Frederick Burton was an American actor, also known for his role of Matthew Cuthbert in 1919 silent film Anne of Green Gables.
Biography
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FilmographyEdit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Forgiven; Or, The Jack of Diamonds | Willard Graham |
| 1918 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Egbert Floud |
| Arizona | Col. Benham | |
| 1919 | Cheating Cheaters | George Brockton |
| Getting Mary Married | Amos Bussard | |
| The Career of Katherine Bush | Duke Mordryn | |
| The Teeth of the Tiger | Doctor Varney | |
| Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert | |
| 1920 | The Fear Market | Jim Carson |
| The Fortune Teller | Horatio Browning | |
| Yes or No | Donald Vane | |
| Heliotrope | Harry Hasdock | |
| 1921 | The Education of Elizabeth | Middleton |
| If Women Only Knew | Donna's Father | |
| Bits of Life | ||
| 1922 | The Man She Brought Back | Bruce Webster |
| Anna Ascends | Mr. Fisk | |
| Back Home and Broke | Otis Grimley | |
| 1923 | The Fighting Blade | Oliver Cromwell |
| Broadway Broke | Augustin Daly | |
| 1924 | The Rejected Woman | Leyton Carter |
| 1925 | Back to Life | Henry Porter |
| 1926 | So's Your Old Man | Senator |
| 1927 | Running Wild | D.W. Harvey |
| 1930 | The Big Trail | Pa Bascom |
| 1931 | Sweepstakes | Pop Blake |
| An American Tragedy | Samuel Griffiths | |
| Freighters of Destiny | John Macey | |
| Secret Service | General Randolph | |
| Mata Hari | Major at Executions | |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carlo | President |
| Fireman, Save My Child | Mr. Platt | |
| Alias the Doctor | President | |
| The Wet Parade | Major Randolph | |
| It's Tough to Be Famous | Admiral | |
| Night Court | Jim Erskine | |
| State's Attorney | Second Trial Judge | |
| The Famous Ferguson Case | Bridges | |
| Two Seconds | Judge | |
| The Age of Consent | Gifford | |
| Okay, America! | President | |
| The Night of June 13th | Judge | |
| The All-American | Mr. Neuchard | |
| One Way Passage | Doctor | |
| I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Southern Prison Official | |
| Silver Dollar | Opera House Architect | |
| Too Busy to Work | Judge Hardy | |
| Lawyer Man | Second Trial Judge | |
| 1933 | No Other Woman | Anderson |
| Whistling in the Dark | Van Buren | |
| Broadway Bad | Robert North, Sr | |
| The Working Man | Judge Larson | |
| Shanghai Madness | ||
| Golden Harvest | Judge Goodhue | |
| Blood Money | Marcus P. Talbart | |
| King for a Night | Governor | |
| Counsellor at Law | Rigby Crayfield | |
| 1934 | The Big Shakedown | Houston Sims |
| Bedside | Superintendent | |
| Three on a Honeymoon | Ship's Captain | |
| Love Birds | Barbwire | |
| Sadie McKee | Uncle Snowden | |
| Smarty | Judge | |
| One Night of Love | Howard | |
| Belle of the Nineties | Colonel Claybourne | |
| Flirtation Walk | Gen. Landacre | |
| The Secret Bride | Judge Halliday | |
| 1935 | Transient Lady | Major Marshall |
| McFadden's Flats | Jefferson | |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | Butterfield | |
| Shipmates Forever | Fred Graves | |
| One-Way Ticket | Judge | |
| The Calling of Dan Matthews | James B. Strong | |
| 1936 | The Voice of Bugle Ann | Warden |
| Wife vs. Secretary | Ned Trent | |
| Everybody's Old Man | Aylesworth | |
| Fury | Daniel Hopkins | |
| Mummy's Boys | Professor Edwards | |
| Theodora Goes Wild | Governor Wyatt | |
| The Accusing Finger | Governor | |
| 1937 | Love Is News | J.D. Jones |
| Nancy Steele Is Missing! | Superior Court Judge | |
| The Man in Blue | Parke Lewis | |
| The Devil Is Driving | Judge | |
| The Last Gangster | Boston Editor | |
| The Duke Comes Back | Arnold Corbin | |
| 1938 | Jezebel | First Director |
| Air Devils | Conspirator | |
| The Saint in New York | William Valcross | |
| I Am the Law | Governor | |
| Valley of the Giants | Mortimer | |
| My Lucky Star | Pilsbury | |
| Flight to Fame | Gen. Darrow | |
| Kentucky | Bank Officer | |
| 1939 | Risky Business | Governor |
| Silver on the Sage | Tom Hamilton | |
| Confessions of a Nazi Spy | District Court Judge | |
| Inside Information | Fenton | |
| The Old Maid | Mr. Halsey | |
| Hollywood Cavalcade | Thomas | |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Sen. Dearhorn | |
| Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Bishop Bannon | |
| 1940 | The Man from Dakota | Leader |
| XXX Medico | Ship's Captain | |
| Brigham Young | Mr. Webb | |
| Before I Hang | Governor Prentiss | |
| Third Finger, Left Hand | Mr. Thompson | |
| Go West | Johnson | |
| Bowery Boy | George Winters | |
| 1941 | Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | Gov. Spaulding |
| The Man Who Lost Himself | Mr. Milford | |
| Washington Melodrama | Dean Lawford | |
| Babes on Braodway | Mr. Morris | |
| 1942 | Man with Two Lives | Hobart Bennett |
| A Gentleman After Dark | ||
| Junior G-Men of the Air | Col. Mitchell | |
| Silver Queen | Dr. Hartley | |
| Tennessee Johnson | Senator | |
| 1944 | Hands Across the Border | Col. Ames |
| Wilson | Senator | |
| Casanova Brown | Rev. Dean | |
| The Town Went Wild | Dr. Hendricks | |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's | Dr. Bowen |
| 1947 | The Foxes of Harrow | Creole Gentleman |
Behind the scenesEdit
- Frederick was the first actor who portrayed Matthew Cuthbert.
External linksEdit
| Actors who portrayed Matthew Cuthbert |
|---|
| Live-action actors |
| Frederick Burton · O.P. Heggie · Charles Richardson · John Drainie · Paul Guèvremont · Elliott Sullivan Richard Farnsworth · Chris Jones · Regel Mozol · Martin Sheen · R.H. Thomson · Gabriel Grennan |
| Voice actors |
| MacDonald Parke · Alojz Kramár · Ryûji Saikachi · Franciszek Pieczka · Sean Baker · Wayne Robson · Stu Levin Jochen Schröder |
| Stage actors |
| Peter Mews · Douglas Chamberlain · George Merner · Terry Doyle · Hank Stinson · Don Keppy · David Hughes Michael Fletcher · Sandy Winsby · Barrie Wood · Kristian Truelsen · Tim Koetting |
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