Is BLAZING SADDLES the funniest movie ever made? How did Burton Gilliam make the transition from fighting fires to eating beans around a campfire? You know him as “Lyle” in BLAZING SADDLES but he's actor Burton Gilliam. Born August 9, 1938, Burton was a Texas fireman for 14 years before being discovered by Peter Bogdanovich and cast in PAPER MOON. Burton reveals that he turned Mel Brooks down for his breakthrough role in BLAZING SADDLES multiple times. Was he tough negotiating a salary with Mel Brooks?

During the filming of BLAZING SADDLES constant laughter spoiled take after take. Burton Gilliam shares director Mel Brooks' solution. On the same film, Slim Pickens took Burton Gilliam under his wing and gave him some important acting tips that helped make him such a success. Plus, Burton remembers his not-so-bad bad guy with James Arness and Bruce Boxleitner on TV's "How the West Was Won."

This special AWOW edition expands on a previous episode and adds new footage of Burton (born Aug 9, 1938) discussing his amazing career with producer/host Rob Word, done at the 2018 Williamsburg Nostalgia Festival.

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