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Frederick Burton career

Frederick Burton averages 6.87 across 16 rated films as an actor, with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington on top at 7.8.

Average
6.87
16 rated films
Best rated
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Peak five
7.09
1932 to 1936
7+ run
2 films
1932 to 1932
Frederick Burton, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1932 to 1936, 7.0967819201925193019351940Mr. Smith Goes to Washing… 7.8Confessions of a Nazi Spy 6.1Career avg 6.87

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Frederick Burton's career barcodecoolhot
191944 films1942
Current formLast 5: 6.86 vs career 6.87 (−0.01)
  1. WThe Old Maid1939 · 7.0+0.1
  2. WMr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · 7.8+0.9
  3. LBefore I Hang1940 · 6.3−0.6
  4. LGo West1940 · 6.6−0.3
  5. LBabes on Broadway1941 · 6.6−0.3
Frederick Burton career
Silver Queen posterSilver Queen1942Dr. Hartley·8
Man With Two Lives posterMan With Two Lives1942Hobart Bennett·10
Babes on Broadway posterBabes on Broadway1941Mr. Morris6.625
Washington Melodrama posterWashington Melodrama1941Dean Lawford·5
Go West posterGo West1940Johnson (uncredited)6.697
Third Finger, Left Hand posterThird Finger, Left Hand1940Mr. Thompson·13
Brigham Young posterBrigham Young1940Mr. Webb·17
Before I Hang posterBefore I Hang1940Governor Prentiss6.335
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterMr. Smith Goes to Washington1939Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)7.81,239
Hollywood Cavalcade posterHollywood Cavalcade1939Thomas·7
The Old Maid posterThe Old Maid1939Mr. Halsey (uncredited)7.057
Confessions of a Nazi Spy posterConfessions of a Nazi Spy1939U.S. District Court Judge6.134
Kentucky posterKentucky1938Presiding Officer·13
The Saint in New York posterThe Saint in New York1938William Valcross·19
Jezebel posterJezebel1938First Director (uncredited)7.0226
Love Is News posterLove Is News1937J.D. Jones·12
Theodora Goes Wild posterTheodora Goes Wild1936Governor Wyatt6.651
Mummy's Boys posterMummy's Boys1936Professor Edwards·8
Fury posterFury1936Daniel Hopkins (uncredited)7.5265
Wife vs. Secretary posterWife vs. Secretary1936Ned Trent (uncredited)6.764
The Voice of Bugle Ann posterThe Voice of Bugle Ann1936The Warden·6
Shipmates Forever posterShipmates Forever1935Admiral Graves (uncredited)·5
Flirtation Walk posterFlirtation Walk1934Landacre·16
One Night of Love posterOne Night of Love1934Howard - Impresario·19
Smarty posterSmarty1934Judge (uncredited)·10

Feature films with 25+ TMDB votes count toward the average. Peak five is the best run of five films in a row; the 7+ run counts films in a row rated 7.0 or higher.

Sources: TMDB (as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z).

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