Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American

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Biography

Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in

Benton County, Missouri Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,394 as of the 2020 Census. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was organized January 3, 1835, and named for U.S. Senator Thomas ...

and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and

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in road productions. He was signed into films in late 1912 and starred in 132 films between 1913 and 1932. Clarence Burton in The Ten Commandments

By late 1920, Burton had become heavy enough to be considered unsuited for his typical villainous roles in films. A trainer supervised a program of exercise and diet until Burton had lost enough weight to be cast in the Paramount film ''The Jacklins''. He died of a

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in 1933 at the age of 51 in

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. His interment was located at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, but was removed on September 6, 1950.

Partial filmography

* '' The Werewolf'' (1913) * ''

The Sign of the Spade ''The Sign of the Spade'' is a 1916 silent film drama directed by Murdock MacQuarrie and starring Allan Forrest and Helene Rosson. It was distributed through the Mutual Film Company. Cast *Allan Forrest - Howard Lamson *Helene Rosson - Shirley L ...

'' (1916) * '' The Twinkler'' (1916) as Boss Corregan * '' Beloved Rogues'' (1917) as Jack Kennedy * '' My Fighting Gentleman'' (1917) as Isiah Gore * '' The Spender'' (1919) * '' The Last of the Duanes'' (1919) as Bland * '' Wings of the Morning'' (1919) as Taung Si Ali * '' The Return of Mary'' (1919) as John Denby * '' Six Feet Four'' (1919) * '' Castles in the Air'' (1919) * '' The Six Best Cellars'' (1920) as Henry Carpenter * ''

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'' (1920) as Matt Solomon * ''

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'' (1921) as Steve Maddock * '' The Lost Romance'' (1921) * '' Crazy to Marry'' (1921) as Gregory Slade (a lawyer) * '' Miss Lulu Bett'' (1921) as Ninian Deacon * '' Fool's Paradise'' (1921) as Manuel * '' Her Husband's Trademark'' (1922) * ''

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew ''The Impossible Mrs. Bellew'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film is based on the 1916 novel of the same name by David Lisle. Plot As described in a film magazine review, ...

'' (1922) * '' The Beautiful and Damned'' (1922) as Bloeckman * '' Adam's Rib'' (1923) as Cave Man * ''

Garrison's Finish ''Garrison's Finish'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent sports film, sports drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Jack Pickford, Madge Bellamy and Clarence Burton.Connelly p.91 Cast * Jack Pickford as Billy Garrison * Madge Bella ...

'' (1923) *'' The Satin Girl'' (1923) * '' The Ten Commandments'' (1923) as the Taskmaster (prologue) * '' The Mine with the Iron Door'' (1924) * '' No More Women'' (1924) as Beef Hogan * '' The Navigator'' (1924) as Spy (uncredited) * '' The Road to Yesterday'' (1925) as Hugh Armstrong * '' The Coming of Amos'' (1925) * '' The Wedding Song'' (1925) * ''

The Million Dollar Handicap ''The Million Dollar Handicap'' is a 1925 American silent sports drama film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Edmund Burns, Ralph Lewis, and Ward Crane. It is based on the 1902 novel ''Thoroughbreds'' by William Alexander Fraser. The f ...

'' (1925) * '' Savages of the Sea'' (1925) * '' Shipwrecked'' (1926) * '' The Danger Girl'' (1926) * '' The Warning Signal'' (1926) * '' The Nervous Wreck'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) as Mexican * ''

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'' (1927) * '' A Harp in Hock'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

Stand and Deliver ''Stand and Deliver'' is a 1988 American drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca, based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmo ...

'' (1928) * '' The Younger Generation'' (1929) * '' The Godless Girl'' (1929) * '' Barnum Was Right'' (1929) * '' The Love Racket'' (1929) * '' The Unholy Three'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932) as Servillius

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