Bob Burns

Bob Burns was an American actor who is best known for Jus’ Travlin’ (1925), Melting Millions (1927), and Blazing Sixes (1937).

Personal and Family Life

Bob Burns was born on November 21, 1884, in Glendive, Montana. He married Julia Bearcroft in 1918, and they had two children together. Burns had a sibling named Fred Burns and was the uncle of Forest Burns.

Death and Legacy

Bob Burns passed away on March 14, 1957, in Burbank, California, at St. Joseph Hospital. He was buried at Chapel of the Pines in Los Angeles. His daughter, May, died on October 24, 2019.

Filmography

Title Release Date Character
Tell Your Children 1938-06-15 Juror (uncredited)
Gunsmoke Ranch 1937-05-05 Settler
Feud of the Range 1939-01-15 Pop Wilson
Barbed Wire 1952-07-25 Man at Funeral
Law and Lawless 1932-11-29 Mr. Kelley
The Brand of Hate 1934-11-02 Man at the Dance
Gun Play 1935-12-02 Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
The Lonely Trail 1936-05-25 Jeff Pruitt
Partners of the Plains 1938-01-14 Cowhand
Knight of the Plains 1938-05-07 Rancher
Bullet Code 1940-04-12 Sheriff Ware (uncredited)
Down the Wyoming Trail 1939-06-13 Bob
A Woman’s Vengeance 1920-09-04 Dick Ray
Just Travelin’ 1925-12-22 Bob Speed
Robin Hood of El Dorado 1936-03-17 Miner
Guns of the Pecos 1936-12-28 Bob Jordan, Burton Foreman
Southward Ho! 1939-03-19 Rancher Having Watch Taken
Three Texas Steers 1939-05-12 Man Exiting Sheriff’s Office
Wyoming Outlaw 1939-06-27 Rancher at Hearing
New Frontier 1939-08-10 Jailed Rancher
Gordon of Ghost City 1933-08-13 Posse Rider
The Marshal Of Mesa City 1939-11-03 Jim (uncredited)
The Cock-Eyed World 1929-10-19 Connors
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride 1940-09-05 Deputy
Stagecoach War 1940-07-12 Cowboy
Fixer Dugan 1939-04-21 Sheriff #2
Blazing Sixes 1937-06-12 Mike – Stage Driver
West of Cheyenne 1931-03-01 Bearded Henchman
Sagebrush Trail 1933-12-15 Sheriff Parker
Hopalong Cassidy Returns 1936-10-16 Gambler
Ride Him, Cowboy 1932-08-27 Vigilante Member (uncredited)
Haunted Gold 1932-12-17 Ranch Hand Bob (uncredited)
Billy the Kid in Texas 1940-09-29 Townsman
Triple Justice 1940-09-22 Banker Clem Patterson
The Light of Western Stars 1940-04-17 Informer
Queen of the Yukon 1940-08-26 Miner
My Little Chickadee 1940-02-09 Barfly (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick 1940-07-19 Tom Steele
Adventures of Red Ryder 1940-06-28 Deputy Jones
Forbidden Trails 1941-12-25 Piano Player
Trailin’ West 1936-09-04 Gambler (uncredited)
California Mail 1936-11-14 Branton Stage Driver (uncredited)
Call of the Rockies 1944-07-14 Townsman