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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.

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ACTING

07 Spaceys (2007)
07 Spaceys (2007)
The Brundle Museum of Natural History (2005)
The Brundle Museum of Natural History (2005)
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies (2006)
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies (2006)
The Universe According to Universal (2002)
The Universe According to Universal (2002)
How to Build a Time Machine (2016)
How to Build a Time Machine (2016)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005)
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005)
The Cliff Monster (1960)
The Cliff Monster (1960)
The Shark Is Still Working (2009)
The Shark Is Still Working (2009)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal! (2012)
Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal! (2012)
The Vampire Hunters Club (2001)
The Vampire Hunters Club (2001)
Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots (2004)
Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots (2004)
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997)
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997)
The Naked Monster (2005)
The Naked Monster (2005)
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006)
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006)
Captain America vs. The Mutant (1964)
Captain America vs. The Mutant (1964)
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
Men in Suits (2012)
Men in Suits (2012)
Whatever Happened to Ro-Man? (2006)
Whatever Happened to Ro-Man? (2006)
Return to Bronson Canyon (2006)
Return to Bronson Canyon (2006)
Superbman: The Other Movie (1981)
Superbman: The Other Movie (1981)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000)
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000)
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
Ghost Town Riders (1938)
Ghost Town Riders (1938)
Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu (2008)
Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu (2008)
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret (2008)
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret (2008)
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' (2013)
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' (2013)
Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994)
Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994)
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008)
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008)
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
The Adventures of the Spirit (1963)
The Adventures of the Spirit (1963)
The Monster (1953)
The Monster (1953)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited (2016)
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited (2016)
Drive (1997)
Drive (1997)
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)
The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1968)
The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1968)
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
Terror in the Jungle (1968)
Terror in the Jungle (1968)
The Lovely Bones (2009)
The Lovely Bones (2009)
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)
Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004)
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004)
Corman's World (2011)
Corman's World (2011)
The Alien Legacy (1999)
The Alien Legacy (1999)
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976)
The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976)
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" (2002)
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" (2002)
Taking the Punishment Poll (2002)
Taking the Punishment Poll (2002)
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999)
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999)
The Ghost Busters (1975)
The Ghost Busters (1975)
The Lucy Show (1962)
The Lucy Show (1962)

CREW

Not of This Earth (1957)
Not of This Earth (1957)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)

DIRECTING

The Cliff Monster (1960)
The Cliff Monster (1960)
The Monster (1953)
The Monster (1953)
The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976)
The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976)

PRODUCTION

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997)
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997)
Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)

WRITING

The Monster (1953)
The Monster (1953)