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Burl Ives (1909–1995)
Burl Ives was one of six children born to a Scottish-Irish farming family. He first sang in public for a soldiers' reunion when he was age 4. In high school, he learned the banjo and played fullback, intending to become a football coach when he enrolled at Eastern Illinois State Teacher's College in 1927. He dropped out in 1930 and wandered, ...
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Born:in Hunt City, Illinois, USADied:(age 85) in Anacortes, Washington, USA |
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Actor (56 credits)
Actor (56 credits)
1971-1972
Alias Smith and Jones
(TV Series)
Big Mac McCreedy
Big Mac McCreedy
- The McCreedy Feud
(1972)
... Big Mac McCreedy
- Which Way to the O.K. Corral?
(1972)
... Big Mac McCreedy
- The McCreedy Bust: Going, Going, Gone
(1972)
... Big Mac McCreedy
- Jailbreak at Junction City
(1971)
... Big Mac McCreedy
(voice, uncredited)
- The McCreedy Bust
(1971)
... Big Mac McCreedy
1969-1972
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
(TV Series)
Walter Nicholls / Walter Nichols
Walter Nicholls / Walter Nichols
- Lisa, I Hardly Knew You
(1972)
... Walter Nicholls
- In Sudden Darkness
(1972)
... Walter Nicholls
- The Long Morning After: Part 2
(1972)
... Walter Nicholls
- The Long Morning After: Part 1
(1972)
... Walter Nicholls
- The Letter of the Law
(1971)
... Walter Nicholls
1969
Daniel Boone
(TV Series)
Prater Beaseley
Prater Beaseley
- Love and Equity
(1969)
... Prater Beaseley
- A Tall Tale of Prater Beaseley
(1969)
... Prater Beaseley
1968
The Red Skelton Hour
(TV Series)
Big Pappy Tumbleweed
Big Pappy Tumbleweed
- Sheriffs Are Bought, Not Made
(1968)
... Big Pappy Tumbleweed
1967
NBC Children's Theatre
(TV Series)
Narrator
Narrator
- Little Georgie of Rabbit Hill
(1967)
... Narrator
1965-1966
O.K. Crackerby!
(TV Series)
O.K. Crackerby
O.K. Crackerby
- Operation Susan
(1966)
... O.K. Crackerby
- 3+1=1
(1965)
... O.K. Crackerby
- Smile and the World...
(1965)
... O.K. Crackerby
- Bitter Ravioli
(1965)
... O.K. Crackerby
- Crackerby and the Cuckoo Game
(1965)
... O.K. Crackerby
1956-1959
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
King David
King David
- Absalom, My Son
(1959)
... King David
- The Second Stranger
(1956)
1957
The United States Steel Hour
(TV Series)
Matthew Randolph
Matthew Randolph
- To Die Alone
(1957)
... Matthew Randolph
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Soundtrack (49 credits)
Soundtrack (49 credits)
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Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (52 credits)
Self (52 credits)
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Archive footage (12 credits)
Archive footage (12 credits)
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The Singing Troubadour Burl IvesHeight:
6' (1.83 m)
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