Bob Burns

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Bob Burns

Acting 91 May 12, 1935

Bob Burns (born May 12, 1935) is an actor, consultant, producer, archivist and historian of props, costumes, and other screen used paraphernalia from some of the greatest (and not…

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The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

7.1 2009 Movie
The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

7.1 1962 TV Show
Drive

Drive

6.1 1997 Movie
Corman's World

Corman's World

7.0 2011 Movie
Not of This Earth

Not of This Earth

5.7 1957 Movie
Invasion of the Saucer Men

Invasion of the Saucer Men

4.9 1957 Movie
The Ghost Busters

The Ghost Busters

7.1 1975 TV Show
The Shark Is Still Working

The Shark Is Still Working

7.3 2009 Movie
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

7.8 2007 Movie
Dark and Stormy Night

Dark and Stormy Night

5.9 2009 Movie
The Sci-Fi Boys

The Sci-Fi Boys

7.0 2006 Movie
The Alien Legacy

The Alien Legacy

6.9 1999 Movie

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Bob Burns (born May 12, 1935) is an actor, consultant, producer, archivist and historian of props, costumes, and other screen used paraphernalia from some of the greatest (and not so great) science fiction, fantasy, and horror motion pictures. He is best known for his work with and collection of movie props, particularly from horror and science-fiction movies. He has also had numerous smaller acting roles in movies, including Tracy the Gorilla from the 1975 television show The Ghost Busters.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

    Movie Self

  2. 2016
    How to Build a Time Machine

    Movie Self

  3. 2016
    Charlie Gemora: Uncredited

    Movie Himself

  4. 2013
    House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

    Movie Self

  5. 2013
    The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

    Movie Self

  6. 2012
    Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!

    Movie Self

  7. 2012
    Men in Suits

    Movie Self

  8. 2011
    Corman's World

    Movie Self - Monster Maker

  9. 2009
    The Lovely Bones

    Movie Mall Shopper

  10. 2009
    Dark and Stormy Night

    Movie Kogar the Gorilla

  11. 2009
    The Shark Is Still Working

    Movie Self

  12. 2008
    Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

    Movie Self

  13. 2008
    RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

    Movie Self

  14. 2008
    Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret

    Movie Self

  15. 2008
    He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

    Movie Self

  16. 2007
    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2007
    07 Spaceys

    Movie

  2. 2006
    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Movie Self

  3. 2006
    I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies

    Movie Self

  4. 2006
    The Sci-Fi Boys

    Movie Self

  5. 2006
    Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

    Movie Self

  6. 2006
    Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?

    Movie Himself

  7. 2006
    Return to Bronson Canyon

    Movie Ro-Man

  8. 2005
    The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

    Movie Self

  9. 2005
    The Naked Monster

    Movie Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla

  10. 2005
    The Brundle Museum of Natural History

    Movie Self

  11. 2004
    Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

    Movie Self

  12. 2004
    Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots

    Movie Himself

  13. 2002
    The Universe According to Universal

    Movie Self

  14. 2002
    Taking the Punishment Poll

    Movie Self

  15. 2002
    Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"

    Movie Self

  16. 2001
    It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    Movie Self

  17. 2001
    The Vampire Hunters Club

    Movie Bob

  18. 2000
    Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

    Movie Self

  19. 2000
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

    Movie Self

  20. 1999
    The Alien Legacy

    Movie Self

  21. 1999
    Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

    Movie Himself

  22. 1999
    Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'

    Movie Self

  23. 1997
    Drive

    Movie Doctor/Co-Pilot

  24. 1997
    Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

    Movie Co-Host / Kogar