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Bobby Burns

Actor / Film Director | * 09/01/1878 († 87, 01/16/1966) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Robert Paul Burns (September 1, 1878 – January 16, 1966) was an American film actor and director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1908 and 1952 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916. Burns was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Los Angeles, California. He played Pokes in the Pokes and Jabbs silent comedies of the mid 1910s, with Walter Stull as Jabbs and frequently featuring Babe (Oliver) Hardy. Later he supported Hardy in his partnership with Stan Laurel at the Hal Roach Studios in several of their early short comedies and feature films. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime
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Movies with Bobby Burns as Actor(51)

as Minister (uncredited)1947 The Good Bad Egg
as Parent at Clinic (uncredited)1946 Sister Kenny
1945 The Body Snatcher
as Library Patron (uncredited)1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Customer (uncredited)1945 Off Again, on Again
as Courtroom Spectator1943 This Land Is Mine
1940 Comin' Round the Mountain
as Geographical Society Delegate1939 Stanley and Livingstone
as Asst. Prosecutor1938 Sue My Lawyer
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)1938 Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
as (uncredited)1938 My Old Kentucky Home
1937 Jail Bait
as Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)1937 Dizzy Doctors
as Man in Berth (uncredited)1936 A Pain in the Pullman
as (uncredited)1936 Dummy Ache
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)1936 Shakedown
as Farmer1935 Speed Limited
as Member of Stock Company (uncredited)1935 Slightly Static
1935 Honeymoon Bridge
as Prof. Fuller1935 Pop Goes the Easel
as Waiter1935 Diamond Jim
as Water Bomb Victim (uncredited)1935 Top Flat
as Squared Circle Maitre D'1934 The Dancing Millionaire
as Seven Eleven Club Maitre d'1934 The Curtain Falls
as Officer1934 Them Thar Hills
as Tenement Neighbor1933 Cheating Blondes
1933 Hold Your Temper
as Farm Hand (uncredited)1932 The Old Bull
as Train Passenger in Lower Berth (uncredited)1932 Show Business
as Photographer (Uncredited)1932 The Thirteenth Guest
as Bass Fiddler1932 Mr. Bride
as Justice of the Peace1932 Any Old Port!
as Neighbor1932 Helpmates
as Lucas' Secretary (uncredited)1932 Red Noses
as Minister1932 Slightly Married
as Senate Clerk1932 Washington Merry-Go-Round
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)1932 Alum and Eve
as Professor Austin1932 Sneak Easily
1930 Below Zero
as Nervous Relative at Window (uncredited)1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Pieters Sohn1929 Giftgas
as Baby1929 Lazy Days
as The Minister1928 Three Tough Onions
as The Butler1927 Grandpa's Boy
1927 Scared Silly
as Pokes1916 Before the Show
as Pokes1916 Behind the Footlights
as Pokes1916 A Pair of Skins
1913 The Wrong Hand Bag
as In bear costume1912 Willie, the Hunter
as Cashier1912 Fixing a Flirt

Movies with Bobby Burns as Crew(4)

Directing/Director1920 Way Out West
Directing/Director1916 Before the Show
Directing/Director1916 Behind the Footlights
Directing/Director1916 A Pair of Skins

Full Name: Bobby Burns
Born: Sunday, 09/01 1878 (September) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 01/16 1966 (January) in Los Angeles (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Bobby Burns (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Paul Burns"
"Robert P. Burns"
"Robert Burns"
"Robert Bunrs"
Bobby Burns frequently works together with these people:
Hal Roach (10x, Crew)
Walter Stull (9x, Cast)
H.M. Walker (9x, Crew)
Bud Jamison (8x, Actor)
Thelma Todd (8x, Actress)
Charlie Hall (8x, Actor)
Richard C. Currier (8x, Crew)
Stan Laurel (7x, Actor)
Jules White (7x, Crew)
James Parrott (5x, Crew)
Allan Cavan (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1370784, Added: 09/04/2019, Last updated: 03/23/2024