Dan Burton died he was 88

Dan Barton died he was 88. Burton was an American actor.

(1921-2009)

Dan Barton served in the Army in World War II and was editor of a humor magazine in Paris. ^[1]

Dan Barton was first married to Anne Barton, better known as Eddie Haskell’s mother in “Leave it to Beaver.” She passed away in 2000. He married again in 2005 to Gyl Roland. The best man at their wedding was actor John Forsythe, better known as Blake Carrington on the nighttime soap “Dynasty.” ^[2]

In the late 1940s Dan Barton appeared on stage in the successful Broadway stage production “Mr. Roberts” alongside Cliff Robertson, Lee Van Cleef and Brian Keith. ^[1]

He had a long career of television work from the 1950's until the 1970's playing in a variety of different shows including the highly acclaimed "Playhouse 90." Other series include "Zane Grey Theater," "Bonanza," “Barnaby Jones,” "The F.B.I.," "Ironside," "The Streets of San Francisco," "The Rockford Files,” "Battlestar Galactica" and “Quincy M.E.” ^[1]

He was also popular as a voice actor and narrated documentaries and commercials. He was the spokesman for Northrup Aviation for twelve years and worked with Coke and Nike. Barton also did voice-over work for prominent Republicans Arnold Schwarzenegger and Elizabeth Dole despite his own position as a life-long Democrat.^[1]

On December 13, 2009, Dan Barton died of heart failure and kidney disease, this coming after the actor had been ill for several months. He was 88.^[1]

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