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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
NationalityBritish
Years active1950–1989

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

Early life

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

Career

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He is perhaps best known for playing Major Boothroyd in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962).[1] Burton 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

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References

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  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.
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Preceded by
N/A
First actor
Q
(James Bond Character)

1962
Succeeded by
Desmond Llewelyn
1963–1999