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.
During the 30s and 40s he was a member of the PITTSBURGH SAVOYARDS, the oldest Gilbert and Sullivan troupe in the United States. Although he could barely sing, his character parts were critically praised.
First film at age 67.
Graduated from Pennsylvania Military Academy (now called Widener University) in Chester, Pennsylvania and was commencement speaker for the 1972 graduating class in May 1972.
Interred at Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California, USA, in the Loving Kindness section, lot #7844.