- Born
- Birth nameRobert Bentley Burton Jr.
- Nickname
- Skip
- Robert Burton, an Army brat, was born in Frankfurt, Germany. His parents were Robert Bentley Burton and Mary Klotz Burton. After his father's overseas Army assignment, they returned to the United States, finally settling in California. As a part of his education he attended the Ryan Preparatory College in Fresno, California studying to be a Roman Catholic priest. Because his mother was acting in the California First Theater company in Monterey, Robert decided to also become an actor. After graduating high school, in 1966 he continued his higher education at the University of Santa Clara, obtaining an Economics degree in 1968. During this period, in 1966 Robert did his first TV commercial with baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, at the Presidio in San Francisco.
Burton married actress Karen Black in 1973. In 1974 he was cast in one of the main roles in the feature film "Trilogy of Terror", which became a cult classic. At first Karen declined the lead role, which was a college English teacher. But Karen decided to do the picture when it was agreed to give Robert an important lead in one of the picture's three segments. In the film, Robert played a college student who was obsessed by his English teacher. As it turned out, Karen and Robert divorced by the time "Trilogy of Terror" was released, in March 1975.- IMDb mini biography by: Rowby Goren
- SpouseKaren Black(April 17, 1973 - 1975) (divorced)
- ParentsMary Klotz BurtonRobert Bentley Burton
- Side Character on TV-Movies and Guest Spots on TV Episodics
- Was married to actress Karen Black at the time they filmed the cult TV-movie Trilogie de la terreur (1975). Ms. Black initially turned the role down but eventually accepted when Robert was selected for a lead role in one of the three segments. Karen plays an English teacher and he plays an obsessed college student. The couple was already divorced after only little more than a year by the time the TV-movie premiered in March of 1975.
- When he started his acting career Robert he used his nickname "Skip Burton". He started using "Robert Burton" in 1975 and continued to use it throughout the rest of his film career, as well as his current position in commercial real estate.
- As an actor, as well as when he moved into commercial real estate, Robert developed a practical guide based on his experiences in his experiences in job hunting. Based on feedback to his guide, Robert feedback he created a book titled "7 Days to Your Next Job". Later, Robert created a website called Great-Truths where he continues to expand on both work ethics and his philosophy of life.
- Ex-brother-in-law of Gail Brown.
- Ex-son-in-law of Elsie Ziegler.
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