ACTOR
Burton Gilliam
Known for Blazing Saddles · Knight Rider · The A-Team
Burton Gilliam (born August 9, 1938) is an American actor. He is best known for memorable roles in several popular 1970s movies, such as Blazing Saddles and Paper Moon, as well as comedic cameos in Back to the Future, Part III and Honeymoon in Vegas.
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- Born
- Aug 9, 1938
- Birthplace
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Burton Gilliam (born August 9, 1938) is an American actor. He is best known for memorable roles in several popular 1970s movies, such as Blazing Saddles and Paper Moon, as well as comedic cameos in Back to the Future, Part III and Honeymoon in Vegas.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Paper MoonFloyd
1973
Blazing SaddlesLyle
1974
Remember WhenZack
1974
Thunderbolt and LightfootWelder
1974
At Long Last LoveMan at Racetrack
1975
Farewell, My LovelyCowboy
1975
Hearts of the WestLester
1975
The Night That Panicked AmericaTex
1975
The Ransom of Red ChiefEbenezer Dorset
1975
GatorSmiley
1976
Another Man, Another ChanceSheriff Murphy
1977
TelefonGas Station Attendant
1977
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed CircusHalf-Moon Muldoon
1978
The Beasts Are on the StreetsAl Loring
1978
Lawman Without a GunRev. Farrell
1979
The $5.20 an Hour DreamTurnvil
1980
The Georgia PeachesDelbert Huggins
1980
The Girl, the Gold Watch & EverythingHoover Hess
1980
The Jericho MileJimmy-Jack
1980
Where the Ladies GoStotts
1980
The Girl, the Gold Watch & DynamiteHoover Hess III
1981
FletchBud
1985
Uphill All the WayCorporal
1986
The UnderachieversRed
1988
Back to the Future Part IIIColt Gun Salesman
1990
The Terror Within IIDewitt
1991
Honeymoon in VegasRoy
1992
QuakeWillie
1992
The GetawayGollie
1994
Victim of DesireLynch
1995
Wild BillBartender
1995
The Love BugMecanic Race Announcer
1997
Soccer Dog: The MovieThe Mail Man
1999
Back in the SaddleSelf
2001
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
The JourneymanSilas Bishop
2001
Mi AmigoOlder Pal Grisham
2002
ShtickmenRay Sellers
2003
Drop Dead SexyBig Tex
2005
Killing DownTurner
2006
Cake: A Wedding StoryJudge
2007
Retribution RoadAllie
2007
Fire from BelowBubba
2009
Breaking the Press
2010
Rec XHimself
2013
The Lucky ManPawn Broker - Dad
2018
Remembering Gene WilderSelf
2024Television
Love, American StyleJasper · 1 eps
1969
Cannon1 eps
1971
The Waltons1 eps
1972
Paper Moon1 eps
1974
Alice3 eps
1976
Charlie's AngelsUlmer · 1 eps
1976
How the West Was Won
1977
Flo1 eps
1980
Knight RiderTrucker Gene · 1 eps
1982
Mama's FamilyBud · 1 eps
1983
The A-TeamSheriff Jeff Lewis · 1 eps
1983
The MasterDeputy Landen · 1 eps
1984
North and SouthCpl. Strock · 2 eps
1985
Evening Shade1 eps
1990
Walker, Texas RangerFrank · 1 eps
1993
Weird Science1 eps
1994
SlidersStage Driver · 1 eps
1995
Inspector Mom11 eps
2006
The Good GuysLocksmith · 1 eps
2010Photos
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