- Naissance
- Décédé(e)16 décembre 2011 · Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis (causes naturelles)
- Nom de naissanceRobert Easton Burke
- Surnoms
- Bob
- The Henry Higgins of Hollywood
- Taille6′ 4½″ (1,94 m)
- Robert Easton est né le 23 novembre 1930 dans le Wisconsin, États-Unis. Il était acteur et scénariste. Il est connu pour Star Trek VI: La conquête du nouveau monde (1991), Quand les femmes s'en mêlent (1988) et L'horrible invasion (1975). Il était marié à June Bettine Grimstead. Il est mort le 16 décembre 2011 en Californie, États-Unis.
- Conjoint(e)June Bettine Grimstead(18 mars 1961 - 2 avril 2005) (son décès, 1 enfant)
- Towering height and menacing frame
- Rich, aristocratic, mellow voice
- His parents divorced when he was about 7 years old. He moved with his mother to San Antonio, Texas where he was first aware of regional dialect. He had a childhood stutter problem.
- Coached actor Forest Whitaker to an Oscar and Golden Globe with his Ugandan dialect as Idi Amin in Le dernier roi d'Écosse (2006).
- After his marriage to June Grimstead, an English woman, he lived for several years in England and studied phonetics at University College in London, England.
- Was known as the "Henry Higgins of Hollywood," a master of dialects who frequently coached other actors.
- He appeared in the original The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) TV series, as well as the movie version (The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)).
- [on his childhood stuttering] When you have a big problem like that you overcompensate. I found it easier to do voices other than my own.
- [on being typecast as a Texan] dopey deputy and half-wit hayseed.
- [on not helping Meryl Streep with her accents] No it wasn't me. But I wished it was.
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