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Burton Gilliam

Burton Gilliam

Actor Aug 9 (age 87) Dallas, Texas, USA 1971–2024 (53 year career)
5.7 avg rating

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.

Known For

Back to the Future Part III
Film

Back to the Future Part III

Colt Gun Salesman
Blazing Saddles
Film

Blazing Saddles

Lyle
Paper Moon
Film

Paper Moon

Floyd (Desk Clerk)
Fletch
Film

Fletch

Bud
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Film

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Welder
The Getaway
Film

The Getaway

Gollie
Farewell, My Lovely
Film

Farewell, My Lovely

Cowboy
Honeymoon in Vegas
Film

Honeymoon in Vegas

Roy

Filmography

Acting (61)

·

Movies (46)

Remembering Gene Wilder

Remembering Gene Wilder

2024

as Self

7.2
The Lucky Man

The Lucky Man

2018

as Pawn Broker - Dad

5.5
Rec X

Rec X

2013

as Himself

Breaking the Press

Breaking the Press

2010
3.8
Fire from Below

Fire from Below

2009

as Bubba

4.0
Cake: A Wedding Story

Cake: A Wedding Story

2007

as Judge

Retribution Road

Retribution Road

2007

as Allie

1.0
Killing Down

Killing Down

2006

as Turner

4.5
Drop Dead Sexy

Drop Dead Sexy

2005

as Big Tex

4.8
Shtickmen

Shtickmen

2003

as Ray Sellers

Mi Amigo

Mi Amigo

2002

as Older Pal Grisham

2.0
The Journeyman

The Journeyman

2001

as Silas Bishop

5.0
Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle

2001

as Self

6.0
Drive-In Movie Memories

Drive-In Movie Memories

2001
7.3
Soccer Dog: The Movie

Soccer Dog: The Movie

1999

as The Mail Man

4.1
The Love Bug

The Love Bug

1997

as Mecanic Race Announcer

5.7
Victim of Desire

Victim of Desire

1995

as Lynch

4.5
The Getaway

The Getaway

1994

as Gollie

5.8
Honeymoon in Vegas

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992

as Roy

5.6
Quake

Quake

1992

as Willie

3.5
The Terror Within II

The Terror Within II

1991

as Dewitt

3.9
Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

1990

as Colt Gun Salesman

7.5
The Underachievers

The Underachievers

1988

as Red

4.2
Uphill All the Way

Uphill All the Way

1986

as Corporal

4.3
Fletch

Fletch

1985

as Bud

6.7
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

1981

as Hoover Hess III

2.3
The Jericho Mile

The Jericho Mile

1980

as Jimmy-Jack

6.0
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

1980

as Hoover Hess

5.1
Where the Ladies Go

Where the Ladies Go

1980

as Stotts

The Georgia Peaches

The Georgia Peaches

1980

as Delbert Huggins

5.6
The $5.20 an Hour Dream

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

1980

as Turnvil

Lawman Without a Gun

Lawman Without a Gun

1979

as Rev. Farrell

The Beasts Are on the Streets

The Beasts Are on the Streets

1978

as Al Loring

5.8
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

1978

as Half-Moon Muldoon

4.0
Telefon

Telefon

1977

as Gas Station Attendant

6.6
Another Man, Another Chance

Another Man, Another Chance

1977

as Sheriff Murphy

6.0
Gator

Gator

1976

as Smiley

5.1
Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

as Cowboy

6.6
The Night That Panicked America

The Night That Panicked America

1975

as Tex

6.8
At Long Last Love

At Long Last Love

1975

as Man at Racetrack

5.1
Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

1975

as Lester

5.6
The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief

1975

as Ebenezer Dorset

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974

as Lyle

7.2
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974

as Welder

6.8
Remember When

Remember When

1974

as Zack

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

1973

as Floyd (Desk Clerk)

7.9