Portrait of Bob Burns

Acting

Bob Burns

Career

Active from 1912 to 1945, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sagebrush Trail
Sagebrush Trail
GoodWatch score50/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bob Burns Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 63
The Tall Men
The Tall Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Miner (uncredited)

A Lawless Street
A Lawless Street (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Townsman (uncredited)

Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

as Townsman (uncredited)

Barbed Wire
Barbed Wire (1952)

as Man at Funeral

Along the Great Divide
Along the Great Divide (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Juror (uncredited)

Fort Worth
Fort Worth (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

as Townsman (uncredited)

Darling, How Could You!
Darling, How Could You! (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Cabbie (Uncredited)

In Old Amarillo
In Old Amarillo (1951)

as Rancher (uncredited)

California Passage
California Passage (1950)

as Townsman (uncredited)

1940s

49 titles ยท average score 61
Silver River
Silver River (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Burns (uncredited)

Pistol Packin' Nitwits
Pistol Packin' Nitwits (1945)

as Townsman

Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Hoppy Serves a Writ
Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Card Player

King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys (1943)
GoodWatch score 45

as Audience Member

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 88

as Townsman (uncredited)

Forbidden Trails
Forbidden Trails (1941)

as Piano Player

Robin Hood of the Pecos
Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
GoodWatch score 46

as Juror (uncredited)

Prairie Schooners
Prairie Schooners (1940)

as Jim Gibbs

My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

as Barfly (uncredited)

Three Faces West
Three Faces West (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

as Farmer

The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

as Informer

1930s

48 titles ยท average score 56
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

as (archive footage)

New Frontier
New Frontier (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jailed Rancher

Western Trails
Western Trails (1938)

as Dan 'Dad' Mason

Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

as Juror (uncredited)

Treachery Rides the Range
Treachery Rides the Range (1936)

as Carter Rider

Robin Hood of El Dorado
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

as Miner

The Lonely Trail
The Lonely Trail (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jeff Pruitt

Gun Play
Gun Play (1935)

as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)

Sagebrush Trail
Sagebrush Trail (1933)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sheriff Parker

When a Man Rides Alone
When a Man Rides Alone (1933)

as Sheriff Ed Brady

Ride Him, Cowboy
Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
GoodWatch score 43

as Vigilante Member (uncredited)

Back Street
Back Street (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

as Horsecar Driver (uncredited)

1920s

15 titles
The Cock-Eyed World
The Cock-Eyed World (1929)

as Connors

Thunder Riders
Thunder Riders (1928)

as Sheriff

Texas Tornado
Texas Tornado (1928)

as Sheriff

The Little Buckaroo
The Little Buckaroo (1928)

as Sheriff Al Durking

Skedaddle Gold
Skedaddle Gold (1927)

as Sheriff

Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed
Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed (1927)

as The Sheriff

The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid (1927)

as Sheriff

The Flying U Ranch
The Flying U Ranch (1927)

as Cowhand (Uncredited)

Born to Battle
Born to Battle (1927)

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Just Travelin'
Just Travelin' (1925)

as Bob Speed

The Outlaw's Daughter
The Outlaw's Daughter (1925)

as Sheriff

Reno or Bust
Reno or Bust (1924)

as Bob

1910s

9 titles ยท average score 70
The Girl from Beyond
The Girl from Beyond (1918)

as Dick Stewart

The Captain of the Grey Horse Troop
The Captain of the Grey Horse Troop (1917)

as Cal Streeter

The Little Yank
The Little Yank (1917)

as Lieut. James Castleton

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GoodWatch score 70

as Klan Leader (uncredited)

The Forest Thieves
The Forest Thieves (1914)

as Ranger McWhorton

A Bit of Blue Ribbon
A Bit of Blue Ribbon (1913)

as Steve

The Blue or the Gray
The Blue or the Gray (1913)

as Southern Rival

During the Round-Up
During the Round-Up (1913)

as The Foreman's Brother

The Spirit of the Range
The Spirit of the Range (1912)

as Peggy's Foreman