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This is an overview of the actor or actress, include the date of birth as well as the role he or she played in the series. Remember to include which series as well.
'''Dan Barton''' is an actor of film and television, in addition to voice work, who portrayed a crewman on the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'' in "[[The Man With Nine Lives]]", a role he did not have to audition for.<ref name="GALACTICA.TV">{{cite_web|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978---interviews/dan-barton-galactica.tv-interview.html|title=Dan Barton GALACTICA.TV Interview|date=5 May 2007|accessdate=22 July 2007|last=Egnor|first=Mike|format=|language=}}</ref>
 
During [[w:World War II|World War II]], he was an editor of a humor magazine in [[w:Paris|Paris]] during his time in the United States Army.
 
He began his career in [[w:Chicago|Chicago]] on the radio by accident. At the time, Barton began in a radio program called ''Skippy'' playing Somerset Morgan, and worked alongside [[w:Mel Tormé|Mel Tormé]], Dom Machee and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871876/ Les Tremayne].<ref name="GALACTICA.TV"/>
 
He would later appear in various television series from the early 1950s to the late 1970s, including ''[[w:Playhouse 90|Playhouse 90]]'' in the episode "The Edge of Innocence" opposite [[Lorne Greene]] (Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]).
 
In 1949 he married actress Anne Barton (best known for her role in ''[[w:Leave it to Beaver|Leave it to Beaver]]'' as [[w:Eddie Haskell|Eddie Haskell]]'s mother), with whom they had a daughter, actress Susan Berman ''neé'' Barton, and a son, Steven.<ref name="imdb bio">{{cite_web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0059114/bio|title=Dan Barton biography at the Internet Movie Database|date=|accessdate=22 July 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> They were married until her death on November 27, 2000 from cancer.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0059091/bio|title=Anne Barton biography at the Internet Movie Database|date=|accessdate=22 July 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
 
He remarried on May 1, 2005, his best man being [[w:John Forsythe|John Forsythe]], the actor who is best known as the voice of "Charlie" in ''[[w:Charlie's Angels (TV series)|Charlie's Angels]]''.<ref name="GALACTICA.TV"/>
 
For the past 20 years, he has been doing voiceover and narration work in documentaries and commercials. He worked for 12 years doing commercials for [[w:Northup Aircraft|Northup Aircraft]], and has done commercials for [[w:Nike|Nike]]. <ref name="GALACTICA.TV"/>
 
Additionally, in a twist even Barton himself finds ironic, he worked on television and radio campaign advertisements for Republicans, including [[w:Arnold Schwartzenegger|Arnold Schwartzenegger]] and [[w:Elizabeth Dole|Elizabeth Dole]]; Barton is a Democrat.<ref name="GALACTICA.TV"/>


For articles on cast and crew, refer to the [[Battlestar Wiki: Standards and Conventions (biographies)|Standards and Conventions for biographies]].
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For the Colonial Warrior who shares a similar name, see: Barton.
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Dan Barton is an actor of film and television, in addition to voice work, who portrayed a crewman on the shuttle Canaris in "The Man With Nine Lives", a role he did not have to audition for.[1]

During World War II, he was an editor of a humor magazine in Paris during his time in the United States Army.

He began his career in Chicago on the radio by accident. At the time, Barton began in a radio program called Skippy playing Somerset Morgan, and worked alongside Mel Tormé, Dom Machee and Les Tremayne.[1]

He would later appear in various television series from the early 1950s to the late 1970s, including Playhouse 90 in the episode "The Edge of Innocence" opposite Lorne Greene (Commander Adama).

In 1949 he married actress Anne Barton (best known for her role in Leave it to Beaver as Eddie Haskell's mother), with whom they had a daughter, actress Susan Berman neé Barton, and a son, Steven.[2] They were married until her death on November 27, 2000 from cancer.[3]

He remarried on May 1, 2005, his best man being John Forsythe, the actor who is best known as the voice of "Charlie" in Charlie's Angels.[1]

For the past 20 years, he has been doing voiceover and narration work in documentaries and commercials. He worked for 12 years doing commercials for Northup Aircraft, and has done commercials for Nike. [1]

Additionally, in a twist even Barton himself finds ironic, he worked on television and radio campaign advertisements for Republicans, including Arnold Schwartzenegger and Elizabeth Dole; Barton is a Democrat.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Egnor, Mike (5 May 2007). Dan Barton GALACTICA.TV Interview (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 22 July 2007.
  2. Dan Barton biography at the Internet Movie Database (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 22 July 2007.
  3. Anne Barton biography at the Internet Movie Database (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 22 July 2007.