Acting
Burl Ives
- Titles
- 47movies28TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 1988, busiest in 1958 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 30top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.7
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.8
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
- Romance4.4average 3.8
- Situational Comedy3.2average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.1average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.4
- Violence3.3, average 4.2
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.1, average 4.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Wholesome 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Social Commentary 3
- Heartwarming 3
- Moral Dilemmas 2
- Coming-of-Age Drama 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Physical Humor 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Classic Western 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
James FarentinoActorThe Bold Ones: The Lawyers, The Whole World Is Watching, The Sound of Anger
Joseph CampanellaActorThe Bold Ones: The Lawyers, The Whole World Is Watching, Earthbound
Charles CoburnActorGreen Grass of Wyoming, The Power and the Prize
Richard ErdmanActorThe Power and the Prize, The Brass Bottle
David NelsonActorDay of the Outlaw, O.K. Crackerby
Kristy McNicholActorTwo Moon Junction, White Dog
Charles AidmanActorThe Sound of Anger, The New Adventures of Heidi
Larry GatesActorCat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Spiral Road
Philip OberActorLet No Man Write My Epitaph, The Brass Bottle
Maury LawsComposerThe Bermuda Depths, The First Easter Rabbit
George DuningComposerEnsign Pulver, Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Louis KingDirectorGreen Grass of Wyoming, Smoky
Movies and TV shows
551990s
1 title
as Big Daddy (archive footage)
1980s
6 titles · average score 52
TV show · as F.W. Woolworth
as Sheriff Earl Hawkins
as Sheriff John Catledge
as Narrator (voice)
as Carruthers
as Ned Anderson
1970s
14 titles · average score 65
as Dr. Paulis
as Grandfather
TV show · as Senator Arthur J. Justin
as Narrator / Older Stuffy (voice)
as Mr. McGraw
TV show · as Old Syrup
TV show · as Sam Shelby
as McMasters
as T.M. Trask
TV show · as Old Man Doubleday
1960s
18 titles · average score 61
TV show · as Walter Nicholls
as Walter Nichols
as Phineas T. Barnum
TV show
as Sam the Snowman (voice)
as Captain Morton
as Fakrash
as Osh Popham
as Dr. Brits Jansen
as Narrator (US Version) (voice)
as Dr. Hasselbacher
as Judge Bruce Mallory Sullivan
1950s
12 titles · average score 71
as Jack Bruhn
as Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
as Éphraïm Cabot
as Cottonmouth
as Rufus Hannassey
as Captain Keller
as George Salt
TV show · as Jonathan J. Dwire
as Sam the Sheriff
TV show · as King David
as Lonesome
1940s
4 titles · average score 60
as Uncle Hiram Douglas
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
as Willie