---
name: "John Burton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-burton-103657"
roles: []
born: "6 April 1904"
died: "29 September 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T00:45:22.111217+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."
---

# John Burton

Actor. Born 6 April 1904 in London, England, UK. Died 29 September 1987.

## Details

- **Born:** 6 April 1904, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 September 1987
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 1 acting, 3 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 68 (1), 1940s 75 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 3, Action 1, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $22m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54819584, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123622/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103657

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Lost Horizon*](https://film.one/film/lost-horizon.md) (68)

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## Biography

John Burton (1904–1987) was an English actor who appeared in numerous American films, often in uncredited or supporting roles. Born in London, he began his screen career in the 1920s and continued working into the early 1950s.

He is credited with roles including Wynant in *Lost Horizon* (1937), Lord Nelson in *Lloyd's of London* (1936), Sir Austin Carter in *Storm Over Bengal* (1938), an English announcer in *Foreign Correspondent* (1940), and a British radio announcer in *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (1951). Other appearances include uncredited parts in *Mrs. Miniver* (1942) and several Sherlock Holmes films.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (1)

- *Foreign Correspondent* (1940), Fi1m 76, as English Announcer — [page](https://film.one/film/foreign-correspondent.md)

### Also credited (3) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), Fi1m 73, as Halliday (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md)
- *Random Harvest* (1942), Fi1m 76, as Pearson (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/random-harvest.md)
- *Lost Horizon* (1937), Fi1m 68, as Wynant (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-horizon.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

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

- *Let's Ask Nostradamus* (1953), as Nostradamus
- *Nostradamus Says So!* (1953), as Nostradamus
- *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (1951), as British Radio Announcer
- *David and Bathsheba* (1951), as Priest (uncredited)
- *The House on Telegraph Hill* (1951), as Mr. Whitmore
- *My Blue Heaven* (1950), as Lawyer (uncredited)
- *Three Came Home* (1950), as Elderly Resident (uncredited)
- *Everybody Does It* (1949), as Mr. Murray (uncredited)
- *The Fan* (1949), as Hoskins (uncredited)
- *Captain from Castile* (1947), as DeLora (uncredited)
- *Dark Delusion* (1947), as Minister (uncredited)
- *Black Beauty* (1946), as Dr. White
- *Three Strangers* (1946), as Narrator (uncredited)
- *The Woman in Green* (1945), as Waring the Mesmerist (uncredited)
- *Enter Arsène Lupin* (1944), as Radio Commentator (uncredited)
- *The Very Thought of You* (1944), as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
- *The Spider Woman* (1943), as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- *Two Tickets to London* (1943), as Royce (uncredited)
- *Sherlock Holmes in Washington* (1943), as Army Inspector (uncredited)
- *Assignment in Brittany* (1943), as Doctor (uncredited)
- *Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon* (1942), as RAF Officer (uncredited)
- *Random Harvest* (1942), as Pearson (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/random-harvest.md)
- *Journey for Margaret* (1942), as Surgeon (uncredited)
- *White Cargo* (1942), as Jim Benson (uncredited)
- *The Black Swan* (1942), as Captain Blaine (uncredited)
- *Invisible Agent* (1942), as R.A.F. Flier (uncredited)
- *Pierre of the Plains* (1942), as Prosecutor (uncredited)
- *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), as Halliday (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md)
- *Eagle Squadron* (1942), as Wing Commander
- *Further Prophecies of Nostradamus* (1942), as Michel de Nostradamus (uncredited)
- *A Yank in the R.A.F.* (1941), as Captain (uncredited)
- *Rage in Heaven* (1941), as Court Clerk (uncredited)
- *Whispers* (1941), as Anthony Hubbard (uncredited)
- *More About Nostradamus* (1941), as Michel de Nostradamus (uncredited)
- *Dark Streets of Cairo* (1940), as Official (uncredited)
- *Foreign Correspondent* (1940), as English Announcer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/foreign-correspondent.md)
- *Phantom Raiders* (1940), as Steve Donnigan of Scotland Yard (uncredited)
- *The Earl of Chicago* (1940), as Clerk (uncredited)
- *Rulers of the Sea* (1939), as Seaman (uncredited)
- *The Sun Never Sets* (1939), as Simon Randolph
- *Storm Over Bengal* (1938), as Sir Austin Carter
- *Nostradamus* (1938), as Nostradamus (uncredited)
- *Marie Antoinette* (1938), as Lafayette (uncredited)
- *Bravest of the Brave* (1938), as Marshal Michel Ney (uncredited)
- *Lord Jeff* (1938), as John Cartwright
- *Kidnapped* (1938), as Lieutenant Stone
- *The King Without a Crown* (1937), as Inquiring French Nobleman Hudson (uncredited)
- *Lancer Spy* (1937), as Lieutenant (uncredited)
- *Slave Ship* (1937), as Officer
- *Lost Horizon* (1937), as Wynant (uncredited) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-horizon.md)
- *Beloved Enemy* (1936), as Hall
- *Lloyd's of London* (1936), as Lord Nelson
- *The Flames of Wrath* (1923), as William Jackson

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