- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRobert Easton Burke
- Nicknames
- Bob
- The Henry Higgins of Hollywood
- Height6′ 4½″ (1.94 m)
- Robert Easton was born on November 23, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Working Girl (1988) and The Giant Spider Invasion (1975). He was married to June Bettine Grimstead. He died on December 16, 2011 in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJune Bettine Grimstead(March 18, 1961 - April 2, 2005) (her death, 1 child)
- Towering height and menacing frame
- Rich, aristocratic, mellow voice
- Coached actor Forest Whitaker to an Oscar and Golden Globe with his Ugandan dialect as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006).
- His parents divorced when he was about 7 years old. He moved with his mother to San Antonio, Texas where he was first aware of regional dialect. He had a childhood stutter problem.
- After his marriage to June Grimstead, an English woman, he lived for several years in England and studied phonetics at University College in London, England.
- Was known as the "Henry Higgins of Hollywood," a master of dialects who frequently coached other actors.
- He appeared in the original The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) TV series, as well as the movie version (The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)).
- [on his childhood stuttering] When you have a big problem like that you overcompensate. I found it easier to do voices other than my own.
- [on being typecast as a Texan] dopey deputy and half-wit hayseed.
- [on not helping Meryl Streep with her accents] No it wasn't me. But I wished it was.
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