Bobby Burns

Biography

Career Overview

Bobby Burns has 82 screen credits in a career dating back to 1912. Signature works include Deviled Crabs, Comin' Round the Mountain, Ball Bearing, But Hard Running. 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

82

Birth Date

1878-08-31 00:00:00

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

• 

  Deviled Crabs
• 

  Comin' Round the Mountain
• 

  Ball Bearing, But Hard Running
• How It Happened
• Before the Show
• Behind the Footlights

Frequent Collaborators

• Walter Stull (4 collaborations)
• Edna Reynolds (1 collaborations)
• Una Merkel (1 collaborations)
• Jerry Colonna (1 collaborations)
• William Demarest (1 collaborations)
• Pat Barrett (1 collaborations)
• Harold Peary (1 collaborations)
• Bill Thompson (1 collaborations)
• Richard Carle (1 collaborations)
• Marjorie Bauersfeld (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (76 credits)

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    Dental Patient (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Good Bad Egg

    Minister (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Sister Kenny

    Parent at Clinic (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Body Snatcher

    Mourner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    Library Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Off Again, On Again

    Customer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Gents Without Cents

    Audience Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • This Land Is Mine

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Air Raid Wardens

    Townsman in Gymnasium (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Loco Boy Makes Good

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • I'll Never Heil Again

    King's Aide (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Comin' Round the Mountain

    Jed Blower

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Stanley and Livingstone

    Geographical Society Delegate

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Sue My Lawyer

    Asst. Prosecutor

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb

    Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • My Old Kentucky Home

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Dizzy Doctors

    Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Jail Bait

    Warden (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Am I Having Fun!

    The Hotel Manager

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Shakedown

    Pawnbroker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • A Pain in the Pullman

    Man in Berth (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Disorder in the Court

    Gallery Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Ants in the Pantry

    Party Guest With Mouse Down Back (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Top Flat

    Water Bomb Victim (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • His Marriage Mix-up

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Honeymoon Bridge

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Slightly Static

    Member of Stock Company (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Diamond Jim

    Waiter

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Pop Goes the Easel

    Prof. Fuller (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • His Bridal Sweet

    Doctor

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Restless Knights

    Queen's Ally (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Speed Limited

    Farmer

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Babes in Toyland

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Dancing Millionaire

    Squared Circle Maitre D'

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Three Little Pigskins

    Third Pedestrian (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Counsel on De Fence

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Curtain Falls

    Seven Eleven Club Maitre d'

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Them Thar Hills

    Officer

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Hold Your Temper

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Cheating Blondes

    Tenement Neighbor

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Justice Takes a Holiday

    Convict (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Mr. Bride

    Bass Fiddler

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Sneak Easily

    Professor Austin

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Washington Merry-Go-Round

    Senate Clerk

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Slightly Married

    Minister

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Alum and Eve

    Hospital Patient (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Show Business

    Train Passenger in Lower Berth (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Thirteenth Guest

    Photographer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Old Bull

    Farm Hand (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Red Noses

    Lucas' Secretary (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Any Old Port!

    Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Helpmates

    Neighbor

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Hollywood Halfbacks

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

    Nervous Relative at Window (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Below Zero

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Giftgas

    Pieters Sohn

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Lazy Days

    Baby

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Three Tough Onions

    The Minister

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Scared Silly

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Grandpa's Boy

    The Butler

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Who Hit Me?

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Out Bound

    J. Henderson Bearing

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Ball Bearing, But Hard Running

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Deviled Crabs

    Pokes

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • How It Happened

    Pokes

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Before the Show

    Pokes

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Behind the Footlights

    Pokes

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • A Pair of Skins

    Pokes

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Ups and Downs

    Pokes

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • A Pair of Birds

    Pokes

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Wrong Hand Bag

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • She Must Be Ugly

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Missing Jewels

    James Y. Henry

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Fixing a Flirt

    Cashier

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • A Visit to Lively Town

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Willie, the Hunter

    In bear costume

    actor

    actors
    1912

• directing (6 credits)

  • Way Out West

    director

    directing
    1920
  • Before the Show

    director

    directing
    1916
  • Behind the Footlights

    director

    directing
    1916
  • A Pair of Skins

    director

    directing
    1916
  • Ups and Downs

    director

    directing
    1915
  • A Pair of Birds

    director

    directing
    1915