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Frederick Burton

Born October 20, 1871 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USADied October 23, 195786 films

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterFirst watchMr. Smith Goes to Washington19397.8as Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster7.8I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932Fury poster7.5Fury1936Jezebel poster7.0Jezebel1938The Big Trail poster6.8The Big Trail1930One Way Passage poster7.3One Way Passage1932Go West poster6.6Go West1940The Old Maid poster7.0The Old Maid1939Wife vs. Secretary poster6.7Wife vs. Secretary1936

Filmography

86 films as actor
  1. 1946Miss Susie Slagle'sDr. Bowen (uncredited)
  2. 1942Silver QueenDr. Hartley
  3. 1942Junior G-Men of the AirCol. Mitchell
  4. 1942Man With Two LivesHobart Bennett
  5. 1941Babes on BroadwayMr. Morris
  6. 1941Washington MelodramaDean Lawford
  7. 1940Go WestJohnson (uncredited)
  8. 1940Third Finger, Left HandMr. Thompson
  9. 1940Brigham YoungMr. Webb
  10. 1940Before I HangGovernor Prentiss
  11. 1940Gangs of Chicago
  12. 1940The Man from DakotaCampbellite Religious Leader
  13. 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentBishop Bannon
  14. 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSenator Dearhorn (uncredited)
  15. 1939Hollywood CavalcadeThomas
  16. 1939The Old MaidMr. Halsey (uncredited)
  17. 1939Inside InformationPolice Commissioner Fenton
  18. 1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyU.S. District Court Judge
  19. 1939Silver on the SageTom Hamilton
  20. 1938KentuckyPresiding Officer
  21. 1938Flight to FameGeneral Darrow
  22. 1938The Saint in New YorkWilliam Valcross
  23. 1938Air DevilsConspirator
  24. 1938JezebelFirst Director (uncredited)
  25. 1937The Duke Comes BackArnold Corbin
  26. 1937The Man in BlueParke Lewis
  27. 1937Love Is NewsJ.D. Jones
  28. 1936The Accusing FingerThe Governor
  29. 1936Theodora Goes WildGovernor Wyatt
  30. 1936Mummy's BoysProfessor Edwards
  31. 1936FuryDaniel Hopkins (uncredited)
  32. 1936Everybody's Old ManAylesworth
  33. 1936Wife vs. SecretaryNed Trent (uncredited)
  34. 1936The Voice of Bugle AnnThe Warden
  35. 1935The Calling of Dan MatthewsJames B. Strong
  36. 1935Shipmates ForeverAdmiral Graves (uncredited)
  37. 1935McFadden´s FlatsJefferson
  38. 1935Transient LadyMajor Marshall
  39. 1934Flirtation WalkLandacre
  40. 1934One Night of LoveHoward - Impresario
  41. 1934SmartyJudge (uncredited)
  42. 1934Sadie McKeeUncle Snowden (uncredited)
  43. 1934Love BirdsBarbwire
  44. 1934BedsideHospital Superintendent
  45. 1933Counsellor at LawCrayfield
  46. 1933King for a NightGovernor
  47. 1933Golden HarvestJudge Goodhue
  48. 1933The Working ManJudge Larson
  49. 1933Broadway BadRobert North Sr.
  50. 1933Whistling in the DarkMr. Van Buren (uncredited)
  51. 1933No Other WomanAnderson
  52. 1932Lawyer ManSecond Trial Judge (uncredited)
  53. 1932Too Busy to WorkJudge Hardy
  54. 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangSouthern Prison Official (uncredited)
  55. 1932One Way PassageThe Doctor
  56. 1932The All-AmericanMr. Neuchard
  57. 1932The Night of June 13Judge (uncredited)
  58. 1932Okay, America!The President (uncredited)
  59. 1932Two SecondsJudge
  60. 1932State's AttorneySecond Trial Judge
  61. 1932The Wet ParadeMajor Randolph
  62. 1932Fireman, Save My ChildMr. Platt
  63. 1932The Woman from Monte CarloPresident of Courtmartial
  64. 1931Secret ServiceGen. Randolph
  65. 1931Freighters of DestinyJohn Macey
  66. 1931An American TragedySamuel Griffiths
  67. 1931SweepstakesPop Blake
  68. 1930The Big TrailPa Bascom
  69. 1927Running WildD.W. Harvey
  70. 1924The Rejected WomanLeyton Carter
  71. 1923Broadway BrokeAugustin Daly
  72. 1923The Fighting BladeOliver Cromwell
  73. 1922Back Home and BrokeOtis Grimley
  74. 1922Anna AscendsMr. Fisk
  75. 1921If Women Only KnewDr. John Strong
  76. 1921The Education of ElizabethMiddleton
  77. 1920HeliotropeHeliotrope Harry Hasdock (as Fred Burton)
  78. 1920Yes or NoDonald Vane
  79. 1920The Fear MarketJim Carson
  80. 1919Anne of Green GablesMatthew Cuthbert
  81. 1919The Teeth of the TigerDoctor Varney
  82. 1919The Career of Katherine BushDuke Mordryn
  83. 1919Getting Mary MarriedAmos Bussard
  84. 1919Cheating CheatersGeorge Brockton
  85. 1918ArizonaCol. Benham
  86. 1918Ruggles of Red GapCousin Egbert Floud