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Norman Burton, occasionally credited as Normann Burton, was an American film and television actor. Born in New York City, Burton was a student of The Actor's Studio. After early work on stage, he broke into films with a minor role in Fright. His career in film and television was long and relatively successful, but he never achieved major recognition. He played the Hunt Leader, a gorilla, in...  MORE

Norman Burton, occasionally credited as Normann Burton, was an American film and television actor. Born in New York City, Burton was a student of The Actor's Studio. After early work on stage, he broke into films with a minor role in Fright. His career in film and television was long and relatively successful, but he never achieved major recognition. He played the Hunt Leader, a gorilla, in the science fiction film Planet of the Apes, notable as being the first ape to be seen by both Taylor and the audience. In film, he is perhaps best known for his unconventional performance as Felix Leiter in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. He played Will Giddings, who loses his life attempting to save a worker, in the action film The Towering Inferno. On television, he is best known for his performance as IADC boss Joe Atkinson during the second season of the television series Wonder Woman. Throughout his life, Burton was a devotee of the method school of acting, and taught method acting in Lakeside, California. Burton was just a few days short of his 80th birthday when he died as a result of an auto accident in Ajijic, Mexico. His interment was in California. LESS