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Bobby Burns (I) (1878–1966)

Actor | Director

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Had served a lengthy apprenticeship on the stage before starting in films with Selig. In 1919, appeared with Jobyna Ralston in a series of "Cuckoo Comedies" made by Vim in Jacksonville, Florida. See more trivia »

Born:

Robert Paul Burns
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 87) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1958 Adventures of the Sea Hawk (TV series)
Grandall / Policeman
– Fiery Opal (1958) … Grandall
– Search at Sea (1958) … Policeman
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Spectator (uncredited)
 
1948 The Snake Pit
Inmate at Dance Social (uncredited)
 
1947 The Good Bad Egg (short)
Minister (uncredited)
 
1947 My Brother Talks to Horses
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
 
1946 Sister Kenny
Parent at Clinic (uncredited)
 
1945 The Body Snatcher
Mourner (uncredited)
 
1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Library Patron (uncredited)
 
1945 Off Again, on Again (short)
Customer (uncredited)
 
1944 Gents Without Cents (short)
Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1944 Radio Bugs (short)
Audience extra
 
1944 Doctor, Feel My Pulse (short)
Pallbearer (uncredited)
 
1943 This Land Is Mine
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
 
1943 Air Raid Wardens
Townsman in Gymnasium (uncredited)
 
1942 Loco Boy Makes Good (short)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
 
1941 I'll Never Heil Again (short)
King's Aide (uncredited)
 
1939 Stanley and Livingstone
Geographical Society Delegate (uncredited)
 
1938 Sue My Lawyer (short)
 
1938 Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (short)
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
 
1938 My Old Kentucky Home (uncredited)
 
1937 Stuck in the Sticks (short)
 
1937 Dizzy Doctors (short)
Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
 
1937 Jail Bait (short)
Warden (uncredited)
 
1936 Free Rent (short)
 
1936 Am I Having Fun! (short)
 
1936 Shakedown
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
 
1936 Dummy Ache (short)
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1936 A Pain in the Pullman (short)
Man in Berth (uncredited)
 
1936 The Peppery Salt (short)
Clothing Store Clerk (background)
 
1936 On the Wrong Trek (short)
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1936 Share the Wealth (short)
First Newspaper Reader
 
1936 Ants in the Pantry (short)
Party Guest With Mouse Down Back (uncredited)
 
1935 Just My Luck
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
 
1935 I Don't Remember (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1935 Top Flat (short)
Water Bomb Victim (uncredited)
 
1935 His Marriage Mix-up (short)
 
1935 Just Another Murder (short)
Bellhop (uncredited)
 
1935 Honeymoon Bridge (short)
 
1935 Star Gazing (short)
 
1935 Slightly Static (short)
Member of Stock Company (uncredited)
 
1935 Diamond Jim
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1935 The Captain Hits the Ceiling (short)
Head Parson (uncredited)
 
1935 Do Your Stuff (short)
 
1935 Tramp Tramp Tramp (short)
Tramp (uncredited)
 
1935 Motive for Revenge
Milroy's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1935 Teacher's Beau (short)
Party guest (unconfirmed)
 
1935 Pop Goes the Easel (short)
Professor Fuller (uncredited)
 
1935 His Bridal Sweet (short)
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1935 Restless Knights (short)
Queen's Ally (uncredited)
 
1935 Speed Limited
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1934 Babes in Toyland
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1934 Three Little Pigskins (short)
Third Pedestrian (uncredited)
 
1934 Counsel on De Fence (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 You Said a Hatful! (short)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
 
1934 Them Thar Hills (short)
Officer (uncredited)
 
1934 Apples to You! (short)
Opera Patron in Box with Announcer (uncredited)
 
1934 Elmer Steps Out (short)
 
1933 Hold Your Temper (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1933 The Return of Casey Jones
Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
 
1933 Dream Stuff (short)
Servant with Cake
 
1933 Justice Takes a Holiday
Convict (uncredited)
 
1933 The Eleventh Commandment
Butler (uncredited)
 
1933 Forgotten
Foundation Home President (uncredited)
 
1932 Mr. Bride (short)
Bass Fiddle Player (uncredited)
 
1932 Sneak Easily (short)
Professor Austin
 
1932 Slightly Married
Minister (uncredited)
 
1932 Washington Merry-Go-Round
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
 
1932 Alum and Eve (short)
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
 
1932 Show Business (short)
Train Passenger in Lower Berth (uncredited)
 
1932 The Thirteenth Guest
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1932 Forbidden Company
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1932 The Old Bull (short)
Farm Hand (uncredited)
 
1932 The Chimp (short)
Tenant (uncredited)
 
1932 Red Noses (short)
Mr. Lucas' Secretary (uncredited)
 
1932 Any Old Port! (short)
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
 
1932 Helpmates (short)
Neighbor (uncredited)
 
1931 Hollywood Halfbacks (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1931 Sidewalks of New York
Attorney (uncredited)
 
1931 Pardon Us
Dental Patient (uncredited)
 
1931 Defenders of the Law
Informant (uncredited)
 
1931 Los presidiarios
Dental Patient (uncredited)
 
1931 The College Vamp (short)
Professor (uncredited)
 
1930 Another Fine Mess (short)
Bicyclist (uncredited)
 
1930 Racket Cheers (short)
Kellogg's Butler (uncredited)
 
1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (short)
Nervous Relative at Window (uncredited)
 
1930 Goodbye Legs (short)
Tuxedoed Bystander (uncredited)
 
1930 Below Zero (short)
'Blind' Man/Deadbeat Diner (uncredited)
 
1929 Lazy Days (short)
 
1929 Household Blues (short)
The Boss (as Robert Burns)
 
1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (as Robert Burns)
 
1929 Four Wheel Brakes (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1928 Mary Lou
Bobby
 
1928 Ladies Preferred (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1928 Three Tough Onions (short)
The Minister (uncredited)
 
1928 Never Too Late (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1927 Scared Silly (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1927 Hold Fast (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1927 Sure Cure (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1927 Night Owls (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1927 Careless Hubby (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1927 Grandpa's Boy (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1927 Ask Dad (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1927 Dear Season (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1926 Teacher, Teacher (short)
The Principal
 
1926 Who Hit Me? (short)
 
1925 Beware (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1924 A Deep Sea Panic (short)
The Cook
 
1922 General Nuisance (short)
 
1922 Jazz Babies (short)
 
1922 Bars and Stripes (short)
 
1922 Strikes to Spare (short)
 
1922 Moonshiners (short)
 
1921 The Brown Derby (short)
 
1921 Dry Water (short)
 
1921 Don't Marry (short)
 
1921 Bungalow Love (short)
 
1921 An Eastern Breeze (short)
 
1920 Ball Bearing, But Hard Running (short)
 
1919 The Sultan of Djazz (short)
 
1919 The Shimmy Jim (short)
 
1919 Starting Out in Life (short)
 
1917 Play Ball (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Before the Show (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Reckless Romeos (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 What's the Use (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 A Rare Boarder (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Good and Proper (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Hot Dogs (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 In the Ranks (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Frame-Up (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Here and There (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Watch Your Watch (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Strictly Business (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Tangled Ties (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Man Hunters (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Payment in Full (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 A Bag of Trouble (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Reward (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Try Out (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Comrades (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Rushing Business (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Wait a Minute (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 What'll You Have? (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Help! Help! (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Great Safe Tangle (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Furnished Rooms (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 For Value Received (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 For Better or Worse (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Raid (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 A Dollar Down (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Land Lubbers (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Villains and Violins (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 A Fair Exchange (short)
Jabbs
 
1916/II The Pretenders (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Home-Made Pies (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Rivals (short)
Jabbs
 
1916/II Hired and Fired (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Sleuths (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 In the Ring (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Anvils and Actors (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Behind the Footlights (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 A Pair of Skins (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Their Wedding Day (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Love and Lather (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Pluck and Luck (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The High Sign (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 The Getaway (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Busted Hearts (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Frenzied Finance (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 Chickens (short)
Jabbs
 
1916 This Way Out (short)
Jabbs
 
1915 Ups and Downs (short)
Jabbs
 
1915 Mixed and Fixed (short)
Jabbs
 
1915 Speed Kings (short)
Jabbs
 
1915 Strangled Harmony (short)
Jabbs
 
1915 Love, Pepper and Sweets (short)
Jabbs
 
1915 Pressing Business (short)
Jabbs
 
1915 A Pair of Birds (short)
Jabbs
 
1915 The Midnight Prowlers (short)
Jabbs
 
1915 Billy Van Deusen's Campaign (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1915 In Clover (short)
Jabs
 
1915 Juggling the Truth (short)
Jabs
 
1915 Mashers and Splashers (short)
Jabs
 
1915 A Quiet Game (short)
Jabs
 
1915 One Busy Day (short)
Jabs
 
1915 Two for a Quarter (short)
Jabs
 
1915 The Tangles of Pokes and Jabs (short)
Jabs
 
1915 Pokes and Jabs (short)
Jabs
 
1915 When You and I Were Young (short)
 
1915 How Ida Got a Husband (short)
Bill Saddle - Justice of the Peace (as Robert Burns)
 
1915 The Unloaded 45 (short)
 
1915 Oh, Those Kids (short)
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation
Klan Leader (uncredited)
 
1915 Capturing Stella (short)
 
1915 His Double Did It (short)
 
1914 A Hasty Exit (short)
Jabs (as Robert Burns)
 
1914 Such a Business (short)
Jabs (as Robert Burns)
 
1914 The Busy Man (short)
Jabs (as Robert Burns)
 
1914 Handle with Care (short)
Jabs (as Robert Burns)
 
1914 I Should Worry (short)
Jabs (as Robert Burns)
 
1914 At Bay for a Day (short)
The Man on Critches (as Robert Burns)
 
1914 Collecting the Rent (short)
Jabs (as Robert Burns)
 
1914 Sadder But Wiser (short)
Jabs (as Robert Burns)
 
1914 Snowball Pete (short)
Jabs (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 The Actor Book Agent (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 How He Won (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 The Man with a Razor (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 A Method in His Illness (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 Murphy's New Hat (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 Making Himself a Hero (short)
 
1913 The Drummer's Narrow Escape (short)
Abner (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 The Actress and Her Jewels (short)
The Thief
 
1913 This Isn't John (short)
John (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 Her Present (short)
Ben (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 An Exclusive Pattern (short)
Tom (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 Roses for Rosie (short)
The Florist
 
1913 The Widow's Wiles (short)
John Scott - Jack's Father
 
1913 Building a Trust (short)
Wun Lung (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 The Zulu King (short)
Smith - the White King
 
1913 Kate the Cop (short)
The Burglar
 
1913 His First Experience (short)
Muggins - the Valet
 
1913 A Ten Acre Gold Brick (short)
The Farmer
 
1913 She Must Be Ugly (short)
The Employer
 
1913 Fixing Auntie Up (short)
Dad Carson - First Couple
 
1913 Beating Mother to It (short)
The Minister
 
1913 Angel Cake and Axle Grease (short)
Col. Hopkins - the Father (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 Collecting the Bill (short)
John Scott (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 His Widow (short)
Edwin Barbour - Walter's Godfather (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 The Fake Soldiers (short)
Johnson (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 The Fixer (short)
Jim Gay - the Fixer's Friend (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 Sixes and Nines (short)
2nd Rural Constable (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 Training a Tightwad (short)
Mr. Wad (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 The Missing Jewels (short)
James Y. Henry
 
1913 She Must Elope (short)
Harry (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 Fooling Their Wives (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1913 Stage-Struck Sally (short) (as Robert Burns)
 
1912 Nora the Cook (short)
 
1912 Love and Treachery (short)
The Captain (as Robert Burns)
 
1912 Meeting Mamie's Mother (short)
Josh Bentham - the Husband
 
1912 No Trespassing (short)
 
1912 His Vacation (short)
Bob (as Robert Burns)
 
1912 The Uninvited Guests (short)
2nd Convict
 
1912 Over the Hills to the Poorhouse (short)
Jim Downs - the Husband (as Robert Burns)
 
1912 The Tramp Elephant (short)
First Tramp
 
1912 A Midwinter Night's Dream (short)
The Tramp in the Freight Car
 
1912 A Compromise (short)
Mr. Wallace (as Robert Burns)
 
1912 A Dark Deception (short)
Count de Tears
 
1908 The Fighting Parson (short) (as Robert P. Burns)
 
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1920 Way Out West (short)
 
1917 Play Ball (short)
 
1916 Before the Show (short)
 
1916 Reckless Romeos (short)
 
1916 What's the Use (short)
 
1916 A Rare Boarder (short)
 
1916 Good and Proper (short)
 
1916 Hot Dogs (short)
 
1916 In the Ranks (short)
 
1916 The Frame-Up (short)
 
1916 Here and There (short)
 
1916 Watch Your Watch (short)
 
1916 Strictly Business (short)
 
1916 Tangled Ties (short)
 
1916 The Man Hunters (short)
 
1916 Payment in Full (short)
 
1916 A Bag of Trouble (short)
 
1916 The Reward (short)
 
1916 The Try Out (short)
 
1916 Comrades (short)
 
1916 Rushing Business (short)
 
1916 Wait a Minute (short)
 
1916 What'll You Have? (short)
 
1916 Help! Help! (short)
 
1916 The Great Safe Tangle (short)
 
1916 Furnished Rooms (short)
 
1916 For Value Received (short)
 
1916 For Better or Worse (short)
 
1916 The Raid (short)
 
1916 A Dollar Down (short)
 
1916 The Land Lubbers (short)
 
1916 Villains and Violins (short)
 
1916 A Fair Exchange (short)
 
1916/II The Pretenders (short)
 
1916 Home-Made Pies (short)
 
1916 The Rivals (short)
 
1916/II Hired and Fired (short)
 
1916 The Sleuths (short)
 
1916 In the Ring (short)
 
1916 Anvils and Actors (short)
 
1916 Behind the Footlights (short)
 
1916 A Pair of Skins (short)
 
1916 Their Wedding Day (short)
 
1916 Love and Lather (short)
 
1916 Pluck and Luck (short)
 
1916 The High Sign (short)
 
1916 The Getaway (short)
 
1916 Busted Hearts (short)
 
1916 Frenzied Finance (short)
 
1916 Chickens (short)
 
1916 This Way Out (short)
 
1915 Ups and Downs (short)
 
1915 Mixed and Fixed (short)
 
1915 Speed Kings (short)
 
1915 Strangled Harmony (short)
 
1915 Love, Pepper and Sweets (short)
 
1915 Pressing Business (short)
 
1915 A Pair of Birds (short)
 
1915 The Midnight Prowlers (short)
 
1915 When You and I Were Young (short)
 
1915 The Unloaded 45 (short)
 
1915 Oh, Those Kids (short)
 
1915 Capturing Stella (short)
 
1915 His Double Did It (short)
 

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Trivia:

Had served a lengthy apprenticeship on the stage before starting in films with Selig. In 1919, appeared with Jobyna Ralston in a series of "Cuckoo Comedies" made by Vim in Jacksonville, Florida. See more »

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