Bobby Burns
Robert Paul Burns (September 1, 1878 – January 16, 1966) was an American film actor and director. 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, and died in Los Angeles, California. He played Pokes in the Pokes and Jabbs silent comedies of the mid 1910s, with Walter Stull as Jabbs and frequently featuring Babe (Oliver) Hardy. Later he supported Hardy in his partnership with Stan Laurel at the Hal Roach Studios in several of their early short comedies and feature films.
Acted in
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Dental Patient (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Good Bad Egg
1947
as Minister (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Parent at Clinic (uncredited)
The Body Snatcher
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Library Patron (uncredited)
Off Again, On Again
1945
as Customer (uncredited)
Gents Without Cents
1944
as Audience Member (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Courtroom Spectator
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Townsman in Gymnasium (uncredited)
Loco Boy Makes Good
1942
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
I'll Never Heil Again
1941
as King's Aide (uncredited)
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Geographical Society Delegate
Sue My Lawyer
1938
as Asst. Prosecutor
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
1938
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
My Old Kentucky Home
1938
as (uncredited)
Dizzy Doctors
1937
as Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Jail Bait
1937
as (uncredited)
Am I Having Fun!
1936
as The Hotel Manager
Shakedown
1936
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Dummy Ache
1936
as (uncredited)
A Pain in the Pullman
1936
as Man in Berth (uncredited)
Disorder in the Court
1936
as Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
Ants in the Pantry
1936
as Party Guest With Mouse Down Back (uncredited)
Top Flat
1935
as Water Bomb Victim (uncredited)
His Marriage Mix-up
1935
Honeymoon Bridge
1935
Slightly Static
1935
as Member of Stock Company (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Waiter
Pop Goes the Easel
1935
as Prof. Fuller (uncredited)
Restless Knights
1935
as Queen's Ally (uncredited)
Speed Limited
1935
as Farmer
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Dancing Millionaire
1934
as Squared Circle Maitre D'
Three Little Pigskins
1934
as Third Pedestrian (uncredited)
Counsel on De Fence
1934
The Curtain Falls
1934
as Seven Eleven Club Maitre d'
Them Thar Hills
1934
as Officer
Hold Your Temper
1933
Cheating Blondes
1933
as Tenement Neighbor
Mr. Bride
1932
as Bass Fiddler
Sneak Easily
1932
as Professor Austin
Slightly Married
1932
as Minister
Washington Merry-Go-Round
1932
as Senate Clerk
Alum and Eve
1932
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Show Business
1932
as Train Passenger in Lower Berth (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
as Photographer (Uncredited)
The Old Bull
1932
as Farm Hand (uncredited)
Red Noses
1932
as Lucas' Secretary (uncredited)
Any Old Port!
1932
as Justice of the Peace
Helpmates
1932
as Neighbor
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Nervous Relative at Window (uncredited)
Below Zero
1930
Giftgas
1929
as Pieters Sohn
Lazy Days
1929
as Baby
Three Tough Onions
1928
as The Minister
Scared Silly
1927
Grandpa's Boy
1927
as The Butler
Ball Bearing, But Hard Running
1920
Deviled Crabs
1917
as Pokes
Before the Show
1916
as Pokes
Behind the Footlights
1916
as Pokes
A Pair of Skins
1916
as Pokes
The Wrong Hand Bag
1913
Fixing a Flirt
1912
as Cashier
A Visit to Lively Town
1912
Willie, the Hunter
1912
as In bear costume
Ups and Downs
as Pokes