Acting
Bob Burns
Born November 20, 1884 · Glendive, Montana, USA
Died March 14, 1957 · aged 72
He is known for his work on Sagebrush Trail (1933), Blind Chance (1920) and A Sagebrush Gentleman (1920). He was married to Julia Bearcroft. He died on March 14, 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Known For
The Man from the Alamo · 1953The Man from the Alamo
★ 6.61953
MovieWestern
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Unable to expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead.
A Lawless Street · 1955A Lawless Street
★ 5.61955
MovieWestern
A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
The Birth of a Nation · 1915The Birth of a Nation
★ 5.91915
MovieDramaHistory
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
The Tall Men · 1955The Tall Men
★ 6.41955
MovieWesternAdventure
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
Along the Great Divide · 1951Along the Great Divide
★ 7.41951
MovieWestern
US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?
Ghost Town Gold · 1936Ghost Town Gold
★ 5.71936
MovieWestern
The three Mesquiteers try to recover the gold stolen by a gang in its effort to ruin the banker/mayor who ordered them to leave town.
Christmas in Connecticut · 1945Christmas in Connecticut
★ 7.01945
MovieComedyRomance
While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's publisher, Alexander Yardley, for Jeff to spend the holiday at Elizabeth's bucolic Connecticut farm with her husband and child. But the column is a sham, so Elizabeth and her editor, Dudley Beecham, in fear of losing their jobs, hasten to set up the single, childless and entirely nondomestic Elizabeth on a country farm.
All That Money Can Buy · 1941All That Money Can Buy
★ 7.01941
MovieDramaFantasy
Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.
Filmography
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A Lawless Street · 1955A Lawless Street
★ 5.61955
MovieWestern
A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
Townsman (uncredited)
Ghost Town Gold · 1936Ghost Town Gold
★ 5.71936
MovieWestern
The three Mesquiteers try to recover the gold stolen by a gang in its effort to ruin the banker/mayor who ordered them to leave town.
Cattle Buyer J.B. Brant (uncredited)
Back Street · 1932Back Street
★ 6.41932
MovieDramaRomance
A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.
Horsecar Driver (uncredited)
Trailin' West · 1936Trailin' West
★ 8.01936
MovieWestern
A singing secret agent tracks down renegades at President Lincoln's request.
Gambler (uncredited)













