Person
Bob Burns
Acting · Born 1935-05-12
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
The Lucy Show
Werewolf
The Lovely Bones
Mall Shopper
The Ghost Busters
Tracy the Gorilla
Corman's World
Self - Monster Maker
07 Spaceys
2007
Drive
Doctor/Co-Pilot
Men in Suits
Self
The Naked Monster
Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla
Not of This Earth
Special Effects
The Alien Legacy
Self
Filmography
- 2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self
- 2016How to Build a Time MachineSelf
- 2016Charlie Gemora: UncreditedHimself
- 2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!Self
- 2013The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'Self
- 2012Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!Self
- 2012Men in SuitsSelf
- 2011Corman's WorldSelf - Monster Maker
- 2009The Lovely BonesMall Shopper
- 2009Dark and Stormy NightKogar the Gorilla
- 2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelf
- 2008Masters of Magic: The World of ChanduSelf
- 2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self
- 2008Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s SecretSelf
- 2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceSelf
- 2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf
- 200707 Spaceys
- 2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf
- 2006I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur MoviesSelf
- 2006The Sci-Fi BoysSelf
- 2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsSelf
- 2006Return to Bronson CanyonRo-Man
- 2006Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?Himself
- 2005The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'Self
- 2005The Naked MonsterAdmiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla
- 2005The Brundle Museum of Natural HistorySelf
- 2004Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-ManSelf
- 2004Dr. Horror's Erotic House of IdiotsHimself
- 2002The Universe According to UniversalSelf
- 2002Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"Self
- 2002Taking the Punishment PollSelf
- 2001It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International PicturesSelf
- 2001The Vampire Hunters ClubBob
- 2000Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature ChronicleSelf
- 2000Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!Self
- 1999The Alien LegacySelf
- 1999Attack of the 50 Foot Monster ManiaHimself
- 1999Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'Self
- 1997DriveDoctor/Co-Pilot
- 1997Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!Co-Host / Kogar
- 1994Hollywood Goes Ape!Himself
- 1993Time Machine: The Journey BackSelf
- 1988Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are HereMuffo
- 1981Superbman: The Other MovieTracy the Gorilla
- 1976The Further Adventures of Major MarsMajor Mars
- 1975The Ghost BustersTracy the Gorilla
- 1968Terror in the Jungle
- 1968The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the MonstersKogar the Gorilla / The Mad Mummy
- 1966Rat Pfink a Boo BooKogar the Gorilla
- 1964Captain America vs. The MutantMetaluna Mutant
- 1963The Adventures of the SpiritMad Mummy/Captain America/Superman
- 1962The Lucy ShowWerewolf
- 1960The Cliff Monster
- 1957Invasion of the Saucer MenSaucer Man
- 1957Not of This EarthSpecial Effects
- 1953The MonsterScientist
- 1938Ghost Town Riders
- —13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-OSelf
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