Bob Burns
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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
Credits

The Lovely Bones (2009)
as Mall Shopper

Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Monster Maker

Drive (1997)
as Doctor/Co-Pilot

The Shark Is Still Working (2009)
as Self

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
as Self

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
as Self

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
as Self
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006)
as Self

Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
as Saucer Man

The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
as Self

The Naked Monster (2005)
as Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla
The Vampire Hunters Club (2001)
as Bob

07 Spaceys (2007)
Actor

Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
as Kogar the Gorilla
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1991)
as Self

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
as Self

The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1968)
as Kogar the Gorilla / The Mad Mummy

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
as Self

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' (2013)
as Self

13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O (—)
as Self

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies (2006)
as Self

The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005)
as Self

Men in Suits (2012)
as Self

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004)
as Self

Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots (2004)
as Himself

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997)
as Co-Host / Kogar

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000)
as Self

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008)
as Self

Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994)
as Himself

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
as Muffo
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret (2008)
as Self

Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999)
as Self

Taking the Punishment Poll (2002)
as Self

Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
as Self

The Adventures of the Spirit (1963)
as Mad Mummy/Captain America/Superman

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)
as Self

Superbman: The Other Movie (1981)
as Tracy the Gorilla

Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" (2002)
as Self

The Alien Legacy (1999)
as Self

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
as Himself

Captain America vs. The Mutant (1964)
as Metaluna Mutant
Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu (2008)
as Self

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000)
as Self

Terror in the Jungle (1968)
Actor

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal! (2012)
as Self

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)
as Kogar the Gorilla

The Universe According to Universal (2002)
as Self

How to Build a Time Machine (2016)
as Self
Ghost Town Riders (1938)
Actor

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited (2016)
as Himself
The Brundle Museum of Natural History (2005)
as Self

Whatever Happened to Ro-Man? (2006)
as Himself
Return to Bronson Canyon (2006)
as Ro-Man
The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976)
as Major Mars

The Monster (1953)
as Scientist
The Cliff Monster (1960)
Actor





