Burton Gilliam
Date of birth: 1938-08-09
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
Lawman Without a Gun
1979-05-30
During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern t
Blazing Saddles
1974-02-07
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974-05-23
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to orga
The Love Bug
1997-11-29
The inimitable VW Beetle is losing all his races and destined for the scrap heap until mechanic Hank
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
1978-06-27
A stunt car racing team gets involved in a madcap cross-country auto race that is supposed to determ
The Georgia Peaches
1980-11-08
A Southern gal who runs her family's auto repair shop, her aspiring country singer sister, and their
Killing Down
2006-01-01
An army vet searching for the truth comes face to face with the man he thinks tortured him seven yea
Another Man, Another Chance
1977-09-28
Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates
Remember When
1974-03-23
An uncle's (Jack Warden) memories give strength to a New England family with four sons fighting in W
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
1980-06-13
After inheriting a magical gold watch from his multimillionaire uncle's estate, Robert Hays and his
At Long Last Love
1975-03-01
Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the ra
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001-08-31
A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival photograph
Cake: A Wedding Story
2007-10-05
When two star-crossed lovers, set on eloping, are forced into having a big wedding, the bride develo
Telefon
1977-12-16
Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB age
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980-01-26
A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the tradition
Farewell, My Lovely
1975-08-08
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge d
Where the Ladies Go
1980-03-14
A small-town bar, open only from 9AM to 3PM and owned by Buck (Earl Holliman), is the setting where
Gator
1976-08-25
After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with
Back to the Future Part III
1990-05-25
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc
The Getaway
1994-02-11
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
Paper Moon
1973-05-09
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be
Drop Dead Sexy
2005-03-12
When their money scam runs aground, a group of would-be thieves turn to kidnapping in an attempt to
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024-03-15
This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extr
Mi Amigo
2002-04-01
Thirty years after separating when their friendship is harmed by a mutual love of the same woman, tw
The Lucky Man
2018-01-16
Traveling Route 66, a charismatic preacher, Reverend Johnny Jones, and his seductively beautiful Lat
The Underachievers
1988-06-01
Danny Warren is a former minor-league shortstop that becomes a narc to uncover drug dealing in this
Quake
1992-06-23
Set around the tragic events of an earthquake, a young couple experience the horror of being terrori
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981-05-21
In this sequel to "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything," down-on-his-luck Kirby Winter inherits a
Victim of Desire
1995-03-08
An SEC agent investigating $70M in missing funds and a murdered businessman gets involved with the m
The Beasts Are on the Streets
1978-05-18
Panic grips a small community after a tanker truck crashes through a fence at a wild animal park, fr
The Terror Within II
1991-01-18
In a world gone mad, the last human colony struggles to survive underground, beneath a land of night
Uphill All the Way
1986-01-01
Two unemployed good ol' boys are mistaken for a pair of notorious bank robbers.
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992-08-28
On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psycholog
The Jericho Mile
1980-10-31
A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and
Hearts of the West
1975-10-08
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west
The Ransom of Red Chief
1975-11-01
Two con artists kidnap a young boy for ransom. The boy, who calls himself Red Chief, becomes a prob
Retribution Road
2007-10-01
A bank robbery gone wrong leads to a horrific crime and the capture of the most relentless outlaw in
Back in the Saddle
2001-06-19
The cast of "Blazing Saddles" discusses salient points of the movie and its place in modern culture.
Shtickmen
2003-03-21
While he struggles to make rent by teaching defensive-driving courses and comedy classes, a small-ti
The Journeyman
2001-03-10
In the Wild West at the turn of the century, two young brothers watch as their Grandpa is gunned dow
The Night That Panicked America
1975-10-31
A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the World
Fire from Below
2009-01-01
Digging at a nearby cave, a careless industrialist unearths a vein of pure base Lithium and inadvert
Fletch
1985-05-31
When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug tra
Soccer Dog: The Movie
1999-01-01
A heart-warming comedy about the friendship between the new kid in town and a soccer-playing dog on
Breaking the Press
2010-05-01
A contemporary retelling of the parable of the prodigal son set in the world of Texas high school ba