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Peter Burton | |
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 Burton as Major Boothroyd inDr. No (1962) | |
| Born | Peter Ray Burton (1921-04-04)4 April 1921 |
| Died | 21 November 1989(1989-11-21) (aged 68) London, England |
| Years active | 1950–1989 |
Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor.
Peter Ray Burton, was born inBromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer).
Burton playedMajor Boothroyd in the firstJames Bond film,Dr. No (1962).[1] He made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer inThunderball (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satiricalCasino Royale.[2][3]
InThe 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 diplomatD'Arcy Godolphin Osborne, the 12th (and last) Duke of Leeds.[4]
Burton guest starred in a number of television shows, includingThe Avengers,The Saint,Return of the Saint andUFO.[3][5]
| Preceded by N/A First actor | Q (James Bond Character) 1962 | Succeeded by Desmond Llewelyn 1963–1999 |
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