Burton Gilliam

Actor · Crew· Dallas, Texas, USA

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

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

Back to the Future Part III

Colt Gun Salesman · 1990

Blazing Saddles

Lyle · 1974

Paper Moon

Floyd (Desk Clerk) · 1973

Fletch

Bud · 1985

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Filmography

32 credits across 2 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2024	Remembering Gene Wilder	Self	Film
2010	Breaking the Press		Film
2009	Fire from Below	Bubba	Film
2007	Retribution Road	Allie	Film
2006	Killing Down	Turner	Film
2005	Drop Dead Sexy	Big Tex	Film
2001	The Journeyman	Silas Bishop	Film
2001	Drive-In Movie Memories		Film
1999	Soccer Dog: The Movie	The Mail Man	Film
1997	The Love Bug	Mecanic Race Announcer	Film
1995	Victim of Desire	Lynch	Film
1994	The Getaway	Gollie	Film
1992	Honeymoon in Vegas	Roy	Film
1992	Quake	Willie	Film
1991	The Terror Within II	Dewitt	Film
1990	Back to the Future Part III	Colt Gun Salesman	Film
1988	The Underachievers	Red	Film
1985	Fletch	Bud	Film
1980	The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything	Hoover Hess	Film
1980	The Georgia Peaches	Delbert Huggins	Film
1980	The Jericho Mile	Jimmy-Jack	Film
1978	The Beasts Are on the Streets	Al Loring	Film
1977	Another Man, Another Chance	Sheriff Murphy	Film
1977	Telefon	Gas Station Attendant	Film
1976	Gator	Smiley	Film
1975	Farewell, My Lovely	Cowboy	Film
1975	At Long Last Love	Man at Racetrack	Film
1975	The Night That Panicked America	Tex	Film
1975	Hearts of the West	Lester	Film
1974	Blazing Saddles	Lyle	Film
1974	Thunderbolt and Lightfoot	Welder	Film
1973	Paper Moon	Floyd (Desk Clerk)	Film

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