1. Burton Hill Mustin was an American character actor who appeared in over 150 film and television productions.
29 Facts About Burt Mustin
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Burt Mustin worked in radio and appeared on the stage.
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Burt Mustin graduated from Pennsylvania Military College with a degree in civil engineering in 1903.
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Burt Mustin played first trombone in the band and played goaltender for the school's ice hockey team in 1902.
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Burt Mustin was the last surviving member of his 1903 class.
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Burt Mustin worked as an engineer but later decided to enter sales.
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In 1916, Burt Mustin began working as a salesman selling Oakland Sensible Sixes, and he later sold luxury air-cooled Franklins.
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Burt Mustin then worked as a fiscal agent for the Better Business Bureau and the local chamber of commerce.
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Burt Mustin appeared in productions as a member of the Pittsburgh Savoyards and the Pittsburgh Opera.
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Burt Mustin was a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society, making his first trip to California in 1925 for a quartet competition in San Francisco.
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Burt Mustin contacted Wyler, who cast him in the 1951 film version of Detective Story.
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Burt Mustin made his television debut in 1951 with a role in the Western series The Adventures of Kit Carson.
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Almost from the start to the end of his career, Burt Mustin specialized in playing older men, and with his tall scarecrow frame, bald head and beaked nose, he became one of the most familiar and busiest elderly character actors.
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Burt Mustin starred in the television series pilot episode of The Lone Wolf, starring Louis Hayward, in 1954.
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In 1960, Burt Mustin guest starred on The Twilight Zone in the episode "The Night of the Meek", alongside Art Carney.
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Burt Mustin appeared in two episodes of the series Kick the Can in 1962.
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Burt Mustin appeared in the role until 1966; however in Season 6, Episode 17, he is referred to as "ole man Crowley".
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Burt Mustin portrayed "Old Uncle Joe" on two episodes of The Lucy Show in 1967.
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In 1971, Burt Mustin co-starred in the sketch comedy show The Funny Side.
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Burt Mustin was cast opposite Queenie Smith as "the elderly couple".
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The next year, Burt Mustin costarred in the television film version of Miracle on 34th Street, starring Sebastian Cabot, and had an uncredited role in the Disney television film Now You See Him, Now You Don't.
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Burt Mustin's last continuing role was on the television series Phyllis; he played the suitor, and later husband, of Sally "Mother" Dexter, a role he played until shortly before his death.
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Burt Mustin then had roles in Talk About a Stranger, The Sellout, The Silver Whip, Half a Hero, She Couldn't Say No, The Desperate Hours, Man with the Gun, Storm Center, and The Sheepman.
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In 1974, Burt Mustin portrayed "Uncle Jeff" in the musical film Mame, starring Lucille Ball and Bea Arthur.
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Burt Mustin had a small role in Herbie Rides Again, released in 1974.
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In 2000 TV Land created a series of commercials celebrating the often-seen but little-known-by-name character actors who regularly appeared in their shows, with Burt Mustin being featured in one.
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Burt Mustin was one of the 110 original founders of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Lions Club, which was established in 1921.
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Burt Mustin served as one of the presidents and remained active in the club for the remainder of his life.
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On January 28,1977, Burt Mustin died at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, California, at the age of 92.