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Mini Biography:
World renown archivist and historian of props, costumes, and other screen... moreTrivia:
Was credited on "The Ghost Busters" (1975) as the one who "trained" Tracy the Gorilla... moreAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Horrorwood Babbles On: The Ackermansion, Gone? Puns Fail Me ... (From Dread Central. 4 May 2009, 12:59 AM, PDT)
Tour Video Of Bob Burn's American Werewolf Memorabilia!
(From Icons of Fright. 8 March 2009, 8:52 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Robert Burns | KogarFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Visual Effects, Writer, Art Department, Special Effects, Thanks, Self
Actor:
- Dark and Stormy Night (2009) .... Kogar
- King Kong (2005) .... NY Stander
... aka King Kong (Germany)
... aka Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World (International: English title: teaser title)
... aka Peter Jackson's King Kong (USA: promotional title) - Monster Kid Home Movies (2005) (V) .... Various Roles ("The Alien, " "The Monster")
- The Naked Monster (2005) .... Admiral Burns/Tracy the Gorilla
- The Low Budget Time Machine (2003) .... Zotz
... aka Spacebabes Meet the Monsters (USA: DVD title) - The Vampire Hunters Club (2001) (V) .... Bob
- Drive (1997) .... Doctor/Co-pilot
- "Sirens" .... Pathologist (1 episode, 1995)
- Aftermath (1995) TV episode (as Robert Burns) .... Pathologist - King B: A Life in the Movies (1993) .... Kogar
- Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988) (uncredited) .... Muffo, alien character with elephant's trunk
- Superbman: The Other Movie (1981) .... Tracy the Gorilla
- The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976) (uncredited) .... Major Mars
- "The Ghost Busters" .... Tracy the Gorilla (15 episodes, 1975)
... aka "The Original Ghostbusters" (USA: video title)
- The Canterville Ghost (1975) TV episode .... Tracy the Gorilla
- Dr. Whatsisname (1975) TV episode .... Tracy the Gorilla
- The Maltese Monkey (1975) TV episode .... Tracy the Gorilla
- A Worthless Gauze (1975) TV episode .... Tracy the Gorilla
- Jekyll & Hyde: Together, for the First Time! (1975) TV episode .... Tracy the Gorilla
(10 more) - Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) (as Kogar) .... Kogar
... aka The Adventures of Rat Phink and Boo Boo (USA: DVD title) - "The Lucy Show" (1 episode, 1965)
... aka "The Lucille Ball Show" (USA: alternative title)
- Lucy and the Monsters (1965) TV episode - Superman vs. the Gorilla Gang (1965) .... Kogar the Gorilla
- Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1965) .... Kogar/The Mad Mummy (segment "The Lemon Grove Kids")
... aka Lemon Grove Kids Go Hollywood (USA)
... aka Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Green Grasshopper and the Vampire Lady from Outer Space (USA)
... aka The Lemon Grove Kids (USA) - "Mickey" (1 episode, 1964)
- Mickey Crashes the Movies (1964) TV episode - Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) (uncredited) .... Martian
... aka Invasion of the Hell Creatures (UK: new title)
... aka Invasion of the Saucer-Men (USA: poster title) - Distant Drums (1951) (uncredited) .... Indian Boy
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005) (V) (images courtesy of)
- Monsterama: History of Don Post Studios (2004) (TV) (consultant)
- Monsterama: Paul Blaisdell Monsters (2004) (TV) (consultant)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) (triffid puppeteer)
... aka Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie (USA: DVD box title) - The Universe According to Universal (2002) (V) (archive photographs)
- Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000) (V) (archival photographs)
- Scream for Your Lives! William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999) (V) (archival material)
- The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) (archival material)
... aka The Eighth Passenger: The Alien Legacy (USA: director's cut) - Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV) (consultant)
... aka To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill (USA: new title) - Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) (V) (clips provider)
- It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) (assistant: Paul Blaisdell)
... aka It! The Vampire from Beyond Space
... aka The Terror from Beyond Space - Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) (assistant: Paul Blaisdell) (uncredited)
... aka Invasion of the Hell Creatures (UK: new title)
... aka Invasion of the Saucer-Men (USA: poster title) - It Conquered the World (1956) (assistant: Paul Blaisdell) (uncredited)
... aka It Conquered the Earth
Producer:
- Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997) (associate producer)
- Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994) (associate producer)
- Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) (V) (executive producer)
- The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976) (producer) (uncredited)
Visual Effects:
- Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988) (creature operator)
- Creature (1985) (effects technician: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.)
... aka The Titan Find (UK: video title)
... aka Titan Find (USA) - The War Boy (1985) (graphic designer)
- Rocketship X-M (1950) (rocket effects) (1982 revised version)
... aka Expedition Moon
Writer:
- The Cartoon Adventures of Major Mars (2008) (characters)
- The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976) (character) (uncredited)
Art Department:
- Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994) (supplier: ape-movie props and memorabilia)
- The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) (props)
Special Effects:
- "Jeepers Creepers Theater" (1962) TV series (special effects)
Thanks:
- Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2008) (special thanks)
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) (acknowledgment: archival material courtesy of)
- The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005) (V) (special thanks)
- Transformations: Looking Back at 'The Fly II' (2005) (V) (special thanks)
- I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005) (grateful thanks)
- The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- "Biography" (acknowledgment) (1 episode, 2003)
- The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright (2003) TV episode (acknowledgment) - The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV) (very special thanks)
- The Universe According to Universal (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV) (acknowledgment)
- Scream for Your Lives! William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999) (V) (special thanks)
- Dinosaur Movies (1993) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008) (V) .... Himself
- King Kong 75th Anniversary Tribute (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) .... Himself
- 07 Spaceys (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Working with a Master: William Malone (2006) (V)
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006) (V) .... Himself
- American Scary (2006) .... Himself
- The Sci-Fi Boys (2006) .... Himself
- The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006) (V) .... Himself
- The Shark Is Still Working (2006) (V) .... Himself
- The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- The Brundle Museum of Natural History (2005) (V) .... Himself
- I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005) .... Himself - interviewee
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) (V)
- Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Monsterama: Kong Size Collectibles (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Monsterama: History of Don Post Studios (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Monsterama: The World of Bob Burns (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Monsterama: Alien Collectibles (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Monsterama: Paul Blaisdell Monsters (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Aliens in the Basement: The Bob Burns Collection (2003) (V) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright (2003) TV episode .... Himself - The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (2003) (V) .... Himself - Collector
- Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination (2003) (V) .... Himself - Collector
- DVD Discoveries (2003) (V) .... Himself (archivist) (Sharpline Arts featurette)
... aka DVD Discoveries: Special Edition (USA) - The Universe According to Universal (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Psychette: William Castle and 'Homicidal' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Taking the Punishment Poll (2002) (V) .... Himself
- It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- 13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000) (V) .... Himself
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000) (V) .... Himself
- Scream for Your Lives! William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999) (V) .... Himself
- The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) .... Himself - Archivist of Fantastic Cinema
... aka The Eighth Passenger: The Alien Legacy (USA: director's cut) - Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- "Movie Magic" (1998) TV series .... Himself
- Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV) .... Himself
... aka To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill (USA: new title) - Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997) .... Co-Host/Kogar
- Making the Earth Stand Still (1995) (V) .... Himself
- Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994) .... Himself
- "Movie Magic" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Miniature Pyrotechnics: Baby Blasts (1994) TV episode .... Himself - "Sci-Fi Buzz" (1993) TV series .... Himself
- Brave New Worlds: The Science Fiction Phenomenon (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) (V) .... Himself
- Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1991) (V) .... Himself
... aka Forrest J. Ackerman's Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction & Fantasy (USA: complete title)
Additional Details
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An article written by Burns and Tom Weaver appears in the 2001 edition of The Best American Movie Writing, an annual publication that reprints important essays on film history. It was one of 26 pieces chosen from more than 320 books and magazines, including The New Yorker and The New York Times; previous volumes have featured articles by Steven Spielberg, Gore Vidal, Roger Ebert and Martin Scorsese. morePublicity Listings:
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