Bob Burns
Acting
Born: May 12, 1935
Died: December 12, 2025 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
Biography
Bob Burns was 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.
Movies (15)
The Lovely Bones
Mall Shopper
Drive
Doctor/Co-Pilot
07 Spaceys
2007
Dark and Stormy Night
Kogar the Gorilla
Invasion of the Saucer Men
Saucer Man
The Naked Monster
Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla
Terror in the Jungle
1968
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
Muffo
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
Co-Host / Kogar
Superbman: The Other Movie
Tracy the Gorilla
The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters
Kogar the Gorilla / The Mad Mummy
The Adventures of the Spirit
Mad Mummy/Captain America/Superman
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
Kogar the Gorilla
Captain America vs. The Mutant
Metaluna Mutant
The Monster
Scientist
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (30)
Corman's World
Self - Monster Maker
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
The Shark Is Still Working
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
Himself
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
Self
Men in Suits
Self
Taking the Punishment Poll
Self
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Self
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
Self
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
Himself
Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots
Himself
Hollywood Goes Ape!
Himself
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Self
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'
Self
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
Self
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
Self
The Universe According to Universal
Self
The Alien Legacy
Self
Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!
Self
Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?
Himself
How to Build a Time Machine
Self
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Self
