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Bob Burns is a Actor American born on 2 august 1890 at Van Buren (USA)

Bob Burns

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Birth name Robin Burn
Nationality USA
Birth 2 august 1890 at Van Buren (USA)
Death 2 february 1956 (at 65 years) at Encino, Los Angeles (USA)

Robin "Bob" Burns (August 2, 1890 – February 2, 1956) was an American musical comedian, who appeared on radio and in movies from 1930 to 1947. Burns played a novelty musical instrument of his own invention, which he called a "bazooka". During World War II, the US Army's handheld anti-tank rocket launcher was nicknamed the "bazooka".

Biography

In 1921, Burns married Elizabeth Fisher. They had one child, Robert, Jr., who was married to actress Naomi Stevens and who passed away in 2012. Elizabeth died in 1936. That same year Burns married "yodeling hillbilly" actress Judy Canova, but they were divorced in March 1939. Burns then married Harriet M. Foster in May 1939. They had three children, Barbara, William, and Stephen, and remained married until his death.

A wealthy man from his land investments, Burns spent his final years on his 200-acre (0.81 km) model farm on Sherman Way in Canoga Park, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California.

He died from kidney cancer in nearby Encino on February 2, 1956, at the age of 65.

Best films

Waikiki Wedding (1937)
(Actor)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
(Actor)

Usually with

Bob Burns
Bob Burns
(28 films)
Martha Raye
Martha Raye
(5 films)
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Harry Woods
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bob Burns (34 films)

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Actor

Barbed Wire, 1h1
Directed by George Archainbaud, Gene Autry
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Western
Actors Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, William Fawcett, Leonard Penn, Al Bridge, Bob Burns
Roles Man at Funeral
Rating59% 2.95712.95712.95712.95712.9571
A cattle buyer, a federal agent and a newswoman become involved in a railroad plot against the backdrop of a rancher vs. homesteader war.
Belle of the Yukon, 1h23
Directed by Randolph Scott, William A. Seiter, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore, Bob Burns, Bob Burns, Charles Winninger
Roles Sam Slade
Rating53% 2.6599952.6599952.6599952.6599952.659995
In a Yukon town called Malemute, a saloon owned by "Honest" John Calhoun gets a new star performer, Belle De Valle, while he's away. A stranger in town, Sam Slade, offers to keep an eye on things until the boss returns, while saloon manager Pop Candless and crooked town marshal Maitland keep a suspicious eye on him.
Mystery Man, 58minutes
Directed by George Archainbaud
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Don Costello, Eleanor Stewart, Francis McDonald, Forrest Taylor
Roles Tom Hanlon
Rating63% 3.187483.187483.187483.187483.18748
This script must be run from the command line
Robbers of the Range, 1h1
Directed by Edward Killy
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tim Holt, Virginia Vale, Emmett Lynn, LeRoy Mason, Howard C. Hickman, Ernie Adams
Roles Juror #2 (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.184383.184383.184383.184383.18438
A railroad agent goes to diabolical lengths to wrest land from a stubborn rancher. The rancher is falsely accused of murder.
Under Texas Skies, 57minutes
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, Henry Brandon, Wade Boteler, Rex Lease
Roles Andy Foster
Rating67% 3.387043.387043.387043.387043.38704
Bullet Code
Directed by David Howard
Genres Western
Actors George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Slim Whitaker, Howard C. Hickman, Harry Woods, William Haade
Roles Sheriff Ware
Rating55% 2.7752252.7752252.7752252.7752252.775225
se protéger lors d'une attaque par des voleurs de bétail, Rancher Steve Holden croit qu'il a tué l'un des assaillants, jeune Bud Mathews, qui, en réalité, a mis en garde contre Holden de l'approche des voleurs de bétail. Ignorant que Mathews a été effectivement tué par le patron de Rustler Cass Barton, Holden dirige vers de la ville natale où il a l'intention de dire à la famille du garçon de sa mort, mais découvre à la place d'un plan par un homme d'affaires local pour forcer Mathews Mathews père de son ranch.
I'm from Missouri, 1h25
Directed by Theodore Reed
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Bob Burns, Gladys George, Bob Burns, Gene Lockhart, Judith Barrett, William Henry
Roles Sweeney Bliss
Rating62% 3.144433.144433.144433.144433.14443
Sweeney Bliss raises prize-winning mules in Missouri. He travels to London with a twofold purpose, to sell mules to the government there and to find a fitting husband for daughter Julie Bliss, perhaps a British dignitary or someone equally suitable.
Partners of the Plains, 1h10
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Harvey Clark, Gwen Gaze, John Warburton, Al Bridge
Roles Cowhand
Rating64% 3.239113.239113.239113.239113.23911
Lorna Drake (Gwen Gaze), is an aristocratic British girl and Hoppy's (William Boyd) new employer. When Cassidy refuses to be ordered, Lorna has him arrested for horse stealing. The dumbfounded sheriff (Earle Hodgins) is even more puzzled when Miss Drake turns right around and demands that Hoppy be released into her custody.