Roger Burton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Roger Burton

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1928

Date of Death: 30-Nov-2018

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Roger V.
Burton (January 18, 1928 - November 30, 2018) was an American jazz musician, psychology professor and actor, known for his work on Baskets.
He also acted in films and TV shows created by his daughters' Five Sisters Productions company, most notably, Old Guy.
He was born in California and started life as a jazz musician there, playing with Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Johnny Ray, the Ink Spots and Hoagy Carmichael, among others.
He then earned his PhD in psychology at Harvard and moved to Washington, D.C.
to work at National Institutes of Health before being wooed to teach at SUNY at Buffalo.
After retirement, he moved with his wife, the author Gabrielle B.
Burton, to Los Angeles, where he started his third career as an actor and worked until his death.