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
Drive (1997)
as Doctor/Co-Pilot
Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Monster Maker
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
as Self
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
as Saucer Man
07 Spaceys (2007)
Actor
The Shark Is Still Working (2009)
as Self
Men in Suits (2012)
as Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
as Self
The Naked Monster (2005)
as Admiral Burns / Tracy the Gorilla
The Vampire Hunters Club (2001)
as Bob
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004)
as Self
The Alien Legacy (1999)
as Self
The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1968)
as Kogar the Gorilla / The Mad Mummy
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006)
as Self
Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
as Kogar the Gorilla
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
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008)
as Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
as Self
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997)
as Co-Host / Kogar
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
as Self
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
as Himself
Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
as Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)
as Self
The Universe According to Universal (2002)
as Self
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' (2013)
as Self
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)
as Kogar the Gorilla
Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots (2004)
as Himself
The Adventures of the Spirit (1963)
as Mad Mummy/Captain America/Superman
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
as Muffo
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
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000)
as Self
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999)
as Self
Terror in the Jungle (1968)
Actor
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O (—)
as Self
Captain America vs. The Mutant (1964)
as Metaluna Mutant
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000)
as Self
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" (2002)
as Self
Taking the Punishment Poll (2002)
as Self
Whatever Happened to Ro-Man? (2006)
as Himself
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret (2008)
as Self
Ghost Town Riders (1938)
Actor
Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu (2008)
as Self
How to Build a Time Machine (2016)
as Self
Superbman: The Other Movie (1981)
as Tracy the Gorilla
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited (2016)
as Himself
Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994)
as Himself
Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal! (2012)
as Self
The Cliff Monster (1960)
Actor
The Monster (1953)
as Scientist
The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976)
as Major Mars
Return to Bronson Canyon (2006)
as Ro-Man
The Brundle Museum of Natural History (2005)
as Self