Robert Paul Burns (September 1, 1878 – January 16, 1966) was an American film actor and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1908 and 1952 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916. Burns was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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and died in
Los Angeles, California
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. He played Pokes in the ''Pokes and Jabbs'' silent comedies of the mid 1910s, with
Walter Stull
Walter Stull (January 27, 1879 – June 10, 1961) was an American film actor and director. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1911 and 1917 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916. He was born in Nebraska, and died in Lo ...
as Jabbs and frequently featuring
Babe (Oliver) Hardy. Later supporting Oliver Hardy again in his partnership with
Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy double act, duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Ha ...
at the
Hal Roach Studios in several of their early short comedies and feature films.
Selected filmography
* ''
Uncivil War Birds'' (1946)
* ''
Gents Without Cents
''Gents Without Cents'' is a 1944 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 81st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Air Raid Wardens
''Air Raid Wardens'' is a 1943 comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was the first of two feature films the duo made at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot
Set during World War II, just after Pearl Harbor, Stan (Stan La ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Loco Boy Makes Good'' (1942)
* ''
I'll Never Heil Again
''I'll Never Heil Again'' is a 1941 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 56th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starr ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb'' (1938)
* ''
Dizzy Doctors
''Dizzy Doctors'' is a 1937 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 21st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the come ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Jail Bait'' (1937)
* ''
A Pain in the Pullman
''A Pain in the Pullman'' is a 1936 short subject directed by Preston Black starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 16th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures s ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Dummy Ache
''Dummy Ache'' is a 1936 American short comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The Academy Film Archive preserved ''Dummy Ache'' in 20 ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Ants in the Pantry
''Ants in the Pantry'' is a 1936 short film, short subject directed by Jack White (film producer), Preston Black starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 12th entry in the seri ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Pop Goes the Easel
''Pop Goes the Easel'' is a 1935 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the seventh entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starrin ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Restless Knights
''Restless Knights'' is a 1935 short subject directed by Charles Lamont starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the sixth entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starri ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Them Thar Hills'' (1934)
* ''
Three Little Pigskins
''Three Little Pigskins'' is a 1934 short subject directed by Raymond McCarey and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the fourth entry in the series released by Columbia Pict ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Babes In Toyland'' (1934)
* ''
Helpmates'' (1932)
* ''
The Chimp'' (1932)
* ''
Any Old Port!
''Any Old Port!'' is an American 1932 pre-Code comedy short film directed by James W. Horne and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach.
Plot
Sailors Laurel and Hardy disembark and book in a sleazy hotel. The owner Mugsie Lo ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Pardon Us
''Pardon Us'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film. It was the duo's first starring feature-length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach and Stan Laurel, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1 ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
''The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case'' is a Laurel and Hardy pre-Code comedy film released in 1930. It is one of a handful of three-reel comedies they made, running 28 minutes. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed b ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Below Zero'' (1930)
* ''
Another Fine Mess
''Another Fine Mess'' is a 1930 short comedy film directed by James Parrott and starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on the 1908 play ''Home from the Honeymoon'' by Arthur J. Jefferson, Stan Laurel's father, and is a remake of their earl ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Lazy Days
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'' (1929)
* ''
The Try Out'' (1916)
* ''
Hired and Fired'' (1916)
* ''
Busted Hearts'' (1916)
* ''
Frenzied Finance'' (1916)
* ''
Chickens
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'' (1916)
* ''
This Way Out
''This Way Out'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Cast
* Bobby Burns - Pokes
* Walter Stull - Jabbs
* Oliver Hardy - Plump (as Babe Hardy)
* Billy Ruge - Runt
* Ethel Marie Burton
* Frank Hanson
See also
* Li ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Ups and Downs'' (1915)
* ''
Mixed and Fixed
''Mixed and Fixed'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Cast
* Bobby Burns as Pokes
* Walter Stull as Jabbs
* Billy Ruge
* Ethel Marie Burton
* Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy)
* Frank Hanson
* Edna Reynolds
See a ...
'' (1915)
* ''
Speed Kings'' (1915)
* ''
Strangled Harmony'' (1915)
* ''
Love, Pepper and Sweets
''Love, Pepper and Sweets'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull
Plot
Jabbs is the star boarder and favorite of Betty, the landlady, while Pokes and Runt, two other boarders, always suffer the worst end o ...
'' (1915)
* ''
Pressing Business
''Pressing Business'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film produced by the Vim Comedy Company featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull. Incorrectly credited as an Oliver Hardy title. The Library of Congress has a complete print and Oliver Hardy ...
'' (1915)
* ''
The Midnight Prowlers
''The Midnight Prowlers'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film produced by the Vim Comedy Company featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull.
Plot
Mr. and Mrs. Jabbs live in a suburban retreat where the police force is conspicuous by its absence ...
'' (1915)
* ''
The Birth of a Nation
''The Birth of a Nation'', originally called ''The Clansman'', is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play ''The Cla ...
'' (1915)
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1878 births
1966 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Male actors from Philadelphia
Film directors from Pennsylvania
Hal Roach Studios actors
20th-century American male actors
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