Bob Burns

Characters played by Bob Burns

Kogar the Gorilla — Dark and Stormy Night (2009)

A gorilla that accompanies Mrs. Hausenstout during the gathering. It has no significant role in the mystery or murders.

Career Overview

Bob Burns has 69 screen credits in a career dating back to 1938. Signature works include Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!, Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu, Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 69
Birth Date: 1935-05-12

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Steve Haberman (2 collaborations)
Ray Harryhausen (2 collaborations)
Steve Jones (2 collaborations)
Kim Newman (2 collaborations)
Tom Weaver (1 collaborations)
C. Courtney Joyner (1 collaborations)
David Schecter (1 collaborations)
Bill Warren (1 collaborations)
Dana M. Reemes (1 collaborations)
Paul M. Jensen (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (58 credits)
- 13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- How to Build a Time Machine
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Men in Suits
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Corman's World
  Self - Monster Maker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The Lovely Bones
  Mall Shopper
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Dark and Stormy Night
  Kogar the Gorilla
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Shark Is Still Working
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- 07 Spaceys
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Sci-Fi Boys
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Return to Bronson Canyon
  Ro-Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Naked Monster
  Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Brundle Museum of Natural History
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Universe According to Universal
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Taking the Punishment Poll
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The Vampire Hunters Club
  Bob
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- The Alien Legacy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Drive
  Doctor/Co-Pilot
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
  Co-Host / Kogar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Hollywood Goes Ape!
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Time Machine: The Journey Back
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
  Muffo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Superbman: The Other Movie
  Tracy the Gorilla
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- The Further Adventures of Major Mars
  Major Mars
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- Terror in the Jungle
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1968
- The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters
  Kogar the Gorilla / The Mad Mummy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1968
- Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
  Kogar the Gorilla
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1966
- Captain America vs. The Mutant
  Metaluna Mutant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Adventures of the Spirit
  Mad Mummy/Captain America/Superman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- The Lucy Show
  
  - Lucy and the Monsters (1965) ... Werewolf actor actors
  
  1962
- The Cliff Monster
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Invasion of the Saucer Men
  Saucer Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- The Monster
  Scientist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1953
- Ghost Town Riders
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
crew (2 credits)
- Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2021
- Not of This Earth
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1957
production (4 credits)
- Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- Hollywood Goes Ape!
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- Time Machine: The Journey Back
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1993
directing (4 credits)
- The Further Adventures of Major Mars
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- The Cliff Monster
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
- The Monster
  director
  
  directing
  
  1953
- The Alien
  director
  
  directing
  
  1952
writing (1 credits)
- The Monster
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1953

Content sources

Related entry on Wikidata (Q4931984), public domain (CC0).