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- Birth nameBurton Hill Mustin
- Burt Mustin was a salesman most of his life, but got his first taste of show business as the host of a weekly radio variety show on KDKA Pittsburgh in 1921. He appeared onstage in "Detective Story" at Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix Arizona, and played the janitor in the movie version, (Detective Story (1951)), after moving to Hollywood. Hundreds of screen appearances later, he announced his retirement while filming an episode of Phyllis (1975). In the episode, his character married Mother Dexter, played by actress Judith Lowry. Lowry died one month before, and Mustin died one month after the episode aired.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseFrances Robina Woods(June 15, 1915 - August 18, 1969) (her death)
- Playing Skinny Oldtimers (with shocked reactions)
- First film at age 67.
- Appeared fourteen times on "Leave It To Beaver" as Gus the fireman.
- As well as being a member of the U.S. Barbershop Music Harmony Society, Burt played the part of a member of such a quartet in The Barbershop Quartet (1966).
- Burt was a member of SPEBSQSA, the U.S. Barbershop Music Harmony Society, and was master of ceremonies for many shows in the 1960s and 70s. One of his quartets was called the "Cavity Four" as all four members had false teeth, which as comic devices they often removed.
- On a session of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, Burt tells the joke of two ice fishermen. One fisherman is catching nothing while the other fisherman is hauling up numerous fish through his hole in the ice. Finally the first one in frustration, asks the second what was his fishing secret. The other man responds, "Yooommm gmm tm dmm wrmms wmmm." The first man quizzical asks "What did you say?" The second repeats the same gibberish to which the first admits he still doesn't understand. In mild frustration the second spits out what appears to be a wad of chew tobacco and replies "You got to keep your worms warm.".
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