Pete Burness

Career Overview

Pete Burness has 80 screen credits in a career dating back to 1937. Signature works include Destination Magoo, Bungled Bungalow, Trouble Indemnity. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

80

Birth Date

1904-06-16

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Destination Magoo
• 

  Bungled Bungalow
• 

  Trouble Indemnity
• 

  Magoo’s Three-Point Landing
• 

  The Explosive Mr. Magoo
• 

  Magoo's Young Manhood

Frequent Collaborators

• Jim Backus (6 collaborations)
• Jerry Hausner (3 collaborations)
• Daws Butler (2 collaborations)
• June Foray (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (4 credits)

  • 1001 Arabian Nights

    story

    writing
    1959
  • Bwana Magoo

    story

    writing
    1959
  • Gumshoe Magoo

    story

    writing
    1958
  • Love Comes to Magoo

    story

    writing
    1958

• production (9 credits)

  • Magoo’s Cruise

    producer

    production
    1958
  • Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

    producer

    production
    1958
  • The Explosive Mr. Magoo

    producer

    production
    1958
  • Magoo's Young Manhood

    producer

    production
    1958
  • Magoo's Private War

    producer

    production
    1957
  • Rock Hound Magoo

    producer

    production
    1957
  • Magoo Saves the Bank

    producer

    production
    1957
  • Magoo's Masquerade

    producer

    production
    1957
  • Magoo Breaks Par

    producer

    production
    1957

• directing (39 credits)

  • Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

    director

    directing
    1958
  • The Explosive Mr. Magoo

    director

    directing
    1958
  • Magoo's Young Manhood

    director

    directing
    1958
  • Rock Hound Magoo

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Magoo Saves the Bank

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Magoo's Glorious Fourth

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Magoo Breaks Par

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Matador Magoo

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Magoo Goes Overboard

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Meet Mother Magoo

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Magoo's Problem Child

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Trailblazer Magoo

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Magoo's Puddle Jumper

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Magoo Beats the Heat

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Calling Doctor Magoo

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Magoo Goes West

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Magoo's Canine Mutiny

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Magoo Makes News

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Stage Door Magoo

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Madcap Magoo

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Magoo Express

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Magoo's Check Up

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Destination Magoo

    director

    directing
    1954
  • Kangaroo Courting

    director

    directing
    1954
  • The Fifty-First Dragon

    director

    directing
    1954
  • Magoo Goes Skiing

    director

    directing
    1954
  • When Magoo Flew

    director

    directing
    1954
  • Magoo Slept Here

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Magoo's Masterpiece

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Safety Spin

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Captains Outrageous

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Pete Hothead

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Pink and Blue Blues

    director

    directing
    1952
  • The Dog Snatcher

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Sloppy Jalopy

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Grizzly Golfer

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Bungled Bungalow

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Trouble Indemnity

    director

    directing
    1950
  • Spellbound Hound

    director

    directing
    1950

• visual effects (27 credits)

  • Swallow the Leader

    animation

    visual effects
    1949
  • Henhouse Henery

    animation

    visual effects
    1949
  • Curtain Razor

    animation

    visual effects
    1949
  • High Diving Hare

    animation

    visual effects
    1949
  • Wise Quackers

    animation

    visual effects
    1949
  • Kit for Cat

    animation

    visual effects
    1948
  • The Foghorn Leghorn

    animation

    visual effects
    1948
  • I Taw a Putty Tat

    animation

    visual effects
    1948
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse

    animation

    visual effects
    1947
  • Tee for Two

    animation

    visual effects
    1945
  • The Mouse Comes to Dinner

    animation

    visual effects
    1945
  • Mouse Trouble

    animation

    visual effects
    1944
  • Puttin' on the Dog

    animation

    visual effects
    1944
  • The Bodyguard

    animation

    visual effects
    1944
  • The Million Dollar Cat

    animation

    visual effects
    1944
  • The Zoot Cat

    animation

    visual effects
    1944
  • Baby Puss

    animation

    visual effects
    1943
  • The Yankee Doodle Mouse

    animation

    visual effects
    1943
  • Sufferin' Cats!

    animation

    visual effects
    1943
  • Fine Feathered Friend

    animation

    visual effects
    1942
  • Fraidy Cat

    animation

    visual effects
    1942
  • Romeo in Rhythm

    animation

    visual effects
    1940
  • The Milky Way

    animation

    visual effects
    1940
  • Home on the Range

    animation

    visual effects
    1940
  • The Bear That Couldn't Sleep

    animation

    visual effects
    1939
  • Merbabies

    animation

    visual effects
    1938
  • Mickey's Review

    animation

    visual effects
    1937

• actors (1 credits)

  • Rats in Spats

    G-Man

    actor

    actors
    1941