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name: "Jeff Burton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeff-burton"
roles: []
born: "28 March 1924"
died: "18 January 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T16:42:45.448076+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jeff Burton

Actor. Born 28 March 1924 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Died 18 January 1988.

## Details

- **Born:** 28 March 1924, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 18 January 1988
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3176442, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123613/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13264

## Biography

Jeff Burton (1924–1988) was an American character actor. Born John Alexander Jones in Worcester, Massachusetts, he served eleven years in the US Army, reaching the rank of captain, before beginning his acting career in theatrical stock companies. He made his screen debut in the early 1960s and appeared in numerous television episodes and films until the mid-1970s.

He is best known for playing the astronaut Dodge in *Planet of the Apes* (1968). Other film roles include Dr. Brannan in *Coffy* (1973), a policeman in *Sweet Charity* (1969), and Shamrock in the television series *Batman* (1966). He also appeared in *In Like Flint* (1967), *Madame X* (1966) and *The Fugitive* (1963). In later years he worked as a parole officer in Los Angeles.

*Sources: imdb.com, findagrave.com, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Planet of the Apes* (1968), Fi1m 84, as Dodge — [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ophelia* (2023), Producer, Editor
- *Street Sisters* (1974), as Grandpa
- *The Snoop Sisters* (1973), series, as Phillips
- *The President's Plane Is Missing* (1973), as Reporter
- *Coffy* (1973), as Dr. Brannan
- *The Mad Bomber* (1973), as Sgt. Gribble
- *The Partridge Family* (1970), series, as Workman
- *Sweet Charity* (1969), as Policeman (uncredited)
- *Planet of the Apes* (1968), as Dodge — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *In Like Flint* (1967), as Secret Service Agent
- *Gunpoint* (1966), Actor
- *Madame X* (1966), as Bromley
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Shamrock
- *Gidget* (1965), series, as Driver - Florist Truck
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Officer Berger — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

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