Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor.
Early life Peter Ray Burton, was born in Bromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer).
Career Burton played Major Boothroyd in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). He made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in Thunderball (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical Casino Royale.
In The Scarlet and the Black, the 1983 made-for-television docudrama concerning British, Irish, and U.S. counterintelligence agents working to rescue c. 4,000 Allied prisoners-of-war from Nazi deportation, Burton played the role of English aristocrat and British diplomat D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne, the 12th (and last) Duke of Leeds.
Burton guest starred in a number of television shows, including The Avengers, The Saint, Return of the Saint and UFO.
Selected filmography
They Were Not Divided (1950) – Minor Role (uncredited) What the Butler Saw (1950) – Bill Fenton The Wooden Horse (1950) – Nigel Tall Headlines (1952) – Graham Moore The Stolen Plans (1952) – Dr. Foster The Red Beret (1953) – Minor Role (uncredited) The Heart of the Matter (1953) – Perrot (uncredited) They Who Dare (1954) – Marine Barrett The Green Scarf (1954) – Purser Three Cases of Murder (1955) – Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (segment "Lord Mountdrago") Value for Money (1955) – Hotel Receptionist (uncredited) Johnny, You're Wanted (1956) – Policeman Soho Incident (1956) – Inspector Collis The Long Arm (1956) – Creasy Reach for the Sky (1956) – Peter / Coltishall Officer (uncredited) Child in the Horse (1956) – Howard Forbes (uncredited) The Betrayal (1957) – Tony Adams Five on a Treasure Island (1957) A Night to Remember (1958) – 1st Class Steward (uncredited) The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959) – 2nd Pilot Sink the Bismarck! (1960) – Captain (First Destroyer) Raising the Wind (1961) – 1st Viola Dr. No (1962) – Major Boothroyd The Iron Maiden (1962) – Thompson's Salesman Lawrence of Arabia (1962) – Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited) That Kind of Girl (1963) – Elliot Collier Thunderball (1965) – RAF Office in Car (uncredited) Berserk! (1967) – Gustavo Casino Royale (1967) – Agent (uncredited) Amsterdam Affair (1968) – Herman Ketelboer Doppelgänger (1969) – Medical Technician (uncredited) Hell Boats (1970) – Admiral's Aide All the Right Noises (1971) – Stage Manager Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) – Hotel Manager A Clockwork Orange (1971) – Junior Minister – Minister Frederick's Aid The Love Box (1972) – Charles Lambert (Charles and Margery) Leopard in the Snow (1978) – Mr. Framley The Bitch (1979) – Hotel Night Manager Richard's Things (1980) – Colonel Inchon (1981) – Adm. Sherman The Scarlet and the Black (1983) – D'Arcy Osborne, 12th Duke of Leeds The Jigsaw Man (1984) – Douglas Ransom The Doctor and the Devils (1985) – Customer Number One Gun (1990) – Merlin (final film role)
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