Biography

World renown archivist and historian of props, costumes, and other screen used paraphernalia from some of the greatest (and not so great) science fiction, fantasy, and horror motion pictures. Among some of the things found in his "basement" museum are, the original Time Machine from the George Pal classic of the same name, the original wolf's head cane from 1941's The Wolfman, the original King Kong armature, and a functioning full size head of the Alien Queen from James Cameron's Aliens.

The Lovely Bones(2009)as Mall Shopper

Dark and Stormy Night(2009)as Kogar the Gorilla

Producer

Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween(2009)

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!(1997)

Hollywood Goes Ape!(1994)

Time Machine: The Journey Back(1993)

The Further Adventures of Major Mars(1976)

Composer

Captain Movies' Shorts(2012)

Set Decorator

No Dialogue Necessary: Making 'the Beast of Yucca Flats'(2010)

Makeup Department

Jeepers Creepers Theater(1962)

The Alien(1952)

Art Department

Hollywood Goes Ape!(1994)

Special Effects

Starship Exeter: The Tressaurian Intersection(2005)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

Harry and the Hendersons(1987)

Visual Effects

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here(1988)

The War Boy(1985)

Creature(1985)

Rocketship X-M(1950)

Costume Department

Rocketship X-M(1950)

Additional Crew

Mistress of Menace and Murder: Making 'Spider Woman Strikes Back'(2021)

How to Make a Monster Moviemaker -- Herman Cohen at American International Pictures(2020)

The Creeper: Rondo Hatton at Universal(2020)

This Island Earth: 2 1/2 Years in the Making(2013)

Of Mushrooms and Madmen: Making 'the Mole People'(2013)

Thanks

TidbITs--Ephemera from Beyond Space(2023)

Mistress of Menace and Murder: Making 'Spider Woman Strikes Back'(2021)

How to Make a Monster Moviemaker -- Herman Cohen at American International Pictures(2020)

The Creeper: Rondo Hatton at Universal(2020)

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited(2016)

Self

Mistress of Menace and Murder: Making 'Spider Woman Strikes Back'(2021)as Self

The Creeper: Rondo Hatton at Universal(2020)as Self

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited(2016)as Self

Long Live the King(2016)as Self

Monstrkyd Manor(2016)as Self

Archive Footage

Production History(2026)as Self

Hollywood in the Atomic Age - Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!(2021)as Self

Known for

The Lovely Bones2009 · Actor The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 · Special Effects King Kong2005 · Actor The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002 · Special Effects

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Bob Burns and Antony Ponzini in The Krofft Supershow (1976)

Jim Backus, Bob Burns, and Lisa Todd in The Ghost Busters (1975)

Bob Burns, Severn Darden, Joe E. Ross, Larry Storch, and Forrest Tucker in The Ghost Busters (1975)

Bob Burns and Larry Storch in The Ghost Busters (1975)

Richard Balin, Bob Burns, Barbara Rhoades, and Larry Storch in The Ghost Busters (1975)

Bob Burns and Lennie Weinrib in The Ghost Busters (1975)

Credit Score: Bob Burns

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King Kong

NY Stander

Wed Dec 14 2005

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	King Kong	9.00	2005	•	7.2	3	4	470561
2	The Lovely Bones	2.50	2010	•	6.6	0	1	191510
3	The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters	2.00	1968	•	4.3	0	0	281

Bob Burns