Bob Burns

Bob Burns

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.

  • Title: Bob Burns
  • Popularity: 2.629
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1935-05-12
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  • Also Known As: Robert Burns, Rob Burns
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Bob Burns Movies

  • 2007
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    07 Spaceys

    07 Spaceys

    5 2007 HD

    Canada's only sci-fi and fantasy television awards show. SPACE's annual celebration of genre entertainment. In a sea of boring television award...

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  • 2005
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    The Brundle Museum of Natural History

    The Brundle Museum of Natural History

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2012
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    Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!

    Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!

    7 2012 HD

    A documentary about the career of director Jack Arnold at Universal-International Studios. (An early version of this film, only 20 minutes in length,...

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  • 2009
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    The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

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

    7.1 2009 HD

    After three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which Jaws has helped to...

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  • 2006
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    I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies

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

    1 2006 HD

    From 1953 to 1969, Don Glut made amateur movies. Shot on 16mm, these films became "legendary" throughout the world.

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  • 1960
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    The Cliff Monster

    The Cliff Monster

    1 1960 HD

    A couple searching for the ideal spot to have a picnic, unknowingly enter sacred land and disturb the Cliff Monster that guards the area.

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  • 2002
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    The Universe According to Universal

    The Universe According to Universal

    5 2002 HD

    Narrator Rudy Behlmer guides a look through Universal's place in film history as a source of alien visitation, extraterrestrial life, and other...

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  • 2006
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    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    4.5 2006 HD

    A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.

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  • 2007
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    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    7.8 2007 HD

    Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his...

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  • 2005
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    The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

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

    1 2005 HD

    Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the 1953 sci-fi classic "The War of the Worlds". Included are interviews with some of the cast and...

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  • 2016
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    How to Build a Time Machine

    How to Build a Time Machine

    6.8 2016 HD

    Focuses on two subjects in particular: Rob Niosi, who has spent many years building a full-scale replica of the prop from the 1960 film The Time...

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  • 2001
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    The Vampire Hunters Club

    The Vampire Hunters Club

    1 2001 HD

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  • 2004
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    Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots

    Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots

    3 2004 HD

    "Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots" is a direct-to-video that tells the tale of when a trio of gullible patients show up, their therapies take the...

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  • 1997
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    Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

    Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

    9 1997 HD

    This documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.

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  • 2005
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    The Naked Monster

    The Naked Monster

    4 2005 HD

    Using soundtracks and extensive footage from many old movies, this spoof/homage of 1950's science-fiction films brings back many favorite actors from...

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  • 2006
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    Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

    Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

    8.2 2006 HD

    A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the...

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  • 1964
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    Captain America vs. The Mutant

    Captain America vs. The Mutant

    1 1964 HD

    A spacecraft lands on Earth. Steve Rogers (played by Randal Kleiser) observes the landing and investigates as Captain America.

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  • 1999
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    Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

    Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

    7 1999 HD

    Hosted by everyone's favorite vamp, Elvira, this program is a lighthearted look back at the monster movies of the '50s. All the monsters that scared...

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  • 2012
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    Men in Suits

    Men in Suits

    8 2012 HD

    Godzilla… Predator… Robby the Robot… The Gill Man… These are some of the most iconic characters in cinema, but many...

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  • 2006
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    Return to Bronson Canyon

    Return to Bronson Canyon

    1 2006 HD

    Bob Furmanek and Bob Burns returns to the original location of ROBOT MONSTER.

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  • 2006
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    Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?

    Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?

    1 2006 HD

    The shocking conclusion to what happened after ROBOT MONSTER.

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  • 1981
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    Superbman: The Other Movie

    Superbman: The Other Movie

    1 1981 HD

    Facing impending doom on the planet Krapton, Kid-O, infant son of Jel-O, is sent to earth where he is found and adopted by Ma and Pa Cant. ...

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  • 2000
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    Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

    7.3 2000 HD

    A documentary from Universal about the movie Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.

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  • 2000
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    Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

    Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

    7.3 2000 HD

    Documentary about the making of and legacy of The Creature from the Black Lagoon included in The Legacy Collection box set.

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  • 2001
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    It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    6.8 2001 HD

    A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation)...

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  • 1938
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    Ghost Town Riders

    Ghost Town Riders

    1 1938 HD

    Molly Taylor owns the town of Stillwell but is unaware the taxes are due as Gomer has stolen her notice. Bob Martin arrives at the same time as Molly...

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  • 2005
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    RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'

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

    10 2005 HD

    An in-depth look at the genesis, production, and legacy of King Kong, one of the most influential films ever made.

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  • 2008
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    Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

    Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret

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

    1 2008 HD

    Filmmakers and historians discuss the 1942 cult classic Dr. Renault’s Secret.

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  • 2013
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    The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

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

    7 2013 HD

    Retrospective documentary on the making of Gorgo (1961).

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  • 2008
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    He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

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

    9 2008 HD

    Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man,...

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  • 1994
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    Hollywood Goes Ape!

    Hollywood Goes Ape!

    6 1994 HD

    A documentary covering the history of Apes in the movies. Written and Directed by Donald F. Glut.

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  • 1957
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    Invasion of the Saucer-Men

    Invasion of the Saucer-Men

    4.8 1957 HD

    A teenage couple making out in the woods accidentally runs over an alien creature with their car. The creature's hand falls off, but it comes alive,...

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  • 1963
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    The Adventures of the Spirit

    The Adventures of the Spirit

    10 1963 HD

    The Spirit is joined by a host of other heroes in battling the Phantom and his army of monsters

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  • 1953
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    The Monster

    The Monster

    1 1953 HD

    Two scientists awake an creature in their private laboratory.

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  • 2021
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    Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

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

    4 2021 HD

    A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the people who made them.

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  • 2016
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    Charlie Gemora: Uncredited

    Charlie Gemora: Uncredited

    1 2016 HD

    A portrait of painter, sculptor, makeup artist, set designer and inventor Charlie Gemora.

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  • 1997
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    Drive

    Drive

    6.113 1997 HD

    A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers...

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  • 1968
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    Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters

    Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters

    4 1968 HD

    The adventures of the Lemon Grove Kids in this Bowery Boys inspired kiddie film.

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  • 1966
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    Rat Pfink a Boo Boo

    Rat Pfink a Boo Boo

    4.4 1966 HD

    Picking a random name out of the phone book, thugs decide to terrorize and kidnap Cee Bee Beaumont, girlfriend of rock sensation Lonnie Lord. Rat...

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  • 1988
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    Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here

    Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here

    2.2 1988 HD

    Insect-like aliens invade a small town. The local teenagers have been watching a sci-fi marathon in the local theater, and from those films they get...

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  • 1993
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    Time Machine: The Journey Back

    Time Machine: The Journey Back

    7 1993 HD

    Documentary/Sequel to 1960 adaptation of "The Time Machine"

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  • 1968
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    Terror in the Jungle

    Terror in the Jungle

    4.9 1968 HD

    Little boy Henry Clayton Jr. survives a plane crash in the untamed Amazon jungle. However, he's discovered by a tribe of vicious savages who plan on...

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  • 2009
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    The Lovely Bones

    The Lovely Bones

    7.075 2009 HD

    After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their...

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  • 2013
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    House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

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

    1 2013 HD

    Documentary on the making and impact of "House of Wax".

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  • 2009
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    Dark and Stormy Night

    Dark and Stormy Night

    6.2 2009 HD

    In the 1930s the family of old Sinas Cavinder, gathered for the reading of his will, find themselves being murdered by a mysterious phantom while two...

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  • 2004
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    Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

    Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

    7 2004 HD

    First surfacing in 1954, the Gill-Man from CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON has been one of the most influential screen monsters. This documentary...

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  • 2011
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    Corman's World

    Corman's World

    7.136 2011 HD

    A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film...

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  • 1999
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    The Alien Legacy

    The Alien Legacy

    6.875 1999 HD

    A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Alien'

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  • 1997
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    Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

    Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

    9 1997 HD

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  • 1957
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    Not of This Earth

    Not of This Earth

    5.5 1957 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Cliff Monster

    The Cliff Monster

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Monster

    The Monster

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Monster

    The Monster

    1 1953 HD

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  • 2021
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    Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

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

    4 2021 HD

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  • 1993
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    Time Machine: The Journey Back

    Time Machine: The Journey Back

    7 1993 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

    7.107 1962 HD

    The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in...

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  • 1975
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    The Ghost Busters

    The Ghost Busters

    7 1975 HD

    The Ghost Busters was a live-action children's television series that ran in 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly...

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