Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Robert Easton (born Robert Easton Burke; November 23, 1930 – December 16, 2011) was an American radio, film, and television actor whose career spanned 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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 • as Beauregard Short

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 • as Ed Allison

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951 • as Cpl. Reginald Plotz -- British Army

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951 • as Hippie

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

1965 • as Newsman Lacy

Filmography

2014

Filmed in Supermarionation
Filmed in Supermarionation
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/11/2014

2012

Horrorween
Horrorween
as Neighbor
Movie - Released: 10/26/2012

2008

Spiritual Warriors
Spiritual Warriors
as Roger
Movie - Released: 7/4/2008

2006

Movie
Azusa Street: The Movie
Movie - Released: 12/12/2006

2004

Lost
Lost
as Minister
Movie - Released: 10/5/2004

2003

Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals
as John Janney
Movie - Released: 2/21/2003
Red Roses and Petrol
Red Roses and Petrol
as Old geezer
Movie - Released: 11/5/2003

2000

Just One Night
Just One Night
as Drunk Cab Driver
Movie - Released: 9/26/2000

1998

Primary Colors
Primary Colors
as Dr. Beauregard
Movie - Released: 3/20/1998

1994

Storybook
Storybook
as Hoot (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994

1993

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Mayor Amos Jasper
Movie - Released: 10/15/1993
Needful Things
Needful Things
as Lester Pratt
Movie - Released: 8/27/1993

1992

Little Sister
Little Sister
as M.C.
Movie - Released: 9/16/1992
Pet Sematary II
Pet Sematary II
as Priest
Movie - Released: 8/28/1992

1991

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Klingon Judge
Movie - Released: 12/6/1991

1988

Working Girl
Working Girl
as Armbriester
Movie - Released: 12/20/1988

1987

Long Gone
Long Gone
as Cletis Ramey
Movie - Released: 5/23/1987
Harry's Hong Kong
Harry's Hong Kong
as American Tourist
Movie - Released: 5/8/1987

1986

Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan
Movie - Released: 11/7/1986

1981

Invaders from the Deep
Invaders from the Deep
as Lieutenant George Lee 'Phones' Sheridan / Corda / WSP Commander (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1981
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
as David Finley
Movie - Released: 10/14/1981
The Oklahoma City Dolls
The Oklahoma City Dolls
as Sheriff Mike Sorenson
Movie - Released: 1/23/1981

1980

The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
as Lieutenant 'Phones' Sheridan / X-2-Zero / Aquaphibian 1 (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980

1979

Charleston
Charleston
as Rev. Allen
Movie - Released: 1/15/1979
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
as Customs Man
Movie - Released: 2/9/1979

1977

Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon
as Store Proprietor
Movie - Released: 11/3/1977
Last of the Mohicans
Last of the Mohicans
as David Gamut
Movie - Released: 11/23/1977
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
Movie - Released: 12/17/1977

1976

Almos' a Man
Almos' a Man
as Mr. Joe
Movie - Released: 4/5/1976
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
TV - Released: 1/14/1976

1975

The Giant Spider Invasion
The Giant Spider Invasion
as Kester
Movie - Released: 10/16/1975
Mr. Sycamore
Mr. Sycamore
as Fred Staines
Movie - Released: 12/12/1975
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
Movie - Released: 12/31/1975

1974

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Bernard Carmichael
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

Heavy Traffic
Heavy Traffic
Movie - Released: 8/8/1973
The Lie
The Lie
as Steve Olman
Movie - Released: 4/24/1973

1972

Squares
Squares
as Frank Warren
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972
A Very Missing Person
A Very Missing Person
as Onofre
Movie - Released: 3/4/1972

1971

The Touch of Satan
The Touch of Satan
as Mr. Keitel
Movie - Released: 8/23/1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971

1970

The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
as Court Reporter
Movie - Released: 5/17/1970

1969

Paint Your Wagon
Paint Your Wagon
as Ezra Atwell
Movie - Released: 10/15/1969

1968

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
as Gus Weldon
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show
as Albert Simpson
TV - Released: 9/24/1968

1966

One of Our Spies Is Missing
One of Our Spies Is Missing
as Mr. Bentley - the Texan
Movie - Released: 12/1/1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1965

The Loved One
The Loved One
as Dusty Acres
Movie - Released: 10/11/1965
Lost in Space
Lost in Space
as Newsman Lacy
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
Get Smart
Get Smart
as Maestro
TV - Released: 9/18/1965
My Mother the Car
My Mother the Car
TV - Released: 9/14/1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Jud
TV - Released: 9/14/1965

1964

The Cara Williams Show
The Cara Williams Show
TV - Released: 9/23/1964
The Rogues
The Rogues
as Barman
TV - Released: 9/13/1964
Stingray
Stingray
as Lieutenant George Lee Sheridan
TV - Released: 10/4/1964
The Munsters
The Munsters
as Moose Mallory
TV - Released: 9/24/1964

1963

Come Fly with Me
Come Fly with Me
as Navigator
Movie - Released: 3/27/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Hapless Magician
TV - Released: 9/20/1963
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
as Henry Barton
TV - Released: 9/24/1963
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
as Hector
TV - Released: 9/24/1963

1962

The War Lover
The War Lover
as Handown: Crew of 'The Body'
Movie - Released: 10/25/1962
The Nun and the Sergeant
The Nun and the Sergeant
as Orville Nupert
Movie - Released: 1/1/1962
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
as Iffie
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Beauregard Short
TV - Released: 9/26/1962
Combat!
Combat!
as Woody Jones
TV - Released: 10/2/1962
The Saint
The Saint
as Benson
TV - Released: 10/4/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Sparks
Movie - Released: 7/12/1961

1960

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
as Pete Johnson
TV - Released: 10/3/1960

1959

Rawhide
Rawhide
as Bugler
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo
as Billy Counts
TV - Released: 10/2/1959

1958

When Hell Broke Loose
When Hell Broke Loose
as Jonesie
Movie - Released: 11/1/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Jeff
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
The Larkins
The Larkins
as Doctor Brogan
TV - Released: 9/19/1958

1957

Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Ed Allison
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/3/1957

1956

Hold Back The Night
Hold Back The Night
as Ackerman, a soldier
Movie - Released: 7/29/1956
The Bold and the Brave
The Bold and the Brave
as Soldier
Movie - Released: 1/4/1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Corporal Quinbury (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/4/1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Lafe
Movie - Released: 4/1/1956
The First Traveling Saleslady
The First Traveling Saleslady
as Delivery Boy
Movie - Released: 8/1/1956
Mobs Incorporated
Mobs Incorporated
as Joe
Movie - Released: 3/21/1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV - Released: 9/7/1956

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Magnus Goode
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Florida Cates
TV - Released: 1/19/1955
TV
Navy Log
TV - Released: 9/20/1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
Buffalo Bill Jr.
TV - Released: 3/1/1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Stanley Moran
TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

The Raid
The Raid
as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/4/1954
The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty
as Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/3/1954
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best
as Carter
TV - Released: 10/3/1954
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
as Abner Harkey
TV - Released: 1/9/1954

1953

The Neanderthal Man
The Neanderthal Man
as Danny, a townsman
Movie - Released: 6/19/1953
Combat Squad
Combat Squad
as Lewis
Movie - Released: 10/1/1953

1952

With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart
as Soldier
Movie - Released: 4/3/1952
Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes
as Franklin Dykes (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/2/1952
Feudin' Fools
Feudin' Fools
as Caleb Smith
Movie - Released: 9/21/1952
Fearless Fagan
Fearless Fagan
as Guard
Movie - Released: 8/15/1952
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/7/1952
Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman
TV - Released: 9/19/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
Dangerous Assignment
Dangerous Assignment
TV - Released: 1/1/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as George Merchant
TV - Released: 10/1/1952

1951

The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
as Thompson
Movie - Released: 9/27/1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Luke McCoy
Movie - Released: 7/26/1951
Movie
Savage Drums
Movie - Released: 6/22/1951
Drums in the Deep South
Drums in the Deep South
as Jerry
Movie - Released: 9/1/1951
Cause for Alarm!
Cause for Alarm!
as Tex
Movie - Released: 3/30/1951
The Tall Target
The Tall Target
as Young Southerner (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/17/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
as Cpl. Reginald Plotz -- British Army
TV - Released: 9/30/1951
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
as Hippie
TV - Released: 9/30/1951

1950

Union Station
Union Station
as Con Victim (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/4/1950

1949

Undertow
Undertow
as Fisher
Movie - Released: 12/3/1949

1930

Murder!
Murder!
as Jury Member
Movie - Released: 7/31/1930

Unknown

It's Always Sunday
It's Always Sunday
as Stanley Moran
Movie