From Actor Feuds To Alcoholism: Behind The Scenes Of Wonder Woman

Norman Burton

Actor Norman Burton appeared on the second season of Wonder Woman as Joe Atkinson, the Inter-Agency Defense Command supervisor. Although he has had a prolific acting career, unfortunately Burton never garnered any major recognition for his talents. Despite this, he was still in major films.

In Planet of the Apes, he played the Hunt Leader, the first gorilla to be seen by the main character and the audience in the film. In the James Bond flick Diamonds Are Forever, he gave an “unconventional” performance as Felix Leiter. He taught method acting in his later life and was almost 80 years old when he passed away.