Polly Burson

Career Overview

Polly Burson has 65 screen credits in a career dating back to 1945. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently True Grit with 1 titles. Signature works include Who's That Girl, The Ten Commandments, Some Like It Hot. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Crew

Gender

female

Known Credits

65

Birth Date

1919-12-24

Birth Place

Ontario, Oregon, USA

Known For

• 

  Who's That Girl
• 

  The Ten Commandments
• 

  Some Like It Hot
• 

  Spartacus
• 

  True Grit
• 

  How the West Was Won

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• True Grit (1 titles)
• Rooster Cogburn Collection (1 titles)
• Creature from the Black Lagoon (1 titles)
• The Count of Monte Cristo Collection (1 titles)
• Ma and Pa Kettle Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Arthur Tovey (2 collaborations)
• Nina Foch (2 collaborations)
• Woody Strode (2 collaborations)
• Kem Dibbs (2 collaborations)
• Arthur Batanides (2 collaborations)
• Richard Farnsworth (2 collaborations)
• Tony Curtis (2 collaborations)
• Harry Wilson (2 collaborations)
• Willie Bloom (2 collaborations)
• Duke Fishman (2 collaborations)

Credits

• crew (55 credits)

  • Who's That Girl

    stunts

    crew
    1987
  • Black Moon Rising

    stunts

    crew
    1986
  • Earthquake

    stunts

    crew
    1974
  • True Grit

    stunts

    crew
    1969
  • The Shakiest Gun in the West

    stunt double

    crew
    1968
  • El Dorado

    stunts

    crew
    1966
  • McLintock!

    stunts

    crew
    1963
  • How the West Was Won

    stunts

    crew
    1962
  • Spartacus

    stunts

    crew
    1960
  • Heller in Pink Tights

    stunt double

    crew
    1960
  • Hell Bent for Leather

    stunts

    crew
    1960
  • The Jayhawkers!

    stunts

    crew
    1959
  • Last Train from Gun Hill

    stunt double

    crew
    1959
  • Some Like It Hot

    stunts

    crew
    1959
  • The Buccaneer

    stunts

    crew
    1958
  • Night Passage

    stunts

    crew
    1957
  • The Ten Commandments

    stunts

    crew
    1956
  • Pillars of the Sky

    stunt double

    crew
    1956
  • Guys and Dolls

    stunts

    crew
    1955
  • The Rains of Ranchipur

    stunts

    crew
    1955
  • The Second Greatest Sex

    stunts

    crew
    1955
  • Escape to Burma

    stunts

    crew
    1955
  • Destry

    stunts

    crew
    1954
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon

    stunt double

    crew
    1954
  • The Man from the Alamo

    stunts

    crew
    1953
  • Gunsmoke

    stunt double

    crew
    1953
  • Niagara

    stunts

    crew
    1953
  • The Story of Will Rogers

    stunts

    crew
    1952
  • Scarlet Angel

    stunts

    crew
    1952
  • Rodeo

    stunts

    crew
    1952
  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    stunts

    crew
    1952
  • Rose of Cimarron

    stunt double

    crew
    1952
  • Bend of the River

    stunts

    crew
    1952
  • Westward the Women

    stunts

    crew
    1951
  • A Place in the Sun

    stunt double

    crew
    1951
  • The Sword of Monte Cristo

    stunts

    crew
    1951
  • My Blue Heaven

    stunt double

    crew
    1950
  • The Desert Hawk

    stunt double

    crew
    1950
  • The Furies

    stunt double

    crew
    1950
  • Fancy Pants

    stunt double

    crew
    1950
  • Winchester '73

    stunts

    crew
    1950
  • A Ticket to Tomahawk

    stunt double

    crew
    1950
  • Buccaneer's Girl

    stunt double

    crew
    1950
  • Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

    stunts

    crew
    1949
  • Ma and Pa Kettle

    stunt double

    crew
    1949
  • Northwest Stampede

    stunts

    crew
    1948
  • Relentless

    stunts

    crew
    1948
  • The Swordsman

    stunts

    crew
    1948
  • Unconquered

    stunts

    crew
    1947
  • The Perils of Pauline

    stunt double

    crew
    1947
  • Ivy

    stunt double

    crew
    1947
  • The Crimson Ghost

    stunt double

    crew
    1946
  • Miss Susie Slagle's

    stunt double

    crew
    1946
  • Frontier Gal

    stunts

    crew
    1945
  • The Purple Monster Strikes

    stunts

    crew
    1945

• actors (10 credits)

  • Last of the Great Survivors

    Resident

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Earthquake

    Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • How the West Was Won

    Stock Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Spartacus

    Slave (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Night Passage

    Rosa

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Ten Commandments

    Slave (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Escape to Burma

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Man from the Alamo

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Westward the Women

    Preacher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Redhead and the Cowboy

    Saloon Girl (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951