Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1876-12-08

Day of Death

1940-10-10 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Burton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Biography

Known For

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Steamboat Round the Bend

Steamboat Round the Bend

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

$10 Raise

$10 Raise

Wide Open Faces

Wide Open Faces

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Vagabond Lady

Vagabond Lady

American Madness

American Madness

Acting

Stagecoach

1939

Stagecoach

as

Ellsworth H. Gatewood

Judge Priest

1934

Judge Priest

as

Senator Horace Maydew

Dimples

1936

Dimples

as

Colonel Loring

Two Seconds

1932

Two Seconds

as

The Warden

The Little Giant

1933

The Little Giant

as

Donald Hadley Cass

Six Cylinder Love

1923

Six Cylinder Love

as

George Stapleton

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as

The Judge

Employees' Entrance

1933

Employees' Entrance

as

Bradford (uncredited)

Elmer, the Great

1933

Elmer, the Great

as

Colonel Moffitt

Heroes for Sale

1933

Heroes for Sale

as

Mr. Winston

The Big Stampede

1932

The Big Stampede

as

Governor Lew Wallace

The Spanish Cape Mystery

1935

The Spanish Cape Mystery

as

Judge Macklin

Doctor Bull

1933

Doctor Bull

as

Herbert Banning

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935

Steamboat Round the Bend

as

New Moses

Helldorado

1935

Helldorado

as

'Clarion' Editor

The Dark Horse

1932

The Dark Horse

as

William A. Underwood

In Old Chicago

1938

In Old Chicago

as

Senator Colby

On Your Toes

1939

On Your Toes

as

Donald Henderson

Laughter in Hell

1933

Laughter in Hell

as

Mike Slaney

The Rainmakers

1935

The Rainmakers

as

Simon Parker

The Rich Are Always with Us

1932

The Rich Are Always with Us

as

Judge Bradshaw

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

Angels Wash Their Faces

as

Mayor James Dooley

Colleen

1936

Colleen

as

Logan

The Mouthpiece

1932

The Mouthpiece

as

Rocco Trial Judge (Uncredited)

Daughters Courageous

1939

Daughters Courageous

as

Judge Henry Hornsby

A Fool's Advice

1932

A Fool's Advice

as

Mayor Martin Sloan

Hard to Handle

1933

Hard to Handle

as

Col. H.D.X. Wells (uncredited)

Saturday's Children

1940

Saturday's Children

as

Mr. 'B.N.' Norman, Office Manager

Nothing But the Truth

1929

Nothing But the Truth

as

E.M. Burke

College Coach

1933

College Coach

as

Otis

Sing Sing Nights

1934

Sing Sing Nights

as

Governor Duane

From Hell to Heaven

1933

From Hell to Heaven

as

Toledo Jones

You May Be Next!

1936

You May Be Next!

as

J.J. Held

He Couldn't Say No

1938

He Couldn't Say No

as

Senator Mabby

Secrets of a Secretary

1931

Secrets of a Secretary

as

Mr. Merritt

Black Gold

1936

Black Gold

as

J.C. Anderson

I Live for Love

1935

I Live for Love

as

Fabian

The Dark Hour

1936

The Dark Hour

as

Paul Bernard

Racing Lady

1937

Racing Lady

as

Judge

Three of a Kind

1936

Three of a Kind

as

'Con' Cornelius

$10 Raise

1935

$10 Raise

as

Mr. Bates

Kentucky Moonshine

1938

Kentucky Moonshine

as

J.B.

Air Eagles

1931

Air Eagles

as

Windy J. Bailey

Wide Open Faces

1938

Wide Open Faces

as

L.D. Crawford

Parnell

1937

Parnell

as

The O'Gorman Mahon

The Crooked Circle

1932

The Crooked Circle

as

Col. Walters

Hi, Nellie!

1934

Hi, Nellie!

as

Graham

Murder in the Private Car

1934

Murder in the Private Car

as

Luke Carson

Her First Mate

1933

Her First Mate

as

Davis

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932

Washington Merry-Go-Round

as

Speaker of the House

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

as

Oliver Wendell Henderson

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

Danger on the Air

1938

Danger on the Air

as

Caesar Kluck

Quick Money

1937

Quick Money

as

Bluford H. Smythe

Cross-Country Romance

1940

Cross-Country Romance

as

Colonel Conway

False Faces

1932

False Faces

as

Dr. J.B. Parker

Tarnished Lady

1931

Tarnished Lady

as

Stock Speculator

Kid Millions

1934

Kid Millions

as

Harrison Larrabee

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

The Cabin in the Cotton

as

Lane Norwood

The Washington Masquerade

1932

The Washington Masquerade

as

Senator Bitler (as Burton Churchill)

Five Minutes from the Station

1930

Five Minutes from the Station

as

Mr. Mason

Scandal for Sale

1932

Scandal for Sale

as

Bunnyweather

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

Four Men and a Prayer

as

Martin Cherrington

Public Deb No. 1

1940

Public Deb No. 1

as

Judge

Vagabond Lady

1935

Vagabond Lady

as

R.D. Spear

20 Mule Team

1940

20 Mule Team

as

'Jackass' Brown

Public Wedding

1937

Public Wedding

as

H. Theodore "Pop" Lane III

Turnabout

1940

Turnabout

as

Julian Marlowe

Page Miss Glory

1935

Page Miss Glory

as

Mr. Yates

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as

Franklyn P. Brumbaugh

The Big Brain

1933

The Big Brain

as

Col. Higginbotham

Menace

1934

Menace

as

Norman Bellamy

Cheaters at Play

1932

Cheaters at Play

as

The Singing Marine

1937

The Singing Marine

as

J. Montgomery Madison

Take the Stand

1934

Take the Stand

as

Mr. Jerome Burbank

So This Is London

1939

So This Is London

as

Hiram Draper

Should Husbands Work?

1939

Should Husbands Work?

as

Barnes

I Love That Man

1933

I Love That Man

as

Mordant - Casket Buyer

So This Is Africa

1933

So This Is Africa

as

President

Dames

1934

Dames

as

Harold Ellsworthy Todd

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

Brother Rat and a Baby

as

Mr. Harper

Bunker Bean

1936

Bunker Bean

as

Professor Ed Balthazer

Parole!

1936

Parole!

as

Rex Gavin

Ladies in Distress

1938

Ladies in Distress

as

Fred Morgan

Down in 'Arkansaw'

1938

Down in 'Arkansaw'

as

Judge

Redhead

1934

Redhead

as

Mr. Brown

Sing and Be Happy

1937

Sing and Be Happy

as

John Mason

Master of Men

1933

Master of Men

as

Mr. Walling

My Sin

1931

My Sin

as

Mr. Osgood

Frontier Marshal

1934

Frontier Marshal

as

Hiram Melton

Week Ends Only

1932

Week Ends Only

as

A.S. Carr

Bachelor Bait

1934

Bachelor Bait

as

"Big" Barney Nolan

Coronado

1935

Coronado

as

Walter Marvin

A Night at the Ritz

1935

A Night at the Ritz

as

Mr. Vincent

The Way of All Flesh

1940

The Way of All Flesh

as

Reginald L. Morten

Afraid to Talk

1932

Afraid to Talk

as

Mayor William 'Billy' Manning

Let’s Be Ritzy

1934

Let’s Be Ritzy

as

R.M. Pembrook

Babbitt

1934

Babbitt

as

Judge Virgil 'Verge' Thompson

Madame Butterfly

1932

Madame Butterfly

as

Mr. Sharpless

Golden Harvest

1933

Golden Harvest

as

Eben Martin

Taxi!

1931

Taxi!

as

Judge West (uncredited)

Under Your Spell

1936

Under Your Spell

as

Judge

Private Jones

1933

Private Jones

as

Roger Winthrop

If I Had a Million

1932

If I Had a Million

as

Warden (uncredited)

The County Chairman

1935

The County Chairman

as

Elias Rigby

Sweethearts

1938

Sweethearts

as

Sheridan

Half a Sinner

1934

Half a Sinner

as

Deacon Caswell

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

1940

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

as

Senator Henry Lowell

Only Yesterday

1933

Only Yesterday

as

Goodheart (Uncredited)

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

The Billion Dollar Scandal

as

The Warden

The Wet Parade

1932

The Wet Parade

as

Roger's Uncle Dick (uncredited)

This Reckless Age

1932

This Reckless Age

as

Banker (uncredited)

Dizzy Dames

1935

Dizzy Dames

as

Dad Hackett

Wild and Woolly

1937

Wild and Woolly

as

Edward Ralston

Fast Companions

1932

Fast Companions

as

Committee Chairman

Okay, America!

1932

Okay, America!

as

Jacob Baron

Strictly Dynamite

1934

Strictly Dynamite

as

Mr. Rivers

Hero for a Day

1939

Hero for a Day

as

E.A. Dow

Tongues of Flame

1924

Tongues of Flame

as

Boland

American Madness

1932

American Madness

as

O'Brien (uncredited)

The Mysterious Rider

1933

The Mysterious Rider

as

Mark King

The Avenger

1933

The Avenger

as

Forster

Frisco Jenny

1933

Frisco Jenny

as

Judge Thomas B. Reynolds (uncredited)

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