Robert Burton (actor)

Robert "Skip" Burton's acting career, he was featured on television shows such as Lassie (1954 TV series), As the World Turns, The Bill Cosby Show, Cannon, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and many others. He is also featured in TV movies and theatrical films and appeared on stage in The House of Blue Leaves with Katherine Helmond 
Early in Burton's acting career he used his nickname "Skip Burton", then in 1975 he started using "Robert Burton" throughout the rest of his film career. 
Following his acting career, Burton moved into Wall Street and then into commercial real estate. Robert Burton is also the author of the book "7 Days to Your Next Job" and creator of The Great Truths website. 
== Early Life ==
Robert Burton was born in Frankfurt, Germany just after World War II, an Army brat, on November 8, 1946 to Mary Klotz Burton and Robert Bentley Burton. In 1949, upon his father's completion of his Army assignment, the Burton family returned to the United States, and moved to California that year. Robert was inspired to become an actor because his mother was an actress at the California First Theater in Monterey, California. Robert studied to be a Roman Catholic priest at Ryan Preparatory College in Fresno California for his first three years of high school. He took a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Santa Clara in 1968. During this time, in1966, Robert launched his acting career when he appeared in his first television commercial with Joe DiMaggio, at the Presidio in San Francisco. 
== Marriage ==
In 1973 Robert married actress Karen Black. In 1974 Robert Burton was cast in a lead role in the film Trilogy of Terror. Karen initially declined the lead role, but accepted when Robert was chosen for the lead in one of the film's three segments. Robert's character was a college student who obsessed over his English teacher played by Karen. Their marriage was short-lived, however and by the premiere of "Trilogy of Terror", in March of 1975, the couple had divorced. 
== Acting Career ==
Robert Burton's television credits include guest starring and continuing characters on network television series and soap operas. One of the highlights of Burton's television career was his role in the 1971-1972 version of the popular TV series Lassie where he co-starred with Larry Wilcox. 
=== Television Credits ===
Date 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	 	 	 	
1970 	The Bill Cosby Show 	Bob Nicholson 	Episode: "This Mouth Is Rated X" 	 	 	 	
1971 	The Courtship of Eddie's Father	Brian Frisbee 	Episode: "The Lonely Weekend" Series star: Bill Bixby 	 	 	 	
1971-1972	Lassie 	Ron Holden 	Co-Starred with Larry Wilcox 	 	 	 	
1973 	Lotsa Luck! 	Young Man 	Episode: "The New Stan" Starring Dom DeLuise 	 	 	 	
1974 	Hangup 	Boy 	Director: Henry Hathaway 	 	 	 	
1975 	Marcus Welby, M.D. 	Dr. Cory 	Episode: "Calculated Risk". Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Sharon Gless 	1975	Cannon	Austin Bishop	Episode: "To Still The Voice". Cast: William Conrad, Pamela Bellwood, Richard Venture
1977-1978	For Richer, For Poorer 	Lee Ferguson 	Multiple Episodes. Also featuring Patricia Barry, Stephen Joyce, Pat Englund 	 	 	 	
1978-1979	The Doctors 	Mel Harvey 	Multiple Episodes. Supporting cast: Kathleen Turner 	 	 	 	
1979-1980	One Life to Live 	Dr. Peter Janssen #2 and Bob Faulkner	Multiple Episodes 	 	 	 	
1981 	Vega$ 	Mikhail Yanovitch 	Episode."Seek and Destroy". Also featuring Robert Urich, Bart Braverman. Executive Producer Aaron Spelling	 	 	 	
1981-1982	Texas 	Beau Baker 	Multiple Episodes 	 	 	 	
1982 	As the World Turns 	Brian McColl 	Multiple Episodes 	 	 	 	
1985 	Another World 	Jeffrey Cartwright 	Multiple Episodes 	 	 	 	
=== Television Movies and Feature Films ===
Date	Title 	Role 	Notes
1974	Pray for the Wildcats 	Michael 	TV Film. Stars include: Andy Griffith, William Shatner, Robert Reed, Angie Dickenson
1975	Linda Lovelace for President 	Huck Fish 	Feature Film. Starring Linda Lovelace. Notable Co-Stars: Micky Dolenz, Chuck McCann, Marty Ingels, Vaughn Meader, Joe E. Ross, Scatman Crothers, Stanley Myron Handelman, Art Metrano. Executive Producer: Arthur Marks
1975	Trilogy of Terror 	Chad Foster 	TV Movie. Co-Stars with Karen Black.
1977	Curse of the Black Widow 	Jeff Wallace 	TV Movie. Starring Anthony Franciosa, Donna Mills, Patty Duke, June Allyson, Vic Morrow, Sid Caesar, Max Gail, Jeff Corey
1977	Coma 	Pathology Resident #1	Feature Film. Starring Michael Douglas. Additional Cast includes: Geneviève Bujold, Richard Widmark, Tom Selleck, Rip Torn
1978	Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?	Dale Anderson 	TV Movie, Starring Barbara Eden, Additional Cast: Joe Mascolo, Richard Basehart
1993	King of the Hill 	 	TV Movie. Co-Stars: Jana Bellan, Jim Bohan
== After acting career ==
In the early 1980's Robert moved onto Wall Street, including more than five years at the Wall Street firm L.F. Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin. He is currently a Senior Managing Director in the New York City Middle Market Investment Sales Group at Cushman & Wakefield.
Burton's transition from actor to commercial real estate professional provided him with practical knowledge for anyone wanting to develop their own job employment skills and overall work ethic. Robert wrote a guide for his friends based on his own job hunting experiences. He turned the guide into a book titled "7 Days to Your Next Job" Robert honed his work ethics and philosophy of life as reflected in the website, Great Truths.
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