921-04-04)4 April 1921
Bromley, Kent, England
Died21 November 1989(1989-11-21) (aged 68)
London, England
Years active1950–1989

Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor.

Early life

Peter Ray Burton, was born in Bromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer).

Career

Burton played Major Boothroyd in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962).[1] He made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in Thunderball (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical Casino Royale.[2][3]

In The Scarlet and the Black, the 1983 made-for-television docudrama concerning British, Irish, and U.S. counterintelligence agents working to rescue c. 4,000 Allied prisoners-of-war from Nazi deportation, Burton played the role of English aristocrat and British diplomat D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne, the 12th (and last) Duke of Leeds.[4]

Burton guest starred in a number of television shows, including The Avengers, The Saint, Return of the Saint and UFO.[3][5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Dr. No (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Peter Burton". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Peter Burton". www.aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ "The Scarlet and the Black (1983)". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Peter Burton | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
Preceded by
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First actor 		Q
(James Bond Character)
1962 		Succeeded by
Desmond Llewelyn
1963–1999