

Burl Ives
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
14 Jun 1909
Age
117 Years
Born In
Hunt City, Illinois, USA
Total Projects
79
Years Active
79 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television. Ives began as an itinerant singer and banjoist, and launched his own radio show, The Wayfaring Stranger, which popularized traditional folk songs. In 1942 he appeared in Irving Berlin's This Is the Army, and...
Known For
Filmography

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My Music: A Classic Christmas
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)

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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Big Daddy (archive footage)

movie
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
as Himself

tv
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
as F.W. Woolworth

movie
Two Moon Junction
Two Moon Junction
as Sheriff Earl Hawkins

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A Down Home Country Christmas
A Down Home Country Christmas
as Self

movie
Uphill All the Way
Uphill All the Way
as Sheriff John Catledge

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The Ewok Adventure
The Ewok Adventure
as Narrator (voice)

movie
DTV: Golden Oldies
DTV: Golden Oldies
as Self

movie
White Dog
White Dog
as Carruthers

tv
Wogan
Wogan
as Self

movie
Earthbound
Earthbound
as Ned Anderson

movie
Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera
Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera
as Himself

movie
Just You and Me, Kid
Just You and Me, Kid
as Max

movie
The New Adventures of Heidi
The New Adventures of Heidi
as Grandfather

movie
The Bermuda Depths
The Bermuda Depths
as Dr. Paulis

tv
Roots
Roots
as Senator Arthur J. Justin

movie
Baker's Hawk
Baker's Hawk
as Mr. McGraw

tv
Captains and the Kings
Captains and the Kings
as Old Syrup

movie
The First Easter Rabbit
The First Easter Rabbit
as Narrator / Older Stuffy (voice)

movie
Gifts of an Eagle
Gifts of an Eagle

tv
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
as Sam Shelby

tv
The Bobby Darin Show
The Bobby Darin Show

movie
Tennessee Williams' South
Tennessee Williams' South

tv
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones

tv
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
as Old Man Doubleday

movie
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
as T.M. Trask

tv
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

movie
The McMasters
The McMasters
as McMasters

tv
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
as Walter Nicholls

tv
The Johnny Cash Show
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self

movie
The Whole World Is Watching
The Whole World Is Watching
as Walter Nichols

tv
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self

movie
The Sound of Anger
The Sound of Anger
as Walter Nichols

movie
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
as Geppetto

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Arthur Jellicoe

movie
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
as Phineas T. Barnum

movie
The Daydreamer
The Daydreamer
as Father Neptune (voice)

tv
O.K. Crackerby
O.K. Crackerby

movie
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
as Sam the Snowman (voice)

tv
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Prater Beaseley

movie
Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver
as Captain Morton

movie
The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle
as Fakrash

tv
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace
as Self

tv
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self

movie
Summer Magic
Summer Magic
as Osh Popham

movie
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

movie
Mediterranean Holiday
Mediterranean Holiday
as Narrator (US Version) (voice)

tv
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

movie
The Spiral Road
The Spiral Road
as Dr. Brits Jansen

movie
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Judge Bruce Mallory Sullivan

movie
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
as Dr. Hasselbacher

movie
Day of the Outlaw
Day of the Outlaw
as Jack Bruhn

tv
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self

tv
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self - Host

movie
Wind Across the Everglades
Wind Across the Everglades
as Cottonmouth

movie
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt

movie
The Big Country
The Big Country
as Rufus Hannassey

movie
Desire Under the Elms
Desire Under the Elms
as Éphraïm Cabot

movie
Fun in the Big Country
Fun in the Big Country
as Self

tv
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self

movie
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
as Captain Keller

tv
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self

tv
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jonathan J. Dwire

movie
The Power and the Prize
The Power and the Prize
as George Salt

movie
East of Eden
East of Eden
as Sam the Sheriff

tv
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney

tv
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as King David

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater

movie
Sierra
Sierra
as Lonesome

tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest

movie
So Dear to My Heart
So Dear to My Heart
as Uncle Hiram Douglas

movie
Station West
Station West
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

tv
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

movie
Green Grass of Wyoming
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Gus

movie
Smoky
Smoky
as Willie

movie
Tall Tales
Tall Tales
as Self