Person
Frederick Burton
Acting · 1871–1957 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Known for
Go West
Johnson
Jezebel
First Director (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)
Brigham Young
Mr. Webb
The All-American
Mr. Neuchard
Babes on Broadway
Mr. Morris
Wife vs. Secretary
Ned Trent (uncredited)
Transient Lady
Major Marshall
Before I Hang
Governor Prentiss
Fury
Daniel Hopkins (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1946Miss Susie Slagle'sDr. Bowen (uncredited)
- 1942Silver QueenDr. Hartley
- 1942Junior G-Men of the AirCol. Mitchell
- 1942Man With Two LivesHobart Bennett
- 1941Babes on BroadwayMr. Morris
- 1941Washington MelodramaDean Lawford
- 1940Go WestJohnson
- 1940Third Finger, Left HandMr. Thompson
- 1940Brigham YoungMr. Webb
- 1940Before I HangGovernor Prentiss
- 1940Gangs of Chicago
- 1940The Man from DakotaCampbellite Religious Leader
- 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentBishop Bannon
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSenator Dearhorn (uncredited)
- 1939Hollywood CavalcadeThomas
- 1939The Old MaidMr. Halsey (uncredited)
- 1939Inside InformationPolice Commissioner Fenton
- 1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyU.S. District Court Judge
- 1939Silver on the SageTom Hamilton
- 1938KentuckyPresiding Officer
- 1938Flight to FameGeneral Darrow
- 1938The Saint in New YorkWilliam Valcross
- 1938Air DevilsConspirator
- 1938JezebelFirst Director (uncredited)
- 1937The Duke Comes BackArnold Corbin
- 1937The Man in BlueParke Lewis
- 1937Love Is NewsJ.D. Jones
- 1936The Accusing FingerThe Governor
- 1936Theodora Goes WildGovernor Wyatt
- 1936Mummy's BoysProfessor Edwards
- 1936FuryDaniel Hopkins (uncredited)
- 1936Everybody's Old ManAylesworth
- 1936Wife vs. SecretaryNed Trent (uncredited)
- 1936The Voice of Bugle AnnThe Warden
- 1935The Calling of Dan MatthewsJames B. Strong
- 1935Shipmates ForeverAdmiral Graves (uncredited)
- 1935McFadden´s FlatsJefferson
- 1935Transient LadyMajor Marshall
- 1934Flirtation WalkLandacre
- 1934One Night of LoveHoward - Impresario
- 1934SmartyJudge (uncredited)
- 1934Sadie McKeeUncle Snowden (uncredited)
- 1934Love BirdsBarbwire
- 1934BedsideHospital Superintendent
- 1933Counsellor at LawCrayfield
- 1933King for a NightGovernor
- 1933Golden HarvestJudge Goodhue
- 1933The Working ManJudge Larson
- 1933Broadway BadRobert North Sr.
- 1933Whistling in the DarkMr. Van Buren (uncredited)
- 1933No Other WomanAnderson
- 1932Lawyer ManSecond Trial Judge (uncredited)
- 1932Too Busy to WorkJudge Hardy
- 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangSouthern Prison Official (uncredited)
- 1932One Way PassageThe Doctor
- 1932The All-AmericanMr. Neuchard
- 1932The Night of June 13Judge (uncredited)
- 1932Okay, America!The President (uncredited)
- 1932Two SecondsJudge
- 1932State's AttorneySecond Trial Judge
- 1932The Wet ParadeMajor Randolph
- 1932Fireman, Save My ChildMr. Platt
- 1932The Woman from Monte CarloPresident of Courtmartial
- 1931Secret ServiceGen. Randolph
- 1931Freighters of DestinyJohn Macey
- 1931An American TragedySamuel Griffiths
- 1931SweepstakesPop Blake
- 1930The Big TrailPa Bascom
- 1927Running WildD.W. Harvey
- 1924The Rejected WomanLeyton Carter
- 1923Broadway BrokeAugustin Daly
- 1923The Fighting BladeOliver Cromwell
- 1922Back Home and BrokeOtis Grimley
- 1922Anna AscendsMr. Fisk
- 1921If Women Only KnewDr. John Strong
- 1921The Education of ElizabethMiddleton
- 1920HeliotropeHeliotrope Harry Hasdock (as Fred Burton)
- 1920Yes or NoDonald Vane
- 1920The Fear MarketJim Carson
- 1919Anne of Green GablesMatthew Cuthbert
- 1919The Teeth of the TigerDoctor Varney
- 1919The Career of Katherine BushDuke Mordryn
- 1919Getting Mary MarriedAmos Bussard
- 1919Cheating CheatersGeorge Brockton
- 1918ArizonaCol. Benham
- 1918Ruggles of Red GapCousin Egbert Floud
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