Portrait of Bobby Burns

Acting

Bobby Burns

Career

Active from 1912 to 1947, busiest in 1932 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dizzy Doctors
Dizzy Doctors
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bobby Burns Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.0, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Situational Humor 2
  • Feel-Good 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 76
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dental Patient (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 73
The Good Bad Egg
The Good Bad Egg (1947)

as Minister (uncredited)

Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

as Parent at Clinic (uncredited)

Off Again, On Again
Off Again, On Again (1945)

as Customer (uncredited)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
GoodWatch score 88

as Library Patron (uncredited)

The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mourner (uncredited)

Gents Without Cents
Gents Without Cents (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

as Audience Member (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine (1943)
GoodWatch score 80

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

as Townsman in Gymnasium (uncredited)

Loco Boy Makes Good
Loco Boy Makes Good (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

I'll Never Heil Again
I'll Never Heil Again (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as King's Aide (uncredited)

Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)

as Jed Blower

1930s

38 titles ยท average score 69
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938)
GoodWatch score 72

as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

Sue My Lawyer
Sue My Lawyer (1938)

as Asst. Prosecutor

Dizzy Doctors
Dizzy Doctors (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

as Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)

Jail Bait
Jail Bait (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Warden (uncredited)

A Pain in the Pullman
A Pain in the Pullman (1936)
GoodWatch score 72

as Man in Berth (uncredited)

Restless Knights
Restless Knights (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Queen's Ally (uncredited)

Pop Goes the Easel
Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
GoodWatch score 75

as Prof. Fuller (uncredited)

His Bridal Sweet
His Bridal Sweet (1935)

as Doctor

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1934)
GoodWatch score 84

as Townsman (uncredited)

Helpmates
Helpmates (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

as Neighbor

Show Business
Show Business (1932)

as Train Passenger in Lower Berth (uncredited)

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

as Nervous Relative at Window (uncredited)

1920s

6 titles
Giftgas
Giftgas (1929)

as Pieters Sohn

Lazy Days
Lazy Days (1929)

as Baby

Three Tough Onions
Three Tough Onions (1928)

as The Minister

Grandpa's Boy
Grandpa's Boy (1927)

as The Butler

Out Bound
Out Bound (1924)

as J. Henderson Bearing

Way Out West
Way Out West (1920)

Director

1910s

10 titles
Deviled Crabs
Deviled Crabs (1917)

as Pokes

How It Happened
How It Happened (1917)

as Pokes

A Pair of Skins
A Pair of Skins (1916)

as Pokes

Behind the Footlights
Behind the Footlights (1916)

as Pokes

Before the Show
Before the Show (1916)

as Pokes

Ups and Downs
Ups and Downs (1915)

as Pokes

A Pair of Birds
A Pair of Birds (1915)

as Pokes

The Missing Jewels
The Missing Jewels (1913)

as James Y. Henry

Willie, the Hunter
Willie, the Hunter (1912)

as In bear costume

Fixing a Flirt
Fixing a Flirt (1912)

as Cashier