Bob Burns
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1935-05-12 (age 91)
- Also known as
- Robert Burns · Rob Burns
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (51)

The Lovely Bones
2009
as Mall Shopper

Drive
1997
as Doctor/Co-Pilot

Corman's World
2011
as Self - Monster Maker

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
as Self

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

The Shark Is Still Working
2009
as Self

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013
as Self
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006
as Self

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
as Self

The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
as Self

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
as Self

The Alien Legacy
1999
as Self

Dark and Stormy Night
2009
as Kogar the Gorilla

Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957
as Saucer Man

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
2004
as Self

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
as Self

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
1997
as Co-Host / Kogar

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

Men in Suits
2012
as Self

07 Spaceys
2007

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000
as Self
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
as Bob

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

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
1999
as Himself
Ghost Town Riders
1938

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
2000
as Self

The Naked Monster
2005
as Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla

Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993
as Self

Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots
2004
as Himself

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
1988
as Muffo

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

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

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
1966
as Kogar the Gorilla

Superbman: The Other Movie
1981
as Tracy the Gorilla
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret
2008
as Self

The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters
1968
as Kogar the Gorilla / The Mad Mummy

How to Build a Time Machine
2016
as Self

Terror in the Jungle
1968

Hollywood Goes Ape!
1994
as Himself
Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu
2008
as Self

Captain America vs. The Mutant
1964
as Metaluna Mutant

The Universe According to Universal
2002
as Self
Return to Bronson Canyon
2006
as Ro-Man

The Adventures of the Spirit
1963
as Mad Mummy/Captain America/Superman
The Brundle Museum of Natural History
2005
as Self

Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?
2006
as Himself

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!
2012
as Self

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
2016
as Himself

The Monster
1953
as Scientist
The Cliff Monster
1960
The Further Adventures of Major Mars
1976
as Major Mars
About 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. With 53 credits spanning from 1938 to 2021, Bob Burns has appeared in 51 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bob Burns Movies
- The Lovely Bones (2009) — as Mall Shopper
- Drive (1997) — as Doctor/Co-Pilot
- Corman's World (2011) — as Self - Monster Maker
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008) — as Self
- Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021) — as Self
Where to Watch Bob Burns Films
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