
Burton Gilliam
Biography
Burton Gilliam (born August 9, 1938) is an American actor. He is best known for memorable roles in several popular 1970s movies, such as Blazing Saddles and Paper Moon, as well as comedic cameos in Back to the Future, Part III and Honeymoon in Vegas.
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Known For
Acting History
2024
Remembering Gene Wilder as Self
2018The Lucky Man as Pawn Broker - Dad
2010The Good Guys as Locksmith
2010Breaking the Press
2009Fire from Below as Bubba
2007Cake: A Wedding Story as Judge
2007Retribution Road as Allie
2006Inspector Mom
2006Killing Down as Turner
2005Drop Dead Sexy as Big Tex
2003Shtickmen as Ray Sellers
2002Mi Amigo as Older Pal Grisham
2001Drive-In Movie Memories
2001Back in the Saddle as Self
2001The Journeyman as Silas Bishop
1999Soccer Dog: The Movie as The Mail Man
1997The Love Bug as Mecanic Race Announcer
1995Sliders as Stage Driver
1995Victim of Desire as Lynch
1994Weird Science
1994The Getaway as Gollie
1993Walker, Texas Ranger as Frank
1992Honeymoon in Vegas as Roy
1992Quake as Willie
1991The Terror Within II as Dewitt
1990Evening Shade
1990Back to the Future Part III as Colt Gun Salesman
1988The Underachievers as Red
1986Uphill All the Way as Corporal
1985North and South as Cpl. Strock
1985Fletch as Bud
1983The A-Team as Sheriff Jeff Lewis
1983Mama's Family as Bud
1982Knight Rider as Trucker Gene
1981The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite as Hoover Hess III
1980The Georgia Peaches as Delbert Huggins
1980The Jericho Mile as Jimmy-Jack
1980The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything as Hoover Hess
1980Flo
1980Where the Ladies Go as Stotts
1980The $5.20 an Hour Dream as Turnvil
1979Lawman Without a Gun as Rev. Farrell
1978Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus as Half-Moon Muldoon
1978The Beasts Are on the Streets as Al Loring
1977Telefon as Gas Station Attendant
1977Another Man, Another Chance as Sheriff Murphy
1977How the West Was Won
1976Alice
1976Gator as Smiley
1975The Ransom of Red Chief as Ebenezer Dorset
1975The Night That Panicked America as Tex
1975Hearts of the West as Lester
1975Farewell, My Lovely as Cowboy
1975At Long Last Love as Man at Racetrack
1974Paper Moon
1974Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Welder
1974Remember When as Zack
1974Blazing Saddles as Lyle
1973Paper Moon as Floyd (Desk Clerk)
1972The Waltons
1971Cannon









