Cast & creator
Robert Easton
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show
Robert Easton (born Robert Easton Burke; November 23, 1930 – December 16, 2011) was an American radio, film, and television actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. His mastery of English dialect earned him the epithet "The Man of a Thousand Voices". For decades, he was a leading Hollywood dialogue or accent coach.
Also known as: Robert Easton Burke, Bob Easton
88
film credits
48
television credits
121
1930–2025 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (136)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Perry Mason
Ed Allison
1957
The Andy Griffith Show
Pete Johnson
1960
Get Smart
Maestro
1965
The Red Skelton Show
Cpl. Reginald Plotz -- British Army
1951The Red Skelton Show
Hippie
1951
Petticoat Junction
Henry Barton
1963Petticoat Junction
Hector
1963
The Saint
Benson
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Beauregard Short
1962
Rawhide
Bugler
1959
The Lucy Show
Iffie
1962
Combat!
Woody Jones
1962
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Jeff
1958
Burke's Law
Hapless Magician
1963
The Doris Day Show
Albert Simpson
1968
Gunsmoke
Magnus Goode
1955
The Munsters
Moose Mallory
1964
Father Knows Best
Carter
1954
Good Will Hunting
Dialect Coach
1997
Lost in Space
Newsman Lacy
1965
The Real McCoys
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1957
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod Squad
Gus Weldon
1968
The Millionaire
Florida Cates
1955
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
North and South
Dialect Coach
1985
Adventures of Superman
1952
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Bernard Carmichael
1974
Navy Log
1955
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Annie Oakley
Abner Harkey
1954
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of America
George Merchant
1952
The Rogues
Barman
1964
Screen Director's Playhouse
Stanley Moran
1955
Hard Target
Dialogue Coach
1993
Johnny Ringo
Billy Counts
1959
Dangerous Assignment
1952
The NeverEnding Story
Additional Dialogue
1984The NeverEnding Story
Dialogue
1984
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Jud
1965
Pet Sematary II
Priest
1992
The Larkins
Doctor Brogan
1958
My Mother the Car
1965
Stingray
Lieutenant George Lee Sheridan (voice)
1964
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
The Cara Williams Show
1964
Pete's Dragon
Store Proprietor
1977
Primary Colors
Dr. Beauregard
1998
Working Girl
Armbriester
1988
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Klingon Judge
1991
Needful Things
Lester Pratt
1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
Mayor Amos Jasper
1993The Beverly Hillbillies
Dialect Coach
1993
Flesh + Blood
Dialect Coach
1985
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Boys from Brazil
Dialect Coach
1978
Paint Your Wagon
Ezra Atwell
1969
Next of Kin
Dialect Coach
1989
Gods and Generals
John Janney
2003
Johnny Got His Gun
Third Doctor
1971
Night Falls on Manhattan
Dialect Coach
1997
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Corporal Quinbury (uncredited)
1956
The High and the Mighty
Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
1954
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Sparks
1961
The Loved One
Dusty Acres
1965
O. Henry's Full House
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
1952
The Giant Spider Invasion
Kester
1975The Giant Spider Invasion
Screenplay
1975
Drowning Mona
Dialect Coach
2000
Volunteers
Dialect Coach
1985
The Red Badge of Courage
Thompson
1951
Heavy Traffic
1973
The War Lover
Handown: Crew of 'The Body'
1962
Crazy Mama
Dialect Coach
1975
Belles on Their Toes
Franklin Dykes (uncredited)
1952
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
David Finley
1981
Tai-Pan
1986
Seven Minutes
Hecht
1989
Storybook
Hoot (voice)
1994
Comin' Round the Mountain
Luke McCoy
1951
The Raid
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
1954
Union Station
Con Victim (uncredited)
1950
Long Gone
Cletis Ramey
1987
Stand by for Action
Self
2007
Murder!
Jury Member
1930
Drums in the Deep South
Jerry
1951
Cause for Alarm!
Tex
1951
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
Customs Man
1979
A Very Missing Person
Onofre
1972
Stingray: The Reunion Party
Lieutenant George Lee 'Phones' Sheridan (voice)
2008
Horrorween
Neighbor
2012
With a Song in My Heart
Soldier (uncredited)
1952
One of Our Spies Is Missing
Mr. Bentley - the Texan
1966
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Lafe
1956
Harry's Hong Kong
American Tourist
1987
Last of the Mohicans
David Gamut
1977
Come Fly with Me
Navigator
1963
The Tall Target
Young Southerner (uncredited)
1951
The Nun and the Sergeant
Orville Nupert
1962
Hold Back the Night
Ackerman, a soldier
1956
The First Traveling Saleslady
Delivery Boy
1956
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
Lieutenant 'Phones' Sheridan / X-2-Zero / Aquaphibian 1 (voice)
1980
When Hell Broke Loose
Jonesie
1958
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
The Lie
Steve Olman
1973
The Bold and the Brave
Soldier
1956
Squares
Frank Warren
1972
Undertow
Fisher
1949
Invaders from the Deep
Lieutenant George Lee 'Phones' Sheridan / Corda / WSP Commander (voice)
1981
The Andersonville Trial
Court Reporter
1970
The Oklahoma City Dolls
Sheriff Mike Sorenson
1981
Lost
Minister
2004
The Touch of Satan
Mr. Keitel
1971
Little Sister
M.C.
1992
Red Roses and Petrol
Old geezer
2003
Century 21 Revisited
Himself
2025
Timber Tramps
1975
Just One Night
Drunk Cab Driver
2000
Fearless Fagan
Guard
1952
Feudin' Fools
Caleb Smith
1952Feudin' Fools
Dialect Coach
1952
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
2014
Mr. Sycamore
Fred Staines
1975
Almos' a Man
Mr. Joe
1976
Charleston
Rev. Allen
1979Azusa Street: The Movie
2006
The Neanderthal Man
Danny, a townsman
1953
Alias Big Cherry
1975
Savage Drums
1951
Spiritual Warriors
Roger
2008
Combat Squad
Lewis
1953