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Paul E. Burns

Highest Rated: 100% Desperate (1947)

Lowest Rated: 29% The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

Birthday: Jan 26, 1881

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Paul Burns was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Burns began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Douglas Fairbanks adventure "The Mollycoddle" (1920), "Jesse James" (1939) with Tyrone Power and the drama "Chad Hanna" (1940) with Henry Fonda. He also appeared in the western "Belle Starr" (1941) with Randolph Scott, the drama "Swamp Water" (1941) with Walter Brennan and "Timber" (1942). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "The Mysterious Intruder" (1946) with Barton MacLane, the William Gargan crime picture "Night Editor" (1946) and "The Devil's Mask" (1946). He also appeared in "Desperate" (1947). Toward the end of his career, he continued to act in the drama "Storm Warning" (1951) with Ginger Rogers, "Superman and the Mole Men" (1951) and "The Lusty Men" (1952) with Susan Hayward. He also appeared in the Bob Hope comedy sequel "Son of Paleface" (1953) and the drama "Three Hours to Kill" (1954) with Dana Andrews. Burns was most recently credited in the Elijah Wood crime drama "Green Street Hooligans" (2005). Burns passed away in May 1967 at the age of 86.

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Highest rated movies

100% 67% Desperate
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100% 83% Summer Stock
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91% 80% Son of Paleface
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83% 78% State Fair
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81% 83% The Man With the Golden Arm
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29% 22% The Mummy's Tomb
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46% Tulsa
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25% Montana
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Little Orvie
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Hell Harbor
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 76% Summer Magic Drinker (uncredited) (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 0% Guns of the Timberland Bill Burroughs (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet 89% Gunman's Walk Cook (uncredited) (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Glory Squeaky Bob (Character) - 1956
81% 83% The Man With the Golden Arm Suspenders (uncredited) (Character) - 1955
91% 80% Son of Paleface Ebenezer Hawkins (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Big Gusher Cappy Groves (Character) - 1951
100% 83% Summer Stock Frank (uncredited) (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 25% Montana Tecumseh Burke (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Double Deal Well Assistant (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 46% Tulsa Tooley (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 73% The Reckless Moment Desk Clerk (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dear Wife Mr. Grindle (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sand Prospector (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 54% Hollow Triumph Clerk (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Adventures in Silverado Sam Perkins (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet An Act of Murder Old Man (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Best Man Wins Bartender (Character) - 1948
100% 67% Desperate Uncle Jan (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Exposed Prof. Ordson (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 57% My Pal Trigger Rancher Walling (uncredited) (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 17% The Devil's Mask Leon Hartman (Character) - 1946
83% 78% State Fair Hank (uncredited) (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 40% Dragon Seed Neighbor Shen (Character) - 1944
29% 22% The Mummy's Tomb Jim (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 35% Belle Starr Sergeant (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Men of the Timberland Lucky (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 57% New Moon Guard on Ship (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little Orvie Angelo (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hell Harbor Blinky (Character) - 1930

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lock Up Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Proprietor (Character) 1956 1959-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laramie Prospector (Guest Star) 1959
92% 96% The Twilight Zone Janitor (Character) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Timmy & Lassie Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lassie Old Jason (Guest Star) 1955 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Richy - Telegram Delivery Man (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Wells Fargo Deskclerk (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Turn of Fate Bartender (Character) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Thin Man Pincus (Guest Star) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Restless Gun Pete Drum (Guest Star) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Medic Unknown (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cheyenne Unknown (Guest Star) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jeff's Collie Unknown (Guest Star) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Biff Baker U.S.A. Sahood (Guest Star) 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1953-1954