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Bob Burns

Known for: Acting

Born 12/05/1935

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 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

The Lucy Show Series ★ 7,1

The Lucy Show

Werewolf

1962

The Lovely Bones Film ★ 7,1

The Lovely Bones

Mall Shopper

2009

Corman's World Film ★ 7,1

Corman's World

Self - Monster Maker

2011

The Ghost Busters Series ★ 7,1

The Ghost Busters

Tracy the Gorilla

1975

Drive Film ★ 6,1

Drive

Doctor/Co-Pilot

1997

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! Film ★ 4,7

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

Self

2021

Dark and Stormy Night Film ★ 5,9

Dark and Stormy Night

Kogar the Gorilla

2009

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” Film ★ 8,0

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

Self

2008

Invasion of the Saucer Men Film ★ 4,9

Invasion of the Saucer Men

Saucer Man

1957

The Shark Is Still Working Film ★ 7,3

The Shark Is Still Working

Self

2009

The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters Film ★ 5,3

The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters

Kogar the Gorilla / The Mad Mummy

1968

The Sci-Fi Boys Film ★ 7,0

The Sci-Fi Boys

Self

2006

Men in Suits Film ★ 8,0

Men in Suits

Self

2012

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures Film ★ 7,4

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Self

2001

The Alien Legacy Film ★ 6,9

The Alien Legacy

Self

1999

Film ★ 8,2

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

Self

2006

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Film ★ 7,8

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Self

2007

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

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

Self

2013

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man Film ★ 8,5

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

Self

2004

07 Spaceys Film ★ 5,0

07 Spaceys

2007

The Naked Monster Film ★ 4,6

The Naked Monster

Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla

2005

Hollywood Goes Ape! Film ★ 7,5

Hollywood Goes Ape!

Himself

1994

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet Film ★ 4,5

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Self

2006

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! Film ★ 9,0

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

Co-Host / Kogar

1997

Film ★ 8,0

The Vampire Hunters Club

Bob

2001

Film ★ 9,0

Ghost Town Riders

1938

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here Film ★ 3,4

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here

Muffo

1988

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania Film ★ 7,8

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

Himself

1999

Time Machine: The Journey Back Film ★ 7,0

Time Machine: The Journey Back

Self

1993

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce Film ★ 8,4

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

Self

2008

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle Film ★ 7,6

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

Self

2000

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

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

Self

2006

The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo' Film ★ 7,0

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

Self

2013

Superbman: The Other Movie Film

Superbman: The Other Movie

Tracy the Gorilla

1981

Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots Film ★ 4,5

Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots

Himself

2004

The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' Film ★ 8,0

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

Self

2005

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo Film ★ 5,3

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo

Kogar the Gorilla

1966

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! Film ★ 7,3

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Self

2000

Terror in the Jungle Film ★ 5,3

Terror in the Jungle

1968

Film

Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

Self

2008

Captain America vs. The Mutant Film ★ 2,0

Captain America vs. The Mutant

Metaluna Mutant

1964

How to Build a Time Machine Film ★ 6,8

How to Build a Time Machine

Self

2016

The Universe According to Universal Film ★ 5,7

The Universe According to Universal

Self

2002

The Adventures of the Spirit Film ★ 10,0

The Adventures of the Spirit

Mad Mummy/Captain America/Superman

1963

Film

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

Self

2008

Film ★ 9,0

The Further Adventures of Major Mars

Major Mars

1976

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited Film

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited

Himself

2016

Whatever Happened to Ro-Man? Film

Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?

Himself

2006

Film ★ 9,0

The Brundle Museum of Natural History

Self

2005

Film

Return to Bronson Canyon

Ro-Man

2006

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal! Film ★ 7,0

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!

Self

2012

Film

The Cliff Monster

1960

Film

Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"

Self

The Monster Film ★ 5,0

The Monster

Scientist

1953

Film

13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O

Self

Film

Taking the Punishment Poll

Self