Warren Burton (October 23, 1944 – October 2, 2017[1]) was an American actor. During the late 1970s and throughout the 1990s, he was seen on several daytime soap operas, usually in villainous roles.[2][3][4]
Warren Burton | |
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| Born | October 23, 1944 |
| Died | October 2, 2017 (aged 72) United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
Burton was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and attended Roosevelt High School and the Art Institute of Chicago.[2] He began his acting career in Chicago theatre before moving to New York to pursue a career there. He appeared in a number of Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre productions such as Gypsy and Hair.[2]
He played the role of Eddie Dorrance #3 on All My Children from 1978 to 1979 and won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor at the 1980 awards broadcast.[2] Other daytime roles included Jason Dunlap on Another World (1980-82); Warren Andrews on Guiding Light (1983-87); Phillip Hamilton on Santa Barbara (1988-89) and Dr. Hepler on The Bold And the Beautiful (1995).[2] He appeared in the made-for-TV movie The Girl Most Likely to... in 1973. Burton portrayed Confederate general Henry Heth in the 1993 film Gettysburg.[2]
Since the late 1990s, Burton was a voice actor for numerous video games, including the Jak and Daxter series, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Psychonauts, Age of Mythology, Battlezone II: Combat Commander, and Nox, among several others.[citation needed]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Second Serviceman | |
| 1977 | Chatterbox | TV Reporter | |
| 1977 | The World's Greatest Lover | Ludwig | |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test | First Secret Service Man | |
| 1978 | Jokes My Folks Never Told Me | ||
| 1992 | Poison Ivy | Max | |
| 1993 | Bodies, Rest & Motion | Radio Preacher | Voice |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Maj. Gen. Henry Heth | |
| 1996 | 2090 | Wilson | |
| 1996 | Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill | Michael Powell | |
| 1997 | Strategic Command | Colpart | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | First Guardian |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Freddy's Nightmares | Dennis | Episode: "Photo Finish" |
| 1990 | Tales from the Crypt | Roland | Episode: "Television Terror" |
| 2014 | Review | King of the Orgy | Episode: "Road Rage; Orgy" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh | Paul Allen Warner | |
| 1997 | Betrayal in Antara | Finch, Krrrflak, Birge | |
| 1997 | Blade Runner | Runciter, Tyrell Guard | |
| 1997 | Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny | Baccata | |
| 1999 | Lands of Lore III | Eric LeGre, Finch Boris | |
| 1999 | Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style | Mong Zhu | |
| 1999 | Battlezone II: Combat Commander | Kossieh | |
| 2000 | Nox | Aldwyn, Mine Worker 2, Morgan | |
| 2001 | Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Samos the Sage | [5] |
| 2002 | Age of Mythology | Brokk, Skult | |
| 2003 | Jak II | Samos the Sage | [5] |
| 2003 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | King Sharaman | [5] |
| 2004 | Jak 3 | Samos the Sage | [5] |
| 2005 | Psychonauts | St. Bernard | [5] |
| 2005 | Jak X: Combat Racing | Samos the Sage | [5] |
| 2006 | Daxter | [5] | |
| 2011 | Rango | Beans' Daddy | [5] |
| 2016 | Edge of Nowhere | Captain Simon Edwards |
References
edit- ^ "Warren Burton's Obituary on Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Hart, Marla (February 9, 1995). "Burton Is Happy As A Working-class Actor". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ Reichardt, Nancy M. (April 11, 1988). "Soap world welcomes back Warren Burton". Beckley Register Herald. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ "Soap Opera Scene: Burton's villainy lives on". Escanaba Daily Press. July 2, 1984. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Behind the Voice Actors – Warren Burton". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 19, 2020.