David Burns

Acting

David Burns

Born June 22, 1901 · New York City, New York, USA

Died March 12, 1971 · aged 69

No biography available.

Known For

Let's Make LoveLet's Make Love · 1960
Let's Make Love
6.41960
MovieComedyRomance
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
Spring HandicapSpring Handicap · 1937
Spring Handicap
7.51937
MovieComedy
A wife tries to prevent her husband, a miner, from gambling away the money he receives as an inheritance.
The Gang's All HereThe Gang's All Here · 1939
The Gang's All Here
7.51939
MovieComedy
John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a foreign potentate, Prince Homouska, has just vanished from the safekeeping of the Stamford Assurance Company. Aided by his butler, his Cockney assistant and his (initially) unwilling wife, Forrest sets out on the trail of the thieves.
EggsEggs · 1971
Eggs
6.71971
MovieAnimation
The spirits of life and death go for a drive in this darkly humorous fantasia featuring an original score by Quincy Jones.
Deep in My HeartDeep in My Heart · 1954
Deep in My Heart
6.71954
MovieComedy
Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
It's Always Fair WeatherIt's Always Fair Weather · 1955
It's Always Fair Weather
7.01955
MovieComedyRomance
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.
St. Martin's LaneSt. Martin's Lane · 1938
St. Martin's Lane
7.31938
MovieComedyDrama
On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.
Once Upon a Horse...Once Upon a Horse... · 1958
Once Upon a Horse...
8.31958
MovieComedyWestern
Two zany cowboys steal a herd of cattle only to discover it costs more to feed them than they are worth.

Movies

Let's Make LoveLet's Make Love · 1960
Let's Make Love
6.41960
MovieComedyRomance
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
Spring HandicapSpring Handicap · 1937
Spring Handicap
7.51937
MovieComedy
A wife tries to prevent her husband, a miner, from gambling away the money he receives as an inheritance.
The Gang's All HereThe Gang's All Here · 1939
The Gang's All Here
7.51939
MovieComedy
John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a foreign potentate, Prince Homouska, has just vanished from the safekeeping of the Stamford Assurance Company. Aided by his butler, his Cockney assistant and his (initially) unwilling wife, Forrest sets out on the trail of the thieves.
EggsEggs · 1971
Eggs
6.71971
MovieAnimation
The spirits of life and death go for a drive in this darkly humorous fantasia featuring an original score by Quincy Jones.
Deep in My HeartDeep in My Heart · 1954
Deep in My Heart
6.71954
MovieComedy
Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
It's Always Fair WeatherIt's Always Fair Weather · 1955
It's Always Fair Weather
7.01955
MovieComedyRomance
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.
St. Martin's LaneSt. Martin's Lane · 1938
St. Martin's Lane
7.31938
MovieComedyDrama
On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.
Once Upon a Horse...Once Upon a Horse... · 1958
Once Upon a Horse...
8.31958
MovieComedyWestern
Two zany cowboys steal a herd of cattle only to discover it costs more to feed them than they are worth.
Four Boys and a GunFour Boys and a Gun · 1957
Four Boys and a Gun
6.61957
MovieCrimeDrama
The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. When their crooked employer shorts their earnings; they turn to crime, their first theft ending in tragedy.
Hey! Hey! USAHey! Hey! USA · 1938
Hey! Hey! USA
7.21938
MovieComedy
While working as a porter Benjamin Twist mistakenly ends up on a cruise ship heading for the USA. Upon landing on the American coast Twist takes up work as a professor.
Knock on WoodKnock on Wood · 1954
Knock on Wood
6.71954
MovieActionComedy
Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his two dolls become mean and jealous. Morgan's dollmaker Papinek is a member of a spy ring who has stolen the secret plans for the top-secret Lafayette airplane. Since Morgan is leaving for Zurich the same night, he decides to hide the secret plan in the heads of the dolls.
A Girl Must LiveA Girl Must Live · 1939
A Girl Must Live
4.81939
MovieComedyDrama
A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.
The PriceThe Price · 1971
The Price
1971
MovieDramaTV Movie
After the Great Depression, Victor Franz gave up going to college to support his father. After 30 years, Victor returns to sell his parents’ estate. His wife, Esther, his brother, Walter, and a canny furniture dealer have their own agendas. Victor must finally deal with his sacrifice.
MoveMove · 1970
Move
5.51970
MovieComedyFantasy
A young playwright who writes porno novels to overcome a writer's block, lives the fantasies of one of his books, while trying to move with his wife from one apartment into a larger one.
RendezvousRendezvous · 1935
Rendezvous
4.91935
MovieComedyWar
A decoding expert tangles with enemy spies.
Crime Over LondonCrime Over London · 1936
Crime Over London
7.01936
MovieAdventureRomance
With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
The Tiger Makes OutThe Tiger Makes Out · 1967
The Tiger Makes Out
5.01967
MovieComedy
During a typically disaster-filled day, Ben Harris, an angry and frustrated bachelor mailman living in a cluttered Greenwich Village basement, learns he has been paying rent to a woman who hasn't owned his building in 6 years. No longer able to endure the injustices of society, he decides to activate the ferocious tiger within himself by abducting a helpless female and dragging her back to his lair.
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? · 1971
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
4.81971
MovieComedyDrama
Hugely successful but impossibly neurotic songwriter Georgie Soloway is sliding into a mid-life crisis. He believes that all of his past romantic relationships have been destroyed not by his own failings but by the interference of the mysterious Harry Kellerman. Family, friends, and his psychiatrist cannot give him the help he seeks. When his father is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Georgie begins spending more and more time flying his personal aircraft, distancing himself physically, emotionally, and mentally from the real world.
The Saint in LondonThe Saint in London · 1939
The Saint in London
5.91939
MovieMysteryDrama
Suave soldier of fortune Simon Templer gets mixed up with a gang of counterfeiters who've murdered and robbed an European count of 1,000,000 pounds. He is aided reluctantly by Scotland Yard inspector Teal, who's convinced that Templar himself pulled off the heist, and less reluctantly by light-fingered Dugan and dizzy socialite Penny Parker.
Mirror, Mirror Off the WallMirror, Mirror Off the Wall · 1969
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
9.01969
Movie
A down-on-his-luck writer publishes a best-selling, but lurid novel under a pseudonym and discovers that his fictional personae has suddenly appeared and taken on a life of his own.
The Queen's AffairThe Queen's Affair · 1934
The Queen's Affair
10.01934
MovieRomance
Poor New York shop girl Nadina receives the unexpected news that she is next in line to be queen of an Eastern European country. On her arrival in Ruritania, a revolution is in progress, and only minutes before her coronation, Nadina is forced into exile. She flees to Paris with her nurse, and then travels on to Switzerland. There Nadina encounters the Ruritanian revolutionary leader Carl, recuperating from the trials of revolution, and the couple unexpectedly fall in love. When the revolution collapses in Ruritania, they return and marry, thus forming a constitutional monarchy supported by all the people.
That Goes DoubleThat Goes Double · 1933
That Goes Double
6.71933
MovieMusic
Complications ensue when a singer discovers he has a double in this musical short film.
A Gentleman's GentlemanA Gentleman's Gentleman · 1939
A Gentleman's Gentleman
10.01939
MovieComedy
A valet thinks his master is a murder, and tries a little blackmail.
De Luxe AnnieDe Luxe Annie · 1918
De Luxe Annie
1918
MovieDrama
A 1918 film directed by Roland West.

TV Shows

The Merv Griffin ShowThe Merv Griffin Show · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
6.61962
Series
The Ed Sullivan ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.81948
SeriesComedy
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
ITV Saturday Night TheatreITV Saturday Night Theatre · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.01969
Series
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Then Came BronsonThen Came Bronson · 1969
Then Came Bronson
5.21969
SeriesDrama
Then Came Bronson is an American adventure/drama television series produced by MGM Television and broadcast on NBC from 1969 to 1970. Created by Denne Bart Petitclerc, the series began with a feature-length pilot on March 24, 1969. It was greenlit for one year and began first run on September 17, 1969. Disillusioned reporter Jim Bronson quits his job and starts wandering the road on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a form of soul-searching. He meets various characters; some he helps, others he educates.
Hallmark Hall of FameHallmark Hall of Fame · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.81951
SeriesDrama
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Trials of O'BrienThe Trials of O'Brien · 1965
The Trials of O'Brien
7.01965
SeriesDramaComedy
The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife. The series ran for only 22 episodes. Among its guest stars: Milton Berle, Robert Blake, David Carradine, Faye Dunaway, Britt Ekland, Tammy Grimes, Buddy Hackett, Gene Hackman, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Roger Moore, Rita Moreno, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts and Martin Sheen. Falk often said that he actually liked this financially unsuccessful series much better than his later smash-hit Columbo.