Burton Gilliam Biography
Burton Gilliam (born August 9, 1938) is an American actor. He is best known for memorable roles in several popular 1970s movies, such as Blazing Saddles and Paper Moon, as well as comedic cameos in Back to the Future, Part III and Honeymoon in Vegas.
Burton Gilliam Movies
Burton Gilliam TV Shows
Burton Gilliam Quotes
A Clash of Musical Expectations
Lyle: [Taunting the mainly-black railworkers]
When you was slaves, you sang like birds. Come on! How about a good old nigger work song?
Bart: [Crooning, [[w:Sammy Davis, Jr.|Sammy Davis, Jr.; the bullying supervisors look immensely confused and insulted; [w:cocaine|coca-yeai-yeaiiiinnnneee]
]-style, with fellow railworkers providing backing vocals] I get no kick from champagne... Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all... so why then should it be true?... that I get a belt - outta you... Some get a kick from ]...
Lyle: [singing]
Hold it, hold it! What the hell is that shit?! I meant a song! A real song! Something like "Swing low, sweet chariot"...
Lyle:
Don't know that one, huh. Well how about "De Camptown Ladies"?
Bart:
De Camptown Ladies?
Railworkers:
De Camptown Ladies?
Lyle:
Oh, you know! "De Camptown ladies sing this song, doo-dah, doo-dah! Camptown Race Track five miles long, oh-de-do-da-dahy!
Taggart: [[w:ABC's Wide World of Sports|Wide World of Sports]
What in the ] is a-goin on here? I hired you people to get some track laid, not to jump around like a bunch of Kansas City faggots!
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