Robert Easton (actor)

Robert Easton

Born	November 23, 1930(1930-11-23)
Where	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 16, 2011(2011-12-16) (aged 81)
Where	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Robert Easton (November 23, 1930 – December 16, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spans more than 60 years. His mastery of English dialect earned him the epithet "The Man of a Thousand Voices". For decades he was a leading Hollywood dialogue or accent coach.^[1]

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Easton was born Robert Easton Burke in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Easton (née Kloes) and John Edward Burke.^[2]

Radio[]

Beginning in 1945, he was heard on radio's Quiz Kids. He portrayed Magnus Proudfoot on radio's Gunsmoke and also appeared in other radio programs, including Fibber McGee and Molly, The Fred Allen Show, The Halls of Ivy, Our Miss Brooks, Suspense (radio program), William Shakespeare—A Portrait in Sound and The Zero Hour (Rod Serling series).

Films[]

On film, one of his earliest appearances was in The Red Badge of Courage. He appeared in the feature film, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Sparks (a variation on Stingray's "Phones"). One of his more unusual voices was that of a Klingon judge for the movie, Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country. He appeared in Gods and Generals (2003) as John Janney, and he recently starred in Spiritual Warriors (2007). He appeared in the 1987 baseball film Long Gone as Cletis Ramey.

Television[]

On television, he made many guest appearances and also provided the voices of "Phones" and "X-2-0" in Gerry Anderson's Stingray (TV series).

During the late 1940s through the 1960s, he was mostly known for his portrayal of a slow-talking, blankfaced hicks (as in The Munsters episode, "All-Star Munster" as Moose Mallory).

References[]

↑ Woo, Elaine (1930-11-23). "Robert Easton, the Henry Higgins of Hollywood, dies at 81". KansasCity.com. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/21/3332264/robert-easton-the-henry-higgins.html. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
↑ Robert Easton Biography (1930-)

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[1] Woo, Elaine (1930-11-23). "Robert Easton, the Henry Higgins of Hollywood, dies at 81". KansasCity.com. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/21/3332264/robert-easton-the-henry-higgins.html. Retrieved 2011-12-22.

[2] Robert Easton Biography (1930-)

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Name	Easton, Robert
Alternative names	Burke, Robert Easton
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	November 23, 1930
Place of birth	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of death	December 16, 2011
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, U.S.