Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-05-12 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Bob Burns

Biography:

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.

Known For

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The Lucy Show

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The Lovely Bones

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The Ghost Busters

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Corman's World

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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

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The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

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Invasion of the Saucer-Men

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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

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Men in Suits

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

Acting

2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self

2016

How to Build a Time Machine as Self

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited as Himself

2013

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' as Self

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! as Self

2012

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal! as Self

Men in Suits as Self

2011

Corman's World as Self - Monster Maker

2009

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws" as Self

The Lovely Bones as Mall Shopper

Dark and Stormy Night as Kogar the Gorilla

2008

Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu as Self

Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret as Self

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce as Self

2007

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story as Self

2006

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies as Self

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills as Self

Whatever Happened to Ro-Man? as Himself

Return to Bronson Canyon as Ro-Man

2005

The Brundle Museum of Natural History as Self

The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' as Self

The Naked Monster as Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla

RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' as Self

2004

Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots as Himself

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man as Self

2002

The Universe According to Universal as Self

2001

The Vampire Hunters Club as Bob

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures as Self

2000

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! as Self

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle as Self

1999

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania as Himself

The Alien Legacy as Self

1997

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! as Co-Host / Kogar

Drive as Doctor/Co-Pilot

1994

Hollywood Goes Ape! as Himself

1993

Time Machine: The Journey Back as Himself

1988

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here as Muffo

1981

Superbman: The Other Movie as Tracy the Gorilla

1975

The Ghost Busters as Tracy the Gorilla

1968

Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters as Kogar the Gorilla

Terror in the Jungle

1966

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo as Kogar the Gorilla

1964

Captain America vs. The Mutant as Metaluna Mutant

1963

The Adventures of the Spirit as Mad Mummy/Captain America/Superman

1962

The Lucy Show as Werewolf

1960

The Cliff Monster

1957

Invasion of the Saucer-Men as Saucer Man

1953

The Monster as Scientist

1938

Ghost Town Riders

Production

1997

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! as Producer

1993

Time Machine: The Journey Back as Executive Producer

Directing

1960

The Cliff Monster as Director

1953

The Monster as Director

Crew

2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Thanks

1957

Not of This Earth as Special Effects

Writing

1953

The Monster as Writer