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Bob Burns

Bob Burns

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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

07 Spaceys

07 Spaceys

2007

The Brundle Museum of Natural History

The Brundle Museum of Natural History

2005

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!

2012

The Shark Is Still Working

The Shark Is Still Working

2009

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

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

2006

The Cliff Monster

The Cliff Monster

1960

The Universe According to Universal

The Universe According to Universal

2002

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007

The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

2005

How to Build a Time Machine

How to Build a Time Machine

2016

The Vampire Hunters Club

The Vampire Hunters Club

2001

Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots

Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots

2004

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

1997

The Naked Monster

The Naked Monster

2005

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

2006

Captain America vs. The Mutant

Captain America vs. The Mutant

1964

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

1999

Men in Suits

Men in Suits

2012

Return to Bronson Canyon

Return to Bronson Canyon

2006

Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?

Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?

2006

Superbman: The Other Movie

Superbman: The Other Movie

1981

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

2000

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001

Ghost Town Riders

Ghost Town Riders

1938

Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

2008

Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret

Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret

2008

The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo'

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

2013

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

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

2008

Hollywood Goes Ape!

Hollywood Goes Ape!

1994

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

1957

The Adventures of the Spirit

The Adventures of the Spirit

1963

The Monster

The Monster

1953

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited

2016

Drive

Drive

1997

The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters

The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters

1968

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo

1966

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here

1988

Time Machine: The Journey Back

Time Machine: The Journey Back

1993

Terror in the Jungle

Terror in the Jungle

1968

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

2009

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

2013

Dark and Stormy Night

Dark and Stormy Night

2009

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

2004

Corman's World

Corman's World

2011

The Alien Legacy

The Alien Legacy

1999

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

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

2008

The Sci-Fi Boys

The Sci-Fi Boys

2006

The Further Adventures of Major Mars

The Further Adventures of Major Mars

1976

The Ghost Busters

The Ghost Busters

1975

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962